Siemens Enterprise Communications to Speak on Key Unified Communications Themes at Enterprise Connect 2011

Participation in 11 general and breakout sessions will address topics including cloud, mobility, social media and contact centers

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Siemens Enterprise Communications

Feb 25, 2011, 06:00 ET

RESTON, Va., Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- At Enterprise Connect 2011 in Orlando, Florida, Siemens Enterprise Communications has been invited to participate in 11 sessions addressing a number of key communications topics. Echoing Siemens Enterprise Communications' vision of open collaboration for social, mobile, wired, wireless and cloud, speakers will discuss topics related to social networking in the enterprise and contact center, unified communications and mobility, and cloud communications.

Siemens Enterprise Communications and its customers will participate in the following sessions:

Implementation Options: Unified Communications (Deep Dive); Frank Fender, UC product manager and architect; Mon., Feb. 28, 9:00 am – 10:45 am

UC in 2011 – Myths, Realities and What Comes Next? (General Session); Ross Sedgewick, vice president, global solutions marketing; Mon., Feb. 28, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

What's Next for the Mobile Enterprise? (General Session); Wayne Seifried, director, global solutions marketing; Mon. Feb. 28, 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

IP Telephony RFP: Who Delivers the Goods (Workshop); Jeff Bridge, director, technical sales engineering; Mon., Feb. 28, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

UC + Social Software = Best of Both Worlds (Breakout Session); Paul Maddison, business development manager; Mon., Feb. 28, 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm

Socialize Your Contact Center for Greater Customer Engagement (Breakout Session); Donald Greco, director, customer interaction solutions; Tues., Mar. 1, 8:00 am – 8:45 am

Customer Panel Summit: Is There a New Model for Enterprise Communications & Collaboration? (General Session); Reginald Brinson, associate vice president and CIO, Clark Atlanta University (a Siemens Enterprise Communications customer); Tues., Mar. 1, 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Comparing UC Options: Who's Offering What? (Workshop); Peter Greco, director, strategic solutions; Tues., Mar. 1, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Building the Case for Social Software in the Enterprise (Breakout Session); Paul Maddison, business development manager; Wed., Mar. 2, 8:00 am – 8:45 am

Private Clouds: Virtualizing Your Enterprise (Breakout Session); Adrian Brookes, vice president, office of the CTO; Wed., Mar. 2, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

Integrating Mobility and UC RFP (Workshop); Wayne Seifried, director, global solutions marketing; Wed., Mar. 2, 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Siemens Enterprise Communications will also offer demos and information on its compelling UC solutions at its booth, number 601 on the exhibit floor. Enterprise Connect, formerly VoiceCon, runs Feb. 28 – Mar. 3. For more information on the show visit: www.enterpriseconnect.com.

About Siemens Enterprise Communications

Siemens Enterprise Communications is a premier provider of end-to-end enterprise communications, including voice, network infrastructure and security solutions that use open, standards-based architectures to unify communications and business applications for a seamless collaboration experience. This award-winning "Open Communications" approach enables organizations to improve productivity and reduce costs through easy-to-deploy solutions that work within existing IT environments, delivering operational efficiencies. It is the foundation for the company's OpenPath® commitment that enables customers to mitigate risk and cost-effectively adopt unified communications. Jointly owned by The Gores Group and Siemens AG, Siemens Enterprise Communications companies include Siemens Enterprise Communications, Cycos, and Enterasys Networks.

For more information about the Siemens Enterprise Communications or Enterasys please visit www.siemens-enterprise.com or www.enterasys.com

Note: Siemens Enterprise Communications & Co K.G. is a trademark licensee of Siemens AG. HiPath, OpenOffice, OpenScape and OpenStage, are registered trademarks of Siemens Enterprise Communications & Co K.G. or its affiliates. All other company, brand, product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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