Nortel Buzzboard

Nortel MCS 5100 users now interoperates with the Polycom RPX HD 200 seriesOne item I’ve neglected to cover as part of all the happenings at Global Connect this week is the wave of Nortel partner* announcements that were issued this week.

Since these items were issued from the partners and not posted on the press releases page on nortel.com, they are sometimes easily missed even if you cover Nortel closely.

So here’s a quick summary, along with some links to the actual partner releases:

• Polycom, an existing Nortel Telepresence partner, announced that its RMX 2000 real-time media conferencing platform and HDX series of high definition telepresence solutions have been certified verified compatible with Nortel MCS 5100. The joint solution allows MCS 5100 users to initiate video calls to Polycom HDX telepresence users, as well as join multipoint conferences on the RMX 2000.
• SecureLogix announced a new agreement that allows Nortel and certified resellers to sell the SecureLogix ETM System as part of Nortel’s new Voice Security Services offering.
• SER Solutions announced that it had formed a reseller/OEM agreement with Nortel that integrates their CPS Enterprise Edition and its many out-bound calling features into Nortel’s Contact Center.
• Redsky’s award-winning E911 Manager platform has been certified verified compatible with Nortel’s CS 1000 and CS 2100 IP-BPXs. Redsky is now a new member of the Nortel Developer Partner Program.
• ISI Telemanagement Solutions announced that their Infortel Select software had been certified verified compatible with the Nortel CS 1000. The software enables users to interface with their CS 1000 systems to perform automated collection of raw call detail records (CDR), enabling the review and management of telecom usage costs through a single application.

Interestingly (and thanks to an avid reader for pointing this out), Nortel actually got dinged a bit from one analyst attending the show who didn’t hear about our developer partner/ISV activities during her discussions with Nortel execs. Most (all?) of these partner announcements are related to Nortel’s efforts in this area, and most of these companies are members of Nortel’s Developer Partner Program.

UPDATED 6/9/08 with the following changes were made after talking to someone from our Developer Program about their normal terminology: changed “certified” to “verified” and changed “Developer Partner Program” to “Developer Program”

* Our Nortel lawyers would want me to tell you that by saying “partner” I by no means imply a legal partnership, but just a working relationship.