Excel Switching Corporation signed an exclusive distribution partnership with Orientel covering the resale of Excel’s Converged Services Platform throughout China. Excel said its highly customizable platform is well-suited for applications that are in high demand in China, including prepaid, 160/168 information desk, call center, and color ring back tone. Oriental is a provider of computer telephony products for systems integrators throughout China. The company is based in Shanghai.
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- In June 2003, Excel Switching Corporation was spun out of Lucent Technologies, returning to its roots as an independent supplier of carrier-class, open services platforms for communications networks. The company offers a Converged Services Platform that is used to deliver carrier applications such as RBOC voice mail services, pre-paid calling cards, tandem/international gateway switching, multiparty audio conferencing, media server and advanced directory assistance services. The platform is designed to bridge traditional circuit switched networks with next-generation IP networks in either wireline or wireless environments. More than 7,000 CSP systems have been deployed throughout the world. As part of its strategic corporate shift towards a smaller, in-house product portfolio, Lucent is selling its Excel division to an investor group led by Soros Private Equity Investors and Oak Investment Partners. Lucent and Excel have entered into a worldwide OEM agreement under which Lucent will act as a sales channel for Excel’s products. Lucent will not retain an equity interest in Excel Switching. Excel is based in Hyannis, Massachusetts.