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Airbus Takes Off With Cisco Unified Communications
Aircraft Manufacturer Improves Business Communications and Collaboration Between Employees as Cisco Unified IP Phone Shipments Reach 12 Million
| Source: Cisco
TOULOUSE, FRANCE--(Marketwire - June 14, 2007) - Cisco® (NASDAQ : CSCO ) today announced
that Airbus has completed deployment of a Cisco Unified Communications
system to help improve collaboration, increase productivity and simplify
its communications infrastructure, which will support 45,000 employees. The
completion of the deployment marks the shipping of 12 million Cisco Unified
IP Phones.
Airbus has migrated from a traditional private branch exchange (PBX) system
to a fully IP-based telephony system, with 30,000 extensions in France and
10,000 extensions in the UK. Airbus is using Cisco Unified Communications
Manager call-processing software to cover all sites. The contract to
implement and manage Airbus' IP Communication over a five-year period was
signed in 2005 by Orange Business Services, the communications service
operator and integrator that represents the business communications
solutions and services provided by France Telecom Group.
Cisco Unified Communications is helping Airbus extend consistent
communication services to all employees working at Airbus campus locations
in France and the UK. Orange Business Services took just nine months to
install the central architecture following initial configuration and
planning. The solution was rolled out at a rate of up to 600 phones a day,
highlighting the speed and ease with which Cisco Unified Communications can
be implemented.
"Effective communication systems that encourage collaboration between
employees and help improve company efficiency are essential in helping us
respond to growing customer demands," said Robert Louge, head of IT
Projects, Airbus. "Cisco's solution has helped us improve communications,
reduce our spending by simplifying our communications infrastructure and
allowed us to make a quick and simple transition to an IP-based Unified
Communications platform."
Chris Dedicoat, President, European Markets, Cisco, said: "Shipping our 12
millionth Unified IP Phone to Airbus highlights the speed at which Cisco
Unified Communications is being adopted and the benefits it brings to
customers. The system deployed by Airbus will help it meet the
communication needs of a growing business, reduce costs and encourage
collaborative working, which will help increase the productivity of its
employees."
About Cisco Unified Communications
Cisco Unified Communications system is part of an integrated solution that
includes network infrastructure, security, mobility, network management and
lifecycle services. Cisco Unified Communications offers flexible deployment
and outsourced management options, end-user and partner financing packages
and third-party communications applications. For additional information on
the entire Cisco Unified Communications family of products and applications
visit: www.cisco.com/go/unified.
About Airbus
Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and
comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from
100 to more than 500 seats. Airbus has delivered over 4,500 aircraft to
more than 250 customers worldwide and boasts a healthy order book in excess
of 2,500 aircraft for delivery over the coming years. With an annual
turnover of around 26 billion euros in 2006, Airbus is a global company
with design and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK and
Spain as well as subsidiaries in the U.S., China, Japan, Russia and the
Middle East. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Airbus is an EADS company.
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