AAPT to Expand Globys’ Self Service Solutions to Meet the Needs of SMB Market

Seattle, WA, United States, 09/19/2009 – Globys, a leading provider of self-service and targeted marketing solutions for the worldwide telecommunications market, announced today that AAPT, an Australian telecommunications company, will launch Globys Bill Payment Manager, an online billing and reporting solution designed specifically to address the needs of the SMB market. Globys Bill Payment Manager will enable AAPT’s SMB customers to access detailed information in a consolidated view, providing them enhanced flexibility to interact with their statements online from anywhere at any time. This solution has a proven ROI in increasing customer retention and reducing operational support costs by allowing customers to self-serve and gain a holistic view of their telecom usage and spend.

“AAPT has been a valued Globys customer for many years and we are excited to expand our partnership to support AAPT’s focus on enhancing the billing and payment experience for their SMB customers,” said Derek Edwards, CEO of Globys.

AAPT currently offers Globys’ Bill Analyst and Usage Analyst solutions to their enterprise customers, branded as Online Bill Analyzer and Traffic Insight respectively. Globys’ solutions enable AAPT’s large business customers to transform their monthly statements into insightful business intelligence. Due to high customer acceptance, AAPT has realized market-leading adoption rates while also advancing its paperless billing initiatives.

About Globys
Globys provides some of the world’s leading telecommunications carriers with solutions that help them leverage and monetize their customer data assets. A spin off from VeriSign Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of infrastructure services, Globys offers a suite of products that have helped meet the needs of telecommunications carriers for more than 12 years and now supports more than 30 customers globally. Each of Globys’ applications are designed to leverage customers data into richer, more valuable intelligence, helping carriers to increase revenue, reduce churn and enhance profitability across the entire customer lifecycle.

Globys has headquarters in Seattle, Washington and can be found on the Web at http://www.globys.com.

About AAPT
AAPT is one of Australia’s three largest telecommunications companies and offers the full range of local and long distance voice, mobile, data and internet services for residential, business, government and wholesale customers. AAPT is 100% owned by Telecom New Zealand, New Zealand’s largest listed company and one of the top 20 largest listed companies on the Australian Stock Exchange. http://home.aapt.com.au/

Media and Analyst Contact Information:
Carrie Klauss
Marketing Manager, Globys
+1.912.429.2544
cklauss@globys.com