Alcatel-Lucent launches OmniTouch My Teamwork Office Edition in South East Africa region

Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris et NYSE: ALU) today introduced My Teamwork Office Edition, a software-based multiparty conferencing and collaboration solution tailored to the small-medium business (SMB) market in the South East Africa region.

Implemented in combination with the best-in-class small business call server, Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX Office, My Teamwork Office Edition enables businesses to run cost-effective, premises-based audio and Web conferencing events for dramatic costs savings and productivity gains over service provider solutions and other proprietary hardware-based applications.

Available in a single, software-based server, the My Teamwork Office Edition features advanced audio and Web conferencing capabilities, is a browser-based client accessible from any location or browser, through any telephony device, with presence-driven IM and single-click access to chat or call contacts, initiate application and desktop sharing, record calls, or manage documents allowing employees to collaborate and share knowledge easily.

The software-based solution easily scales to accommodate businesses of all sizes and offers a range of packaging options and pricing designed specifically for the small-medium business segment. The collaboration tools promote streamlined communications while the conferencing enables growth through telecommuting and also reduces long distance travel for valuable cost and time savings, allowing smaller organisations to maximise their human resources and support green technologies.

My Teamwork Office Edition is now part of the Alcatel-Lucent Office Communication Solutions set that allows small and medium businesses to take on a dynamic communications model where network, people, process and connected knowledge strengthens relationships, simplifies interaction, and improves performance with simple, flexible, affordable solutions and services. The Office Communication Solutions form a comprehensive portfolio of products and services that brings together enterprise-quality business telephony, applications, cost-effective voice over IP (VOIP), and a secured LAN and WiFi infrastructure. "Alcatel-Lucent has vast experience and knowledge in developing and selling solutions tailored to the small-medium business market segment," says Matthieu Destot, director, Small-Medium Business Solutions for Alcatel-Lucent's Enterprise activities. "We are leveraging this experience by bringing to market an easy to use, plug-and-play conferencing and collaboration application, enabling the business owner to realise immediate cost savings and productivity gains. We understand that time, resources, and budgets are limited, and My Teamwork Office Edition allows small businesses to do more with less at an attractive and competitive price point," adds Destot.