Interwise Partners with SoftBank Telecom to Launch Enterprise-Class Conferencing and Collaboration in Japan.Interwise Chosen as Best-in Class for Capturing Demand for IP Conferencing See teleconferencing. Among Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and Businesses CAMBRIDGE Cambridge, city, Canada Cambridge (kām`brĭj), city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent. , Mass. -- Interwise[R], the global leader in unlimited voice, 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. for the enterprise, today announced it has begun a strategic partnership with SoftBank Telecom Softbank Telecom Corp. Japanese: (ソフトバンクテレコム株式会社), previously as Japan Telecom Co. Ltd. Corporation (HQ: Minato-ku, Tokyo) to introduce enterprise-class IP-based conferencing to businesses in Japan. With the partnership, Interwise Connect[TM] becomes a key future technology for SoftBank Telecom's ULTINA[R] Communication Platform. SoftBank Telecom (formerly Japan Telecom) chose Interwise Connect over numerous other conferencing vendors for demonstrating the best enterprise-class technology and the most complete solution for serving customers with on-site, hosted or blended on-site/hosted conferencing requirements. SoftBank Telecom is one of the largest Information & Communication Technology (ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. ) solution service providers in Japan. The ULTINA Communication Platform is a core offering within SoftBank Telecom's ULTINA ICT Platform Services, a premier set of enterprise-class solutions that range from network services to on-demand, IP-VPN, broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). , communication, security and disaster recovery. SoftBank Telecom will re-brand and resell re·sell tr.v. re·sold , re·sell·ing, re·sells 1. To sell again. 2. To sell (a product or service) to the public or to an end user, especially as an authorized dealer. on-site, hosted and blended installations of Interwise Connect under the ULTINA name, with choices for complete rollout, integration and managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality . "Our partnership with Interwise brings advanced, enterprise-class conferencing that performs well in more types of network environments," said Shinichiro Yasukawa, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the & Data Business Division. "The ULTINA Communication Platform powered by Interwise will introduce new levels of productivity and innovation for our customers. By deploying this solution throughout their organizations, our customers can give every employee access to unlimited virtual meetings, VoIP audio conferences, large-scale marketing events and more. We encourage our customers to advance their work environments with this 21st Century technology." "We are pleased to begin this important relationship with SoftBank Telecom," said Frank Zvi, 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. for Interwise. "There is a great opportunity for businesses in Japan to improve their productivity and relationships in new ways, using the ULTINA ICT Platform Services from SoftBank Telecom." "Converged conferencing is seeing increased acceptance as a core tool for boosting workplace productivity and collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. ," said Bern Elliot, research vice president for Gartner. "As enterprises deploy conferencing more widely, they will need multiple models for service delivery, including on-premise and hosted models, as well a hybrid of the two. Service providers that incorporate this flexibility in their offerings will be better-positioned to capture more of this emerging market opportunity." Interwise Connect provides voice, Web and video conferencing within a single application for unlimited audio conferences, Web meetings, virtual classes, Webcasts, broadcasts and on-demand recordings. Deployed as a core business application to all employees, it improves the frequency, speed and quality of both internal and external business activities. Interwise Connect integrates with existing enterprise IT and 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). systems, email and calendaring applications. It allows customers to achieve the cost benefits of VoIP conferencing securely, without having to engage in PBX and phone overhauls. Interwise Connect is a leading choice of Global 2,000 companies, with more worldwide deployments of 5,000-plus seats than any other enterprise conferencing solution on the market. About SoftBank Telecom Softbank Telecom of the largest Information & Communication Technology (ICT) solution service providers in Japan with over 13,000km nationwide fiber optic digital network. The company is also growing its substantial international business with its world-wide presence. SoftBank Telecom provides a wide range of data and voice communications services tailored to suit all needs of corporate, small and medium size enterprises, along with consumers. The company is a 100% subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. For more information, visit: http://www.softbanktelecom.co.jp/business/ultina/index.html or www.softbanktelecom.co.jp. About Interwise Interwise is the leader in delivering unlimited voice, Web, and video conferencing for the enterprise. Interwise' fixed price / unlimited usage business model and enterprise-class technology combine to make it easy for companies to deliver conferencing and collaboration as a core business application, replacing multiple products with a single, integrated solution that can reduce overall conferencing expenses by 50 per cent or more. For more information, visit www.interwise.com. Trademarks Interwise Connect, Interwise Expressway and the Interwise logo are trademarks and Interwise is a registered trademark of Interwise, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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