BERLIN, GERMANY and OTTAWA, CANADA — January 8, 2007 — snom technology AG, developer and manufacturer of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) tele-phones, today announced a strategic partnership with Objectworld Communica-tions Corp, the leading provider of VoIP phone systems and Unified Communica-tions software for Microsoft Windows platforms. The partnership will enable the delivery of fully supported and certified, end-to-end SIP telephony solutions for snom and Objectworld customers.
“Together, snom and Objectworld provide a fully supported and certified SIP telephony solution,” said Michael Knieling, CFO and executive vice president of marketing and sales for snom. “snom’s unique interoperability allows us to work with partners such as Objectworld in order to provide our customers with optimal telephony solutions. We look forward to this partnership with Objectworld to in-crease the support services and capabilities of our phones.”
Objectworld’s UC server will automatically detect and configure any one of the snom line of IP phones (snom 300, snom 320, and snom 360) when they are connected, allowing for customers to experience truly plug-and-play telephony solution. The Objectworld Connect Interoperability Program enables Object-world customers to make their choices with the peace of mind that comes with a fully supported solution by certifying and supporting the interoperability of prod-ucts and services with Objectworld UC Server. UC Server is a SIP-based VoIP phone system that includes Unified Messaging, Unified Communications and more, that reduces operational costs, simplifies business processes and en-hances productivity. UC Server is the only VoIP phone system fully integrated with Microsoft Active Directory.
“We’re very excited to add snom to a growing list of Objectworld Connect part-ners” said Steve Grassie, vice president of business development and marketing at Objectworld. “snom provides feature-rich, high-quality phones at a very rea-sonable cost. This relationship increases the choices available to UC Server cus-tomers and guarantees that deploying snom phones with UC Server will be ut-terly painless — a matter of plugging the phone in. No one else in the industry provides that level of simplicity, openness and peace of mind to their customers. I’m sure our customers will be as thrilled as I am that we’re providing it in partner-ship with snom,” Grassie added.
snom telephones support all common standards, as well as the latest technology platforms. All snom phones are compatible with SIP-based telephone systems and system components including open source platforms as well as proprietary
solutions offered by companies such as Objectworld Communications Corp.
About snom
snom technology AG develops and manufacturers Voice-over-IP (VoIP) tele-phones and related equipment based on the IETF open standard, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol). Recognized for its high quality, customizable and cost-effective business solutions, snom is also differentiated by the company’s ten-year history in the VoIP industry, and its dedication to high security standards. All of snom’s software exists in the firmware on the phones — making it easier for us-ers to download updates and new features. snom customers benefit from the in-teroperability and flexibility that the snom telephones offer, including plug and play integration and universal compatibility with any SIP-based telephony plat-form.
About Objectworld Communications Corp.
Objectworld Communications Corp. is the first and only provider of IT Teleph-ony, the next step in the convergence of telephony into the IT Data Center. Ob-jectworld products lower costs and enhance productivity by extending or replac-ing traditional PBX systems with SIP unified communications productivity soft-ware for Microsoft Windows platforms administered seamlessly in real-time with Active Directory. With Objectworld’s hardware-neutral approach and stra-tegic alliances with leading SIP end-point vendors through the Objectworld Con-nect Partner Program, customers enjoy unprecedented choice, control and se-curity. Objectworld is the intelligent choice for organizations seeking to gain com-petitive business advantage by integrating business communications with busi-ness processes. For further information, please visit our Web site at www.objectworld.com.
Press Contacts
Maria Schnake
snom technology AG
Tel: +49 30 39833-103
Fax: +49 30 39833-111
press@snom.com
www.snom.com
Shannon Gotthelf Cortina
MRB Public Relations
Tel: 732.758.1100
scortina@mrb-pr.com
Tiffany Richardson
MRB Public Relations
Tel: 732.758.1100
trichardson@mrb-pr.com
Steve Grassie
Vice President, Business Development and Marketing
Objectworld Communications Corp.
Phone: (613) 599-9698 Ext. 299
sgrassie@objectworld.com
