Airbus Chooses Integrated Research's PROGNOSIS for Major VoIP Deployment

Strategic Insights -

Integrated Research has announced that its PROGNOSIS IP Telephony Manager will be used by Airbus Industries to monitor and manage 40,000 new VoIP phones as part of a five-year contract awarded to France Telecom and its UK subsidiary Equant. This significant win for PROGNOSIS in the aviation industry represents a major new distribution partnership with France Telecom and Equant, adding to the suite of real-time systems and application management solutions offered by Integrated Research. The migration of Airbus from traditional private branch exchanges (PBX) to a fully IP-based telephony system will see Cisco providing IP telephone handsets for 30,000 extensions in France and 10,000 extensions in the United Kingdom.

Key Takeaways:

  • PROGNOSIS will monitor and manage 40,000 new VoIP phones for Airbus Industries as part of a five-year contract awarded to France Telecom and Equant.
  • The contract represents a significant win for PROGNOSIS in the aviation industry and adds to the suite of real-time systems and application management solutions offered by Integrated Research.
  • The migration of Airbus from traditional private branch exchanges (PBX) to a fully IP-based telephony system will see Cisco providing IP telephone handsets for 30,000 extensions in France and 10,000 extensions in the United Kingdom.
  • PROGNOSIS has proved itself as the standard for managing the largest Cisco IP communications deployments with over 150 enterprise IP telephony customers worldwide.
  • Management of the world's two largest aircraft manufacturers, including British Airways through its association with Prime Systems, demonstrates the business value and quality of PROGNOSIS solutions.
  • France Telecom and Equant assume a leadership position in the global IP communications services market with this major win.
  • The PROGNOSIS IP Telephony management suite has met the Cisco Technology Developer Partner Program test criteria for interoperability with Cisco CallManager and Cisco Unity infrastructure.

Statistics:

  • 40,000 new VoIP phones will be monitored and managed by PROGNOSIS for Airbus Industries.
  • The contract is for a five-year period.
  • 30,000 extensions in France and 10,000 extensions in the United Kingdom will be provided with IP telephone handsets by Cisco.
  • Over 150 enterprise IP telephony customers worldwide use PROGNOSIS for managing their IP communications deployments.

Sources:

  • France Telecom and Equant
  • Integrated Research: www.ir.com
  • Cisco Technology Developer Partner Program
  • ASIA PULSE 25-07 1156 (July 22)