Research In Motion (RIM) today announced plans to make BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 (BlackBerry MVS 5) available to more corporate phone systems and unified communications applications.<\/p>\n
BlackBerry MVS 5 with voice over Wi-Fi calling will soon be available for Avaya Aura 6.1, Avaya CS1000 Communication Server, as well as legacy phone systems such as Avaya Communications Manager and Nortel Communication Server.<\/p>\n
It is also currently available for Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Cisco Call Manager Express, and Mitel Communications Director.<\/p>\n
BlackBerry MVS 5 has also been re-architected to be more extensible with third party applications and phone systems.<\/p>\n
“Working with RIM, Avaya customers have expanded options to increase their mobile productivity,” said Eric Rossman, vice president, Developer Relations and Alliances, Avaya.<\/p>\n
“By using BlackBerry Mobile Voice System 5 with Avaya Aura and Avaya CS1000, enterprises can more fully exploit investments previously made in BlackBerry solutions to benefit their IT organizations, end users and customers.”<\/p>\n
BlackBerry MVS unifies corporate phone systems with wireless communications allowing employees to cost effectively make and take desk phone calls practically anywhere in the world on their BlackBerry smartphones.<\/p>\n
BlackBerry MVS 5 supports calls over cellular or Wi-Fi networks with automatic, prompted or manual handoff between these networks based on employee or administrator preferences.<\/p>\n
Employees can make and take desk phone calls on their BlackBerry smartphone directly from the same phone interface they use for cellular calls. <\/p>\n
Calls are routed through the company’s phone system, with a set of IT policies and controls for administrators to set least-cost routing for savings on long-distance and international roaming charges.<\/p>\n
Call routing through the corporate phone system also helps with adherence to company policies and regulatory compliance requirements.<\/p>\n
“Using the right communication medium at the right time, whether it’s an email, an instant message or a phone call, is important to success in business, and voice communications through BlackBerry Mobile Voice System can play a fundamental role in providing a secure and cost-effective unified communications experience for mobile workers,” said Jim Tobin, senior vice president, software & services at Research In Motion.<\/p>\n
“We are pleased to extend BlackBerry MVS to more corporate phone system brands like Avaya and Nortel and make BlackBerry MVS available to more businesses.”<\/p>\n