Orga Systems wins GTB’s Innovation Awards 2008
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| from left: Mr Macktintosh, GTB; Mr Bril, Orga Systems Brasil Ltda.; Mr Davison, COO Claro El Salvador; Mr Burkitt-Gray, editor GTB |
Paderborn, Germany/London, United Kingdom, 17. September 2008: Orga Systems’ Virtual Voucher System used at Claro in El Salvador has been recognized to be the “Emerging Markets Service Innovation”. Therefore, the solution has been awarded the Global Telecoms Business’ Innovation Awards 2008.
„Orga Systems' Virtual Voucher Solution offers us many new opportunities - be it reaching rural areas and opening up new market segments or be it better serving our customers within metropolitan areas, “says Mr Alberto Davison, COO, Claro El Salvador.“We are delighted to be awarded the Global Telecoms Business "Emerging Markets Innovation award" for this excellent solution."
"We've seen some superb innovations for metropolitan and rural areas," said Alan Burkitt-Gray, editor of Global Telecoms Business. "We were impressed with Claro's results in El Salvador from Orga System's Virtual Voucher System. This is a truly innovative system, allowing Claro to sell prepaid communication anytime and anywhere. We were delighted to award this project our award for Emerging Markets Service Innovation."
“Receiving the Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award is a great honor for us,” said Rainer Neumann, CEO, Orga Systems. “Using standard GSM mobile handsets as vending devices to sell prepaid top ups independent from stationary POS equipment and scratch card logistics, makes Virtual Voucher an Emerging Markets Service Innovation.”
The GTB Innovation Awards are designed to honor innovative projects involving telecoms operators and service providers around the world, in association with their vendors and suppliers. Orga Systems’ Virtual Voucher System is a solution for mobile network operators to sell prepaid airtime and communication services in real time. The sophisticated sales and distribution system is designed to support a hierarchical network of distributors and retailers, and it provides comprehensive functionality for all aspects of sales and channel management in real time.
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About Claro El Salvador
Claro is a subsidiary company of America Movil Group, the biggest Telecommunication Company in Latin America, which during 2005 has grown to become one of the largest wireless network carriers in the world. Claro El Salvador began operations in September 2006, with a distinctive offer that covers service quality, top-notch technology, broader coverage and the most modern GSM network, as well as the best prices and the most various ranges of telephones. Claro El Salvador has 1.9 million customers of which 1,7 million are prepaid subscribers.
For more information please visit www.claro.com.sv
About Orga Systems
Orga Systems is a leading expert in mission critical, convergent real-time billing. Our products enable international telecommunications companies to rate, charge and bill any service for prepaid, postpaid and hybrid subscribers.
Experts in Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey, the Ukraine, Brazil and Malaysia create cost-effective, tailor-made solutions based on highly flexible products and high performance technologies.
Orga Systems' Convergence Program™ includes a complete portfolio of pre-integrated, world class products by Orga Systems and partners. Orga Systems' professional customer and system integration services top off the solution bundle. With the modular pre-integration of third party products, Orga Systems supplies solutions that transcend the “one size fits all” approach other providers offer. Instead, a customized, flexible package is guaranteed for each individual project.
For more information, please visit: www.orga-systems.com
Andreas Freund
VP Marketing
Orga Systems GmbH
Am Hoppenhof 33
33104 Paderborn
Tel: +49 (0) 52 51 87 49 – 30 61
afreund@orga-systems.com