Visit NEC at Enterprise Connect 2012 in Orlando

Posted by Bryan Williams on March 21, 2012April 20, 2021 Posted in Straight Talk Tagged cloud, collaboration, Communications, enterprise, unified

Enterprise Connect is upon us once again, and NEC is busier than ever in preparation. Our theme this year is The Empowered Workforce, and we'll be featuring two recently announced solutions: UNIVERGE 3C and UNIVERGE Cloud Services.

UNIVERGE 3C is our comprehensive unified communications and collaboration suite, representing not only a technology evolution, but also the evolution of the UNIVERGE brand. Where UNIVERGE 3C excels is in its common user interface across multiple device platforms (PC, laptop, tablet and smart phone), as well as its new, feature-rich Web collaboration capability. All of this will be on display at Enterprise Connect.

Announced this week, UNIVERGE Cloud Services will soon deliver unified communications as a service (UCaaS) in a manner that easy to purchase, deploy and manage. The service features a host of NEC's broad capabilities, including UNIVERGE 3C as its core UC platform, and Express5800 servers and M-Series storage in geographically redundant data centers.

In addition to the flurry of activity at NEC booth 609, we have a number of speakers. You can find the full Enterprise Connect 2012 conference schedule online. Here's a quick rundown of NEC's speakers at the event. See you there!

Date	Time	Speaker	Session Type	Topic
Monday, 3/26/2012	11-Noon	Todd Landry, SVP, NEC	General Session	Plennary/Summit: Has the Post-PBX Era Begun? (Roundtable)
Monday, 3/26/2012	2-5 p.m.	Pat Henkle, Director Product Line Mgmt, NEC	Reactor panel	Tutorial Workshop / RFP: UC with a PBX
Tuesday, 3/27/2012	9:15 – 10 a.m.	Donna Zett, CIO, AOT Bedding (Serta / Simmons)	General Session	Plennary/Summit: Is There a New Model For Communications & Collaboration (Roundtable)
	2:30 – 3:30	Todd Landry, NEC	Breakout panel	Breakout: UC Interoperability: How Real, How Much? (Reactor Panel)
	2:30 – 2:50	Jay Krauser, NEC	Sponsored session	NEC Sponsored Session (20 min); Heavenly UC: What it Means to Consume UC from a Cloud
Wednesday, 3/28/2012	2:30 – 5:30	Pat Henkle, NEC	Reactor panel	Tutorial Workshop / RFP: UC without a PBX
	2:30 – 3:25	Todd Landry, NEC	Sponsored session	NEC Sponsored Session: The Millenial Workforce & UC
	2:30 – 3:30	Ed Ashley, Manager, Product Mgmt, NEC	Breakout panel	What's New in Desktop Phones?
	2:30 – 3:30	Jay Krauser, NEC	Breakout panel	Managed / Hosted UC: Who's Offering What?

A Bold New Direction for NEC at Enterprise Connect

Posted by Bryan Williams on February 28, 2011April 20, 2021 Posted in Straight Talk Tagged collaboration, Communications, connect, enterprise, messaging, NEC, NEC Blog, servers, social, unified, video, voice, Web

Enterprise communications is evolving at an incredible pace. It seems only a few years ago we were all touting the benefits of voice over IP. Today, our industry is about much more than voice and data over the same network. Of course, unified communications is that “much more,” giving us voice, status and presence information, messages in a single inbox, video and Web collaboration tools, social networking capability, and ideally the ability to go mobile with all of these features.

This week our industry’s largest event, Enterprise Connect, kicks off in Orlando with a new name and vision, “Communications Transforming Business.” It’s a fitting tagline for a show that evolved out of voice-centric roots into a much broader array of topics, as UniCom Consulting’s Marty Parker points out this week on NoJitter.com, and one that also aligns with the direction NEC is demonstrating at booth 609.

Today, NEC Corporation unveiled a new Unified Communications & Collaboration architecture, which is being demonstrated in booth 609 at Enterprise Connect. Using Rich Internet Applications (RIA) technology, UC&C fits into today’s secure Web architectures and can be deployed either on-premise, in the cloud or a combination of both. It gives users a unified client across any device – smartphone, tablet, laptop or PC. The client itself is designed to be simple, elegant and intuitive based on the user’s role. It’s definitely worth a look if you are at Enterprise Connect this week.

Also worth a look are our speakers – we have five of them this year in the Enterprise Connect program.

“IP Telephony RFP: Who Delivers the Goods?”

Monday, February 28, 2:00 – 5:00 PM (Wade Irwin) in Osceola A

“Comparing UC Options: Who’s Offering What?”

Tuesday, March 1, 2:30 – 5:30 PM (Gary Gordon) in Osceola A

“The Role of Tablets in Enterprise UC”

Tuesday, March 1, 2:30 – 3:30 PM (Gary Gordon) in Osceola B

“Unified Communications Interoperability: What’s Needed?”

Wednesday, March 2, 8:00 – 8:45 AM (Todd Landry) in Sun B

“Integrating Mobility and UC RFP”

Wednesday, March 2, 2:30 – 5:30 PM (Sheryl Teague) in Sun B

Learn How to Make Your Device UC Smart (Part 1)

Posted by Bryan Williams on December 16, 2010April 20, 2021 Posted in Straight Talk Tagged apple, Communications, Firefox, google, iPad, Microsoft, mobility, unified, Univerge

Communication has come a long way since the 90s, yet, with so many different modes of communication, it’s often hard to keep track of it all – work phone, cell phone, home phone, laptop, desktop, tablet.

That’s why NEC is making mobile UC more available, by allowing you to access your solutions from the device of your choosing. The new Web version of the UCE Desktop and UCE Mobility works on Apple Mac®, iPad™ and thin client environments, and is supported by multiple web browsers including Google™ Chrome, Apple Safari®, Mozilla® FireFox® and Microsoft® Internet Explorer.

With UC for Enterprise, you are reachable without being tied down to a single location or mode of communication. Whether you prefer to use a smartphone, tablet or computer, you can stay connected via the Web-based interface. NEC’s mobile UC solutions add convenience, which allow you to be more productive and efficient with your workload.

Below are a few of the benefits of NEC’s UCE Mobility (UNIVERGE MC550), part of the UCE suite.

Single number reach – Forget all your different phone numbers. When you receive an incoming call, all phones will ring simultaneously, according to the contact rules you preset to determine how and when you’d like to be reached.
Single voicemail box – Don’t worry about missing a call or not knowing which voicemail to check. All unanswered calls are directed to your business voicemail account, to create a single voicemail box.
Enhanced mobile presence – Wondering if your contacts are available? Instantly determine other UCE users’ real-time status and availability via your desktop client on your smartphone.
Intuitive interfaces – Sometimes you are busy and we understand that. Now, you can easily set contact rules through your computer and change your status via their web-browser on any smartphone.
Enterprise dialing via smartphone – Used to just dialing your colleagues extension? Just because you’re on your smartphone doesn’t mean you have to stop. NEC enables station-to-station and external dialing through the enterprise switch to give you quick access to all your coworkers.
Improved efficiency and productivity– If you want to create a little more time in your day, NEC can help you streamline communications and information delivery by handling calls more promptly from wherever you are.
Increased customer satisfaction – Want to leave a positive impression on your customers? Deliver excellent customer service by providing customers with a single number that can be used to reach their contact on the first try and they’ll have no complaints.

Want to know what else is new with UCE Mobility? Stay tuned for Part 2 of Learn How To Make Your Device UC Smart.

NEC Booth 609 at VoiceCon Orlando

Posted by Bryan Williams on March 22, 2010April 20, 2021 Posted in Straight Talk Tagged Communications, unified, VoiceCon

NEC is busy, busy, busy this week at VoiceCon Orlando. Come see us at booth 609 if you happen to be there. If you’re not at the show, check out our NEC Live streaming site live from the booth.

First off, you’ll want to note this week’s news on our UC portfolio enhancements. Topping the list are enhancements to the UC for Enterprise suite, as well as the forthcoming UC for Business packaged as an embedded application with the UNIVERGE SV8300. Of course, our UNIVERGE Sphericall software-based communications offering continues to evolve with new video and wireless features, and UCB Contact Center interoperability, as well.

All of this and more can be seen at booth 609. There we have demos galore, everything a customer could need to orchestrate communications in their business and life.