Nortel expands its relationship with Microsoft, Dell

Convergence & VoIP This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Live Webcast: Get more for your IT dollar Register for this live webcast, "Get Better Results from your IT investments," to learn how to make your IT dollars stretch further. Get real-world advice from industry experts. The live event takes place on Thursday, November 15, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Click here to register now! Network World's Convergence & VoIP Newsletter, 10/22/07 Nortel expands its relationship with Microsoft, Dell By Steve Taylor and Larry Hettick Timed to coincide with Microsoft’s big unified communications launch last week, Nortel also made a series of announcements of its own. Nortel claimed that it would be the “first in the industry to offer customers software-based ‘native’ interoperability between its IP-PBX portfolio and [Microsoft] Office Communications Server 2007.” The features are planned for release in Q1 2008 and include: * Nortel Converged Office which integrates the comprehensive telephony feature set of Nortel's IP-PBX with OCS 2007. * Nortel Multimedia Conferencing 5.0 which will combine Nortel's Multimedia Conferencing with OCS 2007 to support a mix of attendee types including on-premises users with desktop clients, analog phones, digital or IP phones as well as partners, customers and remote callers. * The Nortel UC Integrated Branch integrated with Microsoft Mediation functionality into the Nortel Secure Router 4134. Nortel also announced it was expanding its relationship with Dell to allow the hardware vendor to offer its customers in the United States and Canada all of Nortel’s Enterprise products – including those developed under the Nortel and Microsoft Innovative Communications Alliance. 25% off DNSstuff Membership! Exclusive offer for Network World Readers. DNSstuff.com is a web application providing expertise and all the tools necessary to ensure that your DNS operates smoothly, efficiently and safely. Only $36/yr Coupon Code: NWW2007NLA Work smart & join today! And finally, Nortel announced that LG-Nortel, the LG Electronics and Nortel joint venture has delivered the LG-Nortel IP Phone 8500 series unified communications devices. The IP Phone 8500 series has been optimized for use with Office Communications Server 2007 and Microsoft Office Communicator 2007. Looks to us like Nortel is serious about delivering on joint development with Microsoft, and is delivering the products and sales channels to make good on the strategy they announced earlier this year. Next time: NEC comes to the OCS party.   What do you think? Post a comment on this newsletter

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Contact the author: Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. For more detailed information on most of the topics discussed in this newsletter, connect to Webtorials, the premier site for Web-based educational presentations, white papers, and market research. Taylor can be reached at taylor@webtorials.com Larry Hettick is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in voice and data. He is Vice President for Telecom Services and Infrastructure at Current Analysis, the leading competitive response solutions company. He can be reached at lhettick@currentanalysis.com This newsletter is sponsored by Fluke Networks Live Webcast: Get more for your IT dollar Register for this live webcast, "Get Better Results from your IT investments," to learn how to make your IT dollars stretch further. Get real-world advice from industry experts. The live event takes place on Thursday, November 15, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Click here to register now! ARCHIVE Archive of the Convergence & VoIP Newsletter. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007