Bo Bulletin 2003_01

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H3G Solution2003

Roadmap: Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug SepPlanned FOA 2.0 3.0 + Vid 4.0Expected GA date 2.

0 3.0+

Release Planned FOA Expected GA date2.0 December 2002 January 2003

3.0 March – May 2003 May 2003

Videomail 6.0 March – May 2003 May 2003

4.0 August 2003 Tbd

Additional information: By Emile Arens1.0

Not in scope of the BackOffice2.0

Solution 2.0 contains the following products: WSB 3.0.2 CDS 1.0 GUA 1.1 SMSC 4.0 FP2B & 4.3 MMSC 1.1 -12 UC 5.2-7.3 -1 SVCC 1.0 -2 IP Backbone

* SAT Resolution plans including resolution dates have been defined. Problems to be resolved in the next three months* The software release of 28 October is considered final for 2.0 for escrow. For reaching customer acceptance ASAP, all energy is directed to blocking issues and new interim software patches are made available with maximum speed.* Although role of BackOffice in Solution 2.0 is limited to ISD activities and BO on best effort basis, BO is fully in the loop of ongoing issues.* The GA date will be determined as a separate action. Estimate date: Jan 2003

3.0Solution 3.0 has been re-instated and will be combined with Videomail. Ready for delivery 10 March 2003. The following products are included:

SMSC 4.5 MMSC 1.2 UC 6.0 (LDAP schema 6.0, Notifier 6.0, Upower 6.0) SVCC 1.0 -2

Videomail 6.0This interim release is being scheduled. Ready for delivery 10 March 2003. SoW in progress at release management.

GUAGua is seen by H3G as a separate product. The releases of GUA will coincide with maintenance releases

4.0The following products are likely to be part of solution 4.0

SMSC 4.6 MMSC 2.0 UC 6.1 WSB 4.0

Maintenance releasesMaintenance releases will start to provide software for both 2.0 and 3.0 and GUA after implementation of 3.0

Delivery BackOffice Ref: http://isis/

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MMSC2002 2003

Roadmap: May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan FebPlanned FOA MMSC 1.1Planned FOA MMSC 1.2 (=1.1.1)Exp. GA MMSC 1.1Exp. GA MMSC 1.2

Planned FOA MMS 1.1 1.2Planned FOA MMSExp. GA MMS 1.1Exp. GA MMS 1.2

Release Planned FOA Expected GA dateLegacy Support +MMStore

Ongoing (Telia) -

MMSC 1.1MMS 1.1

Virgin (Compaq Smart inst)Virgin (Compaq Power inst)Singtel (SUN Smart inst)Singtel (SUN Power inst)Optimus (Compaq Smart ‘upgrade’)Optimus (Compaq Power upgrade)

November / December 2002

MMSC 1.2(was MMSC 1.1.1)(H3G delivery only)

MMSC 1.2 is delivered to the SICCand will be part of Solution 3

MMS 1.2(Compaq only)

FOA candidate: No customer yet 13 December

MMSC 2.0Includes MMS and iMMS

t.b.d. March 2003

Additional information:

By Heino Wessels

MMSC 1.2 is again delivered to the sicc!!!! MMSC 2.0 will include MMS, iMode mail and generic iMode adaptions. Currently SUN manufacturing can only be guaranteed for EMEA MMS 1.2 will only be applicable for Compaq!!! The 1st release training for MMS 1.2 is planned for 16 December 2002. (so far: 19 subscriptions)

The 2nd release training for MMS 1.2 is planned in January 2003. (so far: 12 subscriptions)Invitations to the managers have been send out.

Currently we are working on a overview of all tested ATP’s The Optimus ‘upgrade’ is planned for week 3 in 2003 The Virgin (Compaq power) is re-installed for E-plus due to customer commitments. All FOA’s on SUN/Compaq; smart/power; installation/upgrade are closely planned and monitored by PM, CS,

R&D and BO. For an MMSC upgrade (1.0/1.0.1 1.1) on a SUN power system 2 extra disk need to be ordered. You will

be informed by Product Management


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WSB2002 2003

Roadmap: May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan FebPlanned FOA 3.2 3.2.1 3.3Planned FOAExpected GA date 3.2.1Expected GA date 3.2 3.

3

Release Planned FOA Expected GA date3.2 Ready for FOA (B release):

November 11, 2002FOA candidate: Vodafone (CPQ)FOA candidate: AT&T (SUN)

2nd December 2002

3.2.1 Ready for FOA: 13 January 2003FOA candidate: M1 Singapore

1 February 2003

3.3 Ready for FOA: 10 February 2003FOA candidate: Telefonica

28 February 2003

4.0 Ready for FOA: 1st April 2003FOA candidate: No customer yet

1st May 2003


By Heino Wessels

WSB 3.2 is declared GA. Rollouts are currently only supported for CPQ single node, SUN dual node and SUN multi node. All other installations need extra attention from all departments!!!

WSB 3.2 will only be rolled out / upgraded thriftily. This is upon decision of product management Currently SUN manufacturing can only be guaranteed for EMEA The initial scope for release 4.0 includes Backend/Frontend split where the Frontend will run on Linux

(Redhat 7.3 - personal) Release 3.3 will focus on I-mode stability and performance. Target customers are: KPN group, Telefonica

and Vodafone SMART installation (SIP) was planned to be verified for SUN and COMPAQ in WSB release 3.2.1. So far it

seems that this will not be finished on the 1st of January due to (not in time) hardware delivery at R&D. It will be shifted to release 3.3

The WSB 4.0 will have changed STP’s for all platforms. This release will have front end and back end nodes. Also the SMART will be introduced replacing the Lite (Compaq) and single node (Compaq / SUN)


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SMSC2003 2003

Roadmap: Mrt Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Dec Jan FebPlanned FOA 4.6Expected GA date

Release Planned FOA Expected GA date4.6 March 2003 April 2003


By Michel Wilhelm

SMSC 4.6This will be the next release after 4.3 and 4.5; it’s the merge between the 4.3 and 4.5 functionality added with new functionality.From this moment on there is one global SMSC release.Upgrade path will be: 4.3 4.6 and 4.5 4.6.The SOW (Statement Of Work) for this release is been made. The PoA (Plan of Approach) has been made by Dev. and the scope is now clear. This release only involves software changes, no hardware changes.There are some interfaces changes but all interfaces are backwards compatibleThe release-training is a two-day training. The dates are 17+18 Feb. 10+11 March and 31 March + 1 April. All parties involved will be addressed to participate in the release-training.RFOA March 2003.

SMSC STP changes (continuous)Due to end-of-life issues new STP’s SHOULD be defined. At current the STP’s will become end-of-life from 1-1-2003.Beneath the scheme involving the Compaq systems :

The new DS15 will be released by Compaq from 1-7-2003. The new DS25 is already released by Compaq. The old DS10 will become end-of-life at 1-7-2003 (can be replaced by DS15). The old DS20 will become end-of-life at 1-9-2003 (can be replaced by DS15 orDS25). The old ES40 will become end-of-life at 1-4-2003 (can be replaced by DS25).

Due to these replacements we probably can’t use the current VMS-version anymore. The VMS-version 7.3 needs to be used. This has a great impact on the defining the new STP’s At current we are investigating the alternatives and defining the impact and risks involved.The proposed approach will be :

SMART : keep on DS10 but with VMS 7.3 Power : keep on DS20 but with VMS 7.3 Performance : New on DS25 with VMS 7.3 DSMSC : keep on DS20 but with VMS 7.3

Existing Hardware-configurations will be kept on VMS 7.2

SMSC Hercules / 5.0This is the complete new SMSC concept with a redesign of the Hardware-configuration.There will be only one STP. It will be a scalable multi-node system with Loadbalancer(s) and ITP(s). There is no need anymore for the Signal transferring Point (STP).The SMSC will be completely IP-based. No need anymore for SS7-hardware.At current we are investigating the alternatives and defining the impact and risks involved.We are also looking at the migration scenarios for the classic STP’s to the new Hercules STP.Planning :New customers can order a Hercules system (GSM only) end Q1..Existing customers can migrate to Hercules in the same period. Each migration will be treated as a special project.


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GUA2003

Roadmap: Jan Feb Mrt April May June July Aug Sept Oct

Planned first delivery 2.1.1 2.2

Expected GA date 2.1.1

Release Ready for Delivery (Expected) GA date2.1.1 (maintenance)

8th January 2003 Feb. 2003 (after successful H3G-SAT)

2.2 31st January 2003 28th February 2003 (after successful H3G-SAT)

Additional information: By Pierrette Koumans

General:• Naming of GUA has been changed in line with H3G GUA-Naming:

o GUA 1.1.1 = GUA 2.1.1o GUA 1.2 = GUA 2.2

Release 2.1.1 • GUA 2.1.1 is an ‘enhanced’ release on GUA 2.1 (was 1.1) that was rolled out for H3G in September/November 2002. • On the 8th of January GUA 2.1.1. will be released to the SICC to be part of the Solution Maintenance release. In this

GUA release all outstanding FAT issues are to be solved plus some outstanding SPR’s. • GUA 2.1.1 is also to be validated against SUN for GUA to be part of the UC platform. This combination was sold to H3G

Austria and Rome. Validation is jeopardized by lack of resources in the PDC. • This release is not intended for customers other than H3G. • GUA 2.1.1 was successfully validated against I-Planet.

Release 2.2 • This Release concentrates on the added functionalities contractually required by H3G and described in the H3G Global

Work Package. • This release is intended also for non-H3G customers.• GUA 2.2 should perform on the H3G GUA platform, the UC platform (validated against Mirapoint and I-Planet). Added

GUA functionalities entail: communities of interest, e-mail and MMS, extended calendaring and GUA requirements for Videomail.

Spam & Virus Control Center (SVCC)2002 2003

Roadmap: Dec Jan Feb March April May June July August

Sept

Planned FOA 2.0Expected GA date 2.0

Release Ready for Delivery Expected GA date2.0 14 February 2003 March 2003


SVCC 2.0 consists of an MTA, handling the e-mail (including MMS), and Brightmail, handling the virus & spam control (incoming and outgoing mail). For SVCC release 2.0 the MTA can be placed separately in the DMZ. This involves a separate STP for the MTA. SVCC 2.0 works with the MMSC, WSB and UC systems.

SVCC 2.0 will be installed for H3G, but will also be made available for non-H3G customers. This release includes benchmarking for performance tests. The STP platform on SUN will be upgradeable for existing customers (H3G!). For new installations SVCC 2.0 will be delivered on the Veritascluster. SICC and PDC can only test with Sun Netra front-ends, not with the now orderable (and ordered) Sunfires. Impact

of the difference between the two is estimated low, but is not verified. The release training is scheduled for the 21th February 2003. Documentation and trainingsession will be

developed and organized by the Back-Office, supported by Development, Maastricht.


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Business Tools2002 2003

Roadmap: Dec Jan Feb March April May June July Aug SeptPlanned FOA S1.1Expected GA date S1.

1Planned FOA 1.2 1.

3Expected GA date 1.2 1.3

Release Ready for Delivery Expected GA date1.1 SN-MART August 2002 January 2003

1.2 SN-SMART February 2003 (Optimus) Q1 2003

1.3 SN-SMART April 2003 May 2003

1.3 DN-DS20 April 2003 May 2003

1.1 SMART = S1.1Additional information: By Pierrette Koumans

Release 1.1 The 1.1 SMART was successfully rolled out at MTS in Moscow, immediately resulting in a full acceptance by the

customer. Mid January a ‘trial and buy’ roll-out will start in Mexico by our colleagues of our South America Office. The

Back-Office has agreed to give support during this roll-out to make it a success. Hopes are that Telefonica will decide on implementing Business Tools at a larger scale.

At the end of January, after some delay, a 1.1 SMART will be implemented at Mobinil, Egypt.

Release 1.2 Business Tools 1.2 will be released on SMART STP only, and only for Optimus. Release 1.2 will involve MMSC support and Customer Care. No Reporting is offered, nor was – initially -

requested by Optimus. Business Tools encountered some issues on MMSC logfiles during development. Now MMSC and BT

development are working together to solve this issue. Release 1.2 will be ready for Delivery for Optimus in mid January 2003. Timelines are still shifting due to the

customer. Hopefully the customer will opt for the BT 1.3 release, which will be available in April 2003.

Release 1.3• The ES40 is end of life. Release 1.3 will be offered on DS20 and SMART. • This release will support among others: SMSC and MMSC, CC and Reporting and enhanced group monitoring.• Optimus has bought the 1.3 functionality. Roll-out is planned for April.


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Unified Communications2002 2003

Roadmap: Dec Jan Feb March

April May June July Aug Sep

Expected GA date 5.2 6.0 6.1Planned FOA 6.0 6.1

Release Ready for Delivery Expected GA date5.2 Power-STP

August 2003 (for H3G) Q4, 2002 (for H3G)

Videomail H3G SR 6.0

H3G / 15th February 2003 First Delivery for testing purposes

Release 6.1 April 2003 May 2003


General:Renaiming of releases and current scope of delivery:UC 6.0 Videomail UC 6.1 Former release number 6.0. Contains all the deliverables roadmapped for UC 6.0.

UC 5.2• Product Development / Sustaining is working hard on resolving outstanding SPR/IPR’s on UC 5.2. This still

takes up much of their time. This is causing some additional resource pressure on the UC 6.0 and 6.1 development.

UC 6.0 Videomail Solution Release• Videomail was released to the SICC on the 13th of December 2002. SICC started installing Videomail. This is

ongoing and is quite successful. PDC, SICC and Back-Office are bundling knowledge and efforts resulting in a Videomail system in the SICC. It is said to be a ‘killer application’.

• The December release does not yet contain Billing. This will be included mid January 2003. • Downside is the unavailability of the Ericson Video Gateway (VIG) and handsets. This means that

Videomail was developed simulating the connections and data. After the VIG and handsets come available, this might mean Videomail needs some adjustments.

• At this time it appears Videomail (UC 6.0) will only be installed on one H3G testsite. There it will be integrated with the VIG. In view of this, no official release-training will be provided. SICC, Back-Office and Richmond PDC will support the roll-out of Videomail during pre-installation and on the testsite. The opportunity has been offered to H3G-IS to have engineers trained ‘on the job’ in the SICC and during (pre)installation. If it appears that UC 6.0 Videomail will be rolled-out repetitively, a more formal training will be organized.

• Timelines are not defined by H3G yet. Planned delivery is the 15th February 2003.

UC 6.1• Development and delivery of UC 6.1 is under high pressure due to sustaining UC 5.2 and development of

UC 6.0. Hopes are to push the delivery date further down next year. This has not been agreed/confirmed by H3G yet. As till now, delivery is planned for the 15th of April 2003.

• Product management and Development Richmond have started work for the UC 6.1 release. This product will contain the following features, in compliance to the requirements in the H3G Global Work Package and the SBC customer (America):- UC New services (Video mail; Calendaring; Voice activated calling; Voice portal services; conference

calling services)- UC Platform Features (Improved 5.2 with e.g.: MMS push; Support of DSP card, greetings

management)- UC Uone Messaging Features (Improved 5.2 with e.g.: Hot List; TUI enhancements; Multi-Line

mailboxes etc)- UC OA&M Features (Improved 5.2 with e.g.: COI Multiple Administrators; enhancements of log records;

Business Directory Support etc.)- UC Corporate Message Store Features (Forward/Copy to corporate message stores; POP or IMAP fetch

from CMS; Support of Multiple Email addresses; email alias for responding to emails.)- UC Universal Messaging (e.g. messaging to non-subscribers; VPIM feature to allow the UC platform to

co-exist in an account with embedded legacy systems)- UC Baseline Service Features (e.g.: Jumpstart, Release Migration from 5.2; Customized TUI).


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Messaging Broker2002 2003

Roadmap: Nov Dec Jan Feb March

April May June July August

Planned FOA 1.1Expected GA date U1.1 I1.1

Release Ready for Delivery Expected GA date1.1 5th December 2002 March 2003

1.2 or 2.0 Unknown Unknown

U1.1 = upgrade 1.1I1.1 = installation 1.1Additional information: By Pierrette Koumans

Release 1.1• On the 6th of December 2002 the enhanced MB 1.1 was handed over to Product Management. The day after this,

a project started at SFR France. SFR had been encountering many issues with the MB 1.0-1 resulting in the customer not accepting the system. As a resolution of these issues the SFR MB 1.0-1 system needed to be upgraded to the enhanced MB 1.1 release. This SFR project involved upgrading their test system first, and after that their production system. This needed to be done before Christmas. Development and CS made this upgrade a success in a joined effort. The SFR acceptance period is to end mid January 2003. SFR chose not to use the MB 1.1 new functionality, but is content with the systems current performance and stability.

• Dutchtone has bought a new MB 1.1 system. This project will start in January 2003. In this project Development and Back-Office will verify install ability and ATP’s.

Release 1.2 Assessment on the 1.2 Release project have started. Timelines have not been set yet.

Centralized Directory Server (CDS)2002 2003

Roadmap: Dec Jan Feb March April May June July August

Sept

Planned FOA 2.0Expected GA date 2.0

Release Ready for Delivery Expected GA date1.1 / H3G 28 February 2003 14th March 2003

2.0 March 2003 April 2003


CDS 1.1 will resolve outstanding H3G CR’s. Planned release date to SICC is the end of February 2003. The SICC will release CDS 1.1 as part of the Solution Maintenance release on the 14th of March 2003.

CDS 1.1 will only be installed for H3G, involving upgrades of the current systems and new installs (via ICE) of the new H3G systems (Austria, Rome).

CDS 2.0 does target on non-H3G customers. CDS 2.0 is a major release, mainly due to a new STP. The CDS 2.0 is designed for the Hercules SMSC-project.


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