British Telecom Conferencing Calls on CopperCom For High-Volume Conferencing and Next-Generation Services; Leading Provider of Audio, Web and Video Conferencing to Fortune 50 Chooses CSX Over Competition.CHICAGO -- CopperCom today announced that British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. (BT) Conferencing See teleconferencing. Inc. has selected the CopperCom CSX CSX Chessie Seaboard Multiplier (railroad transportation company) CSX Cayman Islands Stock Exchange CSX Changsha, China (Airport Code) CSX Cardiac-Specific Homeobox CSX Seaboard Coastline Railroad (R) next-generation switch to add sophisticated Class 4 call routing and trunking See port aggregation. , as well as advanced calling features to its high-volume conferencing services. BT Conferencing, the U.S.-based subsidiary of BT Retail, BT's consumer and business-facing organization, is one of the industry's most progressive and fastest growing providers of audio, Web and video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. services. Headquartered in Braintree, Mass., BT Conferencing delivers comprehensive solutions to Fortune 50 companies and other business customers across the globe. In search of an alternative to its existing class 4 switch, BT Conferencing conducted an extensive evaluation of leading next-generation switching solutions and selected CopperCom's CSX for its high port density and call processing In telecommunication, the term call processing has the following meanings:
"We're front-ending multiple conferencing systems with a custom routing application that lets us bring lines in more efficiently and save money," said Joe Sullivan For other uses, see Joe Sullivan (disambiguation). Joseph Michael "Joe" Sullivan (November 04 1906 - October 13 1971) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Sullivan was the ninth child of Irish immigrant parents. , director of BT Conferencing. "The CSX was the only switch sophisticated enough in class 4 routing to give us what we needed to deploy this solution. The CSX's call-handling capacity, reliability and impact on operational savings sealed the deal for us." Sullivan explained that BT Conferencing also had the greatest confidence in CopperCom's culture and stability as part of the Heico family of companies. "The CopperCom spirit of partnership and the 'can-do' culture of the company mirror BT's. We especially appreciate the company's flexibility and responsiveness in working with BT on custom applications," he said. BT plans to deploy additional CopperCom switches at other sites, further leveraging the CSX's IP trunking and signaling capabilities. Internally, BT will also use the switch to terminate help desk calls and link call centers together as well. In addition, BT will work closely with CopperCom to leverage IP in the global networking arena to maximize efficiencies. "We are thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to be working with BT Conferencing, a company with a long heritage of global leadership," said Mel Ethem, CopperCom's vice president of sales. "Knowing our platform is integrated into the BT network and serving the communications needs of top corporations reinforces what we have known for a long time: the CSX is a high performance next-generation switch." About CopperCom CopperCom, Inc. provides innovative, next-generation switching solutions for communications carriers. The company develops and delivers comprehensive solutions for carriers making the challenging transition to next-generation services or deploying leading-edge IP networks, from the ground up. The combination of CopperCom's technology and experienced management team make it the ideal partner for service providers seeking to flourish and expand in a competitive environment. Headquartered in Boca Raton Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla., CopperCom has been in the communications business for more than two decades. It is a subsidiary of The Heico Companies, a multi-billion dollar diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s organization specializing in the management of sector-leading companies. Heico offers the corporate strength, resources and leadership necessary to support CopperCom customers in their move to next-generation services. Additional information can be found at http://www.coppercom.com. CopperCom is a trademark, and CSX a registered trademark of CopperCom, Inc. Forward-looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This press release contains statements that are forward-looking. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. |
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