3 Italy selects Artix to support rollout of 3G services

August 17, 2004

IONA Technologies, a provider of integration solutions for mission-critical IT environments, announced that 3 Italy has selected IONA's Artix to help achieve interoperability between the wireless provider's multiple packaged and home-grown middleware systems. The resulting infrastructure will better enable 3 Italy to leverage its IT assets to support the introduction of new offerings and customer service initiatives.

Critical to 3's strategy is its ability to introduce new 3G services while optimising network performance and maintaining a high quality of service. 3 selected Artix for its high performance, small footprint and integrated security capabilities. These qualities allow 3 to integrate disparate systems with its existing IT infrastructure, while satisfying high-volume transaction requirements and maintaining the highest quality of service.

"The very nature of a carrier's infrastructure is complex," said Georges Perez, CTO, 3 Italy. "It may include switches from different suppliers, multiple legacy customer databases, subscriber authentication systems and billing platforms. It can require enormous labor and maintenance resources to ensure smooth operation. By using a platform-independent and standards-based integration solution like Artix, we plan to reduce the overall complexity of our IT infrastructure while at the same time leveraging it to build and deploy new business applications."

The introduction of new 3G services needs to be achieved in tandem with the management of those service offerings within existing IT systems.

"Artix is expressly designed to help telecommunications carriers connect their many existing systems to their chosen common infrastructure. This makes it easy for them to create new service offerings that can be seamlessly and securely integrated and managed within existing IT environments." said Chris Horn, CEO and co-founder, IONA Technologies.