Siemens Enterprise Communications Receives Internet Telephony® Magazine's 2010 Product of the Year Awards

RESTON, Va., Feb. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Enterprise Communications today announced OpenScape UC Server 2010 and Enterasys Wireless solutions received 2010 Product of the Year Awards from Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC®) Internet Telephony magazine, which covers voice over Internet protocol products and services.

"We're honored to be recognized by Internet Telephony magazine for our unified communications and wireless technologies," said Chris Hummel, chief marketing officer at Siemens Enterprise Communications. "We strive to bring revolution to communication design with OpenScape UC Server 2010 and provide seamless performance for any device/application with the industry's best total cost of ownership with our Enterasys Wireless solutions."

OpenScape UC Server 2010 won the award for its comprehensive suite of unified communications and collaboration applications which removes artificial legacy barriers. Its key features include application virtualization, flexible deployment architecture and subscription-based licensing.

Enterasys Wireless solutions are a leader in providing integrated wired/wireless management and for high performance multimedia capabilities which address user needs to support the newest devices and applications in a mobile environment. The breadth of the solutions cover access points, controllers, management and advanced services including advanced intrusion prevention.

"I am pleased to announce Siemens Enterprise Communications as a Product of the Year Award winner. The editors of Internet Telephony have verified that OpenScape UC Server 2010 and Enterasys Wireless solutions display quality and innovation plus provide real needs in the marketplace," stated Rich Tehrani, chief executive officer, TMC. "I would like to congratulate Siemens Enterprise Communications for its commitment to advancing IP communication technologies."

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 architectures to unify 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 companies include Siemens Enterprise Communications, Cycos, and Enterasys Networks.

For more information about the Siemens Enterprise Communications or Enterasys please visit www.siemens-enterprise.com or www.enterasys.com.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, NGN and InfoTECH Spotlight magazines. TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the world's leading B2B communications event. TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries.  In addition, TMC runs multiple industry events: 4GWE; Smart Grid Summit; M2M Evolution; Cloud Communications Summit; Social CRM Expo; SIP Tutorial; VIPeering; Business Video Expo; CVx; Digium|Asterisk World; StartupCamp; MSPAlliance MSPWorld and more!  Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information.

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.

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SOURCE Siemens Enterprise Communications