Alcatel Receives Award from Mier Labs for the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 at Comnet 2001; Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 Marks Anniversary of Launch in North America With Another Industry Award.Business Editors/Technology Writers Comnet 2001 Booth No. 1146 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2001 Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) today announced that Mier Communications (Miercom), the leading testing laboratory for 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. , awarded Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 with its "NetWORKS as Advertised" award. Alcatel will receive the prestigious award from Miercom at Comnet 2001 in Washington D.C. The Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 stood out from competition with its rich feature set, excellent voice quality and superior system reliability. Alcatel was one of the only vendors that could deliver 100 percent of the set of PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). features defined in the recent Miercom 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. test. This included the top 25 PBX features most likely called upon for use in a PBX system -- based on recent customer surveys by Miercom. Test results also showed that the OmniPCX 4400 achieved nearly 100 percent call completion rate and passed fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. testing. Testing was completed in November 2000 for Miercom's highly competitive IP PBX review. The Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 was tested alongside a handful of competing products in five main categories -- installation and ease of use, configuration, features, management and administration and performance. "Given its many years of selling digital PBXs, Alcatel has the experience to implement what is required in a very functional IP PBX system," said Rob Smithers Smithers is a surname, and may refer to: People People with the surname Smithers
"The feature support and broad range of optional application software packages are distinguishing strengths of Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400. These strengths, coupled with an especially rich set of 'call center' applications, excellent voice quality and superior reliability, warrant this product as a 'recommend buy' by Miercom Labs." "Alcatel is proud to accept Miercom's NetWORKS as Advertised Award," said Patrick Liot, president of Alcatel's e-Business Networking Division. "The test results of Miercom's IP PBX review prove that Alcatel is ahead of competition in delivering a feature-rich and reliable IP-based voice communication system. "Unlike other IP PBXs, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 offers a migration path to IP by combining both IP and circuit switching A networking technology that provides a temporary, but dedicated, connection between two stations no matter how many switching devices the data are routed through. Circuit switching was originally developed for the analog-based telephone system in order to guarantee steady, consistent for voice on a single platform. This feature makes the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 ideal for the client who knows that IP telephony is the future, but needs to move now and is not prepared to compromise on reliability or traditional features." The award-winning Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 will be on display in Alcatel's booth (No. 1146) at Comnet 2001 in Washington D.C. Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 The Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 is the world's most advanced IP-based voice communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. . Based on a client/server UNIX architecture A Unix architecture is a computer operating system system architecture that embodies the Unix philosophy. It may adhere to standards such as the Single UNIX Specification (SUS) or similar POSIX IEEE standard. , the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 includes scalability from 50 to 50,000 users, innovative Reflexes telephone handsets, 99.999 percent reliability, one-number mobility, unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. , voice-over IP networking with quality of service management, 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 120,000 employees and sales of $26 billion (euro$23 billion) in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com. |
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