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January 8, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Bell Canada and Nortel Networks today announced plans to conduct the first North
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American trial of Nortel Networks Interactive Multimedia Server, a new Voice
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over Internet Protocol product designed to deliver advanced multimedia
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services. Beginning this month, Bell will trial the product with its largest
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enterprise Centrex customers, enabling them to increase employee
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collaboration and improve productivity.
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Nortel Networks Interactive Multimedia Server is designed to deliver instant
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video calling and other new telephone, Internet and video services using
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“off-the-shelf” computer hardware. It can be deployed in existing
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terrestrial or wireless networks, or in next generation packet voice
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networks.
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“People have grown accustomed to the convenience provided by services like
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caller ID and voice mail delivered over traditional telephone networks,”
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said Sue Spradley, president, Carrier Voice over IP, Nortel Networks. “Now
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as we move to more cost-effective ‘packet’ networks, Nortel Networks
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Interactive Multvimedia Server will deliver new, practical services that will
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fundamentally improve the way we communicate.”
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“Bell Canada is committed to providing converged IP solutions together with
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industry leaders to deliver increased value to our customers and offer them
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more communications options,” said Joan Highet, vice president Voice, Bell
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Canada. “This trial is the next step in the evolution of our Business Access
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services toward a suite of Hosted Business Telephony solutions. Through
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Nortel Networks technology, we will be positioned to add or modify new
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services and deliver them ubiquitously across our entire network.”
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As part of its Centrex IP evolution, Bell Canada plans to trial several new
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services with Interactive Multimedia Server, including:
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Personal Call Management – users can specify how and when calls are
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received on a wireless, business or home phone based on pre-specified
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instructions. Preferences can be customized based on time of day, Caller ID
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or other parameters.
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Instant Video Calling – users can initiate a video or voice call
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without having to pre-arrange conferencing facilities simply by putting on a
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headset and clicking a button.
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Hot Desking – employees can carry phone numbers and calling
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preferences with them when they change desks or offices, whether for the day
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or for permanent relocations.
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Collaborative Messaging – regardless of location around the world,
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workers can collaborate in real-time, sharing files and Web pages, or
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engaging in interactive whiteboard sessions.
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Nortel Networks Interactive Multimedia Server is available now with further
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services and applications to be added in second quarter 2002. Interactive
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Multimedia Server will also serve as an applications platform for Nortel
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Networks next generation Wireless Networks solutions, supporting 3GPP Open
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Services Architecture specifications and taking advantage of the latest IP
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technology including Session Initiation Protocol.
