We Energies Selects Unify to Deliver Highly Scalable Communications Infrastructure

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Unify, a leading communications software and services firm, today announced that We Energies, one of the nation's premier energy companies, has selected Unify to deliver a highly scalable and innovative communications solution to support more than 4,300 users.

"Our customers are our top priority, and we need a solution that offers flexibility to meet changing demands and to ensure we could deliver the highest level of customer satisfaction," said Scott Johanning, telecom supervisor at We Energies.

"We Energies conducted one of the most open procurement processes that Stein Technology Group had been involved in for quite some time," said David Stein, principal of Stein Technology Group, which worked with We Energies to select a new communications platform for the future. "At the end of the day, We Energies found Unify offered the best value proposition in meeting its business needs, improving its business continuity capability while providing a very competitive operating cost structure."

We Energies selected Unify's OpenScape Voice, UC, Web Collaboration and Xpert as the solution that will be deployed to 4,300 employees at 65 locations, in a deal worth $4.3 million. The Unify portfolio delivers advanced UC and voice functionality and offers a range of features that support Unify's mission to enable the New Way to Work (#NW2W) and meet We Energies' business needs.

"We are proud that We Energies has selected Unify to implement a solution that showcases the breadth of Unify's portfolio," said Steve Shanck, general manager of North America at Unify. "We're committed to ensuring our customers have a positive experience with our solutions, which is why we conduct hands-on evaluations, with a focus on determining each customers' specific needs. Our dedicated vertical sales team demonstrates our expertise in this field, which allows us to better serve our customers."

About We Energies
We Energies serves more than 1.1 million electric customers in Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula and 1.1 million natural gas customers in Wisconsin. We Energies is the trade name of Wisconsin Electric Power Company and Wisconsin Gas LLC, the principal utility subsidiaries of Wisconsin Energy Corporation WEC. Visit We Energies at we-energies.com and Wisconsin Energy at wisconsinenergy.com.

About Unify
Unify is one of the world's leading communications software and services firms, providing integrated communications solutions for approximately 75 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Our solutions unify multiple networks, devices and applications into one easy-to-use platform that allows teams to engage in rich and meaningful conversations. The result is a transformation of how the enterprise communicates and collaborates that amplifies collective effort, energizes the business, and enhances business performance. Unify has a strong heritage of product reliability, innovation, open standards and security.

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