Siemens Enterprise Communications Ranked #153 on 2012 InformationWeek 500 List of Top Technology Innovators in the US

RESTON, Va., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As a result of the company's ongoing commitment to innovation in IT, Siemens Enterprise Communications (@SiemensEnt) today announced it has been included on the 2012 InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation's most innovative users of business technology. Siemens Enterprise Communications was prominently placed in the top third of the list at number 153. Enterasys, a Siemens Enterprise Communications company, was also included at number 80.

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Siemens Enterprise Communications was recognized for its industry-leading OpenScape Suite, which delivers comprehensive unified communications for businesses of all sizes. It simplifies and streamlines the sharing of information, which drives creativity, problem solving, and faster decisions.  With unparalleled scalability, mobility and federation, OpenScape delivers a consistent and harmonized user experience for presence, messaging, contacts and directories in large multi-site, multi-vendor organizations.

"Siemens Enterprise Communications takes pride in being a forward-thinking, innovative company, both in the products we deliver to our customers and in our own corporate IT," said Chris Hummel, Chief Commercial Officer, Siemens Enterprise Communications. "Being listed on the InformationWeek 500 is simply further evidence that our OpenScape solution provides companies of all sizes the easiest path to collaborate more productively and communicate more seamlessly, inside and outside their organization."

InformationWeek identifies and honors the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual 500 listing, and also tracks the technology, strategies, investments, and administrative practices of America's best-known companies. Past overall winners include PACCAR Inc., The Vanguard Group, CME Group, National Semiconductor, Con-Way, and Principal Financial Group. The InformationWeek 500 rankings are unique among corporate rankings as it spotlights the power of innovation in information technology, rather than simply identifying the biggest IT spenders.

"The InformationWeek 500 has recognized the most innovative users of business technology for 24 years, and this year's innovations were particularly impressive," said InformationWeek Editor In Chief Rob Preston. "What the editors looked for are unconventional approaches—new technologies, new models, new ways of grabbing business opportunities and solving complex business problems with IT."

Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found online at www.informationweek.com/iw500/.

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About Siemens Enterprise Communications
Siemens Enterprise Communications is a premier provider of end-to-end enterprise communications, including voice, network infrastructure and security solutions that use open, standards-based unified communications and business applications for a seamless collaboration experience. This award-winning "Open Communications" approach enables organizations to improve productivity and reduce costs through easy-to-deploy solutions that work within existing IT environments, delivering operational efficiencies. It is the foundation for the company's OpenPath® commitment that enables customers to mitigate risk and cost-effectively adopt unified communications. Jointly owned by The Gores Group and Siemens AG, Siemens Enterprise Communications includes Cycos and Enterasys Networks. For more information about Siemens Enterprise Communications or Enterasys please visit www.siemens-enterprise.com or www.enterasys.com.

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Note: Siemens Enterprise Communications & Co K.G. is a trademark licensee of Siemens AG. HiPath, OpenOffice, OpenScape and OpenStage, are registered trademarks of Siemens Enterprise Communications & Co K.G. or its affiliates. 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.

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