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Aastra unveils high end touch screen phone

Best-in-class Aastra 6739i with colour touch screen and high definition sound

Farnborough 29th October, 2009 – Aastra, a leading company at the forefront of the enterprise communication market, resets the standard for premium IP phones with the launch of the Aastra 6739i, its most advanced desk phone to date.

In an increasingly competitive business climate, executives need access to the highest quality communication technology available to facilitate personal communications and collaboration. The feature-packed Aastra 6739i is a market-leading touch screen business desk phone, delivering high quality enterprise communications with advanced features, such as Bluetooth and dual Gigabit Ethernet.

The Aastra 6739i offers an exceptional user experience with its large, high quality colour touch screen combined with an intuitive interface and navigation menus. For unrivalled voice clarity, the Aastra 6739i brings high definition sound with Aastra Hi-Q™ audio technology combined with full wideband handset and speakerphone hardware.

Extending Aastra’s commitment to interoperability, the 6739i is part of Aastra’s 67xi SIP desk phone series. These are designed to integrate and deploy easily with Aastra’s own IP systems as well as all leading SIP compatible IP call managers, making them appeal to a wide range of SMB and enterprise customers.

“Business communications needs have evolved, and executives are demanding the best features and usability without having to make a huge up-front investment. The Aastra 6739i offers high definition audio quality and a full range of functions to a market that is continuing to demand best-in-class technology at a competitive price.” said Simon Beebe, Vice President of Product Management, responsible for SIP phones at Aastra.

The Aastra 6739i features:
• Large 5.7inch full VGA (640x480) colour touch screen display
• Intuitive graphical user interface and navigation menus
• Integrated Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Bluetooth headset support
• USB port and expansion modules support
• Aastra Hi-Q™ audio technology
• New hardware design for enhanced wideband audio (handset, headset and speakerphone)
• Additional headset connection options: modular RJ jack, built-in EHS/DHSG port
• Up to nine lines call appearances with multi-proxy support
• Up to 55 programmable softkeys
• XML support for productivity-enhancing applications

The Aastra 6739i can be pre-ordered now for shipping before year end. For more information on this new product please contact Anne Warren on +44 (0) 1252 532135.

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About Aastra UK

Aastra UK is the UK business unit of 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. 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, integrated mobility, call centres solutions to a wide selection of terminals. With a strong focus on open standards, Aastra enables enterprises to communicate and collaborate more efficiently. For additional information on Aastra, visit our website at http://www.aastra.com  

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Matt Watson, Susannah Wyeth and Gerry Grewal
Speed Communications
0207 8423200
E-mail: aastrapr@speedcommunications.com  




Contact Information

Aastra Telecom (UK)
B3, Armstrong Mall
Southwood Business Park
Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 0NR

Aastra Press Contact:

Lisa Richardson, Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: 01252 532100
Fax: 01252 532101

Aastra Press Agency: Speed Communications

Susannah Wyeth/Matthew Watson
Tel: 0207 8423200
Email: aastra@speedcommunications.com

Aastra Industry Analyst Contact:

Stephane Bobinet, Director of European Market Communications
Tel: 01252 532100
Fax: 01252 532101