Companies Set to Save by Implementing Bluetooth Enabled Office Networks.Business Editors & Technology Writers RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nov. 19, 2001 In his speech at this year's Comdex 2001 entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: : "Bluetooth - enabling a new mobility world," Jean-Paul Deschamps, COO (Cell Of Origin) See mobile positioning. of Norwood Systems, revealed that pay-back on Norwood Systems EnterpriseMobility(TM) could be achieved in around seven months for a small to medium enterprise. The speech delivered at this year's Comdex 2001, outlined the benefits of a bluetooth office network, both financial and otherwise. Norwood Systems' calculations show that for an office with 100 employees each generating a phone bill of 50 pounds a month, payback Payback The length of time it takes to recover the initial cost of a project, without regard to the time value of money. on installation would take seven months. For a larger company of 1500 employees and phone bills closer to 100 pounds a month return on investment could be achieved in as little as a month. Savings are made due to the reduction on calls made to and from mobiles. With an estimated 70% of calls failing to reach their intended destination, EnterpriseMobility allows users to answer and make calls when away from their desks, cutting down on the amount of mobile calls made by users in their office while away from their desks. Additionally, infrastructure costs are reduced since wiring is no longer required for each desk and office moves can be accomplished instantly. "Mobility is critical for all businesses," Jean-Paul Deschamps commented. "Norwood has demonstrated that the financial savings alone make a very strong case for EnterpriseMobility. Additionally, Gartner has proved that investing in wireless office results in up to a 30% productivity improvement. Both these statistics demonstrate that wireless office applications such as Norwood Systems' EnterpriseMobility are likely to become invaluable to tomorrow's businesses." EnterpriseMobility, due to be commercially available during Q1 2002, allows employees to connect wirelessly to the 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). over Bluetooth. This dramatically cuts call costs, by allowing employees to take calls on a headset Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. or mobile phone when away from desks. EnterpriseMobility is currently in Beta-testing stage in several multinational companies, including Ernst & Young and a top five global bank. NOTES TO EDITORS: About Norwood Systems Norwood Systems was founded in January 2000 to become the market leader in Bluetooth based wireless office networks for voice and data. The company's current product set, EnterpriseMobility, delivers an office network for the wireless generation. It offers an enterprise-class communications platform that lets Bluetooth devices integrate seamlessly with existing office voice and data communication networks. Norwood Systems is working with a number of global partners, committed to participating in Norwood Systems' beta trial programme. Norwood Systems' EnterpriseMobility was a Grand Prize Winner of the COMNET COMNET - A simulation tool from CACI for analysing wide-area voice or data networks, based on SIMSCRIPT. 2001 Most Innovative New Product Award, a reflection of the opinions of the attendees of the Conference and Expo. EnterpriseMobility was also chosen as the winner in the Wireless category. -- At the recent Bluetooth Industry Congress in Monte Carlo EnterpriseMobility was recognised as the Best Business Product. -- Time Magazine Europe listed Norwood Systems as one of Europe's hottest 30 tech companies. -- Norwood Systems is an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), and a member of the PAN working group of the SIG. Norwood Systems currently has over 40 employees located in two offices in Richmond-upon-Thames, UK, and Perth, Western Australia. More information can be obtained by calling +44 208 334 8065 or at http://www.norwoodsystems.com Norwood Systems photography High Resolution images from Norwood Systems can be downloaded free of charge by the media from the Newscast newscast Radio or television broadcast of news events. News gathering and broadcasting by the radio networks began in the mid-1930s and increased significantly during World War II. The television newscast began in 1948 with 15-minute programs that resembled movie newsreels. Website: www.newscast-online.com EnterpriseMobility and InstantCoverage are registered trademarks of Norwood Systems. All other trademarks or registered trademarks belong to their respective companies. About Bluetooth The Bluetooth(TM) wireless technology is set to revolutionise Verb 1. revolutionise - fill with revolutionary ideas revolutionize, inspire indoctrinate - teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples" 2. the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections. It is a specification for a small-form factor, low-cost radio solution providing links between mobile computers, mobile phones and other portable handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is the body that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards and the licensing of the Bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers. (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , computing computing - computer , and network industries, is driving development of the technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes promoter companies 3Com, Ericsson, 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) , Intel, Agere Systems Agere Systems Inc. was an integrated circuit components company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Effective April 2, 2007, it was merged into LSI Corporation. , Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, and 2,491 Adopter/Associate member companies. For more information on Bluetooth, please visit its web site at www.bluetooth.com. The Bluetooth trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. |
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