DataZen Offers DSL Service Finder

October 10, 2000 -- DataZen Corporation announced the availability of DataZen Service Finder for DSL, the company's Web-delivered, intelligence solution that integrates geospatial mapping technology and multiple data sets to determine whether a DSL service provider can provision service at a particular address.

With demand for broadband services exploding, the company says that it's becomes more critical that DSL service providers deploy their assets wisely. DataZen Service Finder for DSL is supposed to provide a competitive edge by starting with a superior distance calculation method and then "learning" with experience.

DataZen Service Finder for DSL shows service area data graphically as polygons which may give a more accurate representation than traditional circles. With the polygon approach, unserviceable areas are highlighted by the shape of the polygon. Those same unserviceable areas would not show up as part of a circumference representation.

DataZen Service Finder for DSL says that it uses these advantages plus batch processing, prospect surveys, an administrative interface, and comprehensive data to produce fewer truck rolls and a reduced order backlog.

"We want to offer subscribers in our area the best service possible at a very competitive rate," states Mae Squier-Dow, Chief Operating Officer, Choice One. "DataZen Service solution frees up our order system from provisioning requests outside of our service area. Because sales people and wholesalers can more effectively pre-qualify prospects on-line, there is a more efficient client provisioning process that allows our sales people to convert more sales. At this point ServiceFinder is a valuable internal tool, and eventually we would like to offer it directly to our clients."