NEI Introduces New E-4000 R4 High-Performance, Energy-Efficient Enterprise Communications Platform

CANTON, Mass., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NEI (Nasdaq: NENG), a leading provider of application platforms and lifecycle support services for software developers, OEMs and service providers worldwide, today announced the availability of the E-4000 R4 high-performance enterprise communications platform. Purpose-built for next-generation converged communications and telephony applications, the E-4000 R4 offers the industry's best combination of dual processors, quad-core processing, high availability, scalability, and telephony card integration in a 4U footprint. The system integrates telephony-specific capabilities and validation testing to enable more rapid time-to-market for high-density applications in a scalable, rack-mountable system.

NEI's E-4000 R4 is ideal for enterprise communications deployments such as voice mail/messaging, interactive voice response, contact center applications, auto dialing, unified messaging, online data entry/query, and speech-enabled auto attendants. The platform addresses the complex power and cooling capabilities required to integrate multiple high-end telephony cards. The E-4000 R4 supports up to five telephony boards, providing capabilities for up to 20 T1/E1 digital network interfaces, 60 analog loop-start points, 300 station tapped lines, or a virtually endless combination of interfaces, loop-start ports, and tapped lines. The density and power efficiency of the system make it a robust telephony platform, especially when compared with multiple smaller form-factor systems.

The new E-4000 R4 features a quad-core Intel Xeon 5500 processor for high-performance application requirements, and supports up to 96 GB DDR3 memory, six PCIe slots, and redundant hot-swap 800W AC power supplies for maximum reliability.

"NEI's extensive industry experience and solid understanding of enterprise communications requirements enables us to design best-in-class solutions for our customers," said Jeff Hudgins, vice president of marketing at NEI. "The new E-4000 R4 extends this commitment by delivering a robust enterprise communications platform that will enable developers to create high quality products while reducing their time to market."

To assist customers with various deployment and maintenance challenges, NEI offers a variety of support and service programs to ensure high availability, rapid response, effective troubleshooting, fast parts replacement, and 24-hour technical support. NEI uniquely offers comprehensive support for the entire hardware solution, including all integrated components.

Pricing and Availability

The new E-4000 R4 is now shipping. Pricing starts at $3,995.

About NEI

NEI is a leading provider of application platforms, appliances and lifecycle support services for software developers, OEMs and service providers worldwide. Through its comprehensive suite of services that include solution design, integration control, support and other value-added service capabilities, NEI enables customers to more effectively deploy, manage, service and support their solutions. Founded in 1997, NEI is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts and trades on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol NENG. For more information about NEI's products and services, visit www.nei.com.

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