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Panasonic Debuts Enhanced Communications Solution Optimized for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses and High-End Residential Applications
NEW YORK, NY (November 6, 2008) – Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company today announced the debut of Panasonic Enhanced Communications Solutions optimized for small and medium-sized business applications. The KX-NCP500 and KX-NCP1000 provide a rich, fully capable all-in-one solution for communication, collaboration and monitoring in a form factor designed to fit in an industry-standard 19-inch rack. They provide reliable, practical, flexible communication solutions for small- and medium-sized businesses and high-end residential applications.
Extremely cost-effective solutions, the NCP500 and the NCP1000 are Panasonic’s flagship systems under the Enhanced Communications Solutions, or ECS, portfolio. Both systems come standard with a suite of built-in applications and robust technical support from Panasonic’s team of Integration Specialists. Built-in applications mean automatic updates; business owners need not worry about having to buy the latest applications to keep current. Technical support is available to certified dealers which include no-fee access to experienced and professional Panasonic qualified support specialists based in the U.S.A.
The NCP500 and NCP1000 boast compatibility with a number of Panasonic’s other small- and medium-sized business-ready ECS products, including the NT321 IP desk phone, the HGT100 SIP phone, the ruggedized TD7696 Multi-Cell DECT 6.0 cordless telephone, a variety of network cameras (including the soon-to-be released BL-C101 and BL-C121) and the desktop-ready Communication Assistant (CA) Applications. Among its capabilities, Communication Assistant allows NCP users to easily handle calls and to check and access their own voice mail box simply and quickly instead of following voice prompts.
“With the NCP, Panasonic presents the small- and medium-sized business community with the perfect communication solution,” said Bill Taylor, Vice President, Communications Solutions Group, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. “This solution brings together a standard form factor with robust applications and support. Existing communication investments are protected, and new investments can be customized to offer the best, most professional communications solution available.”
In mid-November, Panasonic will launch a multi-city road show across the United States in support of its dealer base. The NCP500 model, which supports up to 68 stations, and the NCP1000 model which supports up to 108 stations, is available today from Authorized Panasonic Dealers. For more information, please visit www.panasonic.com/ecs.
About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Based in Secaucus, N.J., Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company (PCEC), a market and technology leader in High Definition television, is a Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: PC) and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Panasonic offers a complete suite of communication and networking solutions, including cordless phones, network cameras and photo and multi-function printers that provide convenience, style and ease-of-use. Information about Panasonic products is available at www.panasonic.com. Additional company information for journalists is available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.
UTS aquires Communication Design Group (July, 2005)
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PanTerra Networks Receives 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award
WorldSmart™ Recognized for Outstanding Innovation
SUNNYVALE, CA — May 19, 2009 — PanTerra Networks (www.panterranetworks.com), a leading provider of on-demand unified communications services for small and mid-sized businesses, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named PanTerra Networks’ WorldSmart as a recipient of a 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.
PanTerra Networks brings all the business communications services a company needs together into a single unified user experience with a single easy to use and administer on-demand solution. With WorldSmart, buying CAPEX is eliminated. WorldSmart services run in a reliable cloud-based datacenter and are delivered to businesses on-demand through their existing data network. With WorldSmart, businesses not only get all the business class digital voice services, but many more communications and collaboration applications they already depend on, such as Email, company-wide Calendar and Contacts, Audio Conferencing, Web Meeting, Desktop Share, Inbound Call Center applications, Business Secure IM and SMS Messaging, as well as Unified Presence and Mobility with a presence-based intelligent message routing service that distributes messages among multiple messaging systems.
“PanTerra Networks has been recognized with a 2008 Product of the Year Award for their excellence in the advancement of voice, data and/or video communications,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Group Editor-in-Chief. “PanTerra Networks has proven they are committed to quality and excellence in solutions that benefit the customer experience as well as ROI for the companies that use them. I am pleased to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.”
The Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes the vision, leadership and attention to detail that are the hallmarks of the prestigious award. The most innovative products and services brought to market in 2008 were selected as recipients of this year’s Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award for their groundbreaking achievement.
The 2008 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award winners can be found on the INTERNET TELEPHONY and Customer Interaction Solutions Web site.
About PanTerra Networks
PanTerra Networks is a leading provider of on-demand unified communications Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for small and medium sized businesses. The Company's WorldSmart Suites provide a complete set of communication, collaboration, call center and messaging services including unlimited voice, web meeting and conference, secure instant messaging, multimedia conferencing, remote desktop sharing and ACD/call center services delivered in a single easy to provision and easy to use and administer interface. WorldSmart Suites have the ability to tightly integrate with other business applications like Salesforce automation, which makes it an ideal productivity tool. PanTerra's WorldSmart on-demand services keep capital investment low and align operating expense to business value. WorldSmart is co-branded and re-sold exclusively through service providers, distributors and resellers. The Company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit http://www.panterranetworks.com or call +1 408.702.2200.
About TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. TMCnet is ranked as 2,921 in Quantcast's Top U.S. Sites placing TMCnet in the top .03% most visited Web sites in the US. In addition, TMC produces ITEXPO, 4GWE Conference, Digium|Asterisk World and Communications Developer Conference. TMC’s Green Blog has been ranked on the “100 Best Blogs for Those Who Want to Change the World.” TMC also recently launched new industry-specific Web sites: IT.TMCnet.com, Cable.TMCnet.com, Robotics.TMCnet.com, Satellite.TMCnet.com, Green.TMCnet.com. New services offered by TMCnet include the Tech Jobs site, TMCnet iPhone News and Facebook connections. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.
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