LocusDialog STS Certified as a Nortel Networks Compatible Product

MONTREAL, CANADA - LocusDialog announces that its LocusDialogSTS system has been formally certified as a Nortel Networks Compatible Solution for the Meridian 1 product environment for the European, Middle-Eastern and Asian (EMEA) markets. LocusDialog is a manufacturer of speech telephony solutions and a Nortel Networks Developer Partner. This certification adds an important element to LocusDialog's position in the EMEA speech telephony marketplace. The Nortel Networks Compatibility Testing program provides technical integration, functionality and stability testing of complementary, third partyproducts. The program is designed to assist customers in selecting third party products that have been verified in a Nortel Networks laboratory environment by Nortel Networks engineers and deemed compatible with specified Nortel Networks products. Compatibility Testing validates the capability of systems or components to perform their required functions while sharing the same Nortel Networks product hardware and software environment without mutual interference or negative impact. LocusDialogSTS is a packaged speech telephony solution that offers speech-enabled call routing, speech-dialed directories, and speech-driven access to information in a wide variety of vertical markets such as finance, education, government and healthcare. LocusDialog speech telephony products are available through an international network of telecom distributors. These include SBC, NextiraOne, Bell Canada and Telus in North America, and Datapulse Inc., Cogis Industries, and SPIE Communications in Europe, who are all distributors of Nortel Networks products. According to LocusDialog VP of international business development, Alain Desjardins, "This certification represents a significant uptick in the worldwide accessibility of LocusDialog's speech telephony solutions. It underscores our ability and ongoing commitment as a Nortel Networks Developer Partner to using state-of-the-art technology in providing high-quality, easily-implemented products for the global telephony marketplace." EMEA users of the Nortel Networks Meridian 1 line of PBX systems can now enjoy advantages inherent in deploying a Nortel Networks Compatible Product such as the LocusDialogSTS™ system. The application uses Nortel Networks integration specifications, thus both telecom distributors and telephony system administrators can identify and remove potential difficulties prior to installation. Additionally, because the system incorporates standard Nortel Networks-compatible interfaces, customers and distributors can implement their own solutions.