April 17, 2003 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Portal Software, Inc.(portal.com) today announced that Ireland?s telecommunications carrier eircom (eircom.com) has successfully implemented Portal?s convergent billing platform, Infranet, to support its existing ISP and new broadband digital subscriber line (DSL) services.
?We needed a robust and flexible billing platform to support an increasingly diverse product set that will help attract new customers to our DSL services. This meant finding the best software platform and the best systems integrator to enable us to offer continually competitive and compelling service and pricing options, while meeting our tough time-to-market demands,? said Fintan Lawler, general manager, eircom net. ?Portal Software met these requirements better than any other solution we evaluated, and has proven its ability to integrate tightly with our operational environment. Infranetâ will give us flexibility, robustness, and ease of use on a single billing platform.?
eircom is Ireland?s largest communications company. It offers fixed line and mobile telecommunications plus advanced voice, data and multimedia services. Internet access is provided through ISP subsidiary eircom net.
