MetraTech to Deliver Tutorial at Billing & Management Systems 2008

Waltham, Mass and London, UK, March 26 2008 – MetraTech, a provider of cutting edge Web Services-based billing, customer self-care and partner management solutions, will lead a tutorial at the prestigious Billing & Information Management Systems event in Amsterdam, June 8-12, 2008.  The seminar will take place on the second day of the conference, from 14.00pm to 16.00pm.

Lead by MetraTech’s chief technology officer, Doug Zone, the tutorial will include three sessions under the title: An approach to linking investment decisions in BSS to business strategy: making a compelling and defensible business case. The individual sessions will be:

What is the link between billing and business? Misconceptions at the executive level (CIO, CFO, COO)

1. an integrated view: service creation and service execution
2. the unified business case: OSS / BSS and Network

Panel Discussion: How to deal with legacy investment when making a business case

1. how new technology has impacted the risk profile of legacy system replacements (SOA, Next Generation Systems, non-Switched Networks
2. how to manage external stakeholders impacted by change
3. the cost of doing nothing: lessons from Product Lifecycle management

Calculating ROI from the business case

1. estimating realistic lifetime costs: addressing inevitable change and estimating the unknowable (the mistake of assuming static requirements)
2. the value of strategic "Revenue Enablement" in estimating NPV of  Revenues 
3. the value of service creation, lessons from investments in the assembly line
4. lessons from implementing SOA

In addition to Zone himself, presenters will include representatives from ACN, a leading global provider of media services, and Microsoft.

Commented Doug Zone, “With the increased need for system re-investment in the current budgetary environment, a rigorous look at building defensible ROI is absolutely critical.  Those who attend will leave armed with knowledge and insights that will empower them to more effectively meet this key objective.”

To receive more information, or to register directly for the tutorial, please contact Stephanie Przybylski at stephanie@metratech.com. 

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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Media Contacts

For additional information or to arrange an interview, please contact:
Sarah Bedwell
Mustard PR for MetraTech Corp.
Telephone: +44 (0)1628 502601
Email Address: sarah@mustardpr.com

Keith Brody
Head of Communications
MetraTech Corp.
Telephone: 44(0)7790 245779
Email address: kbrody@metratech.com

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