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Press Release
DIMENSION DATA CHOOSES BROADSOFT AS DESIGNATED
SUPPLIER OF HOSTED COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM FOR DISTRIBUTION AND
SUPPORT WORLDWIDE
SCOTTSDALE, AZ- BroadSoft Connections Conference, October
12, 2004-- BroadSoft â Inc., the leading provider
of network communications platforms, today announced a global agreement
with Dimension Data (LSE: DDT), a leading global technology company
with representation in over 30 countries on six continents. Dimension
Data has incorporated the BroadSoft BroadWorks® network communications
platform into its portfolio of converged voice and data offerings,
enabling Dimension Data's service provider customers to expand their
services to include h osted PBX, IP Centrex, residential broadband
voice and collaborative conferencing.
Over the past three years Dimension Data and BroadSoft have worked
closely together to provide incumbents and competitive carriers
with a solution that combines Dimension Data's major deployment
and BroadSoft's hosted applications expertise.
"We are committed to providing our service provider customers
scalable, carrier-grade solutions that support the advanced voice
services that enterprises and residential users need today,"
said Ettienne Reinecke , chief technology officer at Dimension Data.
"BroadSoft was the logical choice to partner with on a global
basis given their market share and Dimension Data's and BroadSoft';s
success with customers such as Telstra and TelstraClear
"Dimension Data's commitment to the BroadWorks platform,
lets enterprise customers and carriers adopt the latest in feature
rich, hosted voice applications by working with one of the world's
leading global integrators trusted for major deployments,"
said Mike Tessler, president and CEO of BroadSoft. "Our strong
relationship and successful track record with Dimension Data provides
a solid basis for moving forward and expanding network communications
services worldwide."
BroadSoft's BroadWorks provides a comprehensive range of applications
including h osted PBX, IP Centrex, residential broadband voice and
collaborative conferencing fully integrated into a single hosted
communications platform. BroadWorks is uniquely capable of providing
these applications with the reliability, redundancy, scalability,
and regulatory capabilities required to deliver carrier-class service.
BroadWorks enables service providers to increase top-line revenues
by offering enhanced services to residential and enterprise customers
from a single back-office. BroadWorks also reduces operational expenditures
for businesses by empowering users to manage their own moves, adds,
changes and conference calls via the patented CommPilot - web portal.
The open, standards-based environment of BroadWorks provides maximum
flexibility for service providers to customize their offering.
ABOUT BROADSOFT
BroadSoft is the leading supplier of network communications
platforms to service providers and channels in the enterprise and
residential markets. BroadSoft's flagship product, BroadWorks,
provides a comprehensive range of applications including Hosted
PBX, IP Centrex, residential broadband voice and collaborative conferencing,
fully integrated into a single platform. The company has the
largest customer base in its space worldwide, including BellSouth,
Covad, MCI, PCCW, SingTel and Telstra. BroadSoft is located near
Washington , DC , in Gaithersburg , Maryland , and maintains a research
and development facility in Montreal , Canada . Additional information
can be found at www.broadsoft.com.
ABOUT DIMENSION DATA
Dimension Data plc (LSE:DDT), a specialist IT services
and solution provider, helps clients plan, build and support their
IT infrastructures. Dimension Data applies its expertise in networking,
security, operating environments, storage and contact centre technologies
and its unique skills in consulting, integration and managed services
to create customised client solutions. For more information go to
www.didata.com
For further information contact:
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Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies.
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