Nortel Ships New Release of Cornerstone Unified Communications
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Nortel Ships New Release of Cornerstone Unified Communications Solution
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Communication Server 1000 Release 6.0 Delivers Key Enhancements; TopsCompetitors in Energy EfficiencyTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 07, 2009) - A newsoftware-centric, feature-rich release of the Nortel CommunicationServer 1000 (CS 1000), the enterprise foundation for communicationsand telephony-based unified communications (UC), is now available tobusinesses worldwide. With this latest release, 6.0, CS 1000 provideseven greater simplicity, resiliency, security, and openness. Initialresults of independent comparisons of CS 1000 release 6.0 andcompeting products also find that the Nortel(1) (OTCBB: NRTLQ)solution is up to 40 percent more energy efficient.Ensuring 'always-available' communication services is a key factorfor Bellevue Public Schools(2) in Nebraska, but cost concerns rankhigh as well. "Like most education institutions, we have to work withincreasingly tight budgets, so we need a communication solution thatmaximizes our investment and can grow with us," said Butch McCraw,head telecom administrator, Bellevue Public Schools. "Reliability isjust as important. Given our daily charge, network redundancy andsurvivability are critical. With release 6.0 of CS 1000, we are ableto protect our network investment by centralizing all of our schoolsonto a single CS 1000 system, giving us great value while making ourcommunications even more reliable and secure."Energy efficiency, a hallmark of many Nortel technology solutions,also makes CS 1000 release 6.0 a compelling communications platform.An initial head-to-head comparison of CS 1000E release 6.0 andcompeting products found the Nortel solution to be up to 40 percentmore energy efficient. "During the course of a June 2009 evaluationinvolving the Nortel CS 1000E and Cisco 7835, Tolly found throughhands-on testing that the Nortel components were more energyefficient than the Cisco components," said Kevin Tolly, founder ofThe Tolly Group, a Florida based independent testing and strategicconsulting organization. A detailed report on those findings isforthcoming."The reduction of energy usage by IT equipment reduces operatingcosts, reduces both power and cooling needs for the equipment andrelated capital expenditures, and reduces the carbon footprint of theIT operation" notes Jim Sinopoli, president of Smart-Buildings, anenergy-efficient building strategy advisor. "Based on the auditedresults, every component of the Nortel configuration is more energyefficient than the comparable Cisco equipment."As part of release 6.0, CS 1000 offers a number of new featuresincluding greater centralization of functions that can further helpenterprises to reduce the total cost of ownership of their networksolution. For example, a new high-density services gateway, the MediaGateway 1010, centralizes the provision of communications servicesand applications to simplify operations across the network. Anothercomponent of release 6.0, the Unified Communications ManagementSolution manages CS 1000 as the network's UC foundation and providesa framework that allows centralized management of all convergednetwork elements. A Linux-based software solution provides simplifieddiagnostics and serviceability. Release 6.0 also expands CS 1000options for COTS platforms adding the IBM x3350 and Dell R300.The Communication Server 1000 is a software-based, full-featured IPPBX and the cornerstone of Nortel Enterprise unified communicationssolutions. It provides the benefits of a converged network plusadvanced applications and over 750 world-class telephony features.Fully distributed over IP LAN and WAN infrastructure with built-inreliability and survivability, CS 1000 supports business-criticalapplications including unified messaging, customer contact center,interactive voice response, wireless VoIP and SIP/IP telephony.Gartner Inc, the world's leading information technology research andadvisory company, has positioned Nortel in the Leader's Quadrant ofthe August 2008 Corporate Telephony Magic Quadrant and the September2008 Unified Communications Magic Quadrant.About NortelNortel delivers communications capabilities that make the promise ofBusiness Made Simple a reality for our customers. Our next-generationtechnologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks,support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortel'stechnologies are designed to help eliminate today's barriers toefficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks andconnecting people to the information they need, when they need it.For more information, visit Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. Forthe latest Nortel news, visit www.nortel.com/news.Certain statements in this press release may contain words such as"could", "expects", "may", "anticipates", "believes", "intends","estimates", "targets", "envisions", "seeks" and other similarlanguage and are considered forward-looking statements or informationunder applicable securities legislation. These statements are basedon Nortel's current expectations, estimates, forecasts andprojections about the operating environment, economies and markets inwhich Nortel operates. These statements are subject to importantassumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predictand the actual outcome may be materially different from thosecontemplated in forward-looking statements. For additionalinformation with respect to certain of these and other factors, seeNortel's Annual Report on Form10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Qand other securities filings with the SEC. Unless otherwise requiredby applicable securities laws, Nortel disclaims any intention orobligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.(1)Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of NortelNetworks.(2)This is a 3rd party link as described in our Web linkingpractices.Contacts:NortelCamille Beasley972-684-2577camillbe(at)nortel.comNortelGreta Brown+44-(0)1628-432968gretab(at)nortel.comwww.nortel.comThis announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. 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