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Mitel vs Siemens

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Mitel
Based on 17 reviews.
Siemens
Based on 36 reviews.
Overview
Mitel Networks is a high-tech company providing unified communications solutions for business. The company previously produced TDM PBX systems and applications but after a change in ownership in 2001 now focuses almost entirely on Voice-over-IP products. Mitel is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, with offices, partners and resellers worldwide. Michael Cowpland and Terry Matthews founded Mitel in 1972. Conventionally, its name is regarded as a combination of the founders' first names and their first product - MIke and TErry's Lawnmowers. Cowpland is quoted as stating that it stands for MIke and Terry's Electronics, whereas Matthews confirmed the lawnmower acronym during an interview on BBC Radio 4's "The Bottom Line" in May 2011.
Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Berlin and Munich. It is the largest engineering company in Europe. The principal divisions of the company are Industry, Energy, Healthcare, and Infrastructure & Cities, which represent the main activities of the company. The company is a prominent maker of medical diagnostics equipment and its medical health-care division, which generates about 12 percent of the company's total sales, is its second-most profitable unit, after the industrial automation division.
Sample Customers
Aastra Solidus eCare
Viking Line, Carlsberg Breweries
Mitel Contact Center Solutions
Centrinex, eNerds, Food for the Poor, Aerial Capital Group, The City of Charles Sturt, Subaru Canada, Canary Wharf, Niko Group, London Borough of Enfield, MedQuist, Iconstruye, Twente Region, Hand Picked Hotels, East Midlands Ambulance Service, HotelBeds
ShoreTel Sky
Abacus Service Corporation, AIPAC, Airlie Womens Clinic, All Erection Crane And Rental Corporation, Aquent, Aspire, Bonobos, Brooklyn Brewery, Cable Scope, Caduceus
Aastra 5000
AIPA SpA
Aastra Clearspan
Tessie Cleveland Community Services Corporation
Mitel Communications Director
Banfield Pet Hospital, Carlsberg Breweries
Mitel Application Suite
Carlsberg Breweries, Hyatt Hotels, Louvre-Lens, Firmdale Hotels, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Banfield Pet Hospital
Aastra MX-One
UFRGS, Viking Line, Turku University Hospital, Aerial Capital Group
ShoreTel M5 Unified Communications as a Service
Access Homehealth, Adrian College, All Erection Crane and Rental Corporation, Allied Telesis, Amarillo Independent School District, Anthony & Sylvan Pools, AP+M, Aquent, Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School, Auditoria Superior de la Ciudad
Aastra Mobile Client and Controller
Exclusive Cars, ONG&ONG, Six Payment Services, Mark Barnes & Associates, TriCorp Federal Credit Union
ShoreTel Mobility
ZK Research
Siemens Unified Communications as a Service
SCM Group, Ural Optical & Mechanical Plant
Siemens OpenScape
China FAW Co. Ltd. R&D Center, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Pentair, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Piaggio
Popular Solutions
Top Industries
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
6%
Manufacturing Company
21%
Computer Software Company
13%
Healthcare Company
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
5%
Quotes From Member Reviews
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Most Helpful Reviews
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Technical Support
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