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Siemens Demonstrates Advanced Communications Solutions for Enterprises and Carriers; Multiple Technology Platforms Converge to Offer Seamless, Unified Communication

Posted on: Monday, 14 March 2005, 09:00 CST

Siemens Communications, Inc., announced that the first public demonstrations of the Siemens HiPath(R) OpenScape(TM) collaboration portal, working with its Internet Protocol-based (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) platform, Siemens IMS@dvantage(TM), are being conducted at the CTIA Wireless trade show in New Orleans, March 14-16, in booth 5245. This powerful convergence of unified communication technologies delivers a presence-enabled homogenous communications environment. The outcome is a smarter, more effective way of working collaboratively that not only injects vitality into business processes but also boosts productivity and profitability.

The Siemens HiPath OpenScape solution is a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)-based collaboration and personal productivity application suite that fits into an existing voice/data enterprise infrastructure and ties together various communication media. With presence awareness, drag-and-drop voice conferencing and one-click Web conferencing, the HiPath OpenScape solution enables workers to more efficiency reach contacts through their chosen modes of communication.

The Siemens IMS@vantage system delivers instant messaging, interactive mobile gaming, friend list/network presence detection, video telephony, Push and Talk over cellular, and a variety of other next-generation IP multimedia services across fixed and mobile networks. When combined with the right enabling platforms, Siemens IMS@dvantage can provide a complete service delivery ecosystem for the creation of rich multimedia services for next generation IP-based networks.

"This convergence of Siemens HiPath OpenScape and Siemens IMS@dvantage reaffirms our vision of advanced, unified communication working seamlessly across fixed, wireless, and enterprise networks," said Berndt Baumgartl, president, Mobile Division, Siemens Communications, Inc. "This will help an enterprise to gain advantages of real time collaboration and implement true mobile enterprise applications."

The HiPath OpenScape solution is a Web-based portal leveraging the Microsoft(R) Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Microsoft's "Istanbul" integrated communications client. By integrating IMS capabilities from the wireless domain with the OpenScape dashboard, Siemens is bringing real-time business communication tools to the enterprise market. For instance, it is possible to perform Push and Talk with a mobile user from the OpenScape desktop client; to integrate IMS presence into OpenScape solution's aggregated presence model; and stream video from a mobile device with IMS enabled QoS (quality of service) to the OpenScape desktop while doing Push and Talk in parallel.

Siemens has adopted a strategy of unified communications since the launch of its HiPath OpenScape collaboration portal in 2003. The company was recently identified by a leading independent research firm as the leader in this market segment.

About Siemens

Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $91.5 billion in fiscal 2004. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 430,000 people in 192 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com

About Siemens Communications, Inc.

Siemens Communications, Inc., offers its customers a broad portfolio of communication products and services and is a leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. The company's portfolio ranges from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures and complementary services for enterprises, carriers and service providers. Siemens Communications, Inc., is headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. For more information, visit www.usa.siemens.com/communications

Note: HiPath, OpenScape and IMS@dvantage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Siemens AG or its subsidiaries and affiliates. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. All other company, brand, product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

This release contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Siemens management. The words "anticipate,""believe,""estimate,""forecast,""expect,""intend,""plan,""should," and "project" are used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results to be materially different, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or services and changes in business strategy. Actual results may vary materially from those projected here. Siemens does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Source: Business Wire

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