SINGULARITY AND O-BIT GO LIVE ON ISDN30 First UK Communication Provider to achieve milestone

Released on: June 13, 2008, 7:23 am

Press Release Author: Emma McGinley

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: O-bit Telecom and Singularity today announced that O-bit is
the first communication provider in the UK to go live on ISDN 30 on the OpenReach
EMP platform. OpenReach is the organisation created in 2005 to sell wholesale line
services to all communication providers in the UK. This achievement is of huge
interest in the telecommunications sector, as many UK communication providers have
delayed migrating to the OpenReach platform until ISDN30 services have been
established. O-bit connected to OpenReach for ISDN 30 using Singularity's Wholesale
Line Rental 3 solution in record time.

Press Release Body: London, United Kingdom - 12th June 2008
O-bit Telecom and Singularity today announced that O-bit is the first communication
provider in the UK to go live on ISDN 30 on the OpenReach EMP platform. OpenReach
is the organisation created in 2005 to sell wholesale line services to all
communication providers in the UK. This achievement is of huge interest in the
telecommunications sector, as many UK communication providers have delayed migrating
to the OpenReach platform until ISDN30 services have been established. O-bit
connected to OpenReach for ISDN 30 using Singularity's Wholesale Line Rental 3
solution in record time.

In 2005 the UK's communications regulator OFCOM stipulated that BT must open up its
wholesale services to independent providers such as O-bit. In response, BT span off
its wholesale arm into a new company called OpenReach, to provide a 'level playing
field' to all Telco providers in the UK who want to buy and sell phone services to
business and private customers. However, before they can access these new services
the independent operators have to be able to link their internal ordering systems to
OpenReach using a new standard called Wholesale Line Rental 3 (WLR3). WLR3 already
enables providers to access standard PSTN lines, but the opportunity to order
high-capacity ISDN lines is of much greater interest to communication providers.
Singularity and O-bit are the first to actually connect live to the ISDN ordering
service.

"Being the first to connect for ISDN 30 is a fantastic achievement, due to the
effective collaboration of our staff working closely with Singularity", said Dave
Breith, CEO of O-bit Telecom. "Singularity have been exceptional during the
successful delivery and connection to OpenReach. Their technology, their knowledge
of the WLR3 protocol and their ability to anticipate and react to issues on our
behalf have been excellent."

"We're thrilled that we've been able to achieve this milestone on behalf of our
customer O-bit Telecom" said Dr. Robert McGarry, Director of Telecommunications at
Singularity. "We're absolutely delighted to be the first team connecting live with
ISDN 30, and we'd like to congratulate our colleagues on the O-bit team on this
joint success".

About O-bit Telecom:
O-bit Telecom was established in 2002 as a fixed line telephony supplier and has
experienced continual rapid growth. The company supports some of the UK's leading
companies including FTSE 500 corporations as well as central government agencies,
and has a strong telecom reseller's customer base.
For further information please visit www.o-bit.net

About Singularity:
Singularity is a global leader in Business Process Management (BPM) and Workflow
Software, with 200 staff and offices in Derry, Belfast, New York, London, Singapore
and Hyderabad. Singularity's award-winning product helps organizations automate
complex business processes, linking human and system activities seamlessly together
to achieve business goals. Singularity also provides a range of market-specific BPM
solutions to customers in the Capital Markets, Government and Telecommunications
sectors.
For more information, please visit http://www.singularity.us.com or
http://www.singularity.co.uk

For further information please contact Emma McGinley at Singularity Email:
emma.mcginley@singularity.co.uk, or telephone: 0044 28 7126 7767

Web Site: http://www.singularity.co.uk

Contact Details: Singularity Limited
100 Patrick Street
Derry BT48 7EL
N Ireland
emma.mcginley@singularity.co.uk
0044 28 7126 7767

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