MetraTech wins 2006 Global Billing Award for Best Billing, Charging and Partner Management for a Non-Voice Service
June 8, 2006
Waltham, Massachusetts June 8, 2006 — MetraTech Corp., the leading provider of Web Services-based billing, customer self-care and partner management solutions, has won a prestigious World Billing Award for the second consecutive year. The award was presented at a gala dinner during IIR’s Billing Systems 2006 conference in London last night.
The victory followed MetraTech’s wins in two categories at the World Billing Awards in 2005. In addition to this win, MetraTech was also named Runner Up in the Best Overall Contribution to Billing category. In garnering such a prestigious and coveted prize for the second year in a row, the company has cemented its position as the emergent player in the billing and partner management market.
The award was presented to MetraTech for its implementation of a highly innovative pre-paid satellite TV solution for DISH Networks (NASDAQ: DISH), a market leading pay TV provider with over 12 million subscribers. The implementation required seamless integration with DISH Network’s existing IVR, service delivery and legacy OSS infrastructure and was completed in record time.
The World Billing Awards were introduced by IIR, the Institute for International Research, to reward billing best practices and help raise awareness of the significance of the billing process. Now in their 10th year, these awards are widely regarded as the highest industry recognition of billing excellence.
Commenting on the victory, MetraTech CEO Scott Swartz said: “To be recognized by a panel of industry experts for the second year running is enormously rewarding. By delivering the benefits of Services Oriented Architecture MetraTech is leading a fundamental shift in the way that BSS architecture is approached. For our customers, this means that their business drives the platform rather than being held prisoner by its limitations.”
Swartz concluded: “DISH Networks has a long history of innovation and we are proud that they chose MetraTech to provide a solution for their most recent industry first. I’d also like to thank the judging panel for recognizing the impact that DISH Network’s innovative pre-paid pay TV offering will have on the market.”
About MetraTech
MetraTech Corp. provides the leading Web Services-based solution for billing, customer self-care, and partner management. MetraNet, MetraTech's modular flagship platform, empowers customers to invent new business models and enhance collaboration among IT, business groups and subscribers. MetraTech offers a variety of delivery options ranging from licensing to outsourcing. Headquartered in Boston, MetraTech has offices in San Francisco, Frankfurt, Paris and London. MetraTech is a venture-backed, privately held company whose investors include Accel Partners, Vesbridge Partners (formerly St. Paul Venture Capital), Meritech Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Lucent Venture Partners. For more information, please visit www.metratech.com.
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