Hilversum, April 10, 2012 – NEC, a global leader in enterprise communications, today introduced Integrated Communications 3000, a campaign bringing together the latest functionality for rich multi-dimensional enterprise communications in an open standards SIP-based offering.

Combining the versatility and functionality of UNIVERGE SIP@Net communications software, the UC suite UNIVERGE Business ConneCT and powerful Business Mobility, NEC’s Integrated Communications 3000 together with MA4000 management promotes to iS3000/SIP@Net customers a smart and solid evolution towards powerful Unified Communications & Collaboration in a virtualized environment.

“The importance and value of Unified Communications & Collaboration is much more than converging the phone, email and instant messaging; it’s about bringing people, processes and communications together. The multiparty video and voice conferencing capability we offer across Apple and Android smartphones and tablets is one of the first in the marketplace. We are very excited to actually deliver on this promise”, says Benne van der Lugt, Director Portfolio Management at NEC Unified Solutions.

The combined offering provides supreme flexibility in multiple dimensions:

• Deployment can be premise-based, private cloud-based or hybrid
• Connectivity can be appliance-based, software-based or SIP/hybrid
• Customers can choose fixed deskphones (incl. NEC UNIVERGE terminals), mobile (DECT, Wifi, GSM), soft phones or tablets as endpoints, which supports enterprise consumerization and BYOD (‘Bring Your Own Device’) policies.
• Client interfaces of the all-in-one UC application UNIVERGE Business ConneCT are available for Employee, Operator and Call Center Agent. With the latest version, NEC is introducing a further advancement of its fully web-based Business ConneCT Employee client.
• MA4000 ensures the management of system, applications and devices is easy, integrated and flexible

Continual commitment
SIP@Net now being part of NEC’s UNIVERGE portfolio of enterprise communications solutions, makes clear NEC’s focus to continuous innovation and ongoing support to iS3000/SIP@Net customers and their networks.

“Our customer base can rely on NEC and reap the fruits of the investments they have made in iS3000 and SIP@Net over the years. They can fully embrace latest UC&C functionality, independent whether their deployments are appliance based, standard industry server or software based”, van der Lugt adds.

Web-based access and delivery for communications anywhere, anyhow
Business ConneCT is designed to address more complex organizational needs with rich presence, mobility, unified messaging and desktop telephony applications, as well as operator and contact center functionality. It now offers scalability and sophisticated communication functions, and helps to increase productivity, enhance collaboration and improve management of communications. Users can utilize audio, video, screen sharing, file sharing, co-browsing and more, in a rich and engaging user experience that promotes collaboration, enhancing user productivity, increasing overall efficiency, while serving customers more adequately.

“Business ConneCT has been widely accepted. Its intuitive design and interface makes it easy to use, with minimal training”, says van der Lugt. “The newly added web-based access and delivery, from anywhere and any device you choose, gives enormous breadth and scope to any business looking at exploiting the benefits of Unified Communications.”

The product components pertaining to the Integrated Communications 3000 campaign are generally available, through the sales organizations and channel partners of NEC Unified Solutions across EMEA.