SunTec

Infobox Company
company_name = SunTec Business Solutions
company_type = Private Ltd
company_
company_slogan = The Transaction Billing Company
foundation = 1990
location = Thiruvananthapuram
key_people = K. Nanda Kumar, President & CEO
industry = Software, Business Support Systems, CME, BFSI, Utilities
products = TBMS-F
TBMS-T
TBMS-U
num_employees =
homepage = [http://www.suntecgroup.com/ www.suntecgroup.com]

SunTec Business Solutions is a software product company, specialising in relationship based pricing and centralised billing. Through its flagship product suite "TBMS" ("T"ransaction "B"usiness "M"anagement "S"ystem), SunTec has become one of the leading vendors of transaction billing solutions for industries such as CME, BFSI, and Utilities. [ [http://www.financialexpress.com/fe_full_story.php?content_id=165630 SunTec, Infosys Finacle team up for billing solutions] ] . Analysts have identified SunTec as the global leader in relationship based pricing solutions, [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/computer-software/3921718-1.html Celent Places SunTec In Leadership Position For Relationship Based Pricing Solutions] ] and among the fastest growing companies in Asia Pacific. [ [http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb320191.htm SunTec wins Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2005 Award ] ] In 2004, SunTec became the world's first CMM Level 5 billing company. [ [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/05/18/stories/2004051800251900.htm The Hindu Business Line : SunTec assessed at CMM Level 5 ] ]

K. Nanda Kumar is the founder, president and CEO of SunTec. The company is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram and has sales/support offices in Bangalore, New Jersey, London, Frankfurt, Sharjah and Singapore.

Products and services

SunTec has a horizontal pricing and billing platform that can be used for addressing the pricing and billing requirements of different industries. SunTec's core product is named "Transaction Billing Management System (TBMS)".

TBMS-T

SunTec's application component TBMS-T supports convergent transaction pricing and billing for the Communications, Media and Entertainment industry. It supports services such as Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment, Wireless, IPTV, VoIP, WiMax and Triple Play.

The TBMS-T suite of products includes the following components:
* TBMS-T "Bill"
* TBMS-T "Rate"
* TBMS-T "Mediate"
* TBMS-T "Settle"
* TBMS-T "Activate"
* TBMS-T "Correlate"
* TBMS-T "Workflow"

TBMS-F

SunTec's application component TBMS-F supports centralised ralationship-based pricing and billing for the BFSI industry. It supports services such as Payment and Cash Management, Retail Banking, Investment Services, and Fleet Management and Leasing.

The TBMS-F suite of products includes the following components;
* TBMS-F "Bill"
* TBMS-F "Price"
* TBMS-F "Price Modeler"
* TBMS-F "Mediate"
* TBMS-F "Settle"
* TBMS-F "Workflow"

TBMS-U

SunTec's application component TBMS-U supports advanced meter data management and billing for the Utilities industry. It offers services such as Meter-Data Management and Customer Information System.

The TBMS-U suite of products includes the following components:
* TBMS-U "MDM"
* TBMS-U "CIS"

Awards and recognitions

* One of the 21 Most Interesting Independent Software Vendors (ISV) in India 2007 & 2008
* One of the NASSCOM 100 IT Innovators 2007
* One of the NASSCOM 100 IT Innovators 2006
* One of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India Program 2006
* One of the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India Program 2005
* One of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Program 2006
* One of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Program 2005
* Finalist, Red Herring 100 Asia 2006
* Finalist, Operational Excellence, Billing & OSS World Excellence Award 2006
* Finalist, Most Innovative Billing Software Product, IIR Billing Awards 2005
* World's First CMM Level 5 Billing Company, 2004
* Company to Watch, Billing Systems, London 2002

Corporate social responsibility

SunTec has an in-house charity fund, which is maintained by raising money from its employees to help out the weaker section of the society. SunTec organised a mass run in association with "National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH)" in March 2008 to spread awareness about the need to empower differently-abled children. [ [http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/30/stories/2008033058780200.htm The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : Mass run with a special mission ] ] SunTec also promoted special awareness programs as part of World Environment Day Observation 2008. [ [http://www.thehindu.com/mp/2008/06/07/stories/2008060750910200.htm The Hindu : Metro Plus Thiruvananthapuram / Environment : From waste to wealth ] ]

ee also

*Relationship based pricing
*BFSI
*Communications, Media and Entertainment
*Utilities

External links

* [http://www.suntecgroup.com SunTec Business Solutions website]
* [http://www.blonnet.com/ew/2007/02/26/stories/2007022600140300.htm An interview with the CEO of SunTec]
* [http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/dtt_APFast500Ranking121306.pdf Deloitte ranking - SunTec]
* [http://www.bpowatchindia.com/news/news1121.asp SunTec in Celent report]
* [http://www.xeal.com/articles/SunTec-wins-Deloitte-Technology-Fast.htm SunTec wins Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2005 Award]
* [http://www.cpilive.net/v3/inside.aspx?scr=n&NID=1358&cat=FEATURES&pub=NETWORK%20WORLD%20MIDDLE%20EAST&k=Convergent%20billing,%20IMS This bill's for you]
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/12/21/stories/2004122101521704.htm The Hindu Business Line : SunTec billing solutions]
* [http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/24/06hdline.htm The Hindu Business News]
* [http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/gsd/solutiondetails.do?solution=30777&expand=true&lc=en IBM]
* [http://www.convergenceplus.com/dec06%20it%2002.html Convergence Plus Journal]
* [http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services/3933776-1.html SunTec Introduces, First of Its Kind Solution]
* [http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=7834&magid= SunTec In 'Deloitte' Tech Fast 50]

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