Companywide Rollout of Unified Communications Propels Sonus Forward With Increased Collaboration and Significant Cost Savings
Key Takeaways:
- InformationWeek 500 award honors U.S. companies that make the most innovative use of information technology in their business
- Sonus was recognized for its companywide rollout of Unified Communications (UC) featuring the Microsoft Lync platform and Sonus Session Border Controllers (SBCs)
- 2013 marks the second consecutive year that Sonus has appeared on the InformationWeek 500 List of Top Technology Innovators
WESTFORD, Mass. – Sonus Networks, a global leader in SIP communications, announced today that the company was named to the 2013 InformationWeek 500 List of Top Technology Innovators across the U.S. InformationWeek annually recognizes the leading 500 companies that have made the most innovative use of information technology in their business. This year marks the second consecutive year that Sonus has appeared in InformationWeek’s list of top technology innovators.
Sonus received the award in recognition of its 2013 companywide UC deployment, featuring Microsoft Lync with Enterprise Voice and SBCs. Since implementing the solution in early 2013, Sonus has enhanced collaboration across its worldwide operations. Sonus has realized significant cost savings as a result of network consolidation and internally hosting audio/videoconferencing applications — even as conferencing minutes within the company increased.
Quotes:
“Information technology can drive business innovation by improving collaboration, discovering new opportunities and accelerating time-to-market of new products and services,” said Bill Scudder, Sonus CIO. “Our strategic approach to IT underpins the quality of experience we strive to deliver to our customers and channel partners. We are honored that InformationWeek has once again recognized Sonus as a leading example of how digital businesses can use IT to foster innovation within their own business.”
“The theme of this year’s InformationWeek 500 is digital business. It’s a movement rooted in data analytics, mobile computing, social networking and other customer-focused technologies that are turning companies and industries on their ear,” said InformationWeek Editor in Chief Rob Preston. “Every enterprise is now a digital business—or needs to become one fast. The organizations in our ranking are leading the way.”
Other Facts:
- Sonus’ new UC solution connects more than 1,100 employees worldwide across nine regional offices and three continents
- Sonus CIO Bill Scudder was named Mass Tech Leadership Council’s CIO of the Year in 2011
Additional Resources:
- 2013 InformationWeek 500
- Case Study: Sonus Sees Productivity Gains, Significant ROI After Lync Implementation
- eBook: Lync Enterprise Voice for Dummies (Sponsored by Sonus)
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Sonus, SONS, Information Week, InformationWeek 500, SBC, SBC 5100, SBC 5200, Session Border Controller, innovation, Information Technology, IT, UC, Unified Communications
About Sonus Networks:
Sonus helps the world’s leading communications service providers and enterprises embrace the next generation of SIP-based solutions including VoIP, video and Unified Communications through secure, reliable and scalable IP networks. With customers around the globe and 15 years of experience transforming networks to IP, Sonus has enabled service providers and enterprises to capture and retain users and generate significant ROI. Sonus products include session border controllers, policy/routing servers and media and signaling gateways. Sonus products are supported by a global services team with experience in design, deployment and maintenance of some of the world’s largest and most complex IP networks. For more information, visit www.sonus.net or call 1-855-GO-SONUS.
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Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
The statements contained in this release and statements that Sonus may make orally in connection with this release that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and investors are directed to the risks discussed in documents filed by Sonus with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
For More Information Contact:
For Sonus:
Wendy Tullo
+1 (978) 614-8167
wtullo@sonusnet.com
For InformationWeek:
Winnie Ng Schuchman
Vice President, Marketing
+1 (631) 406-6507
wng@techweb.com
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