Novus Partners with Microsoft Technology Center in New York to Accelerate Skype for Business Enterprise Voice Deployments
Novus announced today a new partnership with the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in New York City. This partnership will support Novus’s Skype for Business Voice Solutions demonstrations, training sessions, workshops, and seminars hosted by Microsoft for prospective business customers in Manhattan.
As part of this announcement, Novus introduced an exclusive Skype for Business trial program called Go UC Voice! (goucvoice.com), which will be available to businesses that have visited the MTC in New York and participated in a Microsoft Unified Communications seminar, workshop, or sales demonstration.
“Novus is deeply committed to educating businesses and reseller partners on the clear technical and economic advantages of adopting Skype for Business as a single platform for telephony, web, and video collaboration and communications,” said Chris Meehan, Novus Managing Partner. “This new partnership with the MTC in New York gives Novus the opportunity to share its deep technical knowledge and provide businesses with guidance and resources to speed their transition to Microsoft UC.”
Located at 11 Times Square in the heart of New York City, the MTC offers six floors and 200,000 square feet of immersion in Microsoft technology. The center is equal parts showroom, demo ground, and cloud services hub, and it focuses on educating businesses and consumers about Microsoft’s full portfolio of cloud, mobile, and social solutions. It is one of over 30 MTC locations the company maintains around the world.
Novus is a Microsoft Partner with Gold Communications Competency status, which highlights the depth and breadth of its knowledge and expertise supporting Microsoft partners and businesses as they deploy Skype for Business voice solutions. “From the early days of the Microsoft Office Communications Server and Microsoft Lync to today’s Skype for Business Enterprise Voice and Microsoft Office 365 Cloud PBX, Novus has helped hundreds of enterprises over the last seven years successfully transition to Microsoft Communications,” continued Meehan.
Within the MTC in New York City, several areas showcase typical Office 365 and Skype for Business live deployment scenarios featuring the certified Microsoft UC voice infrastructure and endpoints from Novus’s UC partners, including Yealink and AudioCodes. Novus will provide support for these demo areas and assist with technical sales demonstrations when needed.
“As a one-stop shop for Microsoft UC, Novus is proud of this new Microsoft partnership, which recognizes our experience and record of successfully implementing complex Skype for Business and Office 365 voice and video deployments for businesses,” added Meehan. “We are looking forward to working with the MTC team in New York City, and we can’t wait to get started!”
Novus is a certified Microsoft Gold Communications Partner for Skype for Business. This designation is earned by Novus meeting Microsoft’s rigorous technical, sales and marketing standards for Skype for Business. The competency indicates that Novus has demonstrated best-in-class capabilities and expertise for Microsoft UC solutions achieved through a rigorous and auditable approval process.
Go UC Voice Trial Program
To support this partnership, Novus has introduced a special new demo program for businesses visiting the MTC NY and evaluating Skype for Business with voice. Called Go UC Voice, this new Novus program provides VoIP hardware and resources, including free Skype for Business IP phones from Yealink or AudioCodes and free Novus consulting services, to help these business validate, test, plan, and successfully roll out Skype for Business in their organizations.
About Novus
Novus is a leading distributor of legacy and IP voice and data communications technology with nearly three decades of experience advising and supporting value-added resellers (VARs) throughout North America. The firm works with over one dozen equipment manufacturers and their distributors to sell and support affordable, innovative telecommunications solutions. In December 2013, Novus achieved Microsoft's Partner Network Gold Communications competency, one of only a few distributors in North America to do so. The company supports legacy products from Nortel, NEC, Avaya, and Vodavi and acts as a liaison for manufacturer-supported programs for remanufactured, new, manufacturer-discontinued, and end-of-life products. Novus also provides call center management, consultation, and asset management services.
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