Westcon Group Launches IP Office Configurator at Voda One Following Successful Pilot Phase.- Online Tool Enables Voda One Resellers to Build Multivendor Solutions Faster and More Efficiently - TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Westcon Group, Inc.[TM], the leading specialty distributor in networking, convergence, security, and mobility, announced that it has launched a powerful configuration tool available through Voda One's ConvergencePoint portal. The configurator, which centers on the Avaya IP Office product line and covers the IP Office 4.0 and the IP 500 solutions, allows Voda One BusinessPartners to substantially reduce the time it takes to produce a comprehensive quote for their end-user customers. The configurator will be fully integrated with Westcon Group's eCommerce system and provide syndicated information to Westcon Group's Solution Builder tools found within its solution program sites. This means that Voda One Business Partners will able to execute their deals entirely online, from quotation to delivery, by taking advantage of the tools within ConvergencePoint (http://www.convergencepoint.vodaone.com). "The new configurator will help benefit our customers in two distinct areas," commented Duncan Potter, chief marketing officer of Westcon Group. "First, it makes it easier to do business with Westcon Group by making highly intelligent tools readily available to our reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. community. Second, it can help our resellers deliver an accurate proposal faster than their competitors -- this can be the differentiating point in winning a deal." Westcon Group, which plans to roll out customized instances of the configurator for both its Comstor and Westcon business practices by year end, is in discussions with other vendors who have expressed interest in the tool's ability to build multivendor solutions almost effortlessly ef·fort·less adj. Calling for, requiring, or showing little or no effort. See Synonyms at easy. ef  fort·less·ly adv. by syndicating relevant product information from various
sources. Meanwhile, Voda One will continually enhance its instance of
the configurator with other complementary products and services such as
leasing information and data platform solutions.
Owen Wilson Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and writer. Wilson was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on the screenplay of The Royal Tenenbaums, but he is perhaps best known for his successful comedic roles such as John Beckwith in , 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 Hilltop Technologies, a Suffield, CT-based Avaya Gold BusinessPartner, said: "Creating configurations and quotes are two of the most time-consuming activities a sales person can perform. Instead of spending hours punching numbers into a spreadsheet, our sales reps can now achieve accurate quotes in minutes. This leaves them more time for relationship- building activities with our customers, which is much more important." "By adding this kind of capability to its solutions programs, Westcon Group is leading by example," said Ken Archer Kenneth Alan Archer (born January 17, 1928, Yeerongpilly, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. An opening batsman, he played domestic first-class cricket for Queensland for 10 years, from 1946-7 to 1956-7. He played in 5 Tests for the Australian cricket team in 1950 and 1951. , vice president North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Channels, Avaya. "This tool makes it easy for any VAR to handle a configuration, regardless of their size or technical ability. It is yet another reason why Westcon Group's programs are well-regarded by Avaya BusinessPartners." The new site is Powered by eXalt Solutions of Cambridge, MA. Westcon selected eXalt Solutions because of its unique ability to address Multi-Vendor Solutions Sales and leverage eXalt's ready-made Ecosystem of Supplier Content via syndication. About Westcon Group Westcon Group, Inc. is the leading specialty distributor in networking, security, mobility and convergence for leading technology vendors, including Cisco, Nortel and Avaya, Inc. Through its Westcon, Comstor and Voda One business practices, Westcon Group sells products and services to resellers, systems integrators An individual or organization that builds systems from a variety of diverse components. With increasing complexity of technology, more customers want complete solutions to information problems, requiring hardware, software and networking expertise in a multivendor environment. and service providers. Westcon Group has particular expertise in the convergence of voice, data and video applications and technologies, including voice-over Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. , or VoIP, security for networking and communications systems 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. , remote access, Internet and e-business, virtual private networks, videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems and wireless connectivity. For more information, visit www.westcongroup.com. |
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