Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Thu, July 9, 2009
Wed, July 8, 2009 Network Equipment Technologies: NET's VX1200 Unified Communications Gateway Completes Interoperability Testing With IBM Sametim
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - July 8, 2009) - Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (
VX Series unified communications gateways provide flexible "any-to-any" connectivity, robust call routing functions, enterprise directory integration, and the granular control of messaging parameters necessary to accommodate complex customer configurations. In addition to essential features such as SIP registration for WiFi clients and embedded QoS mechanisms, the VX Series offers simplified connectivity to both PSTN and external IP telephony service providers using digital and analog interfaces, giving the customer optimum flexibility for reducing costs.
"With Sametime Unified Telephony, we are collaborating with our partners to increase the value of Sametime to our clients across numerous devices as well as legacy and new telephony infrastructures," said Akiba Saeedi, Director, Unified Communications and Collaboration Software, IBM. "Completing interoperability testing with Sametime is a critical step in this process."
"Large enterprises are adopting UC to improve productivity and reduce management complexity. The combination of VX gateways with IBM Sametime Unified Telephony allows enterprises to embrace a UC model while ensuring quality and reliability," said Matthew D. Krueger, Vice President of Corporate Marketing & Business Development at NET. "We support IBM's migration strategies for its customers to ease the transition from traditional to pure IP voice transport. NET's intelligent VoIP switches and gateways help make that transition reliable and affordable."
"Our innovative VoIP technology and intelligent gateways support IBM's vision for making this a reality," added Krueger. "We will continue to work closely with IBM to empower workforces with real-time communications capabilities that allow for communications virtually anytime, anywhere, on any device. UC provides enterprise customers with significant long-term value. Employee productivity is substantially increased since the solution enables efficient communications across different applications. NET's intelligent switches and gateways connect IBM's next-generation communications to the existing enterprise infrastructure."
About Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
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 enable 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 [ www.net.com ].
All trademarks, trade names, service marks, and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies. NET and VX Series are trademarks of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. IBM, Lotus, and Sametime are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries or both.
