Avnet Enterprise Solutions Achieves Cisco IP Telephony Services Specialization.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2003 Avnet Enterprise Solutions today announced it has joined a select group of solution integrators who have achieved the IP (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) Telephony Services Specialization for Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. . 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. Services Specialization builds on the company's technical expertise and recognizes Avnet Enterprise Solutions' experience and high customer satisfaction in the delivery of planning, design and implementation services around Cisco IP Telephony solutions. "IP Telephony has proven itself in the marketplace as a cost-effective solution for businesses that want to streamline their networks and reduce their overall infrastructure costs," said Jim Teter, president, Avnet Enterprise Solutions. "We can help customers reduce expenses over traditional PBX/data network solutions by working with them to take advantage of converged voice and data networks. Businesses need only support one network instead of two or more, making IP Telephony a wise choice for business planning." Avnet Enterprise Solutions combines IP Telephony technical competency with technology acquisition services, network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. services and project management in order to ensure the maximum return on investment for technology investments while minimizing risks. Specifically, the IP Telephony Specialization recognizes Avnet Enterprise Solutions' demonstrated success in delivering services around Cisco IP Telephony hardware and software, 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. , 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). integration and PBX migration. These services include defining customer technical requirements to meet business needs, assessing the current technical state, designing the desired solution and managing the migration from current to desired technology which could include integration with legacy PBX, voicemail and other systems. To date, Avnet Enterprise Solutions has implemented more than 40 IP Telephony systems comprising more than 10,000 phones for customers such as Washington Regional Medical System. The system helped the Arkansas-based healthcare system reduce infrastructure costs by nearly $250,000 compared to a traditional data network combined with a PBX phone switch. "IP Telephony continues to rapidly evolve into a mainstream business solution; it is being deployed in much larger, complex environments that require more in-depth expertise as well as professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. capabilities," said Surinder Brar, senior director of Worldwide Channels Marketing for Cisco Systems. "Our IP Telephony Services Specialization recognizes companies, like Avnet, that have developed advanced services practices to capitalize on this new growth opportunity." About Avnet Enterprise Solutions Avnet Enterprise Solutions is a solutions integrator specializing in enterprise server, storage and network solutions that power leading business applications. The company was named to the top 100 VARs (value added resellers) for the 2002 VARBusiness 500. The company leverages its unique suite of technical and financial professional services to minimize risk, maximize flexibility and optimize IT investment. Avnet Enterprise Solutions integrates hardware, software and services from industry leaders including Cisco Systems, Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Oracle and VERITAS. Headquartered in Tempe, Avnet Enterprise Solutions (www.es.avnet.com) is a division of the $2.4 billion Avnet Computer Marketing operating group of Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), one of the world's largest technology marketing, distribution and services companies. Avnet Inc.'s sales for fiscal 2002 (year ended June 30) were $8.9 billion. |
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