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Nortel: Jamaica's Norman Manley International Airport Selects Nortel for Network Upgrades UC Network to Improve Employee Communications and Passenger ServicesSUNRISE, Fla, Feb 09, 2009 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) has selected Nortel* [TSX: NT, OTC: NRTLQ] for network enhancements that will enable new operating efficiencies between airport staff, airlines, customs and immigration groups, as well as improve customer service for airport customers. This project supports the Airport Authority of Jamaica's drive to modernize the island's two international airports, including NMIA which serves the capital of Kingston. Nortel's unified communications solution will enable new applications that increase productivity and generate cost efficiencies for airport operations. The system will also enhance processes for travelers, such as airline reservations and passport control, as well as utilize VOIP and video-on-demand to deliver multimedia content to flight information monitors and airport lounges. Most importantly, the upgrades ensure a highly-secure and reliable network. The new system will allow NMIA to run operations from one centralized network, eliminating the costs of building and maintaining separate systems for data, video and voice. The system will also be centrally managed, which enables NMIA to respond faster to operational issues. "The network has become the most important piece of infrastructure we own, as every facet of our business is now connected including check-in and boarding systems, baggage management, immigration and passport control, CCTV, access control, building management, flight information systems and voice systems," said Richard Gibbs, IT Projects development manager, NMIA. "With Nortel's technology supporting the newly implemented Common Use Passenger Processing Systems (CUPPS) and the soon to be implemented Common Use Self Service (CUSS) Check-in Kiosk, NMIA will provide one of the most sophisticated airport network solutions in use today." "Nortel's Ethernet Routing Switch portfolio provides the building blocks for creating a data information infrastructure that supports the requirements of NMIA, while protecting its network integrity and privacy," said Michael Calzada, data business/channel development lead, Caribbean and Latin America, Nortel. "Nortel's unified communications portfolio is the most comprehensive on the market with an end to end solution that includes multimedia applications, voice, video and a complete data and security infrastructure". The NMIA unified communications solution is based on Nortel's Ethernet Switches 8600 and 5520. Third-party studies have shown that unified communications technology from Nortel can help improve productivity by as much as 18 percent and provide a return on investment of as much as 178 percent. In addition, Nortel's energy-efficient technology can help manage costs and reduce environmental impact, providing up to 20 times the performance and seven times the resiliency of competitive solutions while consuming up to 40 percent less energy and costing up to 50 percent less to own and operate.*** "Nortel and Innovative Corporate Solutions Limited**, which will serve as the local implementation and support partner for the NMIA project, are very strong players in the data network market - as evidenced by our awarding them this deal," said Gibbs "We are already experiencing significant improvements in our network, and the expansion project is moving along at an excellent pace." About Innovative Corporate Solutions Innovative Corporate Solutions Limited (ICSL) was incorporated in 2003 with one objective, to provide quality information communication technology products and services to clients in the Caribbean. ICSL provides viable solutions for physical infrastructure, computer technology, business continuity, power protection, integrated communications and connectivity. All services and products are designed to help even the smallest business increase productivity through enhanced system performance, software management, network and storage management and performance tools. Innovative has earned a trusted name in Jamaica and the Caribbean business community by offering a partnership based approach in business development. ICSL employs a philosophy that clients should have complete control in choosing technology that must be both practical and applicable and most importantly must solve business needs. About Nortel Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications capabilities that make the promise of Business Made Simple a reality for our customers. Our next-generation technologies, for both service provider and enterprise networks, support multimedia and business-critical applications. Nortel's technologies are designed to help eliminate today's barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying networks and connecting people to the information they need, when they need it. Nortel does business in more than 150 countries around the world. Certain statements in this press release may contain words such as "could", "expects", "may", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "targets", "envisions", "seeks" and other similar language and are considered forward-looking statements or information under applicable securities legislation. These statements are based on Nortel's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the operating environment, economies and markets in which Nortel operates. These statements are subject to important assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and the actual outcome may be materially different from those contemplated in forward-looking statements. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, see Nortel's Annual Report on Form10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other securities filings with the SEC. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, Nortel disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. *Nortel, the Nortel logo and the Globemark are trademarks of Nortel Networks. **This is a 3rd party link as described in our Web linking practices. ***The Tolly Group Report Number 208298 , July 2008, reported the results of a power consumption evaluation of six Nortel converged data network products consisting of large and medium core and wiring closet Ethernet Routing Switches (ERS), enterprise branch office routers, and IP phones compared to similar Cisco products on the basis of power consumption and heat dissipation, and five-year operational cost. See also the Tolly Group Report Number 208275, January 2008, and Info-Tech Research Group Report (January 30, 2008). 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