Nortel and Microsoft have formed the industry-unique Innovative Communications Alliance to accelerate and transformation of today’s voice, video and data communications components into advanced unified communications solutions. As part of this alliance, enterprises can take advantage of Communication Server 1000 telephony features and capabilities integrated into Microsoft applications. These applications include Microsoft Live Communications Server 2005 (LCS), Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 (OCS), and Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging.

Nortel, together with its partners, is delivering unified communications solutions that allow users to experience enhanced communications while leveraging their existing investments in Nortel telephony. Communications Server 1000, Nortel’s cornerstone IP Telephony solution, is helping to deliver the unified communications experience by enabling enterprises to maximize each interaction, reinforce each relationship and deliver innovative new services.

Overview: Communication Server 1000 is a server-based, full-featured IP PBX, providing the benefits of a converged network plus advanced applications and over 750 world-class telephony features. Fully distributed over IP LAN & WAN infrastructure with built-in reliability and survivability, Communication Server 1000 supports business-critical applications, including unified messaging, customer contact center, IVR, wireless VoIP and IP phones.
Key Features: » Feature rich with over 750 call processing and telephony features » Highly scalable with support for up to 22,500 IP users off of one Call Server, multiple Call Servers networked together can support unlimited scalability » World class reliability and redundancy mechanisms - highly reliability architectural elements that maximize network uptime with extensive redundancy mechanisms to ensure network uptime including survivability options such as Campus and Geographic redundancy to support network failover » Extensive desktop portfolio includes; Wireless, Soft-phones, IP, Digital and Analog set support, to meet diverse end-user requirements » Supports business-critical applications, including IP Contact Center, CallPilot unified messaging, and integrated services such as conferencing, one-number-follow-me Personal Call Director, recorded announcement, network-wide attendant and messaging » Telephony integration with desktop application providers such as Microsoft and IBM [back to top]