Doug Zone joins MetraTech
Industry visionary takes up role of chief technology officer for leading innovator in billing systems market

Waltham, Massachusetts June 5, 2006 — MetraTech Corp., the leader in Web Service oriented solutions for billing, customer self-care, and partner management, has announced that Doug Zone, widely recognized as one of the founding fathers of modern billing systems, has joined the company as chief technology officer.

Doug Zone has played a major role in developing, designing and implementing major enterprise solutions for telecommunications companies since 1992.   Beginning with one of the first product-based billing solutions in Europe with BT in 1993, Doug has contributed to BSS projects in Europe, Africa, Latin America, Australia and Asia. He has worked for Kenan Systems, Maxbill and most recently as chief technology officer, EMEA at CSG Systems and Comverse Technologies. 

Doug is an MIT graduate with a Master of Sciences with a specialization in Optimization and Finance. He began his career as a financial statistician at the International Monetary Fund and optimization programmer/analyst at United Parcel Service.  He currently lives in the United Kingdom, but has worked in Madrid, Buenos Aires, Singapore and Boston at various points in his career.

In his new role, Zone will be responsible for technical direction and product strategy at MetraTech. Two MetraTech deployments won World Billing Awards in 2005 and has been nominated a finalist for a further three awards, including Best Overall, at the Billing Systems 2006 event in London next week. Zone will be attending the conference in his new role.

Doug comments: “Joining MetraTech as chief technology officer gives me the opportunity to define not just the development of a product, but a new direction for the billing market. MetraNet’s core architecture sets a new standard; it delivers innovative business models with enterprise class ruggedness, putting the service provider in the driver’s seat in intuitively, securely and cost-effectively supporting rapidly evolving market needs and business models. I look forward to working with my colleagues in the industry in revolutionizing how business cases are built for new marketing and billing models.”

Added Scott Swartz, chief executive officer, MetraTech Corp.: “I am delighted that someone of Doug’s stature and experience has chosen to join our company. His arrival underlines what we are able to deliver; the benefits of true Service Oriented Architecture.”

Concluded Swartz: “Our recent awards nominations, significant wins such as those at Echostar and Swisscom Mobile and the successful completion of our TMF sponsored IPTV Catalyst demonstration have together pushed MetraTech to the fore in recent months. Doug Zone’s arrival underlines the promise that in the coming months this momentum will continue to grow.”

 
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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To arrange an interview with Doug Zone or Scott Swartz, please contact:

Contact Person: Sarah Bedwell
Company Name: Mustard PR.
Telephone: 44 (0) 8700 994 460
Email Address: sarah@mustardpr.com

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