Xiamen, China — Specialist VoIP manufacturer Yealink today announced that its T18 and T2x range of business class SIP telephone handset is now compliant with the IP Office 500 6.0, the key unified communications platform from Avaya Inc., a global leader in enterprise communications systems, software and services. The Yealink range meets growing demand from businesses now migrating from analogue to SIP platforms to release cost and feature benefits. The application now is compliance-tested by Avaya for compatibility with all five Yealink models, the SIP-T18P, SIP-T20P, SIP-T22P, SIP-T26P and SIP-T28P.

"This is far from a tick-box exercise as Avaya compliance testing is a rigorous process. Now that the test is complete, this will greatly benefit business users of Yealink technologies" commented Stone Lu, VP of Yealink. "Avaya IP Office is an absolutely crucial platform in the enterprise marketplace, being a highly scalable, open standard solution which unleashes the potential of communications infrastructures to deliver significant cost and productivity benefits."

"As a respected,R&D- led VoIP specialist,Yealink is a welcome development partner whose expertise and co-operation under the DevConnect programme will further assist Avaya in helping businesses work smarter and more efficiently."said Eric Rossman, vice president, developer relations, Avaya."Together we can deliver high quality, affordable SIP solutions which can swiftly and positively impact bottom lines."

About Avaya

Avaya is a global leader in enterprise communications systems. The company provides unified communications, contact centers, data solutions and related services directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and organizations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for state-of-the-art communications that improve efficiency, collaboration, customer service and competitiveness. For more information, please visit www.avaya.com.For more information on the Avaya DevConnect program, visitwww.avaya.com/devconnect.

About Yealink

Yealink has been providing high quality VoIP products since 2001 and has accumulated the technical know-how of IP technology to meet the ever evolving needs of the VoIP world. Over 60 qualified engineers are employed in the R&D department to develop proprietary software and hardware solutions. The company specialises in offering bespoke customer solutions and value-added services. Consistent monitoring and improvement of the manufacturing process is ongoing as is the commitment to customer service with the motto success through service.