NEC’s technology centre
Integrating new technologies into an existing communications network can pose a number of challenges. How can you be sure that business critical applications are not affected? Will your existing resources cope?
NEC Business Solutions’ technology centre provides a range of services to assist organisations to evaluate and integrate new technology. We can ensure the transition is smooth, and that your business requirements are met.
NEC’s technology centre is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and is one of three global research and development centres for the NEC Corporation worldwide. Our company invests more than AUD$40million per annum in local technology development, and our staff are highly experienced in testing and integrating a wide range of new technologies.
Interoperability testing services
Regardless of whether your organisation is rolling out new applications or installing new technology hardware, there are a wide range of factors to consider. NEC provides interoperability services to assure your organisation of service continuity.
NEC offers an array of technologies, applications and qualified staff to perform comprehensive integration testing in a controlled environment. We can help organisations to draft test plans which incorporate a number of networking scenarios. The results are then used to identify the most optimal configuration for the application or hardware.
Proof-of-concept testing
Proof-of-concept demonstrations and testing can be used to help your organisation build a business case for new technologies. Specifically, this testing also helps to minimise disruptions to your business when new technology is implemented.
However, the infrastructure and resource costs associated with proof-of-concept testing can often make it an expensive and onerous exercise.
NEC’s laboratory services can assist by providing infrastructure, resources and demonstration facilities. To ensure the greatest benefit is obtained from the testing, NEC’s highly trained staff can assist in drafting test plans and documenting the results. NEC can also provide customers with trained project managers to manage transition projects, and ensure that business goals are met. For example, our staff can help you conduct robust technology trials, to help you evaluate whether to proceed to full implementation.
Evaluation of new technology solutions
Wading through the technology that’s available today can be a very time consuming and resource intensive task. NEC has extensive expertise with networking and convergence technology from virtually all major voice and data vendors. Consequently, NEC can offer objective recommendations that help you to make the technology selections that best meet your infrastructure needs and business goals.
Product feature testing
Most technology vendors regularly introduce new product features via hardware or software upgrades. When this happens, it is important for these new features to be tested to ensure they provide the functionality the business requires and operate compatibly with existing technologies.
However, many organisations lack the resources to undertake such testing. This can mean that new product enhancements are not fully utilised, or even that new features may be upgraded to a live network without testing.
NEC’s product feature testing services provide organisations with a cost effective means of testing new features as they are delivered or required. By drawing on both technical expertise and comprehensive resources, NEC is able to test new features across numerous networking scenarios and document the results.
Results from these tests allow you to determine if the feature meets your business requirements, and also ensures the new features are seamlessly integrated into your current network.
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