Zvolve Systems Inc., the first solution provider to address Real-Time Traffic Engineering (RTTE) from the carrier perspective, today announced that its Conscious system won the SUPERQuest award for "Most Promising New Technology," in the OSS/BSS Category.

Sponsored jointly by the Telecommunications Industry Association and the United States Telecom Association, the SUPERQuest Awards are designed to recognize the year's best built networks and most promising new technologies debuting at SUPERCOMM.

Demonstrated in the IBM booth, Zvolve's Conscious system changes the underlying dynamic of how networks are built, used, and managed. The Conscious system continuously maximizes network performance in real-time. It optimizes network behavior based on changing network conditions and the user-defined variables of a Network Service Provider's (NSP) business strategy.

The system works by dynamically routing selected traffic away from potential congestion and onto underutilized bandwidth elsewhere in a network. Using a Network Service Provider's unique business criteria, Conscious intelligently selects which traffic to route across underutilized bandwidth. It maps out a complete path across the network, and then interfaces with the network infrastructure to implement a RTTE solution without human intervention. The result: Conscious substantially increases a network's usable capacity while simultaneously protecting critical traffic, boosting network efficiency and minimizing network operating costs.

"Zvolve's Conscious system represents a huge step forward for Network Service Providers, enabling them to increases useable network capacity and performance at a fraction of typical expansion costs. The recognition of the SUPERQuest Award confirms the need for Business-Driven RTTE in public networks," said Peter Alexander, CEO of Zvolve Systems, Inc.

Zvolve Systems, Inc. is the first software provider to address real-time traffic engineering from the carrier perspective, improving operational efficiency while also enhancing customer relationships and the ability to deliver premium services. It pioneered the concept of Business-Driven Real-Time Traffic Engineering through Conscious, a solution that enables carriers to more reliably deliver contracted services while controlling capital expenditures.

Zvolve was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Zvolve is an IBM Advanced Business Partner.

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