Mitel Simplifies Business Collaboration and Mobility (AcT)

Web-Based Collaboration Solution and New Mobility Client With IM and Dynamic Presence Delivers a Superior User Experience

OTTAWA, March 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL), a leading provider of Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) software solutions, today unveiled the latest version of its flagship UCC offering, the Mitel Applications Suite (MAS 4.0 ). Based on Mitel's Freedom Architecture, MAS 4.0, which is also available as a virtualized solution, is designed to address several points of frustration plaguing IT organizations and business users, and gives companies the ability to tailor the solution to their unique communications needs. With new Web-based collaboration and mobility solutions, MAS 4.0's unique single application interface facilitates easy, natural communication and collaboration between colleagues regardless of their location or device.

"Our business users need tools that allow them to work easily, intuitively, and consistently. They're swamped, and they don't have the time or desire to configure and connect to multiple or complicated interfaces," said Jason Spainhour, director of Information Systems, SkillPath Seminars. "IT has always operated with minimal staff levels, so from our perspective, we need a solution that is easy to manage and maintain. By simplifying our ability to manage our applications and allowing us to efficiently deliver advanced capabilities to our users, Mitel Applications Suite provides our teams with a truly collaborative experience."

Key highlights of MAS 4.0's collaboration and mobility features for end-users include:

• Web-based Collaboration, without client downloads, to support spontaneous collaboration – In addition to a completely redesigned user interface, Mitel Collaboration Advanced (MCA) includes a new Web-based collaboration portal, designed to give collaboration participants a hassle-free collaboration experience without the need to download a client.
   
• Secure Instant Messaging and Dynamic Presence on mobile devices – Unified Communicator Advanced (UCA) Mobile, Mitel's mobile client software, now enables secure instant messaging and real-time presence, giving employees visibility of their colleagues status, so they can choose the most effective way to communicate with them. These new features are available now on the Android and Blackberry clients, with availability on the Apple iOS client soon to follow. The UCA Web Portal has also been completely redesigned to provide faster navigation from any device with a web browser, and now enables secure instant messaging and real-time presence information.

MAS 4.0 also offers several new features to make IT's job easier, including:

• Simplified Administration –MAS 4.0 extends its single management interface to provision users with complete UCC functionality and manage the solution across the entire enterprise, aimed at saving precious IT time and effort.
   
• Extended Virtualization – strengthening Mitel's leadership in virtualization, MAS 4.0 supports VMware's vSphere 5.0, enabling it to be deployed alongside other business applications in the data center, and vCenter management tools, enabling the solution to be managed like any other virtual application, with the latest VMware infrastructure.
   
• Increased Scalability – support for up to 1,500 users with full unified communications and collaboration functionality.

"UCC simplicity and ease-of-use is critical to adding value in an enterprise – both for the end-user and for IT," said Ron Wellard, executive vice president and general manager, Mitel Communications Solutions. "Today's IT manager has too much going on to waste time with difficult-to-manage solutions. Likewise, if it's too hard to collaborate, end-users will look to other solutions and productivity will suffer. Mitel's new unified solution set is designed to alleviate these real, business impacting concerns."

Additional Resources:

• Download a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, "The Total Economic Impact of Mitel Virtual solutions" http://discover.mitel.com/Forrester_report.html
• Download Mitel's report on virtualization and UC featuring Gartner: www.mitel.com/gartner-virtualization-newsletter
• Twitter: @Mitel
• Blog: www.mitel.com/mitelfreedom

About Mitel

Mitel (Nasdaq:MITL) is a global provider of business communications and collaboration software and services. Mitel's Freedom architecture provides the flexibility and simplicity organizations need to support today's dynamic work environment. Through a single cloud-ready software stream, Mitel delivers a powerful suite of advanced communications and collaboration capabilities that provides freedom from walled garden architectures and enables organizations to implement best-of-breed solutions on any network; extends the "in-office" experience anywhere, on any device; and offers choice of commercial options to fit business needs. For more information visit: http://www.mitel.com

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