CeBIT 2008
Siemens’ Combined Comms and UC Software Will Facilitate Cross-sell Opportunities
| Mar 4, 2008 | Enterprise Communications | Show Update
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Analyst: Brian Riggs
Current Perspective: Positive
Vendor Importance: Moderate
Market Impact: Moderate |
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Event Summary
March 3, 2008 -- Siemens Communications announced OpenScape Unified Communications Server, a set of communications applications that initially includes OpenScape Voice Application (HiPath 8000 V3.1 R2), OpenScape Video, and OpenScape UC Application V3. OpenScape UC Server can operate in virtually any existing IT or telephony environment and it will be available in three versions: Medium Edition for up to 1,000 users, Large Edition for up to 100,000 users, and Hosted Edition for service providers and hosting organizations. OpenScape Unified Communications Server will be generally available worldwide in Q2 2008 at a cost of $39,000 for 100 user licenses for both the voice and unified communications applications.
Analytical Summary
• Current Perspective: Positive on the introduction of the OpenScape Unified Communications Server, because the new offering packages together two of Siemens Enterprise Communications’ innovative software-based communications products, allowing the company to deliver a combined voice and unified communications platform.
• Vendor Importance: Moderate to Siemens Enterprise Communications, because the introduction of OpenScape Unified Communications Server indicates that the company is beginning to re-envision its portfolio less in terms of point products and more along the line of a suite of completely interoperable software that customers can deploy either on the same industry-standard server or on separate servers.
• Market Impact: Moderate on the enterprise communications market, because the introduction of OpenScape Unified Communications Server fundamentally changes the way Siemens’ customers, resellers, and business partners source and deploy two of the company’s newer and more innovative product offerings. Rather than ordering and deploying HiPath 8000 and OpenScape separately, the two can co-reside and be tightly integrated on a single server. Competitors in the unified communications market will likewise be moderately impacted by this announcement, as they will face off against a Siemens consolidated offering that is more comprehensive in feature set than it is at present.
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