Customers Get True Cost Calculations of Network Deployment with End-User Focus
Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) and Netformx, today announced the inclusion of
Plantronics audio devices in the Netformx KnowledgeBaseTM framework. The
partnership between Plantronics and Netformx marks the first time system
integrators and sales engineers are able to automatically generate
complex network plans which include audio endpoints such as headsets and
USB phones.
The planning of complex network services involves labor-intensive and
error-prone data collection and management processes. Automating the
process with Netformx DesignXpert® and leveraging their KnowledgeBase of
over two million rules and 200,000+ devices ensures that devices and
systems are interoperable, available and updated in accord with company
releases. The Plantronics audio devices in the KnowledgeBase will
complement the full Cisco UC solution design within Netformx DesignXpert.
“Netformx prides itself on providing the most robust, systematic way to
predict the implications of deploying services on a new and existing
network. Plantronics’ reputation for ease of use helps us meet the high
standards of interoperability and integration with other products in our
KnowledgeBase. We can offer customers peace of mind when planning and
quoting network configurations, now including audio devices,” said
Netformx CEO Ittai Bareket.
The ability to demonstrate the ROI of selling, deploying and fulfilling
complex network solutions, like unified communications, is a key
component to deployment. The Netformx value is in automating the
telecom-to-enterprise sales function, enhancing the accuracy of network
designs and quotes as they flow from telecom sales to operations.
Plantronics audio devices complete the last leg of the network when
planning for end-user adoption and satisfaction in network deployments.
It also extends the Netformx equipment offering, making it even easier
for a system integrator to incorporate end point devices into deployment
planning.
“As unified communications accelerates in the enterprise, systems
integrators are tasked with accurately mapping a cohesive, workable
deployment, no matter the vendor or deployment size,” said Michael
Gjerstad, vice president of Strategic Partnerships at Plantronics.
“Interoperable audio devices are critical to the success and adoption of
deployments. With the addition of our endpoint devices to Netformx, a
realistic and complete network proposal that keeps the end-user in mind
can now be created.”
The Netformx KnowledgeBase includes a Plantronics product library and a
Plantronics Headset Advisor. The advisor tool guides Netformx users
during their search, offering additional detail for interoperability and
availability. This Plantronics Library can now be accessed by companies
such as: Adtran, APC, AT&T, Belden, Belgacom, Bell Canada, Century Link,
Cisco, Dimension Data, HP Network Solution Group, Juniper, Mountain West
Telecom, Orange Business, Shoretel, Sprint, TrippLite, Verizon and more.
The Plantronics library will also be embedded in DesignXpert’s Cisco
Unified Communications Advisor (UCA).
About Netformx
Netformx automates the end-to-end process of designing
networks and enables collaborative
workflows within and across organizations. Service providers,
systems integrators and manufacturers worldwide use the company’s
award-winning solutions to transform enterprise customer requirements
into deployable network
solutions.
Today, at least 25,000 networking design and sales professionals at
AT&T, Bell Canada, Sprint, Verizon, Mountain West Telecom, CenturyLink,
HP Network Solution Group, Orange Business, Swisscom, Dimension Data,
Belgacom and many others use Netformx’s products. The company’s
equipment vendor partners include Cisco, Juniper, Avaya, TrippLite,
Adtran, APC, Belden, TerraWave Solutions and now Plantronics, among
others.
More information can be found at www.netformx.com
