IBM to Power LHS's Customer Care and Billing Solution

ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced
that LHS, part of the Ericsson group and a leading independent software vendor
(ISV) for the telecom industry, has released its BSCS iX Release 3 customer
care and billing solution on IBM Power Systems running the AIX operating
system. This will allow LHS customers to deploy their BSCS workload on IBM's
server platform which will deliver superior performance, scale and efficiency.

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BSCS iX enables real-time rating and billing of telecommunications services
together with customer care. The main focus is on the customer, starting from
sales, personalized service packages through to real-time billing. The modular
design of the solution allows for low-risk, step-by-step migration and simple
integration into existing systems.

"IBM's expanded relationship with LHS will now give communication service
providers the ability to deploy BSCS iX Release 3 solutions on an IBM platform
that will improve service, reduce cost, optimize energy consumption and manage
risk for their billing and customer care deployments," said John Polly, vice
president of sales for IBM's Global Telecommunications Industry.

"Through the cooperation with IBM, we will be able to serve our customers even
better by offering them unique value through rapid and cost-effective
installations and implementations that accelerate ROI, reduce time-to-market,
and offer complete life-cycle support to lower the total cost of ownership,"
said Jens Trotscher, CTO of LHS.

IBM is also a new member of LHS's dedicated partner program. The partnership
program constitutes an agreement of close cooperation between LHS and IBM. The
program aims to combine LHS' product expertise and award-winning technology
with IBM's customer intimacy, project experience and best practices of service
delivery. In addition, the co-marketing and co-selling activities offer
expanded business opportunities for both sides.

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About LHS
LHS, part of the Ericsson Group (Nasdaq: ERIC), is a leading independent
software vendor (ISV) of billing and customer care systems in the telecom
industry. The company's award-winning solutions are used by the world's
leading network and virtual operators, to generate and manage consistent
revenue streams. LHS Business Support Systems offer full convergence on
various levels, supporting the complete range of business models both across
the mix of fixed and mobile services, as well as prepaid and postpaid
services.

LHS builds innovative systems that enable our customers to introduce new
services fast, helping drive revenues up, while keeping operational costs to a
minimum.

LHS' headquarters are located in Frankfurt, Germany, with main offices in
Brazil, France, Malaysia and the UAE. LHS Aktiengesellschaft as the Group's
Holding company is a public company listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(LHS400).

For more information, please visit www.lhsgroup.com.

About Ericsson
Ericsson is the world's leading provider of technology and services to telecom
operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and
provides support for networks with over 1 billion subscribers and has a
leading position in managed services. The company's portfolio comprises of
mobile and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband
and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry.
The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with
feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of "to be the prime driver in an
all-communicating world" through innovation, technology, and sustainable
business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 75,000 employees
generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2 billion) in 2008. Founded in
1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX
NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York.

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IBM
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