BILLERICA, Massachusetts, June 11 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO:

Vertica Systems, maker of high-performance analytic database management software, and Sigma Systems, a leading supplier of OSS solutions for the design, delivery, management, and mediation of advanced communications and entertainment services.

WHAT:

The two companies are hosting a webinar about a new internet protocol detail record (IPDR) mediation and data warehousing solution for cable and telecom service providers. The solution enables providers to analyze terabytes of usage and subscriber data at any level of detail and in real time in order to identify service upgrade opportunities, reduce revenue leakage, create advanced advertising programs and improve customer retention.

DETAILS:

Attendees will learn how to:

- Do fast, ad-hoc reporting on real-time IPDR and other telecom data with minimal impact on equipment and systems performance. - Gain better insight into service fulfillment, rating, charging, billing and profitability that result in competitive advantage, tight regulatory compliance and a better customer experience. - Examine network and call data in real time to improve quality of service. - Query years of data at any detail level. - Eliminate revenue leakage and reduce customer churn. - Identify fraud.

WHEN:

Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 10:00 AM Eastern time

WHERE:

Visit here (https://vertica.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=verticaserv...) to register.

About Vertica

Vertica Systems is the market innovator for high-performance analytic database management systems that run on industry-standard hardware. Co-founded by database pioneer Dr. Michael Stonebraker, Vertica has developed column-oriented analytic database technology with an MPP architecture that lets companies of any size store and query very large databases orders of magnitude faster and more affordably than other solutions. The Vertica Analytic Database is available as software only, as an appliance or online as a cloud computing solution. The technology's unmatched speed, scalability, flexibility and ease of use helps customers like JP Morgan Chase, Verizon, Mozilla, Comcast, Level(3) Communications and Vonage capitalize on business opportunities in real time. Vertica is headquartered in Billerica, Mass. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.vertica.com.

About Sigma Systems

Sigma Systems is the proven global leader in delivering advanced IP service fulfillment solutions. Sigma's powerful solutions enable the world's Next-Generation Operators (NGOs) to Deliver a Rich Consumer Experience through communications and entertainment services-over any access technology to any device. The company's award-winning solutions include order management, provisioning and activation, and active mediation of residential and business VoIP, and Triple, Quad and All-Play services. NGOs around the globe -- including Cox, ZON Multimedia and Rogers -- trust Sigma for service transformation and innovative solutions with market-leading expertise for the delivery of today's -- and tomorrow's -- new services. For more information about Sigma, visit http://www.sigma-systems.com.

Ed Marshall of Beaupre for Vertica, +1-603-559-5816, emarshall@beaupre.com; or Francis Hopkins of Sigma Systems, +1-240-752-7056, Francis.hopkins@sigma-systems.com