Ericsson One Phone integrates with Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 for seamless telephony and mobility5 June 2006
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERICY) is providing integration between its OnePhone solution and Microsoft Office Live Communications Server2005.This will enable users to 'click to dial' from their computerdesktops, using any phone connected to the corporate phone system-including mobile phones.
Ericsson One Phone integrates with Microsoft Office LiveCommunications Server which means that users can make, control andanswer calls on any phone connected to the corporate phone systemstraight from the PC programs such as Microsoft Office Outlook2003and Microsoft Office Communicator 2005. The integrated One Phonesolution also provides presence awareness, meaning users can seewhether people are free before they call them. Othercommunicationstools and capabilities can be integrated, including instantmessaging, conferencing, voice-mail and e-mail.
The Ericsson One Phone solution, based on the MX-ONE platform,enables enterprises to mobilize their workforces by making themobilephone a fully-integrated extension of the corporate communicationsnetwork. For users on the move the mobile phone acts as anextensionfrom the network providing user-friendly access to all One Phonefeatures via an intuitive graphical interface.
Ericsson's MX-ONE Mobility Gateway enables enterprises with anexisting PBX to integrate it with Office Live CommunicationsServer
Zig Serafin, general manager for the Unified Communications Group,Microsoft says: "Enterprise-grade real-time collaborationsolutionsare playing an increasingly important role in helping informationworkers stay in touch with critical business contacts and makebetterdecisions, faster. Working with industry leaders, such asEricsson,to extend and enhance the Office Live Communications Serverexperience from the desktop is a core element of our vision forunified communications, which aims to unify communications acrossPCs, phones and mobile devices so people can communicate andcollaborate more effectively and efficiently."
Urban Gillström, President of Ericsson Enterprise says:"Integrationwith Office Live Communications Server is an important step indelivering exciting new unified communications solutions for ourOnePhone customers. It also provides a platform for greaterconvergenceand application integration in corporate communications, whichwilldeliver feature-rich unified communications and IP MultimediaSubsystem (IMS)-based communications in the future."
The offering will be available in the fall 2006 as part ofEricssonOne Phone and Mobility Gateway solutions.
Ericsson is shaping the future of Mobile and Broadband Internetcommunications through its continuous technology leadership.Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries,Ericssonis helping to create the most powerful communication companies intheworld.
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