Nortel's goal in developing the Converged Office solution was to open up a world of new opportunities for businesses to communicate through the most effective means possible and we've been able to achieve that by collaborating with Microsoft. Bringing voice functionality to the desktop environment allows communications on par with office-based capabilities, regardless of where users are located, such as when they are working from home or from a hotel room while traveling.

Even though Office 2007 is very innovative and a compelling solution, it is a big endeavor for enterprises to undertake, and many of them are going to sit on the sidelines in 2007 and wait and see and learn from others' experiences.

With WordPerfect Office X3, Corel has created a powerful solution that enables users to create, edit, and re-use their content, particularly through its new ability to import, edit and export PDF, as well as its exceptional Microsoft Office compatibility.

Nortel's converged solutions are designed to provide Banner Bank tenants access to the latest communication technologies for anywhere, anytime access to the network and application resources on par with large enterprises. We will be working closely with Christensen Corp. to ensure its new converged network delivers a broad range of reliable and secure communications that become assets in attracting and retaining tenants.

Nortel's technology is helping making it possible for healthcare providers to have seamless access to high-bandwidth applications like medical images from PACS (Picture Archive and Communication System) that are critical to delivering improved patient care today. Our secure mobility solutions are also designed to assist doctors, nurses, and staff to access more securely confidential patient information in real time, on any device - PDA, laptop, and WLAN phone - helping ensure that decisions about care are made more quickly and efficiently.

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