Telecom Tactics Insider articles from May 2006

Telecom Tactics Insider archives from May 2006

NEC Philips Unified Solutions Expands SOPHO Product Line.
May 15, 2006... NEC Philips Unified Solutions announces the SOPHO IPC 500, an IP-PBX for small- and mid-sized businesses and new member of the IPC family which includes the smaller SOPHO IPC 100 (eight to 96 stations) introduced in the summer of 2005. IPC...

Avaya Introduces New Solutions for Mid-Size Businesses.
May 15, 2006... Avaya Inc. introduced three new solutions at Interop Las Vegas 2006 that target the mid-size business with 100 to 500 employees. MultiVantage Express is an "all-in-one" mid-market IP telephony solution that includes mobility, auto attendant,...

NEC and AVST Tighten Product Integration.
May 15, 2006... Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) expands its 5-year relationship with NEC by joining the NEC UNIVERGE Partner Program, enabling the companies to collaborate and design products that benefit NEC customers and distributors....

Vodavi Offers VoIP Readiness and Traffic Management Solutions.
May 15, 2006... Vodavi Technology, Inc. and Converged Access, Inc. will partner for network assessment and management optimization tools that ensure voice performance and quality on an IP network. Specifically, Vodavi will resell the Converged Traffic Manager...

Aspect Software Acquires SophistiCom Technologies.
May 15, 2006... Aspect Software Inc. announces the acquisition of "substantially all of the assets" of SophistiCom Technologies Inc., an Illinois-based provider of quality management software. Aspect Software acquires SophistiCom's full product portfolio...

Aspect Software To Introduce Aspect Unified IP.
May 15, 2006... Aspect Software Inc. will unveil Aspect Unified IP in the fourth quarter of 2006, a new product that consolidates three of the company's products following the merger of Aspect Communications and Concerto Software in September 2005. Aspect...

Genesys Teams with VoicInt to Introduce Self-Service Portal.
May 15, 2006... Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, an Alcatel subsidiary, and VoicInt Telecommunications announce the Genesys Customer Interaction Portal for Self-Service, a new browser-based portal designed for end-users who subscribe to the Genesys...

Siemens Announces HiPath ProCenter Enterprise Version 7.0 and Agile 7.0.
May 15, 2006... Siemens Communications Inc. announces HiPath ProCenter Enterprise 7.0, a new version of the company's contact center solution that consolidates and replaces the earlier HiPath ProCenter Suites (Entry, Standard and Advanced). The "all-in-one"...

SpectraLink Unveils New Link 6020 Handset.
May 15, 2006... SpectraLink Corporation announces the Link 6020 Wireless Telephone, a new handset for the company's voice-only Link Wireless Telephony System (Link WTS). Though voice and data convergence is a fast-growing trend, SpectraLink recognizes the...

SpectraLink Demonstrates SoftPhone Application.
May 15, 2006... SpectraLink Corporation demonstrated a new softphone application at the recent Interop Las Vegas 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Based on the SpectraLink Radio Protocol (SRP) thin-client voice over IP...

Active Voice Expands Distribution in Canada.
May 15, 2006... Active Voice, LLC announces a distribution agreement with White Radio Ltd. to deliver Active Voice's messaging solutions in Canada, a territory the company is looking to grow, according to Mike Ridgeway, Active Voice's marketing director....

NEC Philips Unified Solutions Commences Operations.
May 15, 2006... First announced in November 2005, NEC Corporation and Royal Philips Electronics have now completed the transaction to create the new company, NEC Philips Unified Solutions. As of April 3, 2006, NEC has taken a majority share (60%) in Philips'...

Switchvox Rolls Out IP PBXs in China.
May 15, 2006... Switchvox announces a distribution agreement with Global Vision Technology Limited to distribute the Switchvox IP PBX in China. Established in June 2003 and headquartered in Beijing, Global Vision Technology Limited specializes in messaging...