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  The Company NetPlus, Inc., incorporated in March 1997, addresses the expanding needs of a changing telecommunications marketplace. The company's principals, William Oake and Thomas Brophy, represent an aggregate of over thirty years of experience in the telecommunications business and a diverse set of disciplines. Their combined expertise features skills and experience in product management, contract negotiation, sales, and as telecommunications consumers, in addition to the ability to manage technology and human resources. NetPlus is, therefore, an exceptional choice to support your business communications needs. Furthermore, NetPlus provides a compelling value proposition in a rapidly changing telecommunications environment. Bring Your Network into Harmony with your Business Goals Your network is a strategic asset to your business, influencing how well you conduct business, your bottom line, and customer perception. Managing this vital tool can easily disconnect you from your core business. To keep your network running optimally and cost-effectively, you need the support of professionals who understand the business and technical issues surrounding your networking needs. Given the rapid advancement in regulatory and technological environments, it is difficult to stay abreast of these changes, while handling the myriad of other tasks that consume your day. Today, many companies look to external sources for this level of expertise while focusing internal resources on their core business. NetPlus Consulting Services allows you to manage your business by providing the expertise and support required to maintain an optimal network. Networks are dynamic, changing with business, regulatory and technology trends. Often these changes can cause a conflict between the needs of the business and the realities of the network. NetPlus Consulting Services lets you align your networking operations with your business strategy. We work with you to develop solutions that are consistent with and complement your company's business goals. You can depend on NetPlus Consulting Services to help you stay competitive by implementing strategies, agreements, and technologies, appropriate to benefit your business. As your network changes, we'll assist you in handling the challenges of managing multiple technologies and suppliers, interoperability and scalability issues, while remaining within the boundaries of your overall business strategy. Meet the Challenge of Change Complex technology deployment and service contractual issues can divert resources from your core business. NetPlus provides specialized expertise at each stage of the network life cycle, helping you obtain the full competitive advantage offered by new technologies and regulations. We'll show you how to upgrade and expand your network cost-effectively, and how to migrate legacy applications to new technology platforms. Of course, NetPlus' services help you optimize the operation of your existing network and realize full value from your investment. Our offerings encompass:
William Oake, CEO of NetPlus, Inc. offers a wealth of experience with a ten-year tenure in carrier sales and contract management. As a principal of NetPlus, Mr. Oake oversees the contract management component of the business, providing consulting support for clients having a need to contract for telecommunications services, including: inbound/outbound voice, private line, frame relay and ATM. Previous to his co-founding NetPlus, Mr. Oake served as senior contract negotiator for AT&T Corporation. Mr. Oake was responsible for all the larger, global account contracts, especially those with a data focus. For three years, Mr. Oake negotiated Virtual Telecommunications Network Service (VTNS) private and wholesale contracts for AT&T during which time, he handled over 450 different contracts, closing over 150 contracts in the last two years alone. Prior to contract negotiation at AT&T, Mr. Oake had been a salesperson for the carrier since 1988. Initially, he worked primarily with customers requiring data and 800 services; his rapid success led to a national account manager position. For four years, Mr. Oake was account manager for several global accounts, including Mercedes Benz, BMW, and Foster Wheeler. He was recognized as one of the leaders in his office and earned the role of account manager for some of AT&T's largest and most visible accounts. During this time, Mr. Oake returned to school to pursue a law degree. He advantaged his education by moving from the sales environment to contract negotiation within AT&T, utilizing both his skills and law school education to their optimum. Mr. Oake currently holds a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, an MBA in Business Management and a Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall School of Law. The sum total of Mr. Oake's education, knowledge, and experience is brought to bear when NetPlus is hired to establish contract parameters and negotiate a telecommunications agreement on a client's behalf with their carrier of choice. Mr. Oake's expertise provides the valuable differentiator between a standard agreement and one that provides maximum flexibility and economic benefit to the client. His insight into the contract process enables clients to receive the very best term, conditions and price point available in the marketplace.
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