NATD in the news
ADTRAN
The FLAG
Market forecasts growth
Mitel
NEC
New products
Resellers
Resources
Software

NATD in the news

Catalyst Telecom helps new Avaya SMBS solution providers
Catalyst Telecom, a sales unit of ScanSource Inc., has created the Catalyst Accelerator Program (CAP), a comprehensive one-day program designed for solution providers who are interested in delivering communications solutions to their end-user customers. As Avaya's largest distributor, Catalyst Telecom created CAP to help solution providers become more knowledgeable on selling Avaya's Small and Medium Business Solutions (SMBS) communications applications, a key element for solution providers looking to become more competitive. With CAP, solution providers will learn about the benefits of adding Avaya's powerful SMBS communications solutions to their product offering and how Avaya can help them win over the competition. Solution providers will also hear about the valuable services Catalyst Telecom can offer their businesses, such as e-commerce solutions, customized marketing tools, and in-depth training and bootcamp opportunities. What's more, attendees who become authorized to sell Avaya's solutions will receive additional benefits, such as discounts on demo equipment, and will be eligible for a credit line with Catalyst Telecom.
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ADTRAN

ADTRAN expands NetVanta family
ADTRAN, Inc. announced the introduction of the NetVanta 3400 Series of Multiservice Access Routers.  These powerful platforms outperform competing models in their class by delivering up to two T1s of wire-speed performance, even with advanced services like Firewall, Access Control Lists (ACLs) and IPSec Virtual Private Networking (VPN) enabled. The NetVanta 3400 series includes the NetVanta 3448 and 3430, each a modular, 1U-high, rack-mountable metal chassis. These products are designed for Small and Medium Business (SMB) or enterprise applications requiring high-performance throughput for bandwidth-intensive applications. Each offers a single-slot to house any of the NetVanta Network Interface Modules (NIMs) for WAN access and Dial Backup Interface Modules (DIMs) for disaster recovery applications, two 10/100Base-T Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) interfaces that allow for broadband backup or DMZ, CompactFlash for configuration backup and storage of multiple firmware revisions, and support for up to 500 simultaneous VPN tunnels. Each is RoHS compliant making it ideal for both domestic and international applications.
Visit www.adtran.com.
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The FLAG: EU & International news

Westcon Group joins Global Technology Distribution Council
Westcon Group, Inc., a $2 billion multi-national technology distributor with over 1,000 employees worldwide, announced that it has joined the Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC).  Member distributors of the GTDC collectively represent more than $80 billion in annual worldwide sales.  The organization is dedicated to defining and promoting the role of wholesale distribution in a successful and healthy information technology (IT) channel. By gaining membership to this influential channel organization, the Company plans to engage collaboratively in discussions to help promote and shape efficient business practices in the IT channel and specifically distribution. The GTDC currently has 13 members including Westcon Group, representing companies in North America, Europe and Asia.  In addition to serving its own member community, the organization also strives to provide value to vendors, analysts and the press by engaging in detailed research projects and holding significant industry events such as the Global Technology Distribution Summit.
Visit www.westcongroup.com.
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Market forecasts growth

Indicators strong for small businesses
Business.com, the web's leading business search engine and directory, released its August Business.com Barometer, a monthly measurement that provides a snapshot of the rising and falling business search trends among small business Internet users. This month's Barometer reveals that business startup activity is on the rise and existing small businesses are increasing their efforts to secure financing for their business. Topping the Business.com Barometer for August are queries related to Starting a Small Business. Another start-up related query, Franchise Opportunities, is also on the rise, as the #5 gainer month-over-month.

Top 10 Categories – August 2006

Top Gainers - August vs. July 2006
Category Name & % Change from Prev Month
Small Business Loans - 74%
Commercial Real Estate - 66%
Businesses for Sale - 61%
Business Toll Free Number - 44%
Franchise Opportunities - 43%
IT Services - 42%
Banking - 31%
Business Cards - 29%
Container Sales and Leasing - 26%
Local and Long-Distance Carriers - 21%
Visit www.business.com.
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Mitel

Mitel puts patients first with Tele-Call solution
Mitel announced the release of its innovative Tele-Call healthcare solution. Working through the hospital's existing IP network and communications systems, Tele-Call allows bedside access to hospital services for patients as well as patient information for staff through a 17-inch medical-grade touch screen, a flexible arm and other assorted wall-mounted devices. Mitel's Tele-Call solution provides healthcare professionals with rapid access to complete and accurate patient information at the point of care, enabling quicker and better decisions for treatment, which improves the quality of patient care. Hospital staff can now access up-to-date patient information such as electronic patient records; catering and dietary services; bed status reporting; digital imaging services; patient discharge administration; and medication at the point of care. The system also provides real-time access to lab test results, transcribed reports, as well as other important information, such as patient allergies and health issues.
Visit www.mitel.com.
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NEC

The Peninsula Hotels and NEC build global VoIP network system
NEC Corporation (NEC) and The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Limited, the owner and operator of five-star luxury hotels, The Peninsula Hotels, in Asia and North America announced the deployment of an integrated voice and data VoIP network system linking The Peninsula Hotels' fourteen hotels and offices worldwide. This globally-connected VoIP network is the first ever built in the hotel industry. The Peninsula Hotels' global VoIP network was mainly built by upgrading software, which incorporates NEC's IP Networking functionalities into NEC's IP-PBX. The IP connectivity is used in the hotel's fourteen locations including the hotels in Hong Kong, Manila, Bangkok, Beijing, New York, Chicago and Beverly Hills. This network system was designed and built with a minimal initial investment and completed in a short time. With the new VoIP network, The Penin-sula Hotels has a lower initial investment as compared with a global VoIP network using a conventional method that requires VoIP gateway in each PBX location, a significant decrease of cost from the cheaper international communication costs, and a Global Customer Service Centre located in Hong Kong which handles the global reservations of Peninsula customers.
Visit www.nec.com.
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New products

Mediatrix and pbxnsip team up to offer a complete IP-PBX solution
Mediatrix Telecom Inc. announced the successful integration of the Mediatrix 3000 Series of VoIP Gateways with the pbxnsip's award-winning SIP-based IP PBX to create a seamless stand-alone solution.  Designed specifically for the SMB marketplace, customers will benefit from having a single cost-effective solution that will minimize the labor and expense requirements involved in implementing separate PBX and VoIP Gateway devices. Easy to configure and highly customizable, the solution also offers the use of the pbxnsip and Mediatrix interfaces.
Visit www.mediatrix.com or www.pbxnsip.com.
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Resellers

Avotus announces offering for communications resellers
Avotus Corporation announced the availability of its Software as a Service (SaaS) ICM UM Online call accounting solution for Value Added Resellers (VAR). Avotus ICM Usage Management (UM) Online provides call accounting for traditional PBX-based landline communications, wireless phones, VoIP and other communications services without requiring the customer to purchase software licenses or server hardware.  Web-based detail and summary reports enable an organization to allocate costs to departments, cost centers or projects; bill back clients for communications usage; and collect data for audits and to comply with security, legal and regulatory requirements related to communications usage. Avotus will private label the offering for Value Added Resellers who choose to offer their customers a branded solution.  The ICM UM SaaS solution offers Resellers the opportunity to build an ongoing recurring revenue business.  Avotus also offers demand creation programs to assist resellers in generating new sales opportunities.
Visit www.avotus.com.
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Resources

Syngress Publishing announces complete guide to deploying VoIP products from Nortel Networks
Syngress Publishing Inc. announced the publication of "Building a VoIP Network with Nortel's Multimedia Communications Server 5100" by Larry Chaffin. This book shows how to deploy VoIP products from Nortel Networks, the largest supplier of voice products in the world. It begins with a discussion of the current protocols used for transmitting converged data over IP as well as an overview of Nortel's hardware and software solutions for converged networks. It introduces the reader to the Multimedia Communication Server 5100, and Nortel's entire suite of Multimedia Communications Portfolio (MCP) products. Larry Chaffin is the CEO/Chairman of Pluto Networks, a worldwide network consulting company specializing in VoIP, WLAN, and security.
Visit www.syngress.com.
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Software

Cambridge Health Alliance selects Amcom Software's emergency notification system
Cambridge Health Alliance announced that it has selected e .Notify emergency notification software from Amcom Software to automate its emergency communications procedures for managing disasters across its multi-hospital network.  The new system is HICS (Hospital Incident Command Center)-compliant and supports emergency planning processes for this multi-hospital healthcare system, headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. Cambridge Health Alliance will install e. Notify in all three of its hospitals and will roll out emergency communications procedures across its entire organization.  As part of the HICS structure, the software will integrate with communications policies and procedures the hospital already has in place.  With e. Notify, the process will be completely automated, handling two-way communications and tracking procedures with both internal and external audiences, including emergency response teams from local municipalities.    
Visit www.amcomsoftware.com.
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