Open™, leader company in developing and implementing B.O.S.S. solutions (Business and Operations Support Solutions) for telecommunications companies and public utilities in Latin America, disclosed that their solution OpenSmartflex™ was selected by Telecomunicaciones del Sur, Telsur, Chilean innovative and leader company in total telecommunications services such as fixed and wireless telephony, Internet services, data transmission, mobile telephony, telesurveillance and IPTV service. Telsur is currently operating in areas VIII and XI in the south of Chile and it is presently expanding itself.

After an exhausting selection process, OpenSmartflex™ arrives to give support through its flexibility and convergence to processes in order to help Telsur in its critical mission, which is: Sales and Customer Service, Products and Services Management, Taxation, Billing, Traffic Compensation with Operators, Collection Management, Network georeferenced management and network assignments among others.

Telsur has an important participation in the telecommunications’ market in Chile, together with CTC and VTR Telefónica, including all telephony areas, Internet and TV services. Open™ solution will allow a technological development process in Telsur, according to market requirements and the assumption of staying ahead with an innovative portfolio, easily adaptable to the operation of all business areas.

Hernando Parrott, Business Vice-president of Open™ stated that: "With this new implementation Open™ will provide Telsur with tools capable of facing new technology and market challenges. Chile is one of the most technologically developed countries and it shows a competence level that needs a model that has to be capable of reacting rapidly when facing changes, in order to overcome challenges and competition".

“Open™ was selected after a rigorous process of searching a total solution for the multiple services presently offered by Telsur and we believe that OpenSmartflex product by OPEN fulfills its role of a platform capable of replacing current Telsur systems, while providing additional features such as robustness and flexibility that are so important in a highly competitive and dynamic market such as the Chilean market”, declared Robert Massé, Telsur Technology Manager.

Quality is one of the most important standards that shall be observed while choosing a solution able to supply the critical processes of public utilities. The main quality Latin America certifying companies are in Chile, which is committed to a high quality level of products used in the country. Open™’s Development Center has a CMMI (Capability and Maturity Model Integration) evaluation Level IV and ISO 9001:2000 Certification, determining features in choosing the product in order to offer a trust environment for the client.

Open™’s arrival in Chile is part of an expansion strategy for the Southern cone.

“It is indisputable that Chile is a reference in terms of technological development in Latin America, with a high level of penetration in the telephony area, in a country with 16 million inhabitants. This makes us committed to Telsur and pleases us as we have been selected to provide for Telsur positioning and expansion with our total and converging solution”, Parrott declared.

About Telsur (www.telsur.cl)

Telefónica del Sur, located in Valdivia, leader telecommunications company in the south of Chile has more than 350,000 services. They can be either for homes or companies, covering from area VIII to area XI in Chile. During the last few years Telefónica del Sur has made an important transition from a traditional fixed telephony provider to a versatile telecommunications operator offering Internet Access, safety services (telesurveillance), mobile telephony with PHS technology, IPTV services and expert telecommunications business services.

About Open™ (www.openinternational.com)

Open™ is the leader company in the software industry, expert in telecommunications and public utilities. It is focused on the Latin American market and it has made a difference through its BOSS approach that integrates BSS (Business Support Systems) and OSS (Operations Support Systems) functionalities, generally referred as commercial and operational management.

For further information, please contact:
Open Systems Marketing Manager
Paula Tejada (ptejada@open.com.co)
Andrés Vélez (avelez@open.com.co)
Open Systems Communications Office
Felipe Arango Ramírez (felipe.arango@axon.com.co)
Viviana Torres Montero (Viviana.torres@axon.com.co)
Telephone: (1) 2362108
WEB site: www.openinternational.com

Marketing Group
Miami, July, 2008
info@openinternational.com

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