More Options and Value, from HiPath Total Business Solutions Full-spectrum of communications technologies and services from Siemens will allow enterprise users to better harness communications technologies for better business value. November 2005

Siemens Business Communication Systems Ltd. (SBCS) today presented the Total Business Solutions from HiPath at its Customer Conference 2005 in Beijing. A combination of expertise in technology, implementation, operation and leasing services, the HiPath Total Business Solutions is a turnkey package from SBCS to allow enterprise customers to benefit from leading and innovative communications technologies with higher speed at optimized cost. In addition, SBCS is dedicated to helping customers to deploy technologies to support their core competency more easily and effectively. The launch of the HiPath Total Business Solutions signifies that the Siemens HiPath Family has evolved to integrate and optimize the entire business flow of the enterprise customers for better business value.

At the Customer Conference 2005, SBCS had a good demonstration, through keynote speeches and displays of the HiPath Total Business Solutions that includes cutting-edge technologies, professional services, managed services, and leasing solutions. “Our success comes from the success of our customers. We are committed to providing them with customized Total Business Solutions to address their very specific needs in business communications. We work closely with our customers to leverage on all possible options to better manage their assets and business, to achieve higher productivity at optimized operational costs to sharpen the core competency in the marketplace.” said Mr. Roland Bernshaus, SBCS President & CEO.

Since its first introduction in 2003, the Siemens HiPath product line has quickly expanded to include solutions for enterprises and organizations of different sizes from various industries. To date, the world-leading 2nd Generation IP (2gIP) communications technology from HiPath have been widely applied by customers from the hotel, transportation, manufacturing, finance and power industries, as well as public security and government organizations. Beyond the 1st Generation IP (1gIP) technology with voice & data convergence infrastructure level, the enterprise customers are now achieving higher productivity and better business value with the 2gIP solutions on business application level.

Advanced communications technologies are crucial for enterprises and organizations to gain competitive advantage in the market. When implementing these solutions, they often encounter complexity in system integration, low efficiency in system maintenance, lacking of skillful workforce, as well as heavy investments. The HiPath Total Business Solutions is designed for customers to take full advantage of Siemens’ expertise in diversified industries to help customers deploy and benefit from visionary communications technologies through professional services, management services and leasing solutions.

With Professional Services from Siemens, Siemens owns industry and technical expertise to help enterprises determine what solution is most appropriate for the business, depending on their needs and goals. These services include consultation, needs assessments, process optimization, architecture design, system integration and customization, technology deployments and project management services. By applying professional services from Siemens, the enterprises are enabled to reduce risks in investment and project management, at the same time fully exploring the potential of the entire infrastructure and solutions.

The Managed Services provide services on a leasing basis for customers for entire business communication functions or part of the functions, allowing them to concentrate on the core business. In this case, customers only have to pay for functions and applications they are using, and they can enjoy continuously upgraded products and services with a constant rate. The wide range of these offerings includes network management, security management, multi-vendor support, asset management, and service/help desk. This is a highly cost effective service model that helps customers significantly optimize asset investments and operational costs.

To extend the service range available for customers in China Siemens has introduced leasing services from Siemens Finance and Leasing Ltd. (SFLL) into the communications market. Enterprise customers can now use flexible leasing solutions to invest in advanced communications solutions and services from SBCS. With the combination of managed services and comprehensive leasing solutions Siemens, opens up new dimensions in terms of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) concepts and optimization of resources.

Siemens Business Communication Systems Ltd. (SBCS)
Since its successful joint venture in China 1993, SBCS is now a leader in providing business communication products, solutions and services. The company aims to provide world-class business communication solutions and services to the customers, including contact center, IP telephony, hotel communication, command control & dispatcher, cordless communication and open transport network. Thousands of key customers from hotel, transport, finance, government, manufacture, power supply and public security have adopted Siemens communication solutions and services, among them Shanghai Transrapid, Shenzhen Metro, Nanjing Metro, Air China, Eastern Airlines, Pudong Airport, Chery Automobile, Sofitel, Kempinski and Nanning CERC.

More about SBCS at http://www.siemens.com.cn/sbcs

Siemens Communications

Siemens Communications is one of the largest players in the global telecommunications industry. Siemens is the only provider in the market that offers its customers a full-range portfolio, from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures for enterprises and carriers as well as related services. Siemens Communications is the world’s innovation leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. It is the largest Group within Siemens and operates in more than 160 countries around the world. In fiscal 2004 (year-end September 30), its 60,000-strong workforce posted sales of about 18 billion euros.

More about Siemens Communications at http://www.siemens.com/communications

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