Monday, 1 March 2010

Comdasys Enhances its Mobile Convergence Solution Offering with VoIP over WiFi for RIM BlackBerry Smartphones

Comdasys reaches out to Enterprises using BlackBerry Smartphones

Comdasys AG, the leading provider of reliable, secure and scalable Fixed Mobile Communications solution for enterprises and service providers, today announced that its award winning MC Solution now also supports WiFi call routing for BlackBerry Smartphones. The newly released BlackBerry MC Client will be generally available as of December 1, 2009.
Comdasys' award winning MC Solution is the industry's most comprehensive fixed mobile and Unified Communications solution. It has been designed for enterprises to help them deploy and mobilize voice and UC applications. This increases productivity while at the same time reducing mobile communications costs. The Comdasys MC Solution now supports VoIP and UC features on Symbian, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android based smart phones.

"With the release of our newest MC Client we can now provide the advantages of VoIP to enterprise and business users using RIM BlackBerry Smartphones", said Martin Bitzinger, CTO of Comdasys. "The addition of VoIP to our proven Blackberry MC Client further enhances our market leading MC Client offering that now supports mobile handsets of the major smart phone operating systems.", he added.

With this new MC Client supporting VoIP and UC features for RIM BlackBerry smart phones, Comdasys' addressable market is further widened especially in North America and Europe due to the high popularity of the RIM BlackBerry smart phones. In fact, users of RIM BlackBerry can now take full advantage of cost savings and enhanced communications efficiency that the MC Solution provides.

Comdasys' MC Solution has earned great market recognition not only for the number of mobile devices and features supported but also for its reliability and scalability from a dozen to tens of thousands users. The Comdasys MC Solution has two components, the MC Controller and the MC Client. The MC Controller supports a broad range of PBX features through seamless subscriber interface integration. Comdasys sells the MC Controller in three models scaling from 50 to 1500 users. For more users Comdasys licenses the MC Controller software for integration into blade servers and thus scaling to service provider grade. Comdasys delivers the required tools for easy deployment and remote configuration of the MC Client. These tools are part of the MC Controller offering. The MC Client is a software module that is integrated in mobile handsets. It provides an intuitive and homogeneous user Interface for across basebands such as WIFI, Cellular and GPRS/UMTS for rich IP-PBX feature access.

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Network Equipment Technologies Acquires "SmartSIP" Product Line From Evangelyze Communications

Addition of SmartSIP Extends NET's Solution Set for Microsoft Unified Communications

FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - February 4, 2010) - Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. ("NET") (NASDAQ: NWK), a leader in network and voice-over-IP solutions, and Evangelyze Communications ("EC"), a Microsoft Unified Communications Voice Specialized Partner, announced today that NET has acquired EC's SmartSIP product line and customer base.

The SmartSIP product line includes both the SmartSIP and SmartVoIP products. SmartSIP enables UC presence and interoperability for SIP phones while providing integration for Microsoft's Office Communications Server with IP-PBXs and integration for ITSP voice providers. SmartVoIP, a 2008 Internet Telephony Product of the Year, is an extension of SmartSIP that provides branch office integration with Microsoft Office Communications Server.

"We are very excited about adding new applications to our UC product portfolio. SmartSIP and SmartVoIP will provide our customers with additional solutions that complement the capabilities of Microsoft's Office Communication Server and facilitate the adoption of unified communications," said Talbot Harty, Chief Development Officer, NET.

"Evangelyze Communications' focus is in providing the most innovative Unified Communications and Collaboration products in the marketplace," said Joe Schurman, Founder and CEO of Evangelyze Communications. "Our SmartSuite portfolio of products have been designed through our shared vision with Microsoft for CEBP (Communications Enabled Business Processes) which differentiate Microsoft from other competitors in the telecommunications and Unified Communications marketplace. We believe that SmartSIP fits perfectly with NET's vision and solutions for the unified communications market, while providing our customers with the security and stability that they need. NET's deep UC expertise, global reach, and complementary technology make this a great deal for our customers."

SmartSIP product development and support will be led by NET's Eatontown, NJ engineering team, which came with the Company's acquisition of Quintum Technologies.

About Network Equipment Technologies:

Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET) provides network and VoIP solutions to enterprises and government agencies that seek to reduce the cost to deploy next generation unified and secure communications applications. For a quarter of a century, NET has delivered solutions for multi-service networks requiring high degrees of versatility, security and performance. Today, the company's broad family of products enables interoperability and integration with existing networks for migration to secure IP-based communications. Broadening NET's voice solutions, Quintum Technologies, now a part of NET, is a VoIP innovator whose applications bring the reliability and clarity of public telephone networks to Internet telephony and unified communications. NET is headquartered in Fremont, CA and has 14 offices worldwide including the US, the UK, France, the Middle East, China, Japan, Australia, and Latin America. The company sells its solutions through a direct sales force and an international network of resellers and distributors.

For more information, visit http://www.net.com

About Evangelyze Communications

Evangelyze Communications (EC) is a global Unified Communications provider of customized voice and unified communications solutions. EC is a Gold Certified Microsoft Unified Communications partner specializing and certified in providing CEBP (Communications Enabled Business Process) applications and Voice Specialized infrastructure deployment and configuration services for the Microsoft Unified Communications platform. In addition, Evangelyze Communications provides UC&C (Unified Communications and Collaboration) solutions as part of the EC SmartSuite portfolio of products. EC is headquartered in Houston, Texas and has offices located in Seattle, WA and New York City, NY.

Sunday, 21 February 2010

VCOMM Named EMEA VoIP Distributor of the Year by Polycom

Polycom recognizes VCOMM for industry-leading performance in 2009

17February 2010 VCOMM, the specialist VoIP distributor, today announced it was named EMEA VoIP distributor Partner of the Year by Polycom, Inc., the global leader in telepresence, video and voice communications solutions. The award was given in conjunction with the 2010 TEAM Polycom, the company’s annual partner conference, and recognizes VCOMM for its outstanding sales performance and excellence in meeting customer solution, service and support needs.

“Even though the financial arena seemed to be in a downward spiral, VCOMM accepted a challenge proposed by Polycom to grow the existing revenue stream by a considerable amount over the next 12 months,” said Philip Jackson, Business Manager of VCOMM “Our success story in growing the Polycom Channel is not only due to the VCOMM team but also due to our Channel partners and Polycom’s effort, support and commitment. We at VCOMM appreciate all that our Partners and Polycom have done through out the year and look forward to all new challenges that are set forth.”

"This is an exciting time in the communications industry, and Polycom sits squarely in the middle of this ever-changing, rapidly growing market," said Glynn Jones, Polycom Vice President EMEA Voice Sales. "Our partners are absolutely critical to our success, and we’re proud to be represented by the best, most experienced partners in this industry. We’re also excited to recognize our top-performance partners for continued excellence in meeting customer needs."


About Polycom
Polycom, Inc. is the global leader in telepresence, video, and voice solutions and a visionary in communications that empower people to connect and collaborate everywhere. Visit www.polycom.com for more information and follow us on Twitter @AllAboutPolycom.

About VCOMM
VCOMM is a value-added specialist distributor, providing IP Telephony products and wraparound services to the Service Provider and Reseller channel. VCOMM is a wholly subsidiary of Coms plc, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Visit www.vcomm.co.uk for more information and follow us on Twitter @Vcomm_UK's



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