IBM has unveiled its IMS portfolio which will help telecommunications service providers transition to Next Generation Networks. IBM IMS solutions enable evolution from legacy networks to converged Next Generation Networks.  Legacy and evolving components are integrated by using open computing standards enabling service providers to deliver an enhanced user experience while creating an added value network and a service roadmap that can be more easily managed. IBM offers telecommunications industry clients pre-integrated business solutions that are based on an architecture which integrates IMS with existing service environments.  The solutions are fully tested and designed to meet carrier grade quality standards. The IBM IMS architecture is built on components to reduce integration costs and leverages the IBM SPDE framework for continuity of Service Delivery Platform (SDP) evolution along with SOA and Web Services where appropriate. The solutions also enable service providers to evolve their current environments with predefined roadmaps that are customized to their specific requirements. The IBM IMS set of offerings includes integrated hardware and software components to help telecom service providers establish a flexible, high-performance IMS-compliant service delivery platform, based on Rational, Tivoli and WebSphere software. IBM helps providers reduce life-cycle costs by operating IMS solutions on the IBM eServer BladeCenter and CarrierGrade Linux computing platform.
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