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News
July 2010
Aastra have announced that Paul Johnson Sales Director has left the company as part of UK changes.
 
May 2010
Aastra receives Unified Communications® magazine’s 2009 Product of the Year Award for the CMG application suite  more 
 

April 2010
Aastra's appointment of  a new UK managing director announced  more

 

Feb 2010
Aastra  receive the Frost & Sullivan 2009 EMEA Inbound Contact Routing Systems Market Growth Strategy Leadership for Solidus 7.

 

Jan 2010
Aastra part company with their UK country manager....
Michael Calvert has left Aastra UK. Hugh Scholaert is overseeing the UK operation in the interim until  the replacement is recruited.

 
Aastra announce  certification for MX-One TSE as part of the HP ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem alliance (HP ProCurve ONE) ...more
 
Well done to Damovo - in these times of difficult economic times it is nice to hear that someone is taking on apprentices and thinking ahead ... publication
 
Aastra claim the number 3 slot in the EMEA region. TelecomTV interview Hugh Scholaert.
 
TMA then CMA and finally BCS - a sign of the times... a little more than a name change ... more 
 

There is a lot said about Green IT. Aastra MX-One has very good environmental credentials with low power consumption for MX-One TSE and for the IP handsets compared to its leading competitors. But then it always had, the MD110 was always light years ahead of its competition in the power stakes using often less than half than  its competition.

 
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Latest Comms publications and resources from Ericsson ... more

  

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April AGM meeting notes and information downloads available from the 16th May.
Aastra launch a new program targeted at promoting the Enterprise Solutions Portfolio  to the UK ICT consultant community. It is a sign that Aastra are going to be very active in the marketplace in 2010. This programme is launched to coincide with the new MX-ONE version 4 and the award winning Solidus 7 platform.
Finding out more about Version 4 - Damovo have organised a briefing 'TAKE 5' on the 16th March to be held in London.  Contact your account manager (Damovo customers) for more details.
Dec 3rd Meeting presentations and summary now published in the members area. (15th Dec)
MX-One version 4 successful UK field trail completed. Formall launch December 14th,  available from the new year.  Talk to your partner about upgrade options and the offer from Aastra running until June 2010.
Solidus version 7 formally launched by Aastra, contact your partner for further details.
DNA will not be supported on the Aastra MX-One TSE platform from version 4 onwards. It will remain as an option however on the MX-One TSW platform.
Materials from the 10th September Aastra Day now available in the web portal for members.
AVST supply Messaging platform for the Aatra MX-One Unified Messaging - still an under utilised business tool? AVST have agreed to provide free advice to user group members in order to help us get the most from our existing messaging investments on MX-One.  We have now added a Messaging resource page to help members seek advice and access useful support materials on Messaging.
April AGM notes and slides published in the members area.
Feb 5th user group meeting notes and downloads now published in the members area. You will need to log in to access.
MX-ONE TSE Version 3.2 launched by Aastra into the UK. Highlights of what new functionaility that includes are now available in the members area.
DNA lives - Aastra have reversed the Ericsson phaseout decision for DNA. Yes, they have listened to the users; a really positive indicator Aastra are much more customer centric. More details in the members portal.
Presentation materials from the 11th of September Aastra Day are available from Wednesday 17th September in the members area.
Main Sales and Service partners for Aastra MX-ONE

There are a number of partners claiming to be able to look after  MD110 / MX-ONE systems. The Aastra list is not that helpful either. After a number of complaints from end users we have published who we understand are the approved main choices out there today (published on the partners page).

It consists of a  sales and service partner schematic for the 'approved' suppliers to end users Aastra MD110/MX-ONE. If anyone feels there are additions to make or if you would like to comment on the information please contact us.

Over the next few months we will be changing some of the content areas and gracefully upgrading the site. This work should be completed by the end of July. We will also undertaking a contact program over the June-August period to seek direct feedback on issues challenging all of us today.
It is official... as of the 1st May the Ericsson Enterprise unit is part of Aastra.
AGM presentation slides available from the 2nd May to members.
Presentation and workshop materials from February 7th meeting now available in the members portal.
Latest slides from Dec 5th Meeting  now available in the members portal.
Ericsson Enterprise have complete a series of launch events in the UK for the new Enterprise Multimedia Server (EMS), a pure SIP based softswitch catering for the 50-500 user market. General Availability from the end of December.
Enterprise Multi-Media Server from Ericsson

Ericsson Mobile gateway brings FMC to non-Ericsson IPBXs in the latest release.

Ericsson and Microsoft have launched a fully integrated, mobile, unified communications experience for business users at Microsoft’s worldwide Unified Communications Launch 2007 in San Francisco using the mobility gateway.  The OCS integrated solution is due for lauch Q1 2008.... more

Ericsson Dialog 5446 IP telephone

The new 5000 series is launched with the 5446 IP phone. Availability date for ordering the 5446 is December 17th. General info available in presentation material from AGM (Ericsson Update) and in terminal section. Contact your sales partner for further information.

Presentation material from the Ericsson Day held in London on the 13th September now available for download from the members area.
May User Group Presentations available in the user group portal. Theme of the meeting was Fixed Mobile Convergence. Login to access presentation material.
Enterprise Multi-Media Server from Ericsson Ericsson add the Enterprise Multi-Media Server (EMS) solution to their portfolio.
Ericsson VIPr Ericsson Enterprise launch the Virtual Presence (ViPr) Video Conference with both desktop and conference room options. SIP based with H264 coding standard for the highest quality of performance.
Solidus e-Care V5 announced. Further information in the portal. 
CCM phase out end of May 2007.  What does this mean to existing users and what options do you have? Further information in the portal.
February 8th User Group presentations from the meeting now available in the portal for download.
MX-ONE version 3 launched into the UK market. Presentation information available in the members area. Ericsson  presented further information at the February user group meeting.
A new range of terminals on the horizon; the 5000 series. Expected  mid 2007 ...  more
The new IPLU is launched with MX-ONE™ Telephony Switch (i.e. BC13) providing 4 times the capacity of the old ELU 32. For those looking for enhanced IP phone features this is worth considering. Ericsson are offering a trade- in deal on ELU32. For full details contact your sales partner. 
Interest article

Communications holds a key role in business but it is only one part of the picture, this article highlights the importance of ensuring deployment does bring with it tangible performance improvements.  Sourced from the BBC web site (article) 

Ericsson have always been advocates of flexible / mobile working, is there more they could do to help businesses use the technology .... comment? 

Notices 

Next event ...  16th September 'Aastra Day' to be held in London (venue to be confirmed)

Draft Agenda  click here

Last Event ... AGM 22/23rd April

Questions to be forwarded for the next user group meeting... click here

Latest Software release info
  • MX-ONE TSW – SP6
  • MX-ONE TSE V4
  • Solidus 7
  • MX-ONE Messaging 4.2
  • DNA 5.6  
Next Planned Release
MX-ONE Messaging 5 (September)

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