DPU DENMARK SELECTS NEC PHILIPS TO PROVIDE UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH A SINGLE-CLIENT CONCEPT
Hilversum, The Netherlands, January 23, 2007 - The Danish University of Education, DPU Denmark, has commissioned NEC Philips Unified Solutions (NEC Philips) to provide them with a solution that integrates real-time communication and collaboration via Microsoft’s Office Communicator clients with calendar, Outlook and extensive PBX-integration.
The solution will provide rich presence information, secure IM and dialling from Microsoft Outlook contacts to all users across the organization through a single communicator client. On site training and support are also part of the project.
CIO of DPU, Per Lindblad Johansen commented: “We are impressed with NEC Philips’ clear commitment and expertise in deploying Unified Communications solutions, and are convinced they are one of the leaders in our market. We were seeking a supplier who could deploy a turnkey Unified Communications solution with extensive voice enhancements and associated services. This is what we found in NEC Philips.”
“We are extremely pleased with DPU’s clear recognition of our vision and dedication to this field and to the added value we bring. We specialise in Unified Communications and real-time collaboration with a strong Microsoft focus”, says Edwin Diender, responsible for the partnership with Microsoft at NEC Philips. “As Microsoft’s EMEA partner for deploying UC solutions, we rely on in-depth knowledge and the flexibility of Microsoft’s open architecture. We are able to provide remote call control as well as full SIP connectivity together with a range of added-value extensions to Microsoft Office Communicator (desktop) clients, such as contact center and operator functionality, message routing and mobility enhancements”, says Diender.
According to Dag Cummings, Business Development Manager for Microsoft’s Unified Communications Group EMEA, Enterprise-grade real-time communications and collaboration solutions are playing an increasingly important role in helping information workers to stay in touch with critical business contacts and make better decisions, faster. "Working with industry leaders like NEC Philips Unified Solutions will only extend and enhance this experience. It completes our vision on unified communications, which aims to unify communications across PCs, phones and mobile devices so people can communicate and collaborate more effectively and efficiently, anywhere, anytime”, says Cummings.
With approximately 200 researchers and a total of 400 permanent staff, the Danish University of Education is the largest university in Europe in its field. It is one of the biggest and most productive research environments in the fields of didactics and pedagogy and conducts almost half of all educational research in Denmark.
Approximately 4,000 students are enrolled in the university’s programmes. Most research and study activities are located at the campus in Emdrup in the northern part of the capital of Copenhagen. The campus covers 31.800 square meters. Other teaching activities take part in Denmark's second largest city Århus.
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About NEC Philips Unified Solutions
NEC Philips Unified Solutions is a leading provider of comprehensive communications solutions to organisations of all types and sizes. Established in 2006 as a joint venture of NEC Corporation and Royal Philips Electronics, the company draws on more than 50 years experience in providing communication systems, applications, networks and services to customers worldwide. NEC Philips Unified Solutions is headquartered in Hilversum, the Netherlands, and serves its customers through a global network of sales organisations, business partners and value-added resellers. For more information: www.nec-phillips.com.
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit www.nec.com. Newsroom http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/.
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of EUR 30.4 billion in 2005. With activities in the three interlocking domains of healthcare, lifestyle and technology and 161,500 employees in more than 60 countries, it has market leadership positions in medical diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring, color television sets, electric shavers, lighting and silicon system solutions. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter
For more information, please contact:
Robert van Amerongen
NEC Philips Unified Solutions
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