19.04.2013
Neft Rossii”
Moscow. «RussNeft" launched Unified Communications system on the basis of Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Microsoft Exchange 2010 integrated with the existing video and telephone terminals. This allowed to increase the efficiency and quality of the holding Moscow and Khanty-Mansiysk personnel interaction . The company Softline.was the partner in project .
Implementation of the pilot phase of the project was commenced in 2012. It involved the Moscow office of OAO NK "RussNeft" and OAO MPK "Aganneftegazgeologia" тhe West Siberian subsidiary of the holding.
The project started with the deployment of an integrated system of communications servers based on Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Microsoft Exchange 2010. During the second phase the UC platform was linked the existing video terminals Cisco VCS and Codian, as well as with the telephony Avaya.The system is designed as an open one and allows to expand functionality and performance in the future. The provided system of audio/videoconferences allows instant exchange of messages, demonstration of presentations, receiving calls both within the company’s network and outside. Besides, voice messages recording and automatic answering are implemented based on Microsoft Exchange 2010. Simultaneous operation of two servers allows to ensure uninterrupted performance of the integrated communication system and the load balancing.The extended communication platform allowed NK RussNeft to significantly improve the efficiency and quality of the communication between the holding’s personnel in Moscow and Nizhnevartovsk. The users got more mobility due to the realized external access to the communication system from mobile devices facilitating the decision-making process in the company. The project will cover other subsidiaries of OAO NK RussNeft in 2013.
