AVST Demonstrates Benefits of Unified Communications Solution at Lotusphere 2007
Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST), a leading provider of unified communications solutions, is showcasing its flagship platform, CallXpress, at Lotusphere 2007 this week at the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort in Orlando, Fla. CallXpress is AVST’s innovative unified communications platform that features tight integrations to IBM Lotus Notes® and IBM Domino™. AVST is located at booth #615 in the Partner Pavilion at Disney’s Dolphin and Swan Hotel.
Now in its fourteenth year, Lotusphere 2007 promotes people productivity and is the premier industry event on collaboration technologies. The global technology and marketing conference is attended by IBM Business Partners and Lotus users. This high profile event receives executive-level participation from companies around the globe and this year, 6,000 attendees are expected to gather for five days of hands-on sessions, keynote presentations and a vendor showcase.
“Lotus has always been about collaboration and productivity,” said Sandra Marcus, Lotusphere Manager. “When we first started Lotusphere we were talking about people productivity. A few years ago we expanded that concept to team productivity. And now we are talking about organizational productivity.”
Tailored to Lotus software applications, CallXpress delivers world-class call processing, voice messaging, unified messaging and advanced speech applications designed for companies of all sizes. CallXpress combines voice, fax and e-mail messages in one inbox and makes them accessible via telephone, wireless device or computer. With CallXpress, employees can communicate and collaborate more productively and effectively with access to messages anywhere, anytime. That means customers aren’t left waiting, mobile workers are accessible and urgent messages are available right away.
“Lotusphere is an important event for us,” said AVST’s Vice President of Marketing Denny Michael. “We share a common vision for people productivity and technology collaboration. Our strong relationship with IBM has enabled us to offer tight integrations to Lotus software applications and we look forward to sharing the advantages of unified communications to attendees this week.”
AVST has over 35,000 systems installed worldwide and an impressive list of customers, including many Fortune 1000 companies, professional sports teams, healthcare facilities, universities and government agencies.
About AVST
Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST) is a leading developer of communications solutions for businesses of all sizes. Through its world-class unified communications platform, CallXpress®, and its innovative speech application module, Seneca®, AVST offers the industry’s most powerful suite of second generation communications solutions including voice messaging, unified messaging, speech-enabled applications (including automated attendant and hands-free mobile worker access), and call processing (including embedded IVR).
The CallXpress unified communications platform is designed to facilitate the enterprise migration from legacy TDM call processing and voice mail solutions to IP-enabled unified communications by delivering the interoperability, scalability, feature depth and flexibility, and administrative capabilities that enterprise IT and Telecom teams are demanding.
Headquartered in Orange County, CA, AVST maintains facilities in Seattle, WA and the United Kingdom and has remote sales offices across the United States. With over 35,000 systems installed worldwide, AVST’s unified communications solutions are sold and supported internationally by an extensive network of resellers and OEM partners. Established in September 2003, AVST was formed from the combined businesses of Sound Advantage (established in 1997) and the AVT division (established in 1982) of Captaris, Inc. For more information contact Denny Michael, Vice President of Marketing, at 949-699-2300 or access the company’s website at www.avst.com.