HP and Alcatel-Lucent announce UC solutions focus

HP and Alcatel-Lucent are teaming up to provide new Unified Communications and Collaboration (UC&C) solutions to their customers globally. Although the companies already have a global alliance, the new agreement will enable HP and Alcatel-Lucent to use their combined portfolio to deliver and market end-to-end UC&C solutions to clients.

"Clients want an open, holistic approach to services delivery that maximizes their investment in UC&C," said Gary M. Budzinski, senior vice president and general manager, Technology Services, HP. "The strength of Alcatel-Lucent and HP's combined portfolio provides organizations with open and highly scalable solutions that address the touch points where communication is critical."

The offering combines HP's UC&C consulting services with Alcatel-Lucent's UC technologies like OmniPCX Enterprise and Advanced Communication Server.

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