Telecommunications
With the trend in the telecommunications industry increasingly moving toward the fast-developing and constantly changing world of unified communications, systems manufacturers need to be able to quickly adapt to changing realities, updating existing product lines and delivering improved and updated systems to their customers.
That’s why it’s important to deliver systems that:
- Integrate and enhance the investments already made.
- Provide a foundation for future investments.
- Are comprised of intelligent and reliable systems.
- Are cost effective and drive business performance.
Microsoft® server with embedded licensing products provide several key advantages to telecommunication equipment manufacturers, including:
Reduced Time-to-Market and Costs
Telecommunication equipment manufacturers that take advantage of the Microsoft® server with embedded licensing product experience will see a reduced time-to-market through use of Microsoft-provided development tools and documentation as well as software that is compatible with commodity hardware and industry standard protocols. Users will see shorter development time through the extensible nature of the Microsoft server product portfolio and the availability of third-party independent software vendors. Telecommunications equipment manufacturers will also benefit from a large, and growing, developer ecosystem that enables them to better design, build, and deliver unique and cutting-edge solutions to their customers.
Increased Solution Reliability
Microsoft is committed to improving the quality of the technologies, products, and processes that telecommunication equipment manufacturers need to develop systems that are reliable and that perform as intended and expected. The hardened, streamlined nature of dedicated server and server appliance solutions lower support and training costs and require less user interaction.
Application Compatibility
With Microsoft server with embedded licensing products telecommunication equipment manufacturers can take advantage of the dynamic Windows environment to integrate application software and interconnect devices on the network using a stable platform with easy-to-use update mechanisms. Microsoft server technologies incorporate industry-standard protocols and data formats to ensure interoperability with Microsoft and non-Microsoft applications and systems.
By choosing Microsoft server with embedded licensing products, industrial solutions providers benefit from Microsoft-provided development tools, software compatible with commodity hardware and industry standard protocols, a large developer ecosystem, and favorable royalty rates compared to Microsoft’s general purpose server systems.
Microsoft-enabled embedded server solutions include:
- IP-PBX
- Audio conferencing
- Video conferencing
- Voice mail (VM)
- Unified messaging (UM)
- Automated call distributors (ACD)
- Contact center
- Interactive voice response (IVR)
- Media gateways
End-to-end Telecommunications Solutions
To thrive in today’s economy, telecommunications system manufacturers need to provide systems that are flexible, scalable, and interoperable. This requires total infrastructure and management control—from servers to communications devices. Microsoft server technologies, in conjunction with Windows® Embedded offerings, allow telecommunications systems manufacturers to standardize on one platform. From Windows Embedded CE, the highly secure, standard protocol plug and play OS, to the scalable Windows Server®, Microsoft offers the operating system choices and capabilities that today’s IP-based telephony and unified communications systems require.
