Mitel (News - Alert) is a well known supplier of unified communications software solutions. Recently, Mitel announced its official partnership with TV Festival de Cannes which is scheduled from the May 12 - 23. During the festival, Mitel offers a unified communications solution for the TV station's team, the festival's press room and the palace VIP room.

Mitel's stations are available on location to provide communications access all through the festival period. Mitel IP phones equipped with the Mitel Wireless LAN Stands allow it to be connected via a wireless interface. This minimizes the need for a fixed network wiring. As a result, the logistical burden of installation is significantly reduced and makes it an ideal solution for such short-term events.

Lionel Hovsepian who is the European sales director of Mitel said, "We are delighted to be accompanying TV Festival for this new edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Participating in such an event requires very high standards: the solutions employed needs to be of exceptional quality and reliability and they need to be easy to install and use. Our offer meets these criteria."

TV Festival is the official TV Channel of International Cannes Film Festival. It broadcasts live and exclusive moments of the event which include Best of Opening and Closing Ceremonies, press conferences, photo calls, interviews and Red Carpets with all the selected official celebrities. Apart from that, it offers various short reports which outline the different facets of the Festival, "Un Certain Regard" selection, the backstage organization and evening events.

Mitel Networks provides a wide-ranging portfolio of IP-based communications solutions. These solutions consist of IP telephony platforms, unified communications and collaboration applications, and managed and network services. Businesses are able to improve their performance by integrating Mitel Networks' voice, video and data communications with their business applications.

Mitel enables the customers to move beyond basic fixed telephony and disparate communications tools. This is achieved by providing integrated multi-media communications and collaboration between users irrespective of their location. Mitel's U.S. headquarters are in Phoenix, Arizona and the Global headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada.