Nortel introduces communications solutions for the SMB market.Nortel has announced a new portfolio of voice, data and wireless products designed to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. ) boost employee productivity and satisfaction, streamline business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets and costs, and deliver improved customer service. In addition to expanding its SMB portfolio, the company is increasing its focus on programs, training and tools to support channel partners and to ultimately drive revenue in this growing market segment. Nortel's expanded SMB portfolio brings the power of wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area , Ethernet switching, security and converged voice and data to the SMB market See SMB. . The portfolio will be available in August 2006 and consist of four new products that address unique requirements, challenges and budgets of smaller businesses. The new SMB portfolio also includes enhancements to Nortel's BCM BCM Baylor College of Medicine BCM Become BCM Business Communications Manager (Nortel) BCM Broadcom Corporation BCM Business Continuity Management BCM Business Contact Manager (Microsoft) . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] According to a recent Nortel survey of more than 1,000 small and medium-sized businesses around the world, data networking, wireless LAN and security software and devices are the top three technologies SMBs are most likely to purchase in 2006. With the launch of the new SMB portfolio, Nortel is introducing new SMB-specific sales training and on-demand marketing tools to assist its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. channel partners. New channel programs include the SMB Connection Partner Community, an online community established to facilitate communication between Nortel and its SMB channel partners, and Blueprints for Success, a tool developed with input from Nortel channel partners to identify best practices used when selling Nortel solutions to SMBs. www.nortel.com |
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