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AnchorPoint Rates “Positive” in 2H07 MarketScope on Telecom Expense Management

Feb 13, 2008 - Framingham, MA - AnchorPoint, the leading provider of integrated Telecom Expenses Management (TEM) solutions announced today that the company has received a “Positive” rating in the leading analyst firm Gartner’s MarketScope for Telecom Expense Management, Worldwide, 2H07.¹

AnchorPoint provides a fully integrated TEM suite (Invoice Management, Usage Management, Asset Management, and Business Analytics) for wireline, wireless and data services on one platform. AnchorPoint provides customers software license, hosted, and managed service deployment options to meet their specific requirements. The AnchorPoint system is designed to provide a single view of visibility and management control into all their telecom expenses and operations.

The Gartner research notes that “the market continues to show strong interest in solutions that manage telecommunications assets more effectively, but the market has not accelerated significantly in terms of growth, given its relatively small size.” In addition, “the latest Gartner forecast puts the TEM market in North America at just under 30 percent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) from 2006 to 2011.”

“We believe this rating validates the market’s perception of and confidence in AnchorPoint’s TEM solution and services,” said Roger Challen, co-founder, AnchorPoint. “AnchorPoint continues to build on its core competencies for integrated wireline, wireless and data solutions while meeting the ever-changing needs of our customers and prospects.”

According to Gartner, companies who receive a “Positive” rating demonstrate strength in specific areas, but execution in one or more areas may still be developing or inconsistent with other areas of performance. Existing customers should continue planned investments and potential customers should consider this vendor a viable choice for strategic or tactical investments, while planning for known limitations. Firms were given ratings of strong negative, caution, promising, positive or strong positive.

The MarketScope uses evaluation criteria to rate TEM vendors based on characteristics including business model, customer satisfaction, innovation and track record among others.

AnchorPoint customer engagements begin with Map-to-WinSM, AnchorPoint’s strategic consulting approach that enables organizations to effectively align their business goals with people, process and technology investments to assure the success of their expense management initiatives.

¹MarketScope for Telecom Expense Management, Worldwide, 2H07: Eric Goodness and Phillip Redman, Gartner, Inc., February 7, 2008

About the MarketScope

The MarketScope is copyrighted February 2008 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The MarketScope is an evaluation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the MarketScope, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest rating. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

AnchorPoint Contact:
John Venditti | +1 508-628-4549 | john.venditti@mtsint.com

About Anchorpoint

AnchorPoint (www.AnchorPoint.com) is a leading provider of Telecom Expense Management Solutions that enable enterprises to gain visibility and control of strategic assets that drive key business processes and crucial competitive advantage. The company’s award-winning software, consulting and managed services solutions -- including integrated Invoice, Asset, and Usage Management and Business Analytics tools -- provide professionals at every level of the organization with rapid access to concise, actionable data. Armed with this knowledge, they can make smart operational and financial decisions that maximize the performance of core assets and services. From reducing costs and optimizing resources for superior ROI; from allocating budgets to ensuring regulatory compliance; from purchasing to payment; and everything in between, global leaders like BB&T, Pitney Bowes and AGFA rely on AnchorPoint for absolute control over bottom line results.