arvato systems provides enterprise organizations with cutting edge telephony and unified communications solutions”, said Thomas Höring, Director, arvato systems. “As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner who has achieved the Unified Communications Competency Voice specialization, our customers are assured they are hiring a qualified vendor to deploy Microsoft’s latest unified communications voice technologies.”

“Companies who achieve Voice specialization fuel customer adoption of Microsoft Office Communications Server,” said Eric Swift, Senior Director of product management for the Unified Communications Group at Microsoft Corp. “In fact, our commitment to Microsoft Gold Certified Partners such as arvato systems defined much of how we designed our unified communications offerings. This cooperative strategy brings value to Microsoft, our partners and our customers by encouraging innovation, customization and interoperability.”

Furthermore arvato systems accomplished as a proof concept the complete move to Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 in a subsidiary location replacing the local legacy PBX. This means arvato systems is ‘taking their own medicine’ and underlines its commitment to Microsoft unified communications voice solutions.

Due to the competence in the IT as well as in the telecommunication world, arvato systems is in the position to deliver the full range of Microsoft Unified Communications & Collaboration services (Instant Messaging, presence, conferencing and voice). Combined with Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange Server 2007 and Microsoft Office SharePoint, the ICT service provider offers services, from skilled consulting to implementation to fully managed services to their customers.

arvato systems is an international subsidiary of arvato AG, the media and communication services provider of Bertelsmann AG. With solutions covering the use, management and distribution of media, the IT service provider sets the standard. Customers are offered a comprehensive array of services, focusing on the fields of telecommunications, Internet/e-commerce, media and entertainment (TIME). Extensive knowledge of various industries, 30 years of experience, and innovative technologies establish the basis for the best possible products and solutions. Services include consulting, development and integration, as well as the management and operation of applications and systems. A global network of offices in Asia, Europe, and North America takes on projects all over the world.