Siemens Expands OpenScape Portfolio with New Affordable, 'All in One' Enterprise Communications Solution
March 23 2009 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Latest Version of OpenScape(R) Xpressions(R) Provides Simplified,
Easy to Deploy UC Features, Designed to Increase Productivity While
Reducing Costs MUNICH, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Enterprise
Communications today announced the availability of OpenScape
Xpressions, the latest addition to the award-winning Siemens
OpenScape unified communications (UC) portfolio. OpenScape
Xpressions offers a powerful, pre-packaged and easy-to-deploy UC
solution that is designed to facilitate easy integration into
today's multivendor environments, including most PBXs on the
market. It works with existing telephony infrastructures and offers
out of the box UC with built-in voice mail, Unified Messaging (UM),
instant messaging (IM), presence, and audio and web conferencing.
This is part of Siemens ongoing effort to eliminate the barriers to
UC adoption by offering solutions that are more affordable and
accessible to today's enterprises, as well as delivering on the
company's Open Communications commitment to interoperability.
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"The productivity benefits delivered by unified communications
solutions are all too often tempered by the cost and complexity of
implementing the requisite technology," said Brian Riggs, Research
Director at Current Analysis, a market research firm based in
Sterling, Virginia. "A cost-effective and straightforward means of
deploying unified communications is becoming increasingly important
to businesses, particularly in today's strained economic clime."
OpenScape Xpressions is designed to meet this demand by offering a
simple upgrade for any of the more than 10,000 existing enterprises
worldwide already using Xpressions, or for new deployments in
enterprises seeking a more affordable, easy to deploy UC solution.
The latest version of Xpressions expands on its already robust
voice and messaging features to offer UC features such as built-in
IM and point-and-click calling and video/web conferencing. By
eliminating the need for external conferencing bridges, the
solution offers the potential to quickly pay for itself, while
improving collaboration. In addition, the application's IM and
presence capabilities include support for multi-party IM sessions.
The Xpressions desktop client can show user presence status and
user profile sharing, including location information to streamline
communications. Another highlight of OpenScape Xpressions is Visual
Voicemail, which provides users access to all their voice messages
via the software's desktop interface. With these features,
companies have a means to help improve their responsiveness both
internally and externally, while reducing failed communication
attempts, which can save time and increase productivity. "Unlike
other UC solutions on the market that can tax already limited IT
resources, OpenScape Xpressions provides organizations with a
flexible, yet simpler and more affordable UC option that is
designed to require little set up, with attainable cost reduction
and productivity benefits people have come to expect from UC," said
Eve Aretakis, executive vice president for global product
management and development at Siemens Enterprise Communications
Group. "Organizations can now more easily put collaboration tools
at the fingertips of their virtual enterprise users." Xpressions
not only helps employees as they work to get more done with fewer
resources, it can help to reduce real estate costs by freeing
workers from office desks and drive-time commutes, as well as
keeping their mobile associates connected and in touch. These
benefits not only provide an opportunity to save time and money but
can also help meet public demands for greener enterprises with
lower carbon footprints. About Siemens Enterprise Communications
Group (SEN Group) The SEN Group is a premier provider of enterprise
communications solutions. More than 14,000 employees in 80
countries carry on the tradition of voice and data excellence
started more than 160 years ago with Werner von Siemens and the
invention of the pointer telegraph. Today the company leads the
market with its "Open Communications" approach that enables teams
working within any IT infrastructure to improve productivity
through a unified collaboration experience. SEN Group is a joint
venture between the private equity firm, The Gores Group, and
Siemens AG and incorporates Siemens Enterprise Communications,
Enterasys Networks, SER Solutions, Cycos and iSEC. In fiscal 2008,
The SEN Group generated revenues of approximately 3.21 billion
Euros. Note: Siemens and OpenScape are registered trademarks of
Siemens AG or its subsidiaries and affiliates. All other company,
brand, product and service names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders. This release contains
forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Siemens management.
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identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the
company's current views with respect to future events and are
subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the
actual results to be materially different, including, among others,
changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in
currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of
competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or services
and changes in business strategy. Actual results may vary
materially from those projected here. Siemens does not intend or
assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
DATASOURCE: Siemens Enterprise Communications Group CONTACT: Holly
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