Leading provider of OSS and IT infrastructure management solutions, NetCracker Technology, said NetCracker 6.0 will be available for general release in March. This release, according to the company, is the most comprehensive OSS solution so far. NetCracker will be able to offer the service to a larger number of clients, with recently introduced functionality to WebLogic 8.1, WebSphere and Oracle 9i.

The NetCracker suite of programs is used by wireless, broadband, voice, IP and other services to increase revenues and reduce costs by automating and streamlining processes and efficiently managing all of their telecommunications assets throughout their life cycle. In NetCracker 6.0 best practices, features, and functionality has been added, which were taken from solutions the company provided various customers. By pulling together past solutions, a much larger solutions knowledge base is created.

"NetCracker 6.0 is designed with the tier one carrier a carrier who is delivering bundled services across multiple networks in multiple geographies in mind," said Andrew Feinberg, president & CEO of NetCracker. "NetCracker incorporates best practices based on its work with leading global telecom companies, adds its extensive OSS implementation expertise, and uses the most advanced OSS software in the industry to deliver real solutions that address real challenges. Companies select NetCracker because of our unique ability to support their service delivery needs at an enterprise level. The enhancements in 6.0 further strengthen our leadership, maintaining NetCracker as the premier provider of OSS Solutions."

Specific enhancement in v6.0 includes, clustering enhancements using BEA WebLogic 8.1; support for IBM WebSphere 5.1.1, Oracle 9i; and full language localization for all NetCracker modules. Context-based online help comes with the package to.