Unify Wins First Place in Five Readers' Choice Awards from funkschau and CRN Germany

MUNICH and BOCA RATON, Fla., Dec. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Unify, a leading communications software and services firm, has been awarded first place in five readers' choice polls from the German publications funkschau and CRN, highlighting the strength of the company's product portfolio and channel program. Unify's OpenScape solution was voted best by funkschau readers in three categories in the fields of ICT: IP-PBX for SMBs, IP-PBX for Large Enterprises and Contact Center. Plus, Unify was recognized as a Channel Champion and Producer of the Year by CRN Germany.

"We are very happy about these awards and would like to thank the readers for their confidence," said Peter Kuerpick, executive vice president, Product House for Unify. "Unify is dedicated to delivering the new way to work through our solutions, providing innovative, intuitive technology that motivates employees and improves productivity, and this commitment is reflected in the results of the funkschau reader poll. In addition, the CRN Channel Champion award and Producer of the Year awards in the category ICT show that we are on the right track with our new global partner program and our products."

Funkschau readers voted Unify's OpenScape solutions for the top prize in three categories:

• Best IP-PBX for SMBs – OpenScape Business was voted top solution over Auerswald (2) and Cisco (3). OpenScape Business enables SMBs to easily take advantage of UC with a flexible, all-in-one solution that combines voice, UC, Web collaboration and mobility features, helping to make teams work more efficiently.
• Best IP-PBX for Enterprises – OpenScape Enterprise garnered the most votes over Star Face (2) and Innovaphone (3). OpenScape Enterprise offers a flexible, scalable suite of tools to fully benefit from the advantages of UC, with an intuitive user interface to ensure that today's anywhere worker can easily collaborate at any time and from any location.
• Best Contact Center Solution – OpenScape Contact Center Suite won for the top contact center solution. It provides contact center agents, supervisors and managers with all of the elements required for a world-class contact center, including support for all major mobile devices, tight social media integration and superior analytics.

Computer Reseller News Germany readers also voted Unify as a top vendor in two awards in the ICT category.  Thomas Schmieske, Head of Indirect Channels for Germany, was named a 2014 Channel Champion. In addition, Unify was voted as the top Producer of the Year in telecommunications, recognizing the company's innovation, quality and strength of the product portfolio.

About Unify

Unify is one of the world's leading communications software and services firms, providing integrated communications solutions for approximately 75 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Our solutions unify multiple networks, devices and applications into one easy-to-use platform that allows teams to engage in rich and meaningful conversations. The result is a transformation of how the enterprise communicates and collaborates that amplifies collective effort, energizes the business, and enhances business performance. Unify has a strong heritage of product reliability, innovation, open standards and security.

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