AT&T Launches New Cloud-Based Unified Communications Services

Maximizing its expertise in cloud computing, mobility, and voice and IP networking services, AT&T* is bringing the benefits of Unified Communications to businesses of all sizes as a simple, reliable, carrier-grade service. AT&T Unified Communications Services helps organizations control costs and eliminate unpredictable expenditures.

AT&T UC Services gives clients the ability to unify their communications - conveniently delivered over the highly-secure and reliable AT&T network. As with AT&T's other cloud solutions, which are embedded directly into the AT&T managed network, AT&T UC Services is accessible from nearly any device, enabling employees to collaborate and communicate in real-time regardless of location.  It is designed to meet the needs of today's mobile workers by:

Improving reachability by displaying rich presence indicators of an individual's status and allowing a single number to call multiple devices, AT&T UC Services is comprised of two major elements:  AT&T Unified Communications Central(SM) and AT&T Unified Communications Voice:

The tips of their fingers

"With AT&T Unified Communications Services individuals have full access to all of their communications tools at the tips of their fingers," said Shawn Conroy, Vice President of Voice, Collaboration and Unified Communications Services, AT&T Business Solutions. "Not only can this service leverage an organization's existing investments to improve business collaboration, it as well provides an easy transition from where a customer is today to where they want to be tomorrow without incurring significant capital expenses. AT&T is breaking new ground by providing clients with simple, affordable access to carrier-grade UC functionality."

AT&T will host a Virtual Launch event January 26, 2012 to showcase the capabilities of this new Unified Communications as a service solution. For more information and to register please click the link above.

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