Ericsson Enterprise, a leader in voice, data and mobility solutions. today announced its product roadmap towards the mobile enterprise which blend traditional telecommunications, IP-enabled data convergence products and wireless platforms into today’s enterprises. Ericsson Enterprise is focused on assisting businesses prepare for a future where workers roam the world with instant access to the office. A leader in the industry, Ericsson will continue to pioneer cutting-edge solutions that prepare businesses for the mobile workplace that is the trend today.

Ericsson Enterprise’s product roadmap enables businesses to take the first steps into embracing the entire range of communications solutions. Its innovative products allow users to seamlessly connect between a Personal Area Network (Ericsson mobile devices and Bluetooth), the Local Area Network (IP-enabled PBX systems like the MD110 and Webswitch and Wireless LAN) and the Wide Area Network(WAN).

In addition, the new Mobile Enterprise Communications system, expected out by the end of the year, will be unique because it provides the full MD110 feature-set that Ericsson customers today demand. These features will be available for all end users and phone, whether they are GSM/PCS, 3G, IP or traditional analog or digital phones. An added advantage of re-using the MD110 software and feature-set, is that this enables Ericsson to concentrate its main efforts on providing its customers with new applications for the 3G world, instead of designing already existing PBX services.

"Mobility is both a challenge and an opportunity. It transforms daily lives and changes the way companies do business, said Ericsson Enterprise President Lars E. Svensson. "With markets in 120 countries, Ericsson Enterprise has its finger on the pulse of enterprise needs and has identified mobility as the key to success for enterprises today."

IDC reported that by 2004, revenues for LAN-based PBX systems will reach over one billion dollars. This global growth in IP-based networking communication systems illustrates the growing understanding in the business world that for businesses to stay ahead, they need to implement a communications system that can integrate mobility and programmability.

"Today’s networks must be capable of handling mobility, dealing with traveling workers, telecommuters and office moves and changes," said IDC senior analyst Paul Strauss. "Furthermore, they must be able to work with voice/data applications to work closely with such productive business tools as shared calendars, databases and white boards. It is likely that firms that install IP-related telephone systems will see the benefits of mobility first, and the benefits of programmability will emerge."

Ericsson Enterprise hallmark communication solutions are designed to simplify business communications with products geared to deal with the diverse communication mediums in today’s workplace. The roadmap products include the powerful MD110 PBX and Solidus eCare Contact Center which acts as a communication network solution for large enterprise and the WebSwitch product line of IP-enabled PBXs for small to medium-sized business wanting to converge voice and data. Built to offer scaleability and performance, these products are the foundation needed to deal with traditional telecommunications needs. Ericsson’s new products, the WAP Gateway and the Mobile Enterprise Communication System, as well as theWireless LAN, provide the bridge needed to merge the power of telecommunications and data networking with the ultimate flexibility of the wireless area network.

Ericsson is a driving force in state-of-the-art mobile communications with twice the net sales of its nearest competitor. The company has 40 percent market share in mobile GSM systems and it is the only supplier with all second and third generation mobile communications standards. Ericsson Enterprise will leverage the company’s wireless expertise to help businesses transform simple voice and data networks into one communications center incorporating the wireless network world.

"Ericsson Enterprise combines high-quality voice, data and the Internet to allow people to access their corporate network anyplace and anytime," Svensson continued. "Our product roadmap reflects Ericsson commitment to harness the power of mobility, telecommunications, and data-communications to produce superior solutions for the businesses of today and prepare them for the world of a wireless tomorrow."

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