CAMBRIDGE, England, February 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- http://www.nec-enterprise.com/microsoft.php

NEC Philips Unified Solutions http://www.nec-enterprise.com/
today announces that through the Microsoft Partner Program it has fulfilled
the qualifications necessary to achieve Voice specialisation within the
Microsoft Unified Communications competency.

Earning the Unified Communications competency Voice
specialisation requires the completion of competency testing and a rigorous
technical readiness program that includes specific staffing requirements and
an internal deployment of the complete offering. Companies who achieve the
Unified Communications Voice specialisation competency are qualified by
Microsoft Corp. to deploy unified communications technologies such as
Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging and Microsoft Office Communications
Server 2007, including VoIP and audio-, video-, and Web-conferencing
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"NEC Philips Unified Solutions specialises in the deployment
of cutting edge unified communications, combining the very best in voice,
data, mobile, video and IT communications to help businesses to reduce costs,
improve their organisational efficiency and empower their people," explains
Chris de Silva, Managing Director, NEC Philips Unified Solutions. "As a
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, who has achieved the Unified Communications
competency Voice specialisation, our customers are assured they are hiring a
qualified vendor to deploy Microsoft's latest unified communications voice
technologies. This confirms our longstanding reputation in the industry as a
trusted and competent provider of unified communications and of the services
that are required to support the deployment of an effective and profitable
communications platform."

"Companies such as NEC Philips that have achieved Voice
specialisation are trained to understand the potential that exists in
Microsoft's software powered voice technologies," said Eric Swift, Senior
Director of product management for the Unified Communications Group at
Microsoft Corp. "In this way, they can offer solutions in and outside the
realm of traditional telephony, including working with their customers to
create more productive business processes through unified communications."

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About NEC Philips Unified Solutions

NEC Philips Unified Solutions (NEC Philips) is a provider of
secure enterprise IT and communications solutions, specialising in the
deployment of Microsoft unified communications solutions which combine the
best in voice, data, mobile, video and IT communications. The company engages
directly with medium and large enterprises, in both the public and private
sectors, providing them with customised productivity solutions integrated
tightly into business processes.

NEC Philips designs solutions that combine a range of leading
technologies from both the NEC stable and other credible and recognized
industry vendors. These solutions consist of infrastructure and application
components, wrapped with value added services to deliver a range of IT and
communication solutions aimed at transforming enterprise collaboration.

Designed to reduce costs and environmental effects, the
infrastructure components combine best-of-breed market technologies in a
secure and reliable environment to underpin enterprise IT and communications
activities. Infrastructure components incorporate software, IT, voice and
data elements, including virtualization, security, identity management,
converged networks, storage and wireless solutions.

The application components offer a range of business and
end-user solutions focused on improving productivity and efficiency through
enhanced collaboration. They incorporate routing applications, mobility,
conferencing, presence management, messaging and other user-centric solutions
using Microsoft and other technologies.

Maximising potential is the focus of the NEC Philips value
added services, which include scoping, assessment, solution design,
optimisation, configuration, integration, hosting and managed services. The
company has a long and proven track record in the provision of enterprise
solutions, systems integration, design services and ongoing support services
to a network of enterprise customers across the UK.

The company has now achieved the Microsoft unified
communications competency voice specialisation.

For further information, please contact:
    Clare Granville
    The itpr Partnership
    Tel: +44(0)1932-578800