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February 26, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Siemens Enterprise Networks LLC, (siemensenterprise.com) a
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subsidiary of Siemens AG and a provider of converged voice and data
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solutions, announced today that it has been awarded contracts totaling $7.1
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million to upgrade the voice and data networks of the National Archives and
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Records Administration (nara.gov).
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The National Archives and Records Administration is an independent federal
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agency that oversees the management of federal records including
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presidential papers and the records related to the formation of the
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government, such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and
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the Bill of Rights. The National Archives operates 33 regional facilities in
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18 states nationwide.
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The implementation of Siemens HiPath convergence solution will enable the
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National Archives to use a single nationwide communications system, saving
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costs by combining its voice and data networks. All of the National
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Archives’ 33 sites will be connected to form a unified private
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communications network, using VoIP over the wide area network. This
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converged network will provide a single system image with universal access
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to centralized applications, including Siemens HiPath Xpressions unified
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messaging product, a messaging system which offers a single point of entry
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for all message types (e-mail, voice, and fax) and retrieval via telephone
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or a PC e-mail client.
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By implementing a converged solution, the National Archives gains increased
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survivability at each of the networked nodes. Should the IP network fail,
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each site can automatically route voice calls over the public switched
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telephone network.
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“This solution is particularly well-suited for enterprise customers such as
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the government or large corporations that have branch offices distributed
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across the U.S. or around the globe,” said Tom Welsh, vice president of
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global accounts at Siemens Enterprise Networks. “By developing this
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convergence path for the National Archives and Records Administration,
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Siemens reinforces its goal of delivering practical convergence to its
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customers, based on their specific needs and at their own pace,” he
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continued.
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