Mitel Brings Unified Communications and Collaboration to VMware Desktop Virtualization

IT Departments Can Now Deploy Voice and Collaboration to Virtualized Desktops

COPENHAGEN, Oct. 19, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at VMworld® 2011 Europe, Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL), a leading provider of
Unified Communications (UC) software solutions, will demonstrate a significant technical advancement designed to considerably increase the already growing deployment of desktop virtualization for IT departments. Specifically, Mitel has integrated its virtualized Unified Communicator® (UC) Advanced client software with VMware View™ 5, enabling Mitel and VMware to deliver soft phone and mobile device integration with a desktop virtualization environment. Interested parties can see this demonstration at Mitel's booth #46 and VMware's booth #91 at VMworld 2011 Europe at the Bella Center in Copenhagen from October 18-20, 2011.

This collaboration significantly extends the power of desktop virtualization, enabling a user's voice solution and UC applications to be deployed together as a single unified solution in a virtual desktop environment. By doing so, IT departments can reduce costs while extending their desktop and mobile environment to anywhere a user has an Internet connection.

"Psychiatric Centre & Forensic Psychiatric Centre De Kijvelanden have been using Mitel's virtual MCD and Unified Communicator Advanced for some time, so we've already recognized the benefits of a virtualized Mitel Freedom architecture," said Jan Wouter van den Doel, ICT manager of Delta Psychiatric Centre & Forensic Psychiatric Centre De Kijvelanden. "Taking the obvious next step of virtualizing both the PC and the desk phone and unifying their functionality seems a natural and intuitive one to Delta. Our organisation demands mobility and secure desktop access from multiple branches. As a result we are escalating our strategy to migrate our IT infrastructure to one that is optimized for virtualization allowing us to deploy this strategy as and when required."

Peter Hale, Senior Analyst, MZA Ltd, commented on the announcement: "The adoption of desktop virtualization continues to grow as organisations take advantage of lower costs and more efficient administration. The announcement from Mitel represents a significant enhancement of the technology, bringing a collection of unified communications technologies into the virtual desktop environment."

VMware View and Mitel UC Advanced

This integration represents a significant technical achievement, as previously users could not stream virtualized Mitel voice applications to a virtual desktop without significant impact to performance and latency. In addition to accessing the desktop with VMware View, users are now able to access their collaboration tools, including voice, video presence, secure instant messaging, audio and web conferencing, document sharing, voice messaging and email, from their VMware View client.

Desktop virtualization using VMware View offers IT tremendous benefits by moving desktops and applications into the cloud and delivering them as a managed service. IT administration can be more automated and efficient, security is improved and the total cost of desktop ownership can be reduced by as much as 50 percent. End users can get a rich, consistent and high-performance desktop experience from any qualified device – including mobile devices like tablets and smartphones – whether in the office or on the go.

VMware and Mitel are combining the capabilities of VMware View with Mitel's UC Advanced client software, giving users of a virtualized desktop access to both their desktop applications and their communications apps. This essentially makes both their desktop computer and communications device (mobile, soft phone or desk phone) available to them no matter where they may be.

"VMware and Mitel have helped 'crack the code' on streaming communications and collaboration applications to the virtual desktop, thus giving IT freedom from the 'walled garden' approach driven by legacy IT vendors," said Christopher Young, senior vice president and general manager, End-User Computing, VMware. "Mitel's Freedom architecture, which already delivers an open, single software solution on a virtual machine, has now been augmented to support streaming on the VMware View™ desktop client software. By doing so, VMware is taking another step forward in enabling universal desktop access, delivering a truly open model that benefits both IT and the user."

"IT departments now have a powerful new tool to help them manage their infrastructure," said Andy Elliot, Mitel's marketing director for International Markets. "With UC as another virtualized application available on any device, they will have greater control and flexibility than ever while still reducing capital costs."

Interested parties can view a demonstration of this joint solution at Mitel's booth #46 and VMware's booth #91 at VMworld 2011 Europe, taking place at the Bella Centre, Copenhagen from 18-20 October 2011.

About Mitel

Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL) is a global provider of business communications and collaboration software and services. Mitel's Freedom architecture provides the flexibility and simplicity organizations need to support today's dynamic work environment. Through a single cloud-ready software stream, Mitel delivers a powerful suite of advanced communications and collaboration capabilities that provides freedom from walled garden architectures and enables organizations to implement best-of-breed solutions on any network; extends the "in-office" experience anywhere, on any device; and offers choice of commercial options to fit business needs. For more information visit: http://www.mitel.com

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