The OSS through Java Initiative ("OSS" stands for "Operations Support Systems") produces a standard set of Java technology-based APIs that support the business and technology goals of the lean operator:

• End-to-end management of core business processes
• Flexible, component-based solutions
• Standardized technologies to ensure vendor independence

Building on the success of the Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), XML and Web Services technologies in enterprise applications, our APIs help Service Providers jump start the deployment of end-to-end services on next-generation networks and leverage the convergence of telecommunications and Internet-based solutions. More information on OSS/J can be found on

For more information, visit www.ossj.com

The TeleManagement Forum was founded in 1988 as the OSI/Network Management Forum with the goal of accelerating the availability of interoperable network management products. Founding members included AT&T and BT on the service provider side, and suppliers such as Northern Telecom and Hewlett-Packard on the equipment side. By early 1989 it had approved its first OSI/NM Forum Protocol Specification and by 1990 it had 85 members from 13 countries.

The Forum has continued to adapt as the technological and business landscape has developed. Today, the TeleManagement Forum has more than 400 members, runs the industry’s leading OSS/BSS Conference and Exposition, and its standards are being adopted by the UN body, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). More information on the TeleManagement Forum can be found on

For more information, visit www.tmforum.org