FOOTHILL RANCH, CA — (Marketwire) — 03/21/12 — Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. () unveils AVST (CX-C), a cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) platform. The introduction of CX-C bolsters AVST-s portfolio of UC solutions that includes premise-based, private and public cloud offerings. Based on a subscription fee licensing model, CX-C is a platform designed to support the requirements of UC service providers, wireless carriers and network operators.
The AVST CX-C platform was designed and engineered to address the growing demand for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS). According to industry analyst firm Gartner, businesses of up to 3,000 employees are now deploying UCaaS, with expansion to larger accounts expected in 2012 as offerings from larger UCaaS suppliers mature.(1) AVST brings three decades of experience and leadership in the UC marketplace and understands the requirements for the public cloud. “Unlike many other enterprise UC solutions being re-engineered to fit the cloud, CX-C was specifically designed to be cloud-ready from the start,” said Tom Minifie, AVST-s Chief Technology Officer. “CX-C is a highly scalable and interoperable cloud platform delivering rich UC features coupled with resiliency and administrative control.”
CX-C features include:
Unified messaging
Single number reach
Call processing
Highly scalable with up to one million subscribers supported
Multi-tenant support
Resilient platform delivering high availability and disaster recovery
Complete administrative control and security
Extensive interoperability with direct telephony SIP integrations and SIP media gateways
NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies, is the first company to leverage CX-C, seamlessly integrating it into the UNIVERGE Cloud Services Unified Communications-as-a-Service offering.
“Delivering reliable cloud-based UC solutions to our customers is a high priority for NEC,” said Jay Krauser, Director of Cloud Services, NEC. “We have selected AVST-s CX-C cloud platform as a component of our UNIVERGE Cloud Services product line. NEC and AVST have a long history of jointly delivering UC solutions that are feature rich, reliable and scalable. We take great pride in the solutions that we bring to our customers.”
Next week at the Enterprise Connect show in Orlando, Florida, AVST will unveil the complete CX family of products that include CX-S, CX-E and CX-C. For more information about CX-C please visit the company website at .
(1) Gartner “Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service, North America”, by Daniel O-Connell and Bern Elliot, December 7, 2011
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is a leading provider of innovative IT, network and communications products and solutions for service carriers, Fortune 1000 and SMB businesses across multiple vertical industries, including Healthcare, Government, Education and Hospitality. NEC Corporation of America delivers one of the industry-s broadest portfolios of technology solutions and professional services, including unified communications, wireless, voice and data, managed services, server and storage infrastructure, optical network systems, microwave radio communications and biometric security. NEC Corporation of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with operations in 30 countries and more than $37.5 billion in revenues. For more information, please visit .
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The typical enterprise communications infrastructure is made up of a collection of technologies from multiple vendors, acquired over time and never intended to work together. To maximize user and business productivity, while leveraging existing IT investments, interoperability is a must.
AVST delivers best-of-breed enterprise-class mobility, voice, and business process solutions on the industry-s most interoperable Unified Communications (UC) platform. Unlike virtually every other UC vendor, AVST does not constrain customers with a single vendor lock-in approach. By connecting new and existing technologies, AVST frees organizations from the constraints of a closed, single-source UC solution, unlocking the full potential of their communications infrastructure.
With over 15 million users worldwide and three decades of innovation excellence, AVST is unifying communications®.
Headquartered in Orange County, California, AVST maintains facilities in Seattle, Washington, Victoria B.C., Canada and the United Kingdom and has remote sales offices throughout the United States. AVST-s UC solutions are sold and supported worldwide by an extensive network of resellers and OEM partners. To learn more about AVST, our products and our partners, please visit or you can follow us at , or .
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