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NEWS

Indosat Ooredoo selects Ericsson Digital Monetization Platform

Indosat Ooredoo , an Indonesian communications service provider , has selected the Ericsson Digital Monetization Platform ( DMP ) business support systems ( BBS ) solution in a five-year deal . The deal spans charging , billing , product catalog , order care , multi-mediation and dynamic activation , and DMP Converged Charging and Billing will enable rating and monetization of dynamic plans for Ooredoo customers and enterprise services . The BSS deal builds on a long partnership between Indosat Ooredoo and Ericsson . The companies have partnered on 2G , 3G , 4G and recent 5G trials .

In July of this year Indosat Ooredoo launched AI-powered data driven and customercentric managed network operations through the Ericsson Operations Engine .
Medhat Elhusseiny , Chief Technology and Information Officer , Indosat Ooredoo , said : “ The Digital Transformation of our
BSS using DMP will enable micro-services architecture and simplify our business processes which will help us to focus more on digital service excellence .
“ DMP will provide personalized product offering and flexible integration of third-party services which will enable our customers to enjoy our new services more quickly and efficiently . This partnership will drive agility and innovation to continue enhancing our customer experience for both consumers and enterprises .”
Jerry Soper , Head of Ericsson Indonesia , said : “ Ericsson ’ s Digital Monetization Platform will empower Indosat Ooredoo to monetize assets while meeting customer demands with new offers and enable flexibility to meet market demands .”

Qualys offers free vulnerability management service following SolarWinds breach

response service , which leverages the Qualys Cloud Platform .
More information can be found on the Qualys advisory blog at qualys . com / solarwindsfireeye-advisory-blog-post .

Qualys , a leading provider of cloudbased security and compliance solutions , has announced its research team , using the Qualys Cloud Platform , has identified 7.54 million vulnerabilities related to FireEye Red Team assessment tools and compromised versions of SolarWinds Orion .

These have been tracked as Solorigate or SUNBURST , across its 15,700 member customer base .
Of the vulnerabilities identified , researchers noted that across 5.29 million unique assets most are related to the FireEye Red Team tools . These findings highlight the scope of the potential attack surface if these tools are misused .
To help mitigate risk and exposure from this breach , Qualys is providing IT and security teams free 60-day access to its integrated vulnerability management , detection and
“ The Qualys free solution provides muchneeded visibility and response in a single app that many need at a time when IT and security organizations around the world are scrambling to shore up their systems ,” said Frank Dickson , Program Vice President , Security and Trust at IDC . “ Qualys ’ solution draws from its native security and compliance platform to deliver vulnerability management , detection and response , the ability to detect malware and the integrity of files . It is a great solution , easy to use and deploy and it ’ s hard to beat as it is free .”
To sign up for the free 60-day service visit www . qualys . com / solarhack /.
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