ACTON, Mass. -- Appian Communications, the first to enable delivery of carrier-class Ethernet services that leverage existing SONET/SDH networks, today announced that the company has received a multimillion dollar order for its Optical Services Activation Platform™ (OSAP™) and AppianVista™ Services and Element Manager from NTT Communications. The systems will be used to enhance the network of the IP Services Department, Corporate Users Business Division of NTT Communications, which is responsible for providing enhanced services to Japan’s most demanding commercial users and secondary providers.“NTT Communications is respected globally for their leadership in delivering innovative services of the highest quality,” said Mr. Yoshio Osawa, General Manager Network Systems Division of Sumitomo Corporation, the top tier Japanese trading company that is the master distributor for Appian’s products in Japan. “We are very pleased to partner with Appian and NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, which is our system integration partner, in bringing this solution to NTT Communications.” Appian Communications