Sema, LHS Finalize Merger, New Product Line.(Company Business and Marketing)

Wireless Week, June, 2000 by Freeman, Diane

With a planned July merger and a new product line in place, Sema Group plc, a European information technology services company, and the U.S.-German billing software firm LHS Group Inc. plan to take advantage of a trend toward turnkey solutions. The merger couldn't have come at a better time.

As carriers consolidate globally, wireless companies are looking for a single firm to provide them with billing, customer care, prepaid, mobile e-commerce and other solutions. LHS Group spokesman Klaus Kleber says the new company plans additional offerings once the merger is complete. The company currently is working on developing a new product plan for billing systems, and LHS Chief Technology Officer John Limbird says LHS will go aggressively after the general...

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