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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 1997
TCSI Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 0-19377 68-0140975
(State of incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
1080 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, California 94501
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 749-8500
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Item 5. Other Events.
On July 30, 1997, TCSI Corporation issued a press release, a copy
of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 28.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TCSI Corporation
By: /s/Ram A. Banin
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Ram A. Banin
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Acting Chief Financial Officer)
Date: July 30, 1997
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
28. Press Release, dated July 30, 1997
TCSI AND IONA TECHNOLOGIES FORM ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP NEXT
GENERATION TELECOMMUNICATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS
NEW PRODUCT INTEGRATION PROVIDES TCSI CUSTOMERS WITH
FULL CORBA 2.0 CAPABILITIES
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For additional information contact:
TCSI Corporation
Investor Inquiries:
Leigh Salvo - (510) 749-8653
Press Inquiries:
Susan Trainer - (510) 837-5503
IONA Technologies
Tom Murphy - (888) orbixPR (672-4977)
[email protected]
ALAMEDA, California - July 30, 1997 - TCSI Corporation (Nasdaq:TCSI), a
global provider of software to the telecom industry, today announced it has
integrated IONA Technologies' (Nasdaq:IONAY) leading Object Request Broker
(ORB) product, Orbix R, into SolutionCoreTM, TCSI's telecommunications core
software product. This new agreement provides TCSI's customers with a
robust, scaleable software product that supports key telecom industry
standards such as the Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) and the
Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) 2.0 standards. Orbix, an
open and easy to use distributed computing architecture, is expected to be
fully integrated within SolutionCore and generally available to TCSI
customers later this year.
"The relationship with IONA, a leader in the ORB industry, enables TCSI to
continue to offer its customers best-of-class solutions that are fully
compliant with key industry standards," said Ram Banin, president and chief
executive officer of TCSI. "Alliances such as this one will continue to be
strategic to TCSI and its customers as we continue to enhance SolutionCore
and develop related, components-based software applications."
As part of this new relationship, TCSI has also entered into IONA
Technologies' OrbixWiseTM partnership program, which enables TCSI to resell
Orbix, as well as use it in TCSI product development.
Orbix is a full and complete implementation of the Object Management
Group's (OMG's) CORBA standard. With Orbix, programmers can develop
distributed applications using object-oriented, client-server technology,
and compose new applications from existing components and subsystems.
Orbix 2.2 provides enhanced performance, complete CORBA 2 and IIOP
conformance including ActiveX and OLE, Java, IIOP, and MVS. Orbix 2.1 also
supports DSI, IIOP, Filters, a naming service, a Windows GUI Toolset, and
multi-threading.
"Our work with industry leaders such as TCSI further underlines the growing
acceptance of CORBA and Orbix into key vertical industries," said Colin
Newman, executive vice president of marketing at IONA Technologies. "The
broad acceptance of Orbix demonstrates its tremendous value to customers
building distributed object-oriented applications on an enterprise scale."
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About IONA Technologies
IONA Technologies, was founded in 1991 with the mission to enable
businesses to integrate multiple, diverse software applications spanning
the entire distributed enterprise. IONA's leading product, Orbix, allows
organizations to build software components (or objects) with open standard
interfaces so that they can communicate with any other software conforming
to the same standard. Orbix, which is used by over 2,000 businesses
worldwide, conforms to the Object Management Group's CORBA specification.
Earlier this year, IONA's Orbix won the prestigious Network Computing
magazine Well-Connected Award as "Best Orb Middleware" and the company was
chosen for an "Editors' Choice" award from Software magazine's Software 500
listing.
Internet: http://www.iona.com - Information: [email protected]
TCSI Corporation Products and Services
TCSI provides integrated products and services to many of the world's
largest and most successful telecom companies. TCSI offers
SolutionServices, a full range of services including consulting, customized
development, deployment, maintenance, and training. SolutionCore, TCSI's
industry-leading application environment, enables the rapid development and
deployment of advanced element, network, and service management systems.
TCSI's SolutionSuites are integrated packages of application components to
automate the management processes of Intelligent Network, Broadband, and
Digital Cellular services and networks.
About TCSI Corporation
TCSI is a leading provider of integrated software products and services for
the global telecom industry. A recognized innovator in object-oriented
technology, TCSI products and services enable telecom service providers and
equipment manufacturers to rapidly meet the growing demand for integrated
and automated management of a wide range of networks and services. TCSI
serves its customers in offices throughout North America, Europe, and the
Pacific Rim.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements as that term
is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected. Such risks include: the timing of significant customer
orders, the relative proportion of services and software licensing fees,
and capital spending patterns of the Company's customers. Further risks
are detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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