Mitel honored by Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC(R)) Unified Communications magazine

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, May 27, 2010 (Marketwire via COMTEX News Network) — Mitel(R), (NASDAQ:MITL), a trusted provider of unified communications software solutions announced today that Mitel Applications Suite has received a 2009 Unified Communications Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC(R)) Unified Communications magazine.

The Mitel Applications Suite (MAS) brings together business-critical unified communications applications in a single software package, providing organizations of all sizes with enhanced employee productivity, improved customer service, and simplified management.

MAS provides a rich set of advanced software applications, including unified messaging, speech auto-attendant, mobile phone integration, audio & web conferencing, customer service utilities, business analytics with Application Web and SIP Trunk Proxy Services to support secure remote teleworking. This select combination of applications works together seamlessly, on a single server, to improve communications, collaboration and information flow for users and amongst customers, partners, and suppliers to create a competitive advantage.

“It is an honor to grant Mitel with a 2009 Product of the Year Award for their Mitel Applications Suite. Mitel has proven their dedication to quality and excellence while supporting the needs in the marketplace,” stated Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “We look forward to seeing continued advancement in technology solutions from Mitel in the future.”

Working in conjunction with Mitel Communications Director and the Mitel 5000 Communications Platform (CP), MAS offers small-and-medium-sized businesses with a complete and effective unified communications solution. This solution is administered through a single, user-friendly, web-based interface. Simplified management and single-server advantages are designed to translate into total cost of ownership reduction associated with initial deployment and ongoing management overhead.

“Mitel continues to be a leader and this award further validates MAS as a strong component of Mitel’s unified communications offer to the market, as evidenced by increasing customer shipments and enhancements such as embedded virtualization software,” says Paul Butcher, Mitel’s president and chief operating officer. “With the success of the Mitel Teleworker Solution and other key applications like Mitel NuPoint Unified Messaging and Mitel Audio and Web Conferencing from MAS, customers have clearly recognized the need and importance of putting them on a standard server to support market demand for flexibility.”

Iwatsu Voice Networks (www.iwatsu.com), a leading provider of Voice over IP and Unified Communications (UC) solutions, announced Mobile UC software for the Apple iPhone® that delivers full UC to the Apple’s iPhone®. Developed by Iwatsu’s partner, Esnatech, the new UC App uses Apple’s award winning user interface to access and integrate with corporate communication networks.

Apple iPhone® users can use the popular device to directly integrate with Iwatsu Voice Networks’ Enterprise Suite UC features. Available as a beta release and free of charge from the iTunes App Store, the Mobile UC application allows users to manage personal presence status, view co-worker presence status, securely instant message and even initiate corporate phone calls directly form the iPhone®.

“The Iwatsu Enterprise Suite already delivers fax and voicemail messages into the iPhone® email inbox,” said David Carissimi, President of Iwatsu Voice Networks. “Mobile UC software combines voice processing and messaging with presence management and delivers these features to the Apple iPhone®. This demonstrates Iwatsu Voice Networks’ commitment to mobile application integration. We believe Iwatsu is one of the first VoIP system manufacturers to deliver full business unified communications to the iPhone®.”

The Mobile UC software for the Apple iPhone® provides the following features:

•One-touch dialing to coworkers’ desk or mobile phones.

•Instant message coworkers using the secure, LanTalk instant messaging application.

•Manage and define office presence status and integrate with the Iwatsu Enterprise Suite.

•View presence status and availability of colleagues.

•View call history and generate calls from the history.

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