Toshiba's New UCedge Redefines Unified Communicati

IRVINE, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 17, 2014) - Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division (Toshiba -- www.telecom.toshiba.com ) today released its new UCedge™ Unified Communications solution. Redefining Unified Communications, UCedge delivers interoperability between Toshiba phone systems and third-party devices -- including smartphones, tablets and Windows® and Mac® computers.

"UCedge puts your desktop business phone in your pocket by turning your Android™ or Apple® smartphones or tablets into multimedia office productivity tools," said Brian Metherell, vice president and general manager of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division. "With the UCedge mobile client, your Android and Apple devices double as extensions of the business phone system, doing the tasks you would expect from your business telephone, including unified communications."

"Toshiba's new UCedge client application enables feature parity across all device types, including smartphones, tablets, mobile and desktop computers. This is an advantage over many communications vendors that offer a full feature set with a Windows desktop client but only a subset of these features with client applications for supported mobile devices," said Sandra Gustavsen, analyst at G Business Systems.

Toshiba's new UCedge client brings unified communications to Android and Apple smartphones and tablets and Windows and Mac computers. UCedge works on Toshiba's VIPedge® and IP edge ® business phone solutions as well as Strata® CIX systems with an IP edge Application Server. With client software that is easily downloaded from the Internet, users gain new levels of convenience, productivity and cost savings, no matter how they access their Toshiba phone systems.

One-number Reach, UC Virtually Anywhere Using Smartphones or Tablets

• Work from anywhere using personal or business mobile devices as a business phone extension.
• Enable easier connections with one-number reach, in or out of the office or out of the country.
• Protect mobile number privacy by displaying only the office phone number in caller ID.
• Manage office voice mails easily and quickly with a visual interface on a mobile device.
• Place long-distance and international calls to contacts from a cell phone at landline rates.
• Stay in touch while traveling internationally.
• Get more done with instant messaging (IM) with colleagues who are busy or on the phone.
• See the status of UCedge colleagues or Microsoft® Lync® Server users before calling them.
• Rapidly find contacts in a list synchronized with the office phone system and user-provided avatars.

Compatible with IP edge, VIPedge, Strata CIX and Leading Smartphones and Tablets

UCedge is compatible with Toshiba's IP edge , VIPedge and Strata CIX business telephone solutions. It has been tested and validated on selected smartphone models from Apple, Samsung, HTC, Motorola, Sony and LG, as well as tablets from Toshiba, Apple and Samsung (support on Windows and Mac desktops and laptops as of October 2014). Licenses for the UCedge client are provided as part of the VIPedge solution, or the license is available as an option for the IP edge or Strata CIX system. The UCedge client for mobile devices is available as a download from the Apple App Store and Google Play. (Mobile devices require a cellular data plan with an option to enable Wi-Fi® access for locations with poor cell network service.)

For Android: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ucedge/id600608570?mt=8 For iPhone: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id...ba.uclient

For the UCedge Infographic, visit http://www.telecom.toshiba.com/multimedia/con...ations.cfm .

About Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. Telecommunication Systems Division (TSD) Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division is one of the four business units of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. (TAIS) and offers business communication solutions for SMB enterprises and enterprises with multi-site or regional locations. Toshiba's VIPedge cloud-based business telephone solution supports up to 500 users, and the IP edge and Strata CIX systems support from 8 to 1,000 users and offer Voice over IP, voice mail and unified messaging, conferencing and collaboration, unified communications applications, networking, mobility and more. Together with Toshiba's PCs, tablets, copiers, and surveillance video cameras/recorders, Toshiba's Telecommunication Systems Division helps enterprises maximize business efficiency in communications and mobility. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation. For more information, visit www.Telecom.Toshiba.com . 

About Toshiba Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, channels world-class capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems into five strategic business domains: Energy & Infrastructure, Community Solutions, Healthcare Systems & Services, Electronic Devices & Components, and Lifestyles Products & Services. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, "Committed to People, Committed to the Future," Toshiba promotes global operations towards securing "Growth Through Creativity and Innovation," and is contributing to the achievement of a world in which people everywhere live in safe, secure and comfortable society. Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today's Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 6.5 trillion yen (US$63 billion). To find out more about Toshiba, visit www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm .

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