Siemens Enterprise Communications Named Best of Enterprise Connect 2013 Award Finalist

RESTON, Va., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of its commitment to delivering revolutionary unified communications (UC) solutions, Siemens Enterprise Communications has been selected as a finalist for Enterprise Connect Orlando's Best of Enterprise Connect Award, for its OpenScape Mobile solution. The Best of Enterprise Connect award recognizes exhibitors who have made significant technological advancements within the enterprise communications and collaboration industry. 

"We are pleased to be selected as a finalist for the Best of Enterprise Connect Award," said Chris Hummel, chief commercial officer, Siemens Enterprise Communications. "We have adopted a 'mobile first' philosophy to focus on the mobile user experience and OpenScape Mobile is an excellent example of how we are making UC easier and more flexible for users and IT managers."

OpenScape Mobile is a single mobile client that brings together VoIP, Video and comprehensive UC capabilities of OpenScape into a single next generation user experience, featuring unique gesture-driven capabilities that take advantage of the latest mobile device platforms and controls. OpenScape Mobile intuitively places a wide range of sophisticated unified communications capabilities at your fingertips, including presence, conferencing, directory access, one number service, VoIP, Video and our award-winning Call Swipe capability.

"We want to congratulate Best of Enterprise Connect finalists for their innovation within the enterprise communications market," said Eric Krapf, Enterprise Connect Co-Chair.  "We applaud Siemens Enterprise Communications and look forward to presenting the Best of Enterprise Connect award onsite at the event."

Best of Enterprise Connect is a juried award in which the preliminary round of voting chose six finalists, including Siemens Enterprise Communications. Voting for the Best of Enterprise Connect winner takes place in early March and the winner will be announced Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

Enterprise Connect takes place March 18-21, 2013 at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando, FL.  For more information visit: http://www.enterpriseconnect.com/bestofenterpriseconnect/.

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About Enterprise Connect 
Enterprise Connect (formerly VoiceCon) is the leading conference and exhibition for enterprise IP Telephony, Converged Networks and Unified Communications in North America. Enterprise Connect® brings corporate IT decision makers together with the industry's vendors, analysts and consultants to focus on the issues central to enterprise networks and communications. Enterprise Connect® owns and produces No Jitter, (http://www.nojitter.com/), providing daily blogging and analysis of enterprise communications, and it also serves the community with a weekly email newsletter, a Webinar Series and Virtual Events. For more information, visit http://enterpriseconnect.com/.

About Siemens Enterprise Communications 
Siemens Enterprise Communications is a leading global provider of unified communications (UC) solutions and network infrastructure for enterprises of all sizes. Leveraging 160 years of experience, we deliver innovation and quality to the world's most successful companies, backed by a world-class services portfolio which includes international multi-vendor managed and outsourcing capabilities.

Our OpenScape communications solutions provide a seamless and efficient collaboration experience – on any device – which amplifies collective effort and dramatically improves business performance.

Together, our global team of UC experts and service professionals set the standards for a rich communications experience that empowers teams to deliver better results.

Siemens Enterprise Communications is a joint venture of The Gores Group and Siemens AG, and includes Enterasys Networks, a provider of network infrastructure and security solutions, creating a complementary and complete enterprise communications solutions portfolio.

For more information, please visit:  
www.siemens-enterprise.com or www.enterasys.com

Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG is a Trademark Licensee of Siemens AG.

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