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NET's Voice Platform Delivers Remote Survivability and Reduced Telephone Costs

Network Equipment Technologies has announced that Hempel Group is deploying NET's VX Series to extend the capabilities of Hempel's VoIP-enabled, multi-branch environment. Hempel is a global enterprise delivering advanced paint and coating technologies for marine shipping container applications. NET teamed with Inceptio A/S, a software and services development company, using NET's VX Series to deliver integration between Hempel's existing Cisco handsets and its Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS) environment.

NET's VX Series, which is qualified for Microsoft OCS 2007, is a fully integrated multi-service voice switch that provides high-performance VoIP communications for enterprise OCS deployments. The VX Series interoperates with all leading PBX and IP-PBX vendor protocols, offering rapid deployment and easy installation, with minimal maintenance.

A critical component of the solution was ensuring Hempel's global voice network would be always up and running. The solution was initially deployed in Hempel's headquarters and within six months was rolled out into branch offices from Greece to Poland and the US, enabling more than 1,000 users to obtain the benefits of Microsoft OCS without the need to replace existing telecom equipment. Hempel expects to continue adding branch locations throughout the year.

"The flexibility to integrate a new voice solution with our existing equipment was key to our decision to move forward. We feel confident that our remote locations will have continued communications services in the event of any outage. In addition, we have already begun saving costs on domestic and international calls," said Mike Sutton, Global IT Project Manager at Hempel A/S. "We are truly pleased with the solution, service and follow through that were provided by NET and Inceptio A/S."

"NET has been leading the way with the development of networking equipment tailored for unified communications solutions. Their products are enabling enterprises to deploy software powered voice with more interoperability and collaboration," said Dennis Lundtoft Thomsen, Technical Evangelist at Inceptio Learning Solutions A/S. "NET's VX Series delivers high availability with exceptional voice quality and was able to meet all of our technical requirements. In addition, NET provided exceptional training and other critical resources for a successful deployment. We see NET as a partner that will be in the forefront of the UC movement."

"Our ability to easily integrate new VoIP technologies into existing voice networks in any environment in any location is critical to our success. Teaming with Inceptio, we were able to rapidly deploy a proof of concept and put the solution into production right away," said Matt Krueger, VP of Corporate Marketing for NET. "The UC implementation was conducted smoothly and efficiently as a result of Inceptio's expertise in Microsoft Unified Communications solutions."