Did you hear about the employee from who received a $100,000 bill upon returning from a business trip in Europe? He had no idea that using his tablet to download movies while roaming would be so costly. Stories that involve outrageous roaming fees are common in the media, yet they rarely address how to combat this problem.

Businesses of all sizes have been dealing with excessive roaming fees—both domestic and international—for years, but little was known about how to proactively manage the situation. Today, however, there are powerful and innovative solutions available to businesses that allow them to manage their roaming usage proactively, and prevent costly, unexpected surprises.

Find out how you can prevent excessive roaming fees. Join Tangoe’s SVP Daniel Rudich for the 30-minute webinar Best Practices: Control Roaming Costs, taking place:

Monday, February 20, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. (EST)

Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. (EST)

Attendees will gain knowledge of industry best practices for reducing domestic and international roaming including:

• Utilizing real-time alerts to reduce costs
• The importance of enforcing mobile policies to gain compliance
• How to work with your mobile operator to optimize your roaming fees
• And much more…

Space is limited, so register today.

Back in January, Anomalous Networksannounced that they had been acquired by Tangoe. It was the first significant acquisition in 2012 in Montreal. I reached out to Dan Rudich, CEO and co-founder of Anomalous to learn more about the story and his experience.

Anomalous Networks started in 2010. They raised at least one round of funding in December 2010. The company provided a real-time expense management application for mobile devices, and worked extensively through the telecom industry.

The acquisition price was not disclosed. Dan remains with Tangoe as SVP rTEM Business Development.

NextMontreal: Many young entrepreneurs don’t know what the experience of an acquisition is like, although most dream of it. Can you walk us through how it happened?

Dan: It really started with the founding of the company. We (my partner Jaan Leemet and I) had always planned to build a company that would be valuable to a larger company to acquire. We took great pains to build a company with strong fundamentals. We were generating significant revenue with satisfied customers and channel partners fairly quickly. We were detail oriented to ensure we kept the accounting and legal details very clean for an eventual due diligence process. We also made sure we positioned our product in a way that it was synergistic and strategic in a hot market with many large players. We knew if we were successful it would get the attention of the larger companies and we did.

We were actually in the process of raising a second round of financing when one of the VC’s forwarded our name to the CEO of Tangoe as a potential good target. We had a couple of really good calls with their executive team and it was clear there was a good fit. We had to make a decision on whether we went ahead and raised another round of financing or combine forces with a much larger company. Given that our business was scaling so quickly on an international level it would have been almost impossible to raise more VC financing and then scale international sales and support quickly enough to optimize the opportunities in front of us. By joining Tangoe we immediately become part of a publicly traded, 1,000 person company with global 24/7 support capabilities in 13 offices. Since we were in the financing process we had a pretty good idea about our valuation so it made the negotiations fairly simple. After some “friendly” negotiations we got the deal done in about 3 months.

NextMontreal: How were the negotiations in comparison to raising money?

Dan: They were very similar. They are both all about valuation and due diligence.

NextMontreal: Why did you decide it was time to sell Anomalous Networks?

Dan: From the perspective of the business, it was the right time. We needed to scale quickly and support customers around the world and Tangoe offered that capability immediately. They also brought a large install base of customers and some very interesting strategic initiatives to the table. Personally, it was a tougher decision because you never know when the right time is. We could have held out longer and maybe sold for more. In the end, Tangoe offered a deal that would allow the founders to continue to share in the upside and gave us significant downside protection if there was ever a rainy day. It just felt like the right deal.

NextMontreal: What sort of transition will there be for employees? People staying in Montreal? Operations scaling with more resources from Tangoe? How did employees respond?

Dan: Tangoe is really excited about our product and team. That is why they bought us. They are keeping the team entirely intact and will be investing heavily to help us grow the team further. We will run as a separate division inside of Tangoe but with the ability to leverage their global sales and support resources. The feedback I have received from employees was all very positive. Tangoe is a dynamic, fast paced, entrepreneurial company despite their size. Our employees still have the startup feel but with big company security. It also helps that their options are now with a publicly traded company.

NextMontreal: Do you feel as if you experienced the “startup roller coaster”?

Dan: There were definitely highs and lows as part of the process but nothing too dramatic. Looking back 99% of days were really fun. I have no regrets and would not change a thing.

NextMontreal: Any suggestions to other startup founders going through the acquisition process now?

Dan:I think the reasons we were successful was due to the following:

• We built a fundamentally sound business first.  We proved customers would pay money for our product.
• We strategically positioned the product in a very “hot” market.
• We made ourselves easy to acquire by working with Tier 1 law firms and accountants to make the business “clean”.
• We stayed focused on our plan despite many temptations to follow alternate paths.

The last thing I would add is that during the actual negotiation you need to have a realistic view of what price you are willing to sell for. That is harder than is sounds when 10 people give you 10 different valuations. You have to know the value intrinsically and then stay firm to that.

New AT&T subscribers will pay an extra $5 a month for metered data plans, an increase of more than 30 percent, as wireless carriers continue to raise prices because they can.

AT&T is ratcheting up the cost of wireless data plans. Again.  Come Sunday, new subscribers to Ma Bell’s network will be paying about one-third more than existing customers, who will not be affected. At least not yet.

There is a slight saving grace. The more expensive plans will deliver more data, so the actual price per megabyte is going down. On the other hand, customers won’t have a choice. It’s a bit like being forced to buy a larger,  more expensive box of cereal, whether you need the extra Cheerios or not.

The cheapest plan you’ll be able to buy for an iPhone or Android smartphone will now cost $20 for 300 megabytes of data a month, which is about 90 minutes of streaming video. That’s an increase of $5 over the current price of $15 a month for 200 megabytes of data.

Other tiers will go up as well.  Instead of paying $25 for 2 GB of data, customers will pay $30 for 3 GB of data. At the high end, AT&T will charge $50 for 5 GB of data (with mobile hotspot/tethering) instead of $45 for 4GB with tethering.

You can learn more details of the new plans and read how AT&T explains the reasons for the changes on the company’s consumer blog.

It’s no secret that consumers are, well, consuming a lot more data as sales of smartphones and tablets continue to increase. And satisfying that demand does cost carriers substantial amounts of money. Do they have a right to recoup that investment and make a profit? Of course they do.

So why am I’m complaining? The wireless market is hardly competitive. Between them, Verizon and AT&T control the lion’s share of the market, and it’s hardly a coincidence that price hikes and changes like the end of unlimited data plans implemented by one giant is quickly mirrored by the other.

“That AT&T and Verizon both continue to match each other’s prices by ratcheting them up higher, not lower, illustrates just how broken the U.S. wireless market is,” says Derek Turner, director of research for Free Press, a non-partisan consumer advocacy group.

If you read AT&T’s blog, you’ll notice that the company gives itself a big pat on the back because it will send alerts to consumers who are close to using up their data allowances. Yes, that’s a good thing, but don’t forget that the carriers only started that practice after consumer groups like Free Press complained loudly to Congress and the Federal Communications Commission.

Indeed, a  survey by the FCC in 2010, before carriers were sending out alerts, found that about one in six cell phone users has experienced what the agency appropriately calls “bill shock,” an unexpected spike in a monthly bill unrelated to a change in contract or service.

It’s also worth noting that AT&T has steadily increased the amount of revenue it extracts from consumers who pay for mobile data. AT&T has more than doubled average monthly data revenue per customer from $12.01 at year-end 2007 to $25.14 in last year’s third quarter.

Keep those numbers in mind when you hear Ma Bell’s mouthpieces go on about data hogs, not to mention the fact that AT&T earned a profit of $3.6 billion in just three months last year — the third quarter to be exact.  And at the time, an AT&T official bragged that: “If you take those one-time items out of the mix, profit was actually up 13 percent year-over-year. In addition, wireless margins were up significantly, which means wireless profits increased.”

Need I say more?

Orange, Conn., January 10, 2012 — Tangoe, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNGO), a leading global provider of on-demand Communications Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and related services, announced that it has acquired privately held Anomalous Networks, a leading provider of Real-Time Telecom Expense Management (rTEM) software solutions.

rTEM is a critical cost containment capability that enhances both mobile Telecom Expense Management (TEM) and Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions. For TEM solutions, rTEM shifts the expense management focus from post bill receipt to the actual point of consumption, reducing or proactively preventing the cost impacts of unnecessary overages. For MDM solutions, rTEM provides a rapidly deployed, easily configurable cost management capability that goes beyond traditional device security and control, enabling a more effective and complete solution. Based on its immediate and predictive cost containment nature, rTEM is an essential component in the elimination of “bill shock” or the unexpected receipt of large mobile services bills by individuals and organizations of all sizes.

Anomalous Networks delivers rTEM solutions for a wide array of communication devices such as smartphones, tablets, personal computers, and modem-enabled equipment. The company’s solutions are complementary to Tangoe’s existing offerings by providing additional capabilities such as predictive cost intelligence, “bill shock” prevention, user alert acknowledgement tracking, usage anomaly detection, and enhanced policy enforcement. The combined offering will provide solutions with deeper, more expansive real-time usage visibility and control, enabling our customers with further opportunities to reduce their communication expenses.

“Managing the costs and security risks associated with the deployment of mobile technologies is an increasing challenge for global organizations as a result of the rapid growth and proliferation of connected devices. The acquisition of Anomalous Networks will enhance Tangoe’s ability to address this challenge by adding additional best-in-class, real-time expense management capabilities to our industry leading CLM platform,” said Al Subbloie, President and CEO of Tangoe. “Anomalous Networks’ cloud-based rTEM technology is highly complementary to our existing solutions, and we believe its compelling value proposition will provide Tangoe with an attractive cross-selling opportunity across our large and growing customer base as well as our business partners.”

Anomalous Networks has strategic alliances with key carriers, as well as additional partnerships with vendors in the managed service, OEM, machine-to-machine (M2M), and standalone MDM solution spaces. Its rTEM products were specifically designed for easy integration and branding allowing Tangoe to expand these channels, and offer rTEM as a critical value-added cost avoidance capability through third-parties.

In addition, this acquisition also broadens Tangoe’s CLM coverage to include M2M communication endpoints, extending expense management, asset tracking, and usage control to all types of wireless devices.

Tangoe does not expect the transaction to have a material impact on revenue or non-GAAP profitability for 2012, and it will provide first quarter and full year 2012 guidance when it announces fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results during February.

About Tangoe

Tangoe is a leading global provider of Communications Lifecycle Management (CLM) software and services to a wide range of global enterprises. CLM encompasses the entire lifecycle of an enterprise’s communications assets and services, including planning and sourcing, procurement and provisioning, inventory and usage management, invoice processing, expense allocation and accounting and asset decommissioning and disposal. Tangoe’s Communications Management Platform (CMP) is an on-demand suite of software designed to manage and optimize the complex processes and expenses associated with this lifecycle for both fixed and mobile communications assets and services. Tangoe’s customers can also manage their communications assets and services by engaging Tangoe’s client service group.

Additional information about Tangoe can be found at www.tangoe.com. Tangoe is a registered trademark of Tangoe, Inc.

About Anomalous Networks

Anomalous Networks is the pioneer and leading provider of Real-Time Telecom Expense Management software solutions that allow small to large businesses to better manage the cost and security risks of deploying carrier-based mobile technologies and eliminate “bill shock.” The company’s Telicost, Telicost-Mobile, and Telicost-Lite solutions support leading mobile device platforms such as BlackBerry, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPhone, iPad, Windows Mobile, Android, 3G Modems, M2M solutions from companies and embedded devices such as laptops containing the Qualcomm GOBI chipset among others. Anomalous Networks was recently certified by AT&T, and its Telicost solution is currently Bell Canada’s best-selling mobile solution.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Non-GAAP net income excludes stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing costs, restructuring charge and decrease (increase) in fair value of warrants for redeemable convertible preferred stock. Management presents this non-GAAP financial measure because it considers it to be an important supplemental measure of performance. Management also believes that this non-GAAP financial measure provides additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the Company’s financial and operational performance. However, this non-GAAP financial measure has limitations as an analytical tool and is not intended to be an alternative to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Forward Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding Tangoe’s strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “will,” “would,” “target,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about, the Company’s estimates regarding future revenue and financial performance. The Company may not actually achieve the expectations disclosed in these forward-looking statements, and the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements made. More information about potential factors that could affect Tangoe’s business and financial results is contained in Tangoe’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2011. Additional information will also be set forth in Tangoe’s future quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K and other filings that Tangoe makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Tangoe does not intend and does not undertake any duty to publicly release updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein.

Investor Contact:

Seth Potter
ICR
512.344.0277
ir@tangoe.com

Media Contact:

Nikki Festa
PAN Communications, Inc.
617.502.4300
tangoe@pancomm.com

• Cellphones may be a necessity, but that doesn’t mean large bills are inevitable. If you spend most of your time in a major metropolitan area, local cell providers such as Mobilicity or Wind Mobile can offer significant savings on both voice and data services. But bear in mind the downside: If you venture outside your metro area, you pay roaming fees.

• If you do stick with a national carrier, an app such as Telicost from Montreal’s Anomalous Networks can help keep costs under control. It tracks voice, data and SMS usage in real time, and warns if you’re about to cross your plan’s threshold. The Lite version is free, though businesses can purchase an additional software-as-a-service component to manage several phones and prevent expensive surprises at the end of the month. Telicost works on BlackBerry, iPhone/iPad, Android and Windows Phone devices, as well as Windows PCs.

• If you still have a fax machine lurking in a corner, occasionally spewing out a few scraps, consider switching to an online fax service such as Ottawa-based MyFax. This service lets you use your existing fax number to send and receive faxes over the Internet, without paying for an additional phone line. Their basic plan costs $10 per month or $110 per year for 100 pages sent and 200 received.

• While we’re talking telephony, if you still use land lines, consider switching to a voice over IP (VoIP) service such as Skype. If you make long-distance calls as a matter of course, this Web-based service could mean substantial savings.

• Software licensing can be a huge drain on resources. These days, programs can often cost more than the hardware they’re running on. Look into volume licensing plans such as the Microsoft Open license – you can subscribe with as few as five computers. Adobe and other developers also offer volume licensing plans.

• To eliminate license costs entirely, consider open source software such as LibreOffice, a productivity suite for Windows, Mac and Linux that consists of a word processor, spreadsheet program, presentation program, drawing tool and equation editor. For PDFs, try a free program such as NitroPDF. But don’t download from just anywhere; you might be unconsciously leaving your system open to malware. Visit known sources such as download.com or Tucows Downloads, and be sure to check even their wares for malware before installing.

• If supported software is a priority (open source or freebies typically do not offer support), consider the commercial versions of free products; they are often cheaper than the big brand names. For example, NitroPDF offers a fully supported version, with volume licensing plans starting at 11 copies.

• If you have some older uninterruptible power supplies protecting servers or other devices, consider replacing them entirely with new, more energy-efficient models. The Trade-UPS program from APC even offers discounts on new models, and the company will take back your old units for proper recycling.

• Shut down equipment at night and on weekends where possible to save electricity. It’s green, and it saves cash, too; equipment generates heat and increases cooling costs in summer, after all. Buy power bars with timers on them that will shut down automatically. If a computer has to remain on for some reason, at least turn off the monitor and peripherals.

• Look to the cloud when you need additional infrastructure resources. Cloud-based or hosted services can be considerably less expensive – but remember that an off-premises service may mean you need a better Internet connection.

• Consolidate supplies purchases to get better pricing. In a growing company, individual purchases can get overlooked; buying printer paper, toner or other small items in bulk can save a lot of money.

• Set up printers to default to double-sided printing, and teach your employees how to take advantage of other features, such as printing multiple pages on one sheet. It saves paper, toner and energy. And print in monochrome, not colour; it’s much cheaper.

However, most carriers have up to two years before the alerts must be implemented. If you are traveling this holiday season, we have some tips to prevent unwanted mobile charges before they occur. These helpful hints are especially useful for international travelers who have to deal with roaming along with tracking data usage.

• Enable Wi-Fi options. Some smartphones like BlackBerry and Android come with built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. Connecting to a Wi-Fi network while on holiday will help you to avoid costly roaming charges, and you can use Wi-Fi to download content on your smartphones. You can also disable data roaming for the length of your trip and rely solely on Wi-Fi.

• Use a free app such as Telicost-Lite to track thresholds in real-time. In the app’s settings, you can set up real-time alerts for data, voice and SMS usage. For example, when you have reached 80% of your data usage, you can set a real-time alert to suggest conserving or turning off roaming data.

• Learn how much data, voice and SMS you use on a normal week or month, and then purchase a roaming bundle before your trip. Speak to your carrier and don’t be afraid to ask questions about the different packages or promotions available for your smart device. Roaming bundles are typically pricey, but you can save a considerable amount by purchasing a bundle in advance.

• Purchase a local SIM card. SIM cards contain information about your phone service and rate plan, and authorize you to make calls on a network. Many smartphones allow you to remove your SIM card and replace it with a card specific to the country you are visiting. Purchase a local SIM card before you leave home. It will give you a local number for the country you are visiting, offering the same call rates the locals enjoy.

“Avotus prides itself on being a world-class provider of strategy and solutions for enterprise communications lifecycle management,” said Sumer Shankardass, CEO of Avotus. “Avotus brings technology and innovation to markets in a way that is redefining our industry and bringing lasting value to our clients. By blending the R-TEM technology of Anomalous Networks with our in-house expertise, Avotus can now keep tabs on the pulse of enterprise communication spend arising from roaming, estimated plan overages, and other anomalous usage events.”

“Businesses need to accurately estimate and plan their mobile expenses,” said Anomalous Networks CEO Dan Rudich. “Our technology actually gives Avotus clients the ability to provide real-time tracking and alerting for voice, data, SMS and even roaming events, helping to eliminate ‘Bill Shock’ through a centralized dashboard of a company’s mobile fleet. So, instead of looking at the end-users’ roaming charges after they hit the bill, companies will be instantly alerted and instructed to adjust user behavior or telecom plans in real-time.”

AOTMP’s Perspective

Actual real-time wireless management is a solution that few TEM suppliers are offering today. Providing the ability to prevent overages before the charges appear on the invoice can provide substantial benefit to the enterprise.

The Geo-Fencing capability of the new Avotus offering provides instance notification if a device is outside of a particular geographic area, which can also be beneficial from a security and expense management perspective. Overall, this partnership is viewed favorably by AOTMP. We believe this is a great opportunity for current and future Avotus customers to be more proactive in managing their wireless devices.

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AOTMP Research & Advisory services offers industry leading information and expertise about fixed and mobile telecom management that allows you to make informed decisions that drive short-term impact and long-term results. From Fortune 50 companies to SMB’s, enterprises seeking the best return on their fixed and wireless telecom services turn to AOTMP to achieve peak performance. For more information, visit www.aotmp.com.

About AOTMP

AOTMP, headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, is a leading authority on driving efficiency and performance into enterprise fixed & mobile telecom environments. AOTMP’s proprietary framework, methodologies and industry best practices bring a unique and disciplined approach that delivers significant and measurable improvement in financial and operational efficiency to our clients and current telecom expense management and wireless mobility management programs. From Fortune 50, small & medium business, to public sector markets and industry suppliers, organizations seeking to reach peak performance turn to AOTMP’s industry thought leaders, global knowledge, proprietary performance index, certification programs and unparalleled benchmarking data for a complete fixed & mobile telecom environment management approach. For more information, visit www.aotmp.com.

Montreal, Canada – (November 1, 2011) – Anomalous Networks, Inc., the innovator and leading supplier of Real-Time Telecom Expense Management™ (R-TEM) solutions, today launched the latest version of its Telicost portal to give small and large businesses alike, added intelligence in managing telecom expenses in real-time. This new and improved Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering will cost-effectively offer greater insight into real-time mobile usage activities and trends for voice, data, SMS and roaming. Company administrators will not only receive real-time usage reports and alerts, but will also have the ability to predict future costs allowing them to avoid “Bill Shock”.

“We are giving our customers a lot more granular detail on usage trends and in particular roaming usage with this release” said Anomalous Networks CEO Daniel Rudich. “Bill Shock is hitting the masses and Telicost is a simple, affordable solution that immediately pays for itself.”

With much more reporting options, customers will benefit from the following new features:
• International roaming history – roaming activity per user/device such as date, time, country, provider and consumption.
• Geo-fencing – providing alerts when devices/users exit or enter specified locations.
• Data export capabilities – easily export Telicost data into other databases or other TEM systems.
• Usage-over-time reports – customers can look back on usage history by day, week, month or year to help determine usage trends.
• Usage comparison reports – customers can compare Wi-Fi vs. cellular usage, usage between employees, and usage between different platforms (ex: do iPhone users consumer more data that BlackBerry users)
• Enhanced pooling reports – many more pooling options and plan options have been added to address the growing footprint of global plans supported by the Telicost solution.
• New anomaly alerts – including large voice, data or SMS usage, predicted overages, increased and decreased activity of both local and roaming usage.

Why Invest in Telicost?
Telicost provides a measurable ROI within the first month of use by providing businesses with a centralized view or dashboard of their aggregated telecom expenses in real-time with streamlined reporting on data usage, international roaming, usage anomalies and asset location tracking. In addition to predicting and preventing upcoming telecom costs, users gain real-time visibility and control over their mobile work force. The administrator will be able to see projected end-of-month costs before the costs are actually incurred as well as enforce usage policies to ensure the user cannot exceed spending limits.

Individuals looking to monitor personal smartphone usage for free can download Telicost-Lite to receive alerts on overages directly to their mobile phone. Simply download the app at www.anomalousnetworks.com.

About Anomalous Networks
Anomalous Networks is the pioneer and leading provider of Real-Time Telecom Expense Management™ software solutions that allow small to large businesses to better manage the cost and security risks of deploying carrier-based mobile technologies and eliminate “Bill Shock”.  The company’s Telicost, Telicost-Mobile and Telicost-Lite solutions support leading mobile device platforms such as BlackBerry, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPhone, iPad, Windows Mobile, Android, 3G Modems, M2M solutions from companies such as Sixnet and Sierra Wireless, and Embedded Devices such as laptops containing the Qualcomm GOBI chipset among others.  Anomalous Networks has recently been certified by AT&T and its Telicost solution is currently Bell Mobility’s best-selling mobile solution. For more information, visit www.anomalousnetworks.com. To access an electronic press kit, go to http://www.virtualpressoffice.com/public/kit/AnomalousNetworksMWC11

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Contact Info:  Cathy Sperrazzo/ Eye-To-Eye Communications, Inc. / pr@anomalousnetworks.com / 858-565-9800

Montreal, Canada – (October 17, 2011) – Anomalous Networks, Inc., the innovator and leading supplier of Real-Time Telecom Expense Management™ (R-TEM) solutions, today announced that it has joined the McAfee® Security Innovation Alliance™ (SIA) partner program. Under the SIA program, Anomalous Networks will integrate its Telicost solution with McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator™ (McAfee ePO™) software, enabling customers to manage security and costs, all in one system.

Telicost Allows the Enterprise to Manage Telecom Expenses in Real-Time
Telicost provides businesses with a centralized view or dashboard of their aggregated telecom expenses in real-time with streamlined reporting on data usage, international roaming, usage anomalies and asset location tracking. In addition to predicting and preventing upcoming telecom costs, users gain real-time visibility and control over their mobile work force. The administrator is able to see projected end-of-month costs before the costs are actually incurred. By delivering this information to McAfee ePO dashboards, Telicost will provide McAfee users an entirely new view into cost management.

“Telicost will add essential functionality to help manage the risks of telecom costs in real-time for enterprise customers using McAfee ePO,” said Anomalous Networks CEO Daniel Rudich. “McAfee’s corporate and government users will benefit from more than just data security. They will also have the ability to manage their wireless budgets and ultimately protect their companies from ‘Bill Shock.’”

“By implementing products that are compatible with McAfee solutions, our customers experience faster deployment times and reduced costs,” said Ed Barry, vice president of the McAfee Security Innovation Alliance. “We are pleased to be working with Anomalous Networks to offer this missing component of mobile cost management to our customers. Telicost is redefining telecom expense management by automating and tracking real-time mobile usage by user and device, and by reporting on roaming, voice, data, and SMS activity in order to avoid budget overages.”

McAfee ePO is the first platform that lets enterprises and governments centrally manage security and compliance products from multiple vendors, offering unprecedented cost savings and return on investment. With more than 40,000 customers and managing more than 60 million PCs and servers, this unique platform is helping McAfee SIA partners to extend their reach and create complementary functionality.

About Anomalous Networks
Anomalous Networks is the pioneer and leading provider of Real-Time Telecom Expense Management™ software solutions that allow small to large businesses to better manage the cost and security risks of deploying carrier-based mobile technologies and eliminate “Bill Shock”. The company’s Telicost, Telicost-Mobile and Telicost-Lite solutions support leading mobile device platforms such as BlackBerry, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPhone, iPad, Windows Mobile, Android, 3G Modems, M2M solutions from companies such as Sixnet and Sierra Wireless, and Embedded Devices such as laptops containing the Qualcomm GOBI chipset among others. Anomalous Networks has recently been certified by AT&T and its Telicost solution is currently Bell Mobility’s best-selling mobile solution. For more information, visit www.anomalousnetworks.com. To view the McAfee and Anomalous Networks webcast: The Complete Solution for Mobile Device Security and Cost Management, go to: http://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/1743/35565. You may access an electronic press kit, go to: http://www.virtualpressoffice.com/public/kit/AnomalousNetworksMWC11

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Contact Info: Cathy Sperrazzo/ Eye-To-Eye Communications, Inc. / pr@anomalousnetworks.com / 858-565-9800

The new Telicost solution combines the Real-Time Telecom Expense Management (R-TEM) technology of Anomalous Networks with the expertise of Avotus to achieve a significant reduction in enterprise telecom expenses. It is specifically designed to monitor, inform, and analyze data, voice and roaming costs. The solution provides visibility into an enterprise’ telecom expenses through the use of customizable real-time alerts, and allows for increased security and productivity through the use of flexible mobile device policies.

“In the past, enterprise companies relied on TEM firms to analyze their mobile bills after-the-fact in order to ensure carriers were not overcharging. Businesses need to accurately estimate and plan their mobile expenses,” said Anomalous Networks CEO Dan Rudich. “Our technology actually gives TEMs like Avotus the ability to provide real-time tracking and alerting for voice, data, SMS and roaming events helping to eliminate “Bill Shock” for their customers through a centralized dashboard of a company’s mobile fleet. So, instead of looking at the end-users’ roaming charges after they hit the bill, companies will be instantly alerted and instructed to adjust user behavior or telecom plans in real-time. With Telicost, companies can save anywhere between 20-60% on their overall mobile expenses every month.”

According to Gartner’s Monica Basso, Research VP, “Real-Time Telecom Expense Management is an emerging trend within the TEM landscape. These real-time solutions are proactive and they target management issues within a single environment. In addition, these solutions allow businesses to make informed decisions regarding their telecom budget.”

“Avotus has constantly been in the spotlight for delivering sizable savings and high ROIs to its client companies. The launch of Avotus Telicost is the result of dedicated efforts to extend the Avotus Mobile Lifecycle Management suite to include a solution that provides real-time visibility into enterprise mobility,” says Sumer Shankardass, CEO of Avotus. “With this new offering, Avotus is now fully equipped to empower enterprises to keep tabs on the pulse of their communication spend arising from roaming, estimated plan overages, and other anomalous usage events. Avotus Telicost has capabilities to evaluate your carrier network usage in real-time and predict expenses, and prevent astronomical and unprecedented overages.”

The Avotus Telicost solution empowers enterprises to configure real-time alerts pop-alerts for employees when a pre-determined rate plan limit is approached or exceeded, set a cut-off level to prevent a particular feature—like data, voice or SMS—from working once a predefined threshold is reached, track devices and setup Geo-Fence or virtual perimeter for real-world geographic location tracking, and monitor data, voice, and SMS usage on devices in a quick and easy manner.

For more information on the new Telicost solution, please visit http://avotus.com/telicost.asp.

About Avotus

Avotus is a provider of groundbreaking technology-based total telecom cost management solutions. The company partners with emerging and established enterprises and helps them source, procure, and efficiently manage their communications services and assets. Only Avotus brings together e-Procurement, expense, and usage management into a fully integrated solution with flexible deployment options, including Business Process Outsourcing, Software as a Service, and Licensed Software. The service set of Avotus includes Communications Assessment capabilities, which help enterprises to identify, diagnose, and understand their business problems and opportunities; Advisory Services, which provide enterprises with valuable insight into clients’ telecom challenges and offer technical and business process-related solutions that bring enhanced value to clients; Managed Services, which provide clients specific business process and service support; and Outsourcing Services. Currently, Avotus successfully manages 2000+ clients in 41 global locations and is well-known for being in the business of innovation and excellence. For more information, visit http://www.avotus.com.

About Anomalous Networks

Anomalous Networks is the pioneer and leading provider of Real-Time Telecom Expense Management software solutions that allow small to large businesses to better manage the cost and security risks of deploying carrier-based mobile technologies and eliminate “Bill Shock.” The company’s Telicost, Telicost-Mobile, and Telicost-Lite solutions support leading mobile device platforms such as BlackBerry, BlackBerry PlayBook, iPhone, iPad, Windows Mobile, Android, 3G Modems, M2M solutions from companies and Embedded Devices such as laptops containing the Qualcomm GOBI chipset among others. Anomalous Networks has recently been certified by AT&T, and its Telicost solution is currently Bell Canada’s best-selling mobile solution. For more information, visit http://www.anomalousnetworks.com.

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