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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - (July 07, 2010)

Advanced Unified Messaging from NEC Gives Employees a Personal Assistant and Access to Speech Recognition Applications for On-the-Go Messaging



Date: 7/7/2010
Irving, Texas

  • NEC's UM8700 unified messaging provides mobility options for remote or traveling employees #productivity #ucoms
  • Manage the chaos of voice, email and fax messages with unified messaging from NEC (new UM8700)#mobility #ucoms
  • Speech commands in unified messaging make it easier to access messages while traveling. #ucoms  http://ow.ly/27KDj
  • Businesses can integrate current communications system, from NEC or other vendors, with the UM8700 to meet growing business's needs

NEC Corporation of America (NEC) today introduced UNIVERGE® UM8700, a scalable unified messaging solution that delivers advanced speech and mobility features designed to meet the needs of mid-to-large enterprises. The flexible architecture of the UM8700 allows seamless integration with a customer's current communications technology or email system to deliver unified messaging and helps users manage messages while in the office and stay connected when they leave the office. 

Built on Applied Voice and Speech Technologies, Inc.'s (AVST) award-winning CallXpress® platform, UM8700 includes advanced call processing voicemail, unified messaging, personal assistant, fax, speech and notification tools that make it easier to access and manage messages. Additionally, UM8700 offers continuous protection of mission-critical communications services with a distributed architecture that can predict and correct problems before they occur.

The personal assistant feature allows users to screen and route calls to the most appropriate telephone - desk, mobile or home office phone - based on scheduling. Additionally, UM8700's voice user interface enables speech recognition capabilities so that customers can access their inbox whether they're in the office, at home or on the road. Users can also access messages, navigate message queues, process messages or even call system users through speech commands.

"The new features included in the UM8700 can enhance user mobility and productivity in a variety of roles," said Jay Krauser, general manager and senior technology strategist, NEC. "In one common example, the voice user interface can be accessed by a receptionist in a mid- to large-sized healthcare company with multiple clinics to make appointments easier and faster, thereby reducing patient hand-off across offices, increasing patient satisfaction and allowing the receptionist to address more patient calls.  The receptionist can also navigate through large directories of doctors, nurses and administrators with a simple voice command, making it simpler to locate people and stay on task."

A detailed UM8700 product brochure is available online.

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About NEC Corporation of America
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, NEC Corporation of America is a leading provider of innovative IT, network and communications products and solutions for service carriers, Fortune 1000 and SMB businesses across multiple vertical industries, including Healthcare, Government, Education and Hospitality. NEC Corporation of America delivers one of the industry's broadest portfolios of technology solutions and professional services, including unified communications, wireless, voice and data, managed services, server and storage infrastructure, optical network systems, microwave radio communications and biometric security. NEC Corporation of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with operations in 30 countries and more than $42 billion in revenues. For more information, please visit www.necam.com.

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