Siemens Communications positioned in Leaders’ Quadrant of Unified Communications Magic Quadrant report

Siemens Communications has been positioned in the Leader’s Quadrant within Gartner Inc.’s Unified Communications Magic Quadrant1. According to Gartner Inc., leaders are vendors that are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market. Additionally, Gartner stated that “vendors must have market share and mindshare in their core areas of competency”. Siemens has adopted a strategy on unified communications since the launch of HiPath OpenScape in 2003. This strategy is based around its LifeWorks@Com concept, integrating the technologies, devices and applications used by enterprises and carriers to create a homogenous communications environment, regardless of time, place, device or network. The outcome is a smarter, presence-based way of working and the payback includes a boost to productivity and profitability, as well as a reduction of stress in the workplace. Part of the Siemens LifeWorks@Com concept, HiPath OpenScape is a comprehensive unified communications solution built on open standards, enabling it to integrate easily with Microsoft’s Live Communication Server (LCS) and other third party conferencing and collaboration solutions. Commenting on the report, Bernd Kuhlin, President Enterprise Systems at Siemens Communications, said: “We believe this report confirms our vision of LifeWorks@Com and the stance that Siemens has adopted on unified communications, since the launch of HiPath OpenScape in 2003. Our HiPath OpenScape solution was developed in close conjunction with Microsoft. Further to that, we have also recently signed a global alliance with Microsoft to jointly market and sell solutions in exactly this space”, Kuhlin explained. Gartner, Inc’s Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications, 2005 – B. Elliot, S. Blood and D. Kraus, February 14, 2005 The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted February 2005 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. HiPath is the Enterprise Convergence Architecture from Siemens. A comprehensive solution and service portfolio enables companies to further expand their existing voice and data infrastructures, safeguard their existing capital investment, and implement second generation IP (2gIP) applications. 2gIP applications optimize company processes and lead to a sustained improvement in productivity for the corporation. Thanks to the continuous further development of its products and software, Siemens Communications is an innovation leader on the path to a seamless integration of realtime communication in the IT world. According to analysts, HiPath has ensured that Siemens is the world's number one supplier of VoIP connections. With a market share of 38.6%. Siemens aims to further expand this position. Over 70% of the Fortune 500 corporations have selected a HiPath solution. Customers include BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, Ford, IBM, Kodak, SAP, BP and Volvo. Additional information about HiPath is available at: www.siemens.com/hipath Siemens Communications is one of the largest players in the global telecommunications industry. Siemens is the only provider in the market that offers its customers a full-range portfolio, from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures for enterprises and carriers as well as related services. Siemens Communications is the world’s innovation leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. It is the largest Group within Siemens and operates in more than 160 countries around the world. In fiscal 2004 (year-end September 30), its 60,000-strong workforce posted sales of approximately 18 billion euros. More about Siemens Communications at http://www.siemens.com/communications End.

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