Siemens Israel and Virtual Extension Have Concluded VE Location-Based Call Routing System Pilot and Signed a Cooperation MoU.Business Editors CeBIT 2002 TEL-AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2002 The Cooperation is Aimed At Promoting the Siemens Enterprise Solutions Empowered by Advanced In-building Wireless Location Capabilities Siemens Israel Ltd. and Virtual Extension have concluded a successful pilot project of the VE(TM) Location-based Call Routing System based on the Virtual Extension in-building wireless location technology implemented on Siemens HICOM HiCom High Commissioner HICOM High Command HICOM US Navy High Command Communications Network HICOM High Technology Communication 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). platform. The system was installed at Siemens Israel Ltd. premises in Rosh Ha'ayin as an "Add-on A purchase of additional goods before payment is made for goods already purchased. An add-on may be covered by a clause in an installment payment contract that allows the seller to hold a security interest in the earlier goods until full payment is made on the later goods. " to the Siemens Hicom-150 Pro PBX, and used by Siemens employees during a 4 months period. Siemens Israel Ltd. And Virtual Extension Inc. signed an MoU to utilize and promote the VE(TM)system together with Siemens PBX systems in Israel and further internationally, pending on accomplishment of the Siemens Hipath(TM)Ready integration certification procedure. The VE(TM) system for enterprise users enables them "DECT-like" Office Mobility, at a fraction of the price. As a call comes in, the system locates the called person, alerts his Employee Tag (Mobile Unit). The employee picks-up any PBX station and the system automatically routes the call to the selected station. When outside the premises, the call is automatically diverted di·vert v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr. 1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident. 2. to the user's cell-phone. "We see an advantage of the VE(TM) system in its ability to penetrate markets as a simple and very effective call forwarding call forwarding n. A telephone service that enables a customer to have an incoming call automatically rerouted to another extension. Noun 1. system for lower costs compared to other systems in the market today. The implementation as an Add-on System, which would allow upgrade of our existing installed base, will have significant convenience and money saving aspects for our enterprise customers," said Guenter Zwickl, Director, Head of the Information & Communications Division of Siemens Israel Ltd. "We are happy to cooperate with Siemens, which supported us with the system development, and see a considerable potential for Virtual Extension in this cooperation. The Virtual Extension technology will further be implemented in Bluetooth(TM) when the solution price will become affordable," added Dov Sverdlov, Co-CEO, Virtual Extension. Siemens Israel is a subsidiary of Siemens A.G. The company focuses on the areas of Power Generation and Power Distribution, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, and Medical Solutions. Siemens employs in Israel around 550 people in the companies in which it holds a controlling stake. A further 500 are employed in the companies in which it is a minority stakeholder stakeholder n. a person having in his/her possession (holding) money or property in which he/she has no interest, right or title, awaiting the outcome of a dispute between two or more claimants to the money or property. The Regional Company's workforce totals around 110. Virtual Extension is a two-year start-up company start-up company A new business. , established and incorporated in Israel and in the USA. Virtual Extension Ltd. is based in Givatayim, Israel. The company has developed a unique patent-pending in-building wireless location technology. The target application is location-based telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. rerouting, which creates cellular-like availability for on-campus on-campus adjective Referring to an on-site site of a medical complex with multiple buildings. Cf 'Off campus.'. telephony. The company focuses on very low-cost infrastructure and zero usage fees for its location-based applications. |
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