David Chambers of Aastra to Present at VoiceCon Spring 2007; CTO of Aastra USA Inc. to Speak on Enhancing VOIP for Unified Communications

David Chambers, Chief Technology Officer of Aastra USA Inc., together with a panel of industry experts, will discuss requirements for implementing Unified Communications with an existing VOIP infrastructure on Tuesday, March 6 at VoiceCon Spring 2007.

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) March 3, 2007 -- Unified Communications has been a focus at telecommunications conferences over the past few years. Many presentations discuss the concepts, but few concentrate on addressing implementation hurdles. David Chambers, Chief Technology Officer of Aastra USA Inc., together with a panel of industry experts, will discuss requirements for implementing Unified Communications with an existing VOIP infrastructure on Tuesday, March 6 at VoiceCon Spring 2007. "I am pleased to have an opportunity to bring some practical planning criteria to what is often a theoretical discussion," said Chambers. "Aastra has a great history of applying technology to create real-world solutions and we are committed to staying an industry leader." The forum will address the steps required for evolving PBXs and IP-PBXs to deliver Unified Communications integrated with business processes and applications.

Mr. Chambers currently serves as Chief Technology Officer of Aastra USA Inc. In his 22 years with Aastra, he has held individual technical and managerial roles in all areas of the Development organization, spanning hardware, embedded software and applications. Chambers has been instrumental in the evolution and development of Aastra's distributed voice infrastructure, which has led the industry in reliability, capacity and scalability, and has won many awards from both customers and industry organizations. Under his direction, the company has pioneered telecommunications innovations which include the first PBX with converged voice and data, blended call center functionality, and the first PBX/ACD platform to provide a multi-site solution with centralized control. Chambers is one of Aastra's primary patent contributors.

About Aastra
Aastra is a leader in IP communications products including IP-PBX systems, standards based telephones, unified communications and contact center applications. With over 25 years of experience delivering PBX and contact center systems to some of the largest and most demanding companies in the world Aastra is now bringing that expertise to companies of all sizes.

Parent company, Aastra Technologies Limited (TSX:"AAH"), is headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada. Aastra globally develops and markets Internet Protocol (IP)-based as well as traditional communications networking products and systems. Aastra's products include a full range of VoIP solutions including communications servers, gateways, telephone terminals and advanced software applications for business and residential markets.

For more information visit http://www.aastraondemand.com, http://www.aastraintecom.com and http://www.aastra.com.

Contact:
Robyn Thompson
Phone: 1.469.365.3249

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