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TMCNet:  Mitel chosen by National Unified Procurement Company in Saudi Arabia

[June 09, 2010]

Mitel chosen by National Unified Procurement Company in Saudi Arabia

Jun 09, 2010 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Unified communications solutions provider Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL) announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabian healthcare supply chain company National Unified Procurement Company (NUPCO) has selected Mitel Virtual Solutions.


No financial details were disclosed.

According to the company, by selecting Virtual Mitel Communications Director (Virtual MCD) as the backbone of its system, NUPCO gains a scalable system that is intuitive for its workforce. In the first phase of deployment, NUPCO has rolled out Virtual MCD at its head office, providing the ability to network individual offices and remote locations seamlessly.

The rollout of the Mitel solution coincides with NUPCO's implementation of a virtualisation strategy, with a goal of complete data centre virtualisation using VMware. Virtual MCD, which leverages VMware vSphere 4, is expected to enable NUPCO to consolidate voice and data applications onto a single server, lowering server hardware costs and maintenance time for IT staff and reducing operational costs.

NUPCO has also selected the Mitel Applications Suite (MAS), which provides a suite of software applications including Mitel Audio and Web Conferencing (AWC), Mitel Business Dashboard and the Mitel Teleworker Solution on a single server. It provides a single point of access to administer applications and optionally manage all users on Virtual MCD.

In addition, NUPCO is planning a rollout of Mitel Unified Communicator (UC) Mobile to enable employees to link an office extension with any other telephone, mobile or landline.

The company will also be setting up a contact centre for inbound calls.

Mitel Customer Service Manager will enable contact centre employees to implement an intelligent queuing system designed to effectively route all calls. In addition, Unified Communicator (UC) Advanced will provide agents with screen pop-ups displaying customer information that enables for a more personalised experience.

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