NEC Joins Growing Band of UC Vendors
<<<... NEC, which is moving its code base to Linux, introduced a new version of its Univerge SV7000 IP PBX and previewed a higher-end IP PBX, dubbed the SV8500, due in summer 2008. At the same time, NEC introduced a UC enterprise applications suite that includes new desktop and mobile UC clients, an update to its voice messaging system, new modular IP and digital phones, and a new media gateway that provides integration with Microsoft's Office Communications Server, Lotus Sametime and other third-party applications.
NEC's Univerge SV7000 IP PBX Release 24 adds a new softphone with advanced communications functions, support for SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) devices, support for LDAP databases, integration with 802.11 a/b/g wireless LANs and new POE (power over Ethernet) support. It is based on Java and XML. The Univerge SV8500 uses a Linux-based architecture that incorporates a new CPU and interfaces. "We've redone the entire design of the system," Lopez said. "We're moving toward more and more Linux to lower total cost of ownership."
The updated SV7000 also supports NEC's new UC for Enterprise advanced applications suite, which includes the Univerge UC700 Desktop Client, which provides such functions as click-to-dial and clipboard dialer, presence-based call routing, communication history information, voice, video- and Web conferencing, whiteboarding, screen sharing, screen capture, and screen pops for incoming messages. It provides a look and feel similar to Microsoft's Windows Vista, Lopez said. ... more >>>