November 16, 2009
ShoreTel and 911 Enable Successfully Complete Interoperability Testing
911 Enable’s E911 solutions help ShoreTel customers enhance safety of employees and meet E911 regulations
Montreal, QC and Sunnyvale, CA – November 16, 2009 – 911 Enable and ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems with fully integrated Unified Communications (UC), today announced that the 911 Enable Emergency Gateway (EGW) appliance has successfully completed ShoreTel's Technology Partner Program certification testing.
The 911 Enable EGW is an on-site appliance that automates and simplifies E911 management for enterprises and small to medium businesses, helping them meet state and local E911 regulations. Key features include automatic IP phone tracking, on-site security desk notification, and support for teleworkers. The EGW also provides E911 call routing capabilities via the 911 Enable Emergency Routing Service (ERS), which delivers emergency calls to the appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) based on the caller’s geographic location.
“By partnering with ShoreTel, we can now help organizations using the ShoreTel UC system to implement a reliable and cost-effective E911 solution,” said Lev Deich, Director of 911 Enable. “Regardless of size or locations, organizations in all market segments can now ensure their entire workforce is protected in times of crisis and their E911 obligations are met.”
Built from the ground up for IP networks, the ShoreTel UC system is based on open standards so organizations can choose to deploy best-of-breed UC solutions that best suit their needs.
“We’ve really enjoyed working with the 911 Enable team to develop and deliver a solid and comprehensive 911 solution for our customers,” said Kevin Gavin, vice president of marketing at ShoreTel. “911 Enable excels at ensuring that ShoreTel’s customers can easily manage their emergency response planning, and in the event of an unforeseen incident are connected to the right emergency response teams quickly.”
ShoreTel customers and resellers can enquire about 911 Enable’s solutions by calling
1-877-862-2835 or visiting www.911enable.com.
About 911 Enable
911 Enable, a division of Connexon Telecom Inc., is the industry-leading provider of E911 solutions for IP-PBX systems, having deployed its solutions in organizations of all sizes across the US and Canada, including several Fortune 500 companies. 911 Enable offers the widest E911 coverage in the industry and leverages this connectivity to bring breakthrough location management technologies to the IP telephony market. Custom solutions for today’s leading equipment manufacturers such as ShoreTel, Cisco, Avaya, and Microsoft help to ensure quick and easy integration. For more information about 911 Enable, call 1-877-862-2835 or visit www.911enable.com.
About ShoreTel
ShoreTel, Inc., (NASDAQ: SHOR) is the provider of brilliantly simple Unified Communication (UC) solutions based on its award-winning IP business phone system. We offer organizations of all sizes integrated, voice, video, data, and mobile communications on an open, distributed IP architecture that helps significantly reduce the complexity and costs typically associated with other solutions. The feature-rich ShoreTel UC system offers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) and the highest customer satisfaction in the industry, in part because it is easy to deploy, manage, scale and use. Increasingly, companies around the world are finding a competitive edge by replacing business-as-usual with new thinking, and choosing ShoreTel to handle their integrated business communication. ShoreTel is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has regional offices in Austin, Texas, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia and Munich, Germany. For more information, visit www.shoretel.com.
