Alcatel and Fuentez Systems Concepts Collaborate to Bring Voice and Data Technologies into Federal, State and Local Governments.Business Editors CHARLESTON, S.C. & CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2001 High-tech ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9001 registered defense contractor Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; joins Alcatel's 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. business partner program Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ALA) and Fuentez Systems Concepts Inc. (FSC FSC See: Foreign Sales Corporation ), a high-tech Defense Contractor with a long history of providing innovative engineering solutions, today announced FSC will sell, install and service the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 and Omni family of data products to federal, state and local governments. FSC has delivered quality systems and cradle-to-grave engineering services to the government since 1983 and has a strong background as a Value Added Reseller See VAR. (company) value added reseller - (VAR, or "value added retailer") A company which sells something (e.g. computers) made by another company (an OEM) with extra components added (e.g. specialist software). to federal and commercial customers. FSC also has a robust history of preparing or "hardening" commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) IT products for use in computer unfriendly environments such as navy ships at sea where shock and vibration can be devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. to onboard computing systems. As an Alcatel Business Partner, FSC is authorized to sell and provide technical support for Alcatel's entire line of voice and data convergence products to government agencies at all levels. The award-winning Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 and Omni family of data products are designed to support the rapidly converging worlds of voice and data while allowing federal, state and local agencies the ability to migrate to an IP-based voice and data network at a budgetary pace. "This is the best strategic opportunity that I have seen in years," said Brian Alderson, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of FSC. "We're extremely pleased to establish this relationship with Alcatel. With this agreement, we are capable of fielding a leading edge convergence system today. "The Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 is the most capable voice/data convergence product available in the world and will significantly enhance operations and effectiveness for any government agency or commercial enterprise. Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 and strong line of data products is a perfect match with FSC's Quality Policy and our continued resolve to provide innovative engineering solutions." "FSC's background in enterprise networking, information security, CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. , software engineering, and their impeccable record of on-time delivery and customer support, is a win-win situation for Alcatel, FSC, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400, and most importantly, our customers," said Sergio Gemo, Alcatel vice president, North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. sales. "FSC has been a significant force in the design and integration of Navy Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence (US DoD) C4I Command Control Communications Computer and Intelligence ) systems for many years. Their success in the federal market has been superb, and with this partnership, Alcatel and FSC can now provide our federal, state and local governments with the best possible voice and data convergence solution on the market today." 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, innovative Reflexes telephone handsets, 99.999 percent reliability, one-number mobility, unified messaging, voice-over IP networking with quality of service management, and comprehensive network management. About FSC FSC is an ISO-9001 registered, SEI Level 2 Employee Owned high technology systems engineering and systems integration company with over 17 years experience providing a wide array of IT products and services to the federal government as well as to the commercial sector. FSC is headquartered in Charleston, SC with facilities in Springfield, VA, Charlottesville, VA, Norfolk, VA, Martinsburg, WV, and San Diego, CA. For more information, visit FSC on the Internet: http://www.fsc-solutions.com. 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 130,000 employees and sales of $29 billion (EURO 31 billion) in 2000, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com. |
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