Dell Takes Minority Stake in COM2001.com; Leader in Emerging Internet Telephony Market Chooses PowerEdge Servers as Platform of Choice for InternetPBX.ROUND ROCK, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 1999-- Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. (Nasdaq:DELL), the world's leading direct computer systems company, today announced that it has taken a minority stake in COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. 2001.com(tm), a leader in the emerging communications server See network access server, modem server, terminal server and communications controller. (operating system) Communications Server - IBM's rebranding of ACF. market. Dell, the No. 2 server provider in the U.S. and the No. 3 server provider worldwide(a), also announced today that COM2001.com had chosen Dell PowerEdge This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. servers as the platform of choice for running InternetPBX(tm). InternetPBX is award-winning communications software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems that runs on industry-standard hardware and software. It offers customers a complete package of telephony and network services including phone, e-mail, fax, 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 and Internet communications. The InternetPBX solution running on PowerEdge servers will be offered to businesses, government institutions, Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISPs) and telecommunications companies. As part of the relationship between the two companies, Dell will factory-install InternetPBX through its DellPlus custom factory integration service. DellPlus enables mass customization so customers' many systems can be built precisely to their specifications. "We chose to partner with Dell based on the field-proven reliability and high-availability of PowerEdge servers, two critical characteristics required for communications servers," said David Perez, 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 COM2001.com. "We value the mass customization capabilities and services that DellPlus delivers by factory-integrating our InternetPBX and shipping it directly to our customers." "Because this solution combines multiple communications services into one system, running it on our PowerEdge servers will provide customers an affordable and reliable alternative or an adjunct to standard PBXs," said Michael Lambert Michael ("Mike") Allen Lambert (born April 14, 1974 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that finished in ninth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. , senior vice president of Dell's Enterprise Systems Group. "This investment positions Dell to play a larger role in the development of the fast-growing communications server market and represents an incremental business opportunity for us. What's really great is that the InternetPBX allows you to retrieve your e-mails, voice mails and faxes over the Internet and it can even 'track you down' at designated numbers to notify you of messages waiting." Lambert continued, "Rather than having multiple higher-cost, dispersed systems from numerous vendors each needing its own maintenance, Dell and COM2001 can now provide customers a single solution that integrates all those systems into one, including an embedded, leading-edge 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. gateway. This integration makes the InternetPBX running on our servers a reliable and more easily-managed and deployed offering that helps customers reduce their costs and simplify their 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. ." Additional information on Dell's PowerEdge server products is available at http://www.dell.com/products/poweredge/index.htm. Information on the InternetPBX from COM2001.com can be found at www.com2001.com. About InternetPBX The InternetPBX runs under Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT(R) and is designed to integrate with Microsoft Exchange Server Microsoft Exchange Server is a messaging and collaborative software product developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Servers line of server products and is widely used by enterprises using Microsoft infrastructure solutions. (tm) and Microsoft BackOffice. The specific telephony services of InternetPBX include a 16-person digital conference bridge; auto-attendant with speech recognition; unified messaging for voice mail, e-mail and faxes; and text-to-speech translation for reading of e-mails to callers over the phone. It also provides users both local access and remote access via dial-up phone lines and the Internet. InternetPBX is scaleable up to 144 ports per server (56 trunk lines and 88 extensions) and over 1,440 ports per standard 19" rack when using multiple servers. Ranked No. 78 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 210 in the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenues of $19.9 billion for the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained through its toll-free number 800/388-8542 or by accessing the Dell World Wide Web site at www.dell.com. COM2001.com is a private company, based in San Diego, Calif. For more information on the InternetPBX call 858/314-2001 or visit www.COM2001.com. Dell and PowerEdge are registered trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation. Fortune 500 is a registered trademark of Time Inc. Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. COM2001.com is a trademark of COM2001.com Inc. Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others. (a) Source: International Data Corporation, Commercial Systems and Servers bulletin. Rankings based on U.S. and Worldwide "PC Server Shipments by Vendor" for 1Q99. |
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