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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): October, 28, 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 October 28, 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
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 28, 1997
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
28. Press Release, dated October 28, 1997
TCSI'S FLAGSHIP PRODUCT BREAKS NEW GROUND
TCSI KEEPS DELIVERING ENHANCEMENTS TO SOLUTIONCORE , THE MOST ADVANCED,
WIDELY DEPLOYED NETWORK MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
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TCSI'S FLAGSHIP PRODUCT BREAKS NEW GROUND
TCSI KEEPS DELIVERING ENHANCEMENTS TO SOLUTIONCORE , THE MOST ADVANCED,
WIDELY DEPLOYED NETWORK MANAGEMENT PLATFORM
Montreal - October 28, 1997 - TCSI Corporation (Nasdaq: TCSI), a global
provider of software to the telecom industry today announced it is shipping
the next generation of SolutionCore, with enhancements for improved
performance, ease of use and standards-based interoperability. SolutionCore
is an integrated suite of components which together comprise the world's
most advanced telecom management platform. It is also the most widely
deployed, the most scalable, and full featured platform available today.
The latest group of enhancements further proves TCSI's commitment to
developing quality tools that enable customers to bring products to market
faster and at lower costs.
TCSI's strategy
SolutionCore was announced earlier this year in response to the need for a
robust development platform for network management applications. This
release offers service providers TMN and CORBA standards interoperability,
support for Web and desktop graphical user interfaces (GUIs), performance
and scalability improvements for large networks, state-of-the-art test
tools, and enhanced training and on-line documentation. Keith Willetts,
TCSI's senior vice president of marketing said, "SolutionCore allows
companies to shift into the future of systems design...object-oriented
technology for faster systems development at lower cost." TCSI maintains
SolutionCore's lead in the market by responding quickly to customer's
strategic needs.
What is new and improved?
The set of enhancements and new features supported in this release include:
- The first platform to have both CORBA and TMN interoperability in the
same package.
- The ability to develop GUIs for desktop and web platforms, using
popular tools like Java, Visual Basic, and Visual C++.
- Expanded documentation including 100 new reference manual sections,
plus a training course redesigned from the ground up.
- Database performance improvements and new events manager that allow
much greater scalability.
- New state of the art test tools and testing methodologies to guarantee
the highest quality software in the industry.
Major Enhancements
1) Release 2.0 of the TMN Services Package adds support for TMN
communication standards. TSP 2.0, coupled with the power of OSP 5, is the
first platform to provide TMN compliance in a complete development
platform. This is a true, rapid TMN application generator -- TCSI's
customers now have the ability to rapidly develop and deploy applications
that will interoperate with other applications based on the CMIP/CMISE
standards.
Jay Lark, vice president of product management stated, "TSP 2.0 makes
SolutionCore the first platform to offer full compliance with the TMN
standard in a high productivity application development environment. It
also provides developers with a suite of development tools and application
programming interfaces [APIs] that eliminate the need to understand the
complexities of the underlying protocols. This allows developers to focus
on applications, rather than infrastructure."
2) The new CORBA Services Package adds CORBA 2.0 interoperability to OSP
5.0. CORBA is the rapidly growing standard for distributed object
management. With the addition of CSP, OSP applications will be able to
integrate with any other CORBA 2.0 compatible application.
Lark adds, "The CORBA Service Package not only provides application
integration, but it also opens the door for JAVA and Visual Basic
GUIs. These GUIs can easily be built using a variety of GUI
development toolkits, and then interface with OSP-based applications
using CSP. This offers a tremendous productivity and cost improvement
over the traditional methods of GUI development."
All of the product's new features have completed extensive testing and
trials. This includes successful interoperability testing with Newbridge
Networks ConnectExec product. This will be jointly demonstrated in TCSI's
PC-to-Network demonstration at NMF's Telemanagement World. For more
complete details on SolutionCore and its latest improvements, please
contact TCSI.
About TCSI's Products and Services
TCSI provides integrated products and services to many of the world largest
and most successful telecom companies. TCSI offers SolutionServicesTM, a
full range of services including consulting, customized development,
deployment, maintenance, and training, SolutionCoreTM, TCSI's industry-
leading application environment, enables the rapid development and
deployment of advanced element, network, and services management systems.
TCSI's SolutionSuitesTM are integrated packages of applications 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, but are not limited to the timing of
significant customer orders 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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