Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 Wins Top Product Awards from Leading Communications Magazines for Second Consecutive Year.Business Editors CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2002 Announcement Comes as Alcatel is Named One of the Three Top IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch eXchange) A telephone switch that supports voice over IP (VoIP). IP PBXs convert IP phone calls into traditional circuit-switched TDM connections for the PSTN. Vendors in the Medium to Large Enterprise Market Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) today announced that the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 has won Product of the Year awards from Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. magazine and Communications Solutions magazine for the second year running. Alcatel has secured a total of 10 industry awards for the OmniPCX 4400 since this revolutionary IP PBX was launched in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. two years ago. "These Product of the Year awards testify to the success of Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 in North America," said Tom Wilburn, senior vice president, Alcatel North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. enterprise business. "According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent IP-PBX market share report (1), Alcatel is one of the top three IP PBX vendors dominating the medium and large enterprise market. Continued product developments and key partnerships in the coming months will further strengthen Alcatel's leading position as an IP Communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. vendor." "Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 is a clear leader in the IP PBX system sector of the IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. industry. We're proud to recognize their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2001," said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center and group editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY(R). According to INTERNET TELEPHONY editorial director Greg Galitzine, Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 was selected because it demonstrates true innovation which is the hallmark of Product of the Year winners. "The Product of the Year award is meant not only to honor the outstanding teams who developed and manufactured the products and services on our winning list, but also to educate our readers on the vast array of offerings in this market. Choosing the winners was a difficult process, and the editorial team spent many hours studying the applications we received from vendors, as well as looking through materials we collected on our own over the past year," said Galitzine. Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 The Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 is the world's most advanced IP-based voice communications system. Based on a client/server UNIX architecture, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 includes scalability from 50 to 50,000 users, a wide range of telephone handset options - IP, digital, analog, wireless or softphones, integrated applications such as mobility, messaging and contact center, voice-over IP support with quality of service management, extensive networking capabilities and comprehensive network management. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With sales of $25 billion (EURO 27 billion) in 2000 and 110,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com (1) InfoTech "InfoTrack for Enterprise Communications", Third-quarter 2001. |
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