SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - March 31, 2009) - ShoreTel® (
NASDAQ:
SHOR), a leading
provider of Pure IP Unified Communications (UC) solutions, today announced
the immediate availability of the ShoreTel Web Service Software Development
Kit (SDK) for the creation of advanced, integrated applications.
The ShoreTel Web Service SDK leads the industry in developer-friendly
design, having been validated against multiple popular programming
languages, and proven to be truly compliant with industry standards for
maximum interoperability. In addition, its unique and sophisticated
eventing model offers developers unprecedented flexibility for building a
wide range of advanced applications for the ShoreTel system.
The SDK is being released to the
ShoreTel Developer
Network, and reinforces ShoreTel's commitment to simplifying UC
component integration by enabling software developers to build advanced
integrated applications on ShoreTel's open system, using commonly known and
widely accepted techniques to further their UC and communications-enabled
business process (
CEBP) strategies.
Increasingly, companies are integrating UC capabilities into their business
processes to foster increased collaboration, bolster productivity and help
reduce costs.
Many enterprises consider CEBP to be one of the key benefits of voice over
IP technology, and the ShoreTel Web Service SDK enables companies,
value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators to develop custom CEBP
solutions using the programming languages and platforms of choice.
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
-- The ShoreTel Web Service SDK extends access to ShoreTel UC
capabilities to all popular programming languages and operating system
environments.
-- The new Web Service SDK simplifies development of feature-rich,
browser-based "thin client" Web applications with URL-based click-to-call
support, as well as thick client applications running on disparate
platforms.
-- The Web Service SDK is compliant with all related industry standards,
and a number of software tools are available to automatically generate
code.
-- Highlights include state management and support of flexible telephony
event delivery for bandwidth-sensitive deployments.
QUOTES
Ken Bowman, Director of Information Management, DKI Services Corporation:
"The ShoreTel Web Service SDK is a welcome addition to the powerful tools
that enable us to build value-add integrations. We have a number of users
who are running Linux desktops and need to access ShoreTel's ShoreWare Call
Manager client functionality. This new kit provides an XML/SOAP interface
that enables us to automatically generate calling functionality via our
current Linux/Apache/PHP platforms over a Web-based interface, and provide
all users with the advanced communications functions they need to be more
productive and responsive."
Maura Higgins, Director, Professional Services, ShoreTel:
"One of ShoreTel's core values is to develop our distributed IP Unified
Communications as an open platform for making communications-enabled
business processes a reality in the enterprise. By supporting open
standards and an open architecture, the new ShoreTel Web Service SDK offers
increased flexibility, broadening its appeal and making it easier for more
companies and our growing Technology Partner community to integrate a
variety of best-of-breed solutions, and bring ShoreTel Unified
Communications capabilities into the hearts of organizations however best
suits their needs."
RELATED LINKS & CONVERSATION
--
CEO John Combs on CEBP
--
ShoreTel
Customer Success Stories
--
ShoreTel blog
--
ShoreTel awards
About ShoreTel, Inc.
ShoreTel, Inc. (
NASDAQ:
SHOR) is a leading provider of Pure IP Unified
Communications solutions. ShoreTel enables companies of any size to
seamlessly integrate all communications -- voice, video, messaging and data
-- with their business processes. Independent of device or location,
ShoreTel's distributed software architecture eliminates the traditional
costs, complexity and reliability issues typically associated with other
solutions. ShoreTel continues to deliver the highest levels of customer
satisfaction, ease of use and manageability while driving down the overall
total cost of ownership. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale,
California, and has regional offices in the United Kingdom, Sydney,
Australia and Munich, Germany. For more information, visit
www.shoretel.com
or call 1-877-80SHORE.
Contact Information: Press Contact:
Rachel Shelton
Eastwick Communications
Tel: +650-480-4069
rshelton@eastwick.com