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Customer Case - Lycopodium Minerals Qld Customer Profile Lycopodium (ASX:LYL), an Australian headquartered engineering and project management consultancy which provides a complete range of services for the evaluation, development, implementation and optimisation of projects across a broad range of industries Needs Roll out additional telephony to accommodate a more than doubling of its staff from 45 to 100 Cost effective solution Switch from an old analogue/digital telephony system to an IP telephony that could improve productivity and reduce costs for legacy analogue, digital DECT, and CAS/MFC-RC with MFU components to be integrated into the solution. This feature is particularly important for medium and large organizations that want to retain as much serviceable technology as possible and maximise their telephony investments. For Lycopodium, Aastra provided better compatibility with its existing network and systems. All-in-one Aastra 700 supports standard communications protocols like SIP. It is based on open architecture promoting easy integration. The flexibility and integration offered by Aastra and its many advanced in-built cost saving benefits designed to reduce costs and improve workplace productivity provided a strong business case. Solution The continuing demand for its services has led Lycopodium Minerals Qld to a major expansion at its Brisbane head office. To accommodate its growth, the customer needed to add a floor and 60-users to its network. Working with communication specialists TTGroup Communications, Lycopodium assessed that its existing analogue system could be expanded by extending its voice and data networks and adding handsets. However, upgrading an aging phone system is rarely viable. While there may be some short term cost benefits, businesses miss out on the productivity gains generated from UC. These benefits are delivered through a single network, offering anywhere anytime mobility, softphone, voice, presence, text, collaboration and video integration. Working with TTGroup, Lycopodium reviewed IP telephony offerings from Mitel and Aastra. While the Mitel system supported IP technologies, following internal reviews and consultation with its group CIO there was a preference for a pure open IP solution from Aastra. Aastra's advanced communications technologies and applications provide "We liked the way Aastra works as a complete solution. Its open architecture UC are able to accommodate new technologies whenever you need them making their solutions future proof." Duane Marshall, Manager, Systems and Resources Integration and Training at Lycopodium Minerals Qld Pty Ltd Key Benefits Saving in call costs, monthly line charges, inbound mobile and text use costs A fully featured IP communication server with a complete suite of applications Providing productivity enhancing resources such as unified messaging and integrated mobility Easy to manage - from a central, webbased interface Highly integrated and flexible solution enabling scalability whilst keeping the original investment in infrastructure and licenses About Aastra Aastra Technologies Limited, (TSX:"AAH"), a leading company at the forefront of the enterprise communication market. Headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, Aastra develops and delivers innovative communications products and applications for businesses. With a strong focus on open standards, Aastra enables enterprises to communicate and collaborate more efficiently. Aastra's operations are truly global with more than 50 million installed lines around the world and a direct and indirect presence in more than 100 countries. Aastra is entirely dedicated to enterprise communications and offers one of the most complete portfolios of unified communications solutions individually tailored to satisfy its customers' requirements. These range from feature-rich call managers for small and medium businesses and highly scalable ones for large enterprises, associated UC applications, integrated mobility, multimedia call center solutions and high definition video communications to a wide selection of deskphones and cordless terminals. www.aastra.com EN/LZT 102 4212 Rev A www.aastra.com Copyright © 2013 Aastra Telecom Sweden AB. Non-contractual document. The data contained in this document is for information purpose only and may be modified without prior notification.