UC solutions specialist Mitel has announced a change in its portfolio as a result of a merger with Aastra Technologies, acquired by the end of 2013.
Mitel plans to focus on regional market requirements, delivering protection of investments of existing customers and common desktop communications solutions, with a migration path to cloud communications.
What is more, Mintel wants to continue development of its common desktop portfolio with the new investments targeted for mid 2015. The company will also keep on investing in its applications portfolio with first feature integration expected in 2014.
With a strong focus on communication and collaboration, the company also supports open standards and major industry frameworks such as Google and Microsoft, it says.
Some other enhancements include solutions that offer integrated business communications and applications so they add value to Microsoft Lync-based solutions. Mintel also plans to increase contact centre capabilities.
“Our product integration strategy reflects our commitment to customers and channel partners, designed to ensure we can continue to support their businesses and protect their investment in us. The combined Mitel and Aastra portfolio is used by over 60 million people worldwide, so we have to ensure that while our integration strategy has a common goal, it still delivers against specific regional requirements and market dynamics,” comments Rich McBee, CEO, Mitel.