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Siemens selected for Europe’s largest private managed IP network |
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Thursday, 19 July 2007 |
Siemens Enterprise Communications has been selected by Global Crossing to provide the open communications technology behind
Europe’s largest private managed IP communications network. OGCbuying.solutions has extended Global Crossing’s existing Managed Telephony Service (Mts) to 125,000
UK public servants across 600 locations until December 2011. A key enabler of the Government’s shared service agenda; Mts applies advanced communications technology to achieve more efficient use of public funds. Siemens’ open communications technology is a critical part of the infrastructure underpinning new ways of working. Global Crossing is partnering with Siemens for a hosted IP telephony service delivering pan-governmental collaboration and messaging services. The services are based on a managed implementation of Siemens HiPath 8000 platform plus its OpenScape unified communications application. The contract calls for HiPath 8000 and OpenScape to be EAL2 security accredited, providing assurance for ‘restricted’ communications. The open standards infrastructure will allow adoption of full unified communications across the whole of government at a pace that meets the needs of individual departments.
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