Black Box Extends Commitment to Sell and Service Siemens Communications Solutions
September 26 2005 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Siemens Communications, Inc., and Black Box Corporation
(Nasdaq:BBOX) today announced a multi-year distribution agreement
enabling Black Box Network Services to sell, deploy and support the
Siemens portfolio of HiPath(R) Real-Time voice over Internet
protocol (VoIP) solutions, including systems, devices and
applications. As a Siemens Authorized Reseller, Black Box becomes
one of Siemens' largest distributors; in January, Black Box
completed its acquisition of Norstan, Inc., a 2005 award-winning
channel reseller for Siemens. During 2004, Norstan increased its
HiPath unit sales by 20 percent, earning the Siemens Pinnacle Sales
Award for outstanding sales achievement. "Siemens is an integral
part of our voice services business," said Fred Young, Chief
Executive Officer of Black Box Corporation. "With our new
agreement, Black Box will continue to expand its installed Siemens
customer base throughout the United States and Canada." Black Box
will continue to sell and support the complete portfolio of Siemens
communications solutions. This includes HiPath Real-Time IP systems
- for organizations of all sizes - providing centralized control of
features, access, configuration and call-processing functions. The
Siemens portfolio also includes HiPath Wireless, secure and mobile
management solutions for voice over wireless LAN networks. In
addition, HiPath solutions include the DirX(R) family of access and
data management systems, the optiPoint family of IP and wireless
phones, the ProCenter(R) portfolio of contact center solutions, the
Xpressions(R) unified messaging family and the HiPath
OpenScape(TM), a presence-enabled and permission-based unified
communication portal. Siemens also offers a complete line of HiPath
professional, lifecycle and managed services. "Black Box, with its
acquisition of Norstan, continues to expand its operational
footprint and is a leader in providing enterprises with the next
generation of converged voice, data and multimedia solutions," said
Rick Fitzgerald, vice president and general manager of the Siemens
Channel Solutions Group at Siemens Communications, Inc. "Black Box
is a strong technical services partner. Their sales and operational
teams, coupled with a strong commitment to customer service, also
make them a valuable enterprise partner." About Black Box Black Box
is the world's largest technical services company dedicated to
designing, building and maintaining today's complicated data and
voice infrastructure systems. Black Box services 152,000 clients in
141 countries with 138 offices throughout the world. To learn more,
visit the Black Box Web site at www.blackbox.com. About Siemens
Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and
engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $91.5
billion in fiscal 2004. Founded more than 150 years ago, the
company is a leader in the areas Medical, Power, Automation and
Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting,
Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home
Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City,
Siemens in the USA has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 70,000
people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Thirteen of
Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With
its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries
employ 430,000 people in 192 countries. For more information on
Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com About Siemens
Communications, Inc. Siemens Communications, Inc., offers its
customers a broad portfolio of communication products and services
and is a leader in convergent technologies, products and services
for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. The company's
portfolio ranges from devices for end users to complex network
infrastructures and complementary services for enterprises,
carriers and service providers. Siemens Communications, Inc., is
headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. For more information, visit
www.usa.siemens.com/communications Note: HiPath, DirX, ProCenter,
Xpressions and OpenScape are trademarks or registered trademark of
Siemens AG, its subsidiaries and affiliates. Black Box and the
double diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies,
Inc. All other company, brand, product and service names are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
This release contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs
of Siemens or Black Box management. The words "anticipate,"
"believe," "estimate," "forecast," "expect," "intend," "plan,"
"should," and "project" are used to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements also are those that do not
relate strictly to historical or current facts. Such statements
reflect such company's current views with respect to future events
and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could
cause the actual results to be materially different, including,
among others, changes in general economic and business conditions,
changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction
of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or
services and changes in business strategy. Actual results may vary
materially from those projected here. Neither Siemens nor Black Box
intends or assumes any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements.
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