Whitestein Technologies Becomes TM Forum Member

Whitestein Technologies today announced that it has joined the TeleManagement Forum, the principal association of the global Information, Communications and Entertainment (ICE) industry. The TM Forum is dedicated to the transformation of business processes, operations and systems in order to empower service providers to reduce costs, reduce time to market and improve service quality.

Prompted by recent strategic initiatives toward Autonomic Computing and Autonomic Communications undertaken by major service providers, Whitestein plans to contribute its unique, real-world expertise in this area to guide strategic planning, shape best practices, and promote pragmatic standards among the TM Forum's membership.

"The TM Forum is very pleased to welcome Whitestein Technologies as a member. With their expertise in Autonomic Computing and Autonomic Communications, we feel they will make a positive contribution to the work of the TM Forum and our industry," said Libbey Scheible, Vice President Member Services, TM Forum.

"We joined the TM Forum because we believe that our novel technology offering will perfectly complement the Forum's initiatives to enable business process transformation and capitalize investments in Next Generation Networking," added Marius Walliser, Founder & CEO, Whitestein Technologies. "We are excited about the opportunity to play an active, collaborative role in defining the future of the ICE business."