This year’s conference will focus on the latest trends relevant to the telecommunications management industry.  Coverage will include topics such as: Global Mobility Management, TEM, Business Analytics Lifecycle Management and learning how the fixed & mobile environment can drive business growth.

“The conference will focus in depth on the main industry challenges which affect today’s organizations in global environments”, said Bram Cool, Managing Director at Ezwim. “Ezwim is looking forward to exchange experiences and best practices with US-based TEM organizations once again.”

“Ezwim’s presence is gaining rapid recognition in the American market”, added David Sonenstein, Sales Director at Ezwim. “Companies looking to break out of the US domestic borders, and to realize unified reporting, control, and visibility in their global telecommunication environments, have been quite pleased with what we bring to the marketplace.”

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About AOTMP

AOTMP is an information services company focused on establishing and maintaining high-performance, best-in-class fixed and mobile telecom environments. Partnering with enterprises and industry suppliers, AOTMP uses information and analytics to drive efficiencies, performance and productivity. For more information about AOTMP visit: www.aotmp.com

About Ezwim

Ezwim is a leader in telecom management services for enterprises and operators. Ezwim’s Telecom Management Suite offers a complete portfolio of telecom management applications that enable global organizations to gain visibility into, and control over, their mobile and fixed communications assets and costs. Ezwim helps companies to realize telecom cost reductions, process efficiencies and manage every part of their enterprise telecommunications from the cloud. Visit www.ezwim.com for more information about Ezwim.

For questions please contact:

Bram Cool, Managing Director Ezwim

Tel: +31 (0)20 893 2680

Email: bcool@ezwim.com

or

David Sonenstein, Sales Director North America Ezwim

Tel:   +1 (303) 952-0710

E-mail: dsonenstein@ezwim.com

Wisselwerking
Jan-Hein Bastiaenen namens Strome: “Twee sterke en innovatieve partijen hebben elkaar gevonden. Er zal sprake zijn van een wisselwerking. De applicaties enerzijds en de dienstverlening anderzijds versterken elkaar. Voor Strome zijn bovendien de nationale, maar ook internationale contacten van Ezwim interessant. En Ezwim kan door de expertise van Strome haar dienstverlening naar klanten toe verder verbreden. Onze ambitie is door een gezamenlijke marktbenadering en marketinginspanningen onze beide marktaandelen te vergroten.”

Ezwim en Strome delen een sterke focus op Managed Mobility Services en innovatie. “Werken met Strome is een geweldige kans voor beide partijen”, aldus Bram Cool, Managing Director van Ezwim. “We zijn ervan overtuigd dat dit initiatief zich zal ontwikkelen tot een succesvol en langdurig partnership. Strome vormt een hele goede match met het Ezwim partnerprofiel, zeker op het vlak van verbreding van het managed services aanbod aan klanten. Wij kijken uit naar de samenwerking.”

Over Strome
Strome (www.strome.nl) is een trusted party die de regie voert over ICT-producten en -diensten. Strome bewaakt de contractuele én financiële relaties tussen organisaties en leveranciers en bestuurt dat op basis van volledige transparantie. Strome maakt deel uit van Strict, samen met Strict Consultancy en Stipt-ICT. Met de basisdienstverlening van Strome kunnen organisaties en bedrijven online alle financiële aspecten en de inzet van de ICT-middelen managen. Strome voert namens de opdrachtgever op een strakke manier en met haar kennis en ervaring de regie over de ICT-assets en – kosten. Met de additionele diensten van Strome kunnen processen compleet of deels overgedragen worden aan de experts van Strome. Een uniek concept, omdat deze dienst niet alleen ondersteunt op operationeel niveau en de kosten structureel verlaagt, maar ook helpt om de juiste beslissingen te nemen op tactisch en strategisch niveau.

Over Ezwim
Ezwim’s (www.ezwim.com) Telecom Management Suite biedt een uitgebreid portfolio van Telecom Expense Management applicaties via het internet (Software as a Service). Met haar TEM applicaties ondersteunt Ezwim bedrijven om telecomkosten volledig inzichtelijk te maken, te verlagen en de efficiency van bijbehorende processen te vergroten. Het betrekken van medewerkers en vergaande selfservice opties zijn onderscheidende factoren voor Ezwim. Het flexibele karakter van de bewezen Ezwim technologie maakt het uitermate geschikt voor alle typen bedrijven; groot, klein, nationaal en internationaal. Sinds 2001 werkt Ezwim met tevreden klanten over de hele wereld.

Voor meer informatie:

Strict
Ir. Jan Hein Bastiaenen, Directeur
Lange Dreef 11-f
4131 NJ Vianen
Mobile +31 6 27085888
Email j.bastiaenen@strict.nl
www.strome.nl

Ezwim
Bram Cool, Managing Director
Science Park 404
1098 XH Amsterdam
Mobile +31 619781727
Email bcool@ezwim.com
www.ezwim.com

Ezwim’s key to success is its innovative Software-as-a-Service solution which enables organizations to gain visibility and control over their mobile and fixed communications  assets and spend. The Ezwim solution is appealing to many cost conscious decision makers who are interested in the most efficient ways to distribute their telecom budgets, especially in this challenging period.

“We are glad that our efforts are being recognized and to be part of this ranking”, said Bram Cool, Managing Director Ezwim. “Ezwim is looking forward to future growth while helping organizations reach their objectives of global telecom control and cost reductions.”

 About Main Capital

Main Capital Partners is an experienced private equity fund with a dedicated focus on the software industry,  a proven track record and a large industry network. Since 2003, Main Capital supports companies in their business delivery model and their international growth strategy.

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For further information please contact:

Bram Cool, Managing Director Ezwim
t: +31 (0)20 8932680
e: bcool@ezwim.com
w: www.ezwim.com

Amsterdam, 28 September 2012 – Ezwim, the European Telecom Management leader, presented the results of the Telecom Monitor 2012 during the BTG Combiday in Soest, the Netherlands.

The main conclusions are:

• ARPUs (defined as average revenue per unit) have decreased sharply: between 4 and 18% YoY.
• Both in Europe and in the USA, the overall telecom costs have increased between 1 and 12% YoY, because of the proliferation of mobile subscriptions.
• Operators are gradually shifting cost from variable to fixed amounts per month. Annual usage has remained approximately the same, while subscription fees have increased.
• Significant differences remain for the rates that operators charge within different countries.
• Private costs remain substantially high. Approximately 20% of the total costs are private, which mean significant opportunities for cost savings.

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – user costs remain the same
People are increasingly working with privately owned devices such as tablets and smartphones. Extensive research has been done on the actual effects of BYOD. Surprisingly, the conclusion is that the ARPU does not increase as BYOD is deployed. In addition, some cost categories such as data roaming need extra attention, as well as costs for any MDM implementation (Mobile Device Management).
Importance of active user policies with implementing BYOD
Another important result is that a passive attitude in the BYOD-issue does not work. Companies who ignore consumerization of IT through BYOD face the risk of people placing their BlackBerry SIM cards in their smartphones, which could potentially make companies lose control over telecom related expenses.

“Our analysis and results confirm that companies miss opportunities for significant savings”, said Bram Cool, Managing Director at Ezwim.

“With this report we want to address the importance of knowledge about the trends in telecom usage. It is crucial for managers to get the right tools”, stressed Hein Remmen, Director Product Management and responsible for the Ezwim Telecom Monitor 2012. “The massive differences per country keep surprising us. The costs in Europe have increased much faster than in the U.S. The most surprising has been the lack of impact of BYOD on the average cost per user.”

The Ezwim Telecom Monitor is a report of the main trends in mobile telecom costs over the past year, based on a representative sample of the Ezwim database.

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For more information please contact:
Hein Remmen, Ezwim Product Manager hlremmen@ezwim.com
Click here to request a copy
Click here to register for the upcoming webinar on October 10th about the Telecom Monitor 2012 results

About Ezwim

Ezwim was founded on a simple but powerful idea: organizations should have complete control over their mobile and fixed communications assets and costs, with the ability to administer their telecom infrastructure over the web from any browser.

Since 2001, we’ve helped many individuals, small businesses and global companies do exactly that with our telecom management cloud services, support and expertise.
Ezwim is located in Amsterdam.

This year’s conference will be focusing on “Maximize your investment in communications lifecycle management.  Presenters are industry experts from a wide range of prestigious international companies exposing their ideas and the latest trends about current topics relevant to the industry.  During this summit topics coverage will include, but not limited to BYOD, challenges posed around cloud computing and global TEM lessons learned among other interesting subjects.

Ezwim will be taking part in one of the Power Panel sessions next to other prestigious firms such as IBM, Accenture and Vodafone, where the latest expense management solutions are going to be discussed.

“We are looking forward to attend this event and taking part in the panel discussion where I am going to be sharing our experience towards global expense management solutions”, said Bram Cool Managing Director at Ezwim. “Being a leader in the global TEM space, we have long been aware of the differences in TEM approaches worldwide, and look forward to the experience and best practices exchange with US-based TEM organizations during the event”

For information about the TEM National Summit agenda, please visit: http://www.temnationalsummit.com/agenda.html

About CCMI

CCMI has been delivering high-quality and high-value products, services and events to communications service providers and enterprise end users since 1971. CCMI’s analysts, engineers, account managers and customer support staff are not only well-versed in CCMI’s operations but they have years of experience working in the telecom marketplace.  For further information regarding CCMI, please go to: http://www.ccmi.com/

About Ezwim

Ezwim is a leader in telecom management services for enterprises and operators. Ezwim’s Telecom Management Suite, offers a complete portfolio of telecom management applications that enable global organizations to gain visibility into, and control over, their mobile and fixed communications assets and costs. Ezwim helps companies to realize telecom cost reductions, process efficiencies and manage every part of their enterprise telecommunications from the cloud.

For more information please contact:
Bram Cool, Managing Director
Tel. +31 (0)20 893 2680
Email: bcool@ezwim.com

This version offers three massive improvements which help global businesses manage their telecom expenses and inventory. It offers all key metrics of a global business in one single view. With its highly customizable dashboard which offers detailed reporting options and KPI’s across business units, geographies and currencies. Furthermore, this new version includes service management alerts to drive efficiencies in managing global telecom fleets. Global View also includes functionality to compare forecasted telecom costs against actual expenditure.

“With this new version we are able to offer a significant improvement to our partners and global customers” said Hein Remmen, Product Manager at Ezwim. “A more customized and integrated service that enables our clients to access their information at the touch of a button”. “We are proud to present it to the market”, commented Bram Cool Managing Director at Ezwim.  “With the newest version of Global view Ezwim is keeping up with technological challenges as well as proving to remain a top player in innovation within our industry”.

“This is an important milestone in Ezwim’s and our ambition to delight the Multinational Customer. The interface is very appealing. The fact that literally all TEM related functions can be managed from one interface makes this a winning product” said Günter Krebs, Business Consultant Deutsche Telekom AG.

About Ezwim

Ezwim is a leader in telecom management services for enterprises and operators. Ezwim’s Telecom Management Suite, available at www.ezwim.com, offers a complete portfolio of telecom management applications that enable global organizations to gain visibility into, and control over, their mobile and fixed communications assets and costs. Ezwim helps companies to realize telecom cost reductions, process efficiencies and manage every part of their enterprise telecommunications from the cloud.

More information
Hein Remmen, Product Manager
Email: hlremmen@ezwim.com

“Ezwim has a great profile to become massively successful in the US market because of its leading technology focused at achieving cost leadership and operational excellence in the telecom domain”, says David Sonenstein. “I believe that, together with a variety of partners, that Ezwim can hit the ground running. Ezwim already has a platform of existing customers and partners to build our footprint with”.

Bram Cool, Managing Director at Ezwim, commented: “We are excited for Dave to join our team and lead the US expansion”. Ezwim will focus on providing both US domestic and global telecom management services to multinational and top national accounts.

About Ezwim
Ezwim is a leader in telecom management services for enterprises and operators. Ezwim’s Telecom Management Suite, available at www.ezwim.com, offers a complete portfolio of telecom management applications that enable global organizations to gain visibility into, and control over, their mobile and fixed communications assets and costs. Ezwim helps companies to realize telecom cost reductions, process efficiencies and manage every part of their enterprise telecommunications from the cloud.

More information
Bram Cool, Managing Director
Tel. +31 (0)20 893 2680
Email: bcool@ezwim.com

This will require substantial investments in knowledge and training but is sure to bring an excellent upsell opportunity. The consumerisation of IT and telecoms is a significant opportunity for resellers but the flip side is that it can also be a lethal cocktail of unanticipated change in business models, believes Cool.In its broadest sense consumerisation sees the transition of decision making, costs and ownership from the corporation to the employee, presenting a challenge to resellers.

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According to Gartner, for most companies, fixed and mobile communications services are among the top five business expenses, but firms often do a poor job of managing processes relating to communications spending. Companies of all sizes can benefit from using TEM services to offload noncore activities and optimize related spending.

“We believe that  our positioning in the Gartner Magic Quadrant confirms Ezwim’s growing visibility and presence in the global telecom management market. It is our ambition to bring the highest quality in telecom management services to enterprises and partners around the world,” said Bram Cool, General Manager of Ezwim. “The positive feedback from our customers in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant customer survey clearly underlines that Ezwim delivers on its customer commitments while accelerating its global reach.”

About Ezwim
Ezwim is a global leader in telecom management services for enterprises, operators and partners. Ezwim’s Telecom Management Suite, available at www.ezwim.com, offers a complete portfolio of telecom management applications that enable global organizations to gain visibility into, and control over, the mobile and fixed communications services, costs and assets. Ezwim helps companies to realize telecom cost reductions, process efficiencies and run every part of their enterprise telecommunications.

About the Gartner Magic Quadrant
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the “Leaders” quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

More information
Ezwim, Jurriaan Roeland
Email: jroeland@ezwim.com
Tel. +31 20 8932965