Tuesday, September 25, 2012

ShorTel, Inc. (SHOR) Named a Winner at MES West 2012 Xcellence Awards


Leading provider of unified communications platforms, ShoreTel announced today that it has been named a winner at the Midsize Enterprise Summit (MES) West 2012 XCellence Awards in the categories of Best Midmarket Software Solution, Best Demonstration of ROI, and Best Execution of a Midmarket IT Solution.

The Midsize Enterprise Summit XCellence Awards, sponsored by XChange Events, measure the overall perception of vendors’ products/services, presentations, and presence during MES West. ShoreTel showed its prowess in the industry through demonstrating products that eliminate complexity in communications. With ShorTel, CIOs can focus their resources on their critical areas of business and use collaboration solutions to help their teams communicate effectively using any device in any location. By winning the prestigious XCellence Awards, ShoreTel continues to demonstrate its commitment to understanding the unique needs of the midsize enterprise IT market.

Kevin Gavin, ShorTel’s chief marketing officer, remarked, “To demonstrate ShoreTel’s brilliant simplicity in action at the show, [we] provided a complete integrated communication experience live in front of the audience. This included our IP telephony capabilities with IP 655 desk phones, live system administration capabilities with ShoreTel’s Director Web application adding audience members as new users with all services in seconds, and demonstrating the intuitiveness and ease of use with our conferencing and collaboration with Macs and PCs, along with integrated ShoreTel Mobility software on Apple iPhones, iPads and Android Smart phones.”

The awards were presented at the JW Marriot in San Antonio, TX, from Sept. 12-14, 2012. MES West 2012 brought together industry experts and practitioners to discuss the specific needs of the midmarket and how to best drive IT innovation despite an environment of tight cost control. The conference provided IT executives with exclusive access to industry research, thought provoking keynote sessions, interactive boardroom appointments, a solutions pavilion featuring exhibitors from both emerging and established vendors, as well as peer to peer networking opportunities.

“The midmarket has its own unique set of challenges and opportunities,” said Robert C. DeMarzo, Senior Vice President of Strategic Content, XChange Events. “The XCellence Awards recognize the vendors who understand those market nuances and provide the best solutions to meet this market’s evolving needs. We congratulate all the winning companies for their ongoing commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.”

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