The Management Network Group, Inc.
TMNG Global to Address Revenue Management Best Practices and Standards at TM Forum’s Management World Americas

The Management Network Group, Inc. 

04.11.2011 10:00
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Key Executives From TMNG Global to Participate in Cable and Revenue Management
Summits and Live Demonstrations of Catalyst Projects 

LONDON, 2011-11-04 10:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cartesian today announced a
major presence for its parent company, TMNG Global, at TM Forum's Management
World Americas, November 8 - 10, 2011 in Orlando, FL. Key executives from TMNG
Global will participate in two of the seven TM Forum Catalyst live
demonstration projects 'Executive Dashboards for Data Analytics and Business
Benchmarking' and 'Frameworx for New Cable Services', as well as in executive
sessions and an intensive debate. These collaborative Catalyst projects have
been designed by TM Forum to accelerate development of standards-based
solutions for critical industry challenges. 

Commenting on TM Forum's Management World Americas, Rich Nespola, Chairman and
CEO of TMNG Global said: 

'We are excited to participate in two key Catalyst projects at TM Forum's
Management World Americas 2011. We look forward to sharing our industry
insights with those in attendance and hearing from the other participants in
the interactive panel discussions and summit sessions.' 

Presentations

Allan Zendle, Vice President, TMNG Global, is one of four panelists
participating in the 'Discussing and Answering Questions from the Cable
Initiatives Survey' that is part of the New Services in Cable Summit held on
Wednesday, November 9th at 11:15am. Other participants include: Amdocs
Management Limited, Oracle Communications, Oracle Corporation and Cox
Communications. 

Dr. Ronald Angner, Senior Vice President and Principal, TMNG Global, has been
selected to participate in an exclusive, invitation only 'Executive Dashboard
for Data Analytics and Business Benchmarking - Executive Breakfast', Wednesday,
November 9th at 8:00am that will focus on several business scenarios including
revenue leakage, customer experience, churn, and cost and margin assurance. 

Dr. Angner will also participate in the intensive debate 'Enhancing the Role
and Influence of Revenue Management throughout your Organization', Thursday,
November 10th at 9:00am. Other participants include: Tektronix Communications,
Verizon Communications and TM Forum. 

Catalyst Demonstrations

Frameworx for New Cable Services

This Catalyst project will demonstrate how to deliver new cable services with
increased speed to market, improved operational effectiveness and multi-partner
monetization capabilities by employing a TM Forum Business Process Framework
(eTOM) Quick Start guide. Championed by Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable
and Charter, the Catalyst project also involves Cognizant, IBB Consulting
Group, Incognito Software Inc., Infonova, OpenVault, Oracle and Tektronix
Communications. Over the past several months, TMNG Global has collaborated with
all participating companies to provide unified messaging for this complex
Catalyst project which is comprised of two cable demonstration projects and one
cable initiative. 

Executive Dashboard for Data Analytics and Business Benchmarking

TMNG Global will provide a live demonstration of their Ascertain(R) Business
Assurance Suite, which is the company's flagship toolset for implementing the
control and reporting functions necessary to support holistic Business
Assurance solutions, including revenue, cost, and cash flow management,
customer service and satisfaction assurance, data integrity and partner
financial assurance solutions. Championed by Telefonica's O2 Slovakia and
Sonaecom's Optimus, the Catalyst project also involves cVidya, MDS Lavastorm
Analytics, Subex and WeDo Technologies. 

In addition, Cartesian will continue TMNG Global's participation in the
Catalyst projects at TM Forum's Management World, May 21 - 24, 2012 in Dublin,
Ireland. 

Members of the media who are interested in meeting with Mr. Zendle and Dr.
Angner while at the event may contact Ray Yeung (yeung@braincomm.com) or Jo
Anne Barrameda (barrameda@braincomm.com) at 212-986-6667 or by email. 

Notes for Editors

About Cartesian Limited, a TMNG Global Company

Cartesian, a TMNG Global company, (Nasdaq:TMNG), is a leading provider of
revenue assurance software and professional services to the communications,
technology, utilities and digital media sectors in Europe. Through parent
company, TMNG Global, sister division, CSMG, and 500+ senior consultants,
Cartesian provides a full spectrum of services and solutions to clients around
the globe. The company's clients represent all areas of the communications
industry including mobile and fixed telecom operators; entertainment, media and
technology companies; and the capital formation firms that support the
industry. Cartesian is based in London with corporate headquarters in Overland
Park, Kansas, and other company offices in Boston, New Jersey, and Washington,
D.C. For more information about Cartesian, visit www.cartesian.com. 

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         CONTACT: Cartesian
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