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Microsoft and Siemens
Collaborate to Usher in New Era of Unified
Communications. Joint initiative accelerates the
transformation of voice, video and data
communications into a single unified
communications platform. |
Siemens
Communications Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Announced the expansion of global collaborative
efforts to advance the transformation of
telephony, audio-, video- and web conferencing,
instant messaging, and e-mail into a single
unified communications platform. Cooperation
between the two companies is rooted in a shared
vision for unified communications that is
people-centric, breaks down silos between
different forms of communications systems, and
expands on ongoing efforts by the two companies
to integrate technologies around Microsoft®
Exchange Server and Microsoft Office Live
Communications Server.
Anchoring the initiative will be new
products and Siemens systems integration and
support services to integrate Siemens HiPath
8000 softswitch real-time telephony with
Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Office
Live Communications Server utilizing the
OpenScape communications broker capability. This
solution will provide enterprise customers with
the ability to cost-effectively transition from
conventional PBX and voice-mail communications
systems to Microsoft Office Communications
Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007.
The combined technology, service and support
offerings will enable enterprise customers to
deploy Microsoft’s unified communications
platform with features including innovative VoIP
call management, conferencing, unified messaging
and instant messaging. The approach brings
unified communications capabilities to
organizations in an evolutionary way and ensures
the highest quality of service and security.
“As the world of work changes, companies are
realizing that a unified communications
environment can reduce the cost of
communications while providing richer
capabilities that keep them competitive,” said
Anoop Gupta, corporate vice president of the
Unified Communications Group at Microsoft. “The
collaborative efforts between Microsoft and
Siemens will deliver a simple and flexible path
to a complete range of unified communications
solutions.”
“Combining the integration experience and robust
capabilities of Microsoft and Siemens
technologies will enable customers to fully
realize the productivity improvements and cost
benefits of unified communications built on a
high-quality, reliable platform without losing
support for legacy devices and applications
creating a new and more productive user
experience,” said Thomas Zimmermann, president
of Enterprise Network Systems at Siemens
Communications. “The trusted integration
services provided by Siemens in our integration
channels also play a big role in providing
assistance and quality as customers deploy these
powerful new solutions.”
Siemens Communications
The Siemens Communications Group is one of the
largest players in the global telecommunications
industry. The company offers a full-line
portfolio of innovative solutions for voice and
data communication. Its comprehensive offerings
range from devices right through to complex
network infrastructures and services for
wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. It is
the largest Group within the Siemens
organization and operates in more than 160
countries around the world. In fiscal 2005
(September 30), its 54,500-strong workforce
posted sales of over 13 billion euros.
More about Siemens Communications at:
http://www.siemens.com/communications |
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