Mitel (News - Alert) (News - Alert), which sells unified communications software, has announced that it will provide the IP Telephony System for the 2010 Ryder Cup, taking place Oct. 1 to 3, at the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales.
"The Ryder Cup's quick build up and tear down make it a unique challenge," said Graham Bevington, EMEA managing director of Mitel. "The technology has to be ready to go, perform flawlessly, and connect many locations and functions." Indeed, in order to pack hunt Tiger Woods across the course as if he’s the only golfer in existence, quick communications are essential.
Mitel's solution supports onsite event staff, media, and hospitality facilities across the site. Not like there’ll be any undue coverage of Tiger Woods at this year’s event, of course, but it never hurts to be prepared. There might be a couple non-golf questions asked of him, even.
Mitel officials say they’ve delivered “a real-time visual application to provide all handset users with player score updates on the Mitel 5360 IP Phones throughout the venue.” This custom scoreboard application for the 2010 Ryder Cup will be deployed on all of the 5360 IP phones at the event allowing users to view match scoring on a large color touch screen, for those individuals who just can’t get on with their day not knowing if Steve Stricker’s at par or two under by the 14th hole.
"Mitel's offerings are ideally suited to the challenging demands of the Ryder Cup," said Graham Gifford, director of information and communications technology for the Ryder Cup. "The mix of innovation, reliability, and mobility is a key requirement for an event of this magnitude."
Mitel Networks’ global headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, U.S. headquarters are in Chandler, Ariz., and EMEA headquarters are in Caldicot, UK, with offices, partners, and resellers worldwide.
To find out more about Mitel, visit the company at ITEXPO West 2010. To be held Oct. 4 to 6 in Los Angeles, ITEXPO (News - Alert) is the world’s premier IP communications event. Malcolm Concannon, Director of Systems Engineering, is speaking during “Is Software-based UC Ready for Prime Time?” Don’t wait. Register now
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