Nortel and Intrinsic Demonstrate UC Solutions to Boost Productivity and Lower Costs
March 4, 2009LONDON - Nortel* [TSX: NT, OTC: NRTLQ] will showcase the latest in Unified Communications technology at  UC 09 **, including new solutions that can simplify business operations, reduce operating costs and increase employee productivity.

Nortel, along with channel partner Intrinsic Technology, will showcase these UC solutions on March 11 and 12 at stand 210, adjacent to the Central Telecom UK stand.

With Intrinsic, Nortel will exhibit the Latest UC solutions from it's alliances with Microsoft and IBM, including its latest examples of OCS and Sametime integration.

Exclusive to UC 09, Nortel will host the only feature area at the event - Applications Alive! Visitors to the area will be able to see first-hand how they can streamline their business processes through CEBP (Communications Enabled Business Processes) using Nortel's open standards ACE (Agile Communications Environment) platform.
The Applications Alive! area will be split into four zones: one for customer consultations, two zones demonstrating healthcare and retail applications, and another zone showcasing virtual education and collaboration built on Nortel's Web.Alive platform. Health: Nortel will demonstrate how UC applications, using ACE, can deliver realtime patient information to improve clinical operations and the overall patient experience. 
Retail: UC applications, using ACE, personalize and simplify purchases using a demonstration with V-Teen, a virtual teenager.   Education:   a first-hand demonstration of Nortel's virtual university campus created within Web.Alive, a platform for collaboration, assisted e-commerce and virtual learning/training applications. 
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Nortel UC experts will also deliver keynote speeches and presentations in the Nortel sponsored Technical Theatre:

Wednesday 11th March

12:30 - 13:00 - Keynote: 'Nortel Energy Efficiency.' Simon Wilson, leader, Communications Solutions, Nortel Europe  

15:10 - 15:40 - 'Anytime, Anywhere Collaboration - Making Collaboration Compelling.' John Mann, leader, Unified Communications, Nortel Europe  

Thursday 12th March

12:30 - 13:00 - 'The Evolution to Unified Communications - The Collaboration of Business and IT.' Pete Moody, product marketing manager, Unified Communications, Nortel Europe  

13:50 - 14:20 - Keynote: 'Unified Communications - Where will it take my business?' Charlie Wade, vice president, Enterprise Product Marketing, Nortel Europe  

10:30 - 11:00 - 'How to Introduce UC into your Contact Centre Without Losing Your Current Infrastructure Investment.' Steve Kinge, business development manager, Customer Contact Solutions, Nortel Europe.