Huawei, Microsoft Partner

BEIJING -– Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Microsoft China Corporation joined hands and unveiled an integrated enterprise communications solution, U-SYS WorkSpace. The solution combines Huawei's edge on the NGN (Next-Generation Networks) with Microsoft's strength on the enterprise OA (office automation) system, which presents a more efficient business solution for the modern-day office communications and push further along the commercial rollout of the NGN communications network.

This is another significant breakthrough for Huawei in the field of enterprise communication applications after its NGN product takes the lead in the global stage with its commercial applications. With Exchange Server 2003, the best platform for the enterprise communications and collaborations delivered by Microsoft, WorkSpace is able to offer the enterprise clients with a new package of integrated communications services and with flexible means of communications that is highly efficient.

"In order to deliver an OA system in an efficient and real-time manner to the enterprises, both Huawei and Microsoft have realized that the information platform for a future-oriented enterprise must unite such features of IT system as ease of use, flexibility and high scalability, with those of communications system as real-timeliness, security, and high availability together. Based on the common understanding for the market and the customer demands, Huawei and Microsoft team up and launch the WorkSpace solution. This is a successful story of giant-giant cooperation in the chain of industry. By complementing to each other, the partnership is aimed to push along the development of NGN and the enterprise informatization," said Mr, Guo Haiwei, Vice President of Huawei Technologies.

Mr Chen Yongzheng, Vice President of Microsoft Corporation and CEO of its Greater China Operation, states that, "Microsoft Corporation is a bellwether in the field of enterprise collaboration communications platform. Huawei Technologies is the largest communications equipment supplier in China and has great strength in respect of telecom network solutions. With the U-SYS WorkSpace, the integrated enterprise communications solution, Huawei is able to provide the users of Exchange product with the double edges of communications system and OA system. Microsoft is very glad to partner with Huawei for the performance extension of the platform Exchange 2003. We hope that the partnership will bring higher operational efficiency and ROI (return on investment) for the enterprises."

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