Apr 15, 2002 Calabasas, CA
Alcatel (NYSE:ALA) and Dagostino Electronic Services, Inc. (DES) today announced that DES will sell and service the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 IP PBX and family of Omni data products to enterprise customers. As an Alcatel Business Partner, DES will be targeting customers mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and New York area.
"The next generation of voice and data technology is the convergence of these two platforms. Alcatel delivers a clear strategy on migrating voice to the data network in a seamless fashion," said Robert Dagostino, president, Dagostino Electronic Services. "Alcatel's advanced technology and marketing expertise will complement our skills in installation and system design, enabling Dagostino Electronic Services to offer a complete convergence solution to the customers."
"Over the past year, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 has gained industry recognition as a feature-rich, reliable IP PBX that provides customers with an excellent platform for voice/data convergence," said Jack Sorci, Alcatel vice president, North American channel sales. "It is necessary for Alcatel to build strong alliances with reputable business partners such as Dagostino Electronic Services in order to support the increasing demand for the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 as well as the Omni family of data products."
Focusing on single-point responsibility done on a turnkey basis, DES provides customers with cutting edge systems like Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 that are cost-efficient, reliable, and expandable. Maintaining close customer contact, communication and control allow DES to complete projects on time and on budget. In addition, DES provides post-sale maintenance and service to ensure customer satisfaction.
About the Omni family of convergence-ready network solutions
Alcatel's award-winning Omni family of networking solutions meets the needs of enterprises converging voice and data networks. Based on a client/server UNIX architecture, the Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 is an IP-PBX with dual IP-TDM capabilities that supports scalability from 50 to 50,000 users, innovative telephone handsets, one-number mobility, unified messaging and voice-over IP networking. Alcatel's Omni family of data switches and VPN security solutions provide the network foundation that supports the quality of service, security, and management requirements of converged networks.
About Dagostino Electronic Services
Dagostino Electronic Services (DES) is a Pittsburgh based, privately held company that designs, sells, installs and maintains communications systems for voice, data and video networks. Since 1973, DES has provided connectivity to thousands of local and wide area networks and voice systems in all types of industry environments. For more information, http://www.descomm.com
About Alcatel
Alcatel designs, develops and builds innovative and competitive communications networks, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to deliver any type of content, such as voice, data and multimedia, to any type of consumer, anywhere in the world. Relying on its leading and comprehensive products and solutions portfolio, stretching from end-to-end optical infrastructures, fixed and mobile networks to broadband access, Alcatel's customers can focus on optimizing their service offerings and revenue streams. With sales of $22 billion (EURO 25 billion) in 2001 and 99,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com
