Nortel/IBM simplify transition to VoIP

Nortel and IBM have formed an alliance to provide a solution to small and medium sized businesses which makes the transition to IP telephony and unified communications as easy as a software upgrade.

The Nortel-IBM System i Unified Communications solution combines Nortel IP telephony and multimedia capabilities with IBM System i servers. It should be available to customers in October.

The system converts the System i operating system into an IP private branch exchange.

A similar system is available from 3Com, but the Nortel system will offer more multimedia and unified communications capabilities than the 3Com system. It is also expected to be easier to deploy.