InformationWeek

May 29, 2000

WAN Pricing Services Vary In Focus

AN pricing services can help IT professionals devise proposals for different WAN scenarios. The company that surpassed the competition in this review, Salestar/Network Analysis Center, provides a software tool for the Wintel user to quickly see national as well as international network pricing on services from point-to-point to meshed frame relay networks. Its tool is very easy to use and provides services, such as distance to the central office, that the others do not.

Telco Exchange lets customers access pricing information in real time on the same services available from Salestar/NAC, with the added convenience of Internet access. The company extends its services by providing ordering and provisioning services. It will also manage an installation from start to finish.

LDCircuit, which also provides an Internet-accessible Web site, excels in the quality of its quotes. While the other two services provide pricing solely for budgetary purposes, LDCircuit receives quotes directly from carriers, making its data more accurate. Although LDCircuit can take from three to five days to get this information, it saves you the trouble of calling carriers directly.

Return to main story, "Get A Handle On Your WAN Costs."

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