Extreme Networks qualifies its SDN solution for Microsoft Lync

Extreme Networks is delivering the benefits of its wired and wireless software-defined networking (SDN) solution to Microsoft Lync environments, offering its channel partners and end-users with robust network solutions to enhance unified communications. 

 

The company has completed formal qualification with Microsoft Lync, a unified communications platform. Extreme Networks’ SDN solution provides new capabilities to overcome traditionally complex tasks, such as delivering QoS to Lync endpoints. As part of the Microsoft Unified Communications Open Interoperability Program (UCOIP), Extreme Networks now can offer a network solution for converged services supporting the key aspects of unified communications including VoIP desk phone, softphones, instant messaging and video collaboration.

To help businesses gain increased performance from Lync collaboration tools for real-time communication and to benefit from data analytics, Extreme Networks has completed the following:

• Integrated advanced analytics from Purview network-powered application intelligence solutions with Lync
• Qualification of Lync with ExtremeXOS based switches, offering high density Gigabit/10Gigabit connectivity and integration of network policy for security and BYOD
• Qualified SDN integration through OneFabric Connect and NetSight that provides adaptive QoS for video and audio applications at scale 
• Advanced communications in the mobile world by completing the Lync qualification of Extreme Networks’ IdentiFi Wireless LAN 802.11ac Gigabit Wi-Fi and 802.11n platforms

Pascal Menezes, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Lync said: “Every day, organisations are improving collaboration and increasing productivity by leveraging unified communications. Through integrating analytics, wireless and QoS, Extreme Networks is helping customers obtain high quality user experiences and deep insights into how users, applications and devices are being leveraged.”

Added Markus Nispel, Vice President of Solutions Architecture and Innovation, Extreme Networks: “Engaging with leading-edge technology providers to offer effective network solutions is a key priority for Extreme Networks. By working with Microsoft Lync to enhance the delivery of unified communications over the network, we are able to reduce complexity, ease deployments and increase productivity. Customers and authorised resellers have a strong value proposition in Microsoft Lync as organisations refresh their communication infrastructures.”