Globalvendor strategies - 23/05/07

Cisco and NSN have signed an agreement to develop a standards-based network management OSS platform that will help service providers speed up the time it takes to launch new services. The deal combines Cisco' s expertise in IP networking with NSN' s end-to-end telecom capability and its Open EMS Suite for element management system (EMS).

Cisco and Amdocs announced a collaboration to deliver a jointly defined Operation Support System (OSS) for NGN.

Cisco bought BroadWare Technologies, a IP-based video surveillance software maker.

Qualcomm announces $3.0bn stock repurchase program.

SAP would make acquisitions in the OSS market to compete with Oracle. Telcordia could be the pray.

Motorola has invested in in VidSys, a provider of Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) solutions.