Page 2 - NewsLync Winter 2014

2 NewsLync by Telecom Reseller Summer 2014
Sonus Delivers Enhanced Investment Protection for Microsoft

Lync Enterprise Voice and Real-Time Communications

K
ey Takeaways: Increased session and SBC 2000 can now be activated remotely with a seamlessly so that Microsoft Lync and similar in minutes, instead of hours or days, through
port capacity on the SBC 1000 and SBC license key, removing the need for technician- collaboration platforms can deliver real- the use of a software license key. The expanded
2000 Session Border Controllers (SBCs) assisted installation of additional hardware. time communications such as VoIP, video, control over network growth empowers service
can now be activated via a license key, removing The flexible architecture of the SBC 1000 and presence, unified messaging, find me/follow me, providers and enterprises to simplify network
the need for technician-assisted installation of SBC 2000 allows service providers, resellers and virtual whiteboarding and document sharing.
design, reduce costs and more effectively deploy
additional hardware.
enterprises to quickly add capacity without the By integrating Sonus SBCs into real-time advanced real-time communications features.
● Sonus is the only SBC vendor enabling inconvenience of service disruption. Sonus is the communications deployments, these powerful The Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 are
session and port capacity on branch office only brand to offer such ease-of-use capability in network devices protect, secure, simplify and integrated into the Sonus Element Management
SBCs to be upgraded using software without the requirement of hardware upgrades, thereby a branch office SBC portfolio.
As workplace communications increasingly standardize what otherwise would be very complex SIP-based multimedia communications.
System (EMS), delivering one common network management solution across the complete
reducing upgrade expenses and service take place outside of formal office locations, By helping customers future-proof their Sonus SBC product portfolio. This release
disruptions.
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based networks without over- or under-subscribing
amplifies EMS functionality on the SBC 1000
● The new capabilities of the SBC 1000 and communications have become foundational as to session or port capacity at the time of and SBC 2000 with support for network-wide
SBC 2000 enable resellers to better serve end companies strive to deliver the same capabilities deployment, the new configurations of the SBC provisioning, scheduled backup/restore and
customers while reducing operational expenses regardless of where an employee works. SBCs 1000 and SBC 2000 address today’s dynamic scheduled updates to help customers reduce
or deploying additional field personnel.
serve a critical role in securing and enabling business environments. Customers can purchase operating costs, optimize investments and
Sonus Networks, Inc., a global leader in SIP disparate technologies across service provider the capacity they need today with confidence that maximize network performance. ■
communications, introduced new software and and enterprise networks to work together
increased session and port count can be added
More at www.sonus.net
hardware enhancements to the Sonus SBC 1000
and SBC 2000 Session Border Controllers (SBCs)
which provide customers greater investment
protection by enabling increased session and
port capacity in a quick, simple manner. With
the continued rapid growth of new real-time
communications applications such as Microsoft
Lync Enterprise Voice, there is a corresponding
demand for more session throughput in
customer deployments. Today’s announcement
simplifies how enterprises – and the resellers who support them – can scale session capacity to meet
the needs of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP),
video and other latency-sensitive collaboration
tools associated with Unified Communications
(UC) deployments.
With the introduction of Release 3.2, increased
session and port capacity on the SBC 1000 and

snom UC Edition

Phones Capable of

Native Lync Device
Management

S
nom technology, a leading developer of
IP desktop business phones, announced
at Enterprise Connect 2014 that its snom
UC edition Lync qualified phones can leverage
Lync server’s native administration interface for
easy device management directly from the Lync
server.
snom UC edition Lync qualified phones
support in-band device management,
overcoming standard provisioning and
management challenges. Without this, mass
provisioning of Lync qualified phones has
been time consuming and expensive while also
requiring additional infrastructure.
snom will be discussing this capability, and
showcasing its entire lineup of products, in booth
#1507 at Enterprise Connect Orlando 2014,
taking place March 17-19 at the Gaylord Palms
Resort and Convention Center.
“This breakthrough solves a major
configuration and customization challenge for
customers deploying Lync with voice,” said Michael Knieling, COO of snom. “snom UC
edition phones can be managed natively via the
Lync Server without the need for additional
servers or provisioning tools.”
More information about provisioning and
managing snom UC editions phones with Lync
can be found on this page at snom.com.
Required settings like language, time
zone, function keys, etc. are assigned by the
administrator for individual users, groups of
users or specific locations. Because this can all be
done directly via the Lync server administration
interface (PowerShell), the cost and complexity of
additional network infrastructure, training and
maintenance can be eliminated.
“snom UC edition’s use of [Lync’s native
CONTINUES ON PAGE 3

p1-12_NewsLync_Summer 2014.indd 2
12/07/2014
22:07