[July 24, 2007] NEC Extends Reach of UNIVERGE Solutions Partner Program with the Addition of Three Leading Wireless Developers Tweet IRVING, Texas --(Business Wire)-- NEC Unified Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP and data communications, is expanding the reach of its global UNIVERGE(R) Solutions Partner Program through the addition of three leading wireless developers, IP Access International, AeroScout and FirstHand Technologies. These organizations are among the most recent to leverage NEC's telecommunications resources and join more than 175 global NEC partners in the development of customized applications and business solutions. Through the UNIVERGE Solutions Partner Program, NEC proactively works with third-party suppliers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to tailor products and services to meet a customer's specific needs. In addition, partners are afforded NEC global telecommunications resources, including the UNIVERGE OW5000 platform. The program accredits, promotes and manages all aspects of partner engagement, and works to provide partners with a range of API specifications to support interoperability with NEC UNIVERGE products. Developers also have access to a wide range of presence and status information. NEC's UNIVERGE Solution Partner program actively promotes interoperability with NEC products and systems, allowing partners to develop and integrate with third-party applications: -- IP Access International is a global business connectivity solutions provider, offering high performance, end-to-end networking for voice, video and data services around the world. With advanced satellite communications on land and sea via a sophisticated infrastructure of linked satellites and land networks, IP Access International provides businesses with multi-network communications all through a single source provider. NEC utilizes IP Access International's satellite as part of its Mobile Voice and Data Unit for disaster recovery and first responders. -- AeroScout is the market leader in enterprise visibility solutions based on Wi-Fi and other wireless-networking standards. The AeroScout Visibility System utilizes the power of innovative positioning technology to provide real business benefits through real-time location (RTLS), active radio-frequency identification (Active RFID) and telemetry. NEC integrated AeroScout's RFID technology to offer location-based services for verticals such as healthcare, hospitality, higher education and government. -- FirstHand Technologies mobilizes enterprise unified communications by extending the functionality of IP PBXs and related servers to a variety of smart phones and dual-mode devices over WiFi/cellular networks. NEC has developed the UNIVERGE Mobile Client portfolio, based on technology from FirstHand Technologies, to extend enterprise desktop features and functionality to popular mobile handsets. "The communication challenges of today's modern organizations continue to drive demand for innovative applications with advanced capabilities," said Paul Lopez, general manager, Marketing and Services at NEC Unified Solutions. "Our UNIVERGE Solutions Partner Program provides developers with the application interoperability of NEC's OW5000 platform and other resources to customize applications that meet the unique needs of their customers." The OW5000 platform is available immediately for developers enrolled in NEC's UNIVERGE Solutions Partner Program. For more information and developer support, please visit http://www.necunifiedsolutions.com/main/Partners/ParPartnersMain.asp For more information on NEC Unified Solutions and the UNIVERGE Solutions Partner Program, visit www.necunified.com. UNIVERGE is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]