Aspect Honored on InformationWeek 500 for Its Global Unified Communications Rollout

CHELMSFORD, Mass. – Aspect, a unified communications (UC) solutions provider, today announced it has been ranked in the top 100 of the 2009 InformationWeek 500 list, which analyzes and ranks the most innovative corporate users of information technology. Aspect was ranked number 74 on the list as a result of its global unified communications implementation and successful deployment of Microsoft® Office Communications Server 2007 R2 throughout 20 office locations and more than 1,800 employees.

The global UC implementation at Aspect, which was completed at the end of September, has already demonstrated tremendous savings and benefits throughout the organization, including a cost reduction of more than $1 million on conferencing alone in the first year of deployment.   

“We are honored to be recognized within the top 100 on the InformationWeek 500 with so many innovative and forward-thinking companies,” said Jim Foy, president and CEO, Aspect. “This is a great proof point for organizations to see the benefits and savings that they, too, could experience as a result of a well-planned unified communications deployment. It also highlights that Aspect is a leader in this space and fully understands the challenges of converging infrastructures and what it takes from a planning and deployment perspective to bring value.”

The InformationWeek 500 is the most prestigious business technology ranking, showcasing the country’s most innovative users of business technology in the nation. The InformationWeek 500 managed by InformationWeek magazine tracks the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of the best-known companies in the country.

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About Aspect
Aspect provides software and consulting services that turn the potential of unified communications into real business results across the enterprise and in the contact center.  Applying 35 years of insight and experience, Aspect helps more than two-thirds of the FORTUNE Global 100, as well as small and medium enterprises, power their business processes with communications. For more information, visit www.aspect.com.