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Press Release
Slovak Telecom to Deliver
Advanced VoIP Applications and Services to Business Customers
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, BroadSoft Connections Conference
- October 11, 2004 - BroadSoft® Inc., the leading provider
of network communications platforms, and Unient Communications a.s.
today announced that Slovak Telecom, Slovakia's dominant telecommunication
operator and a member of Deutsche Telekom Group, has selected BroadSoft's
BroadWorks ® application platform and Unient's professional
and integration services to build a next-generation network solution
for business customers in Slovakia.
The BroadSoft/Unient joint solution is designed to give Slovak
Telecom's enterprise customers unprecedented flexibility, control
and manageability for their business-critical voice and data services.
BroadSoft will provide the latest in advanced voice applications
including hosted PBX, IP Centrex and collaborative conferencing,
fully integrated into a single platform. Unient will integrate Slovak
Telecom's current infrastructure with the BroadWorks solution, and
customize the user interface to enhance Slovak Telecom's customer
experience.
"Slovak Telecom chose BroadSoft's platform for its rich features
and robust quality that enable operators to offer complex converged
solutions for enterprises," said Herbert Müller, chief
operating officer of Slovak Telecom. "New products based on
BroadWorks give our customers a definite business advantage and
do not need an upfront investment. Even more importantly, we can
deliver these services in an extremely short period of time at reduced
costs compared to traditional solutions."
"By rolling out the latest in hosted voice services, Slovak
Telecom is positioning itself as one of the leading innovative incumbent
carriers in the European market," said Michael Tessler, president
and CEO at BroadSoft. "We look forward to growing our relationship
with Unient and Slovak Telecom as well as other key incumbents in
Europe to help businesses expand and improve their productivity."
"We are very pleased to be part of the BroadSoft and Slovak
Telecom team that is dedicated to introducing next-generation business
services to the Central European market. Our strategy, and in fact
value - add, is that we offer Slovak Telecom "real-life"
experience culled from serving our carrier and enterprises customers
in the Czech Republic and other European markets. With this knowledge,
we're able to introduce new services quickly and cost effectively
with significantly decreased risks for telecommunication operators,"
said Pavel Chlupáček, chairman of Unient.
Slovak Telecom will roll out hosted voice services based on BroadSoft's
BroadWorks platform beginning at the end of 2004 and through 2005
to different business segments served by Slovak Telecom in Slovakia
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ABOUT SLOVAK TELECOM
Slovak Telecom, a.s. (ST) is the leader in the area of
telecommunications services in the Slovak Republic . The Company
owns and operates a telecommunication network, covering the territory
of the Slovakia . ST provides national and international telephone
services, online services and wide portfolio of data services. The
Company also provides distribution and transmission of radio and
television signals, offers a wide range of value added services.
The shareholders of ST are Deutsche Telekom AG (51 %), Ministry
of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications of the Slovak Republic
(34 %), and the National Property Fund of the Slovak Republic (15
%). For additional information please log on www.telecom.sk.
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 UNIENT
Unient Communications, a.s. has been providing high quality
services as a telecomunications focused value added corporation
in the field of digital telecommunications in the Czech Republic
and Central Europe since 1994. The portfolio consists of products
from several world-leading manufacturers, and includes high-value
services such as customer problem definition, project, system implementation
and service support. Unient has two major lines of business, focused
on enterprise and carrier customers. Unient's services are based
on different vendor technologies and are provided to major customers
in different vertical markets including universities, telecommunications,
utilities and government. Unient is privately owned with yearly
and publicly reported audited results. For more information please
see Unient's web site at www.unient.cz.
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