By Tim Gray, TMCnet Web Editor

Global IP business telephony and communications supplier Tadiran (News - Alert) Telecom has continued to expand its footprint Down Under and this week appointed to new boss the head up its telecom affairs in Austriala.

 

Tadiran has selected Mike Montgomery, a 20 year veteran of Australia's Telecom industry, as Country  Manager  for Australia. In addition to the strategic growth role,  Montgomery will oversee the Australian launch of the Coral Sea Softswitch, a Multi-layered communication solution that offers seamless convergence.

 

The Tadiran Coral Sea Softswitch is designed to save on conference call costs, as well as provide a centralized management for remote users. The product is being deployed all over the well in both business and educational settings.

 

Prior to his appointment, Montgomery served in numerous senior managment and marketing roles in Telstra (News - Alert), Datacraft technologies, Fujitsu and Australian Communications Consortium.

 

Zeev Aviv, vice president of Sales and Marketing at Tadiran Telecom, said the company expexts Montgomery to “put words into action and  lead the realization of our strategic commitment” in  the key Australia market.

 

In recent years, Tadiran has initiated an organizational plan to extend its reach as the leading global IP business telephony and communications supplier, and serve businesses and organizations of all sizes with a comprehensive family of products, including IP PBXs, contact centers, IP telephones, and mobility and desktop applications.

 

Montgomery said the he planned to introduce Tadiran Telecom's solutions and the benefits they offer to businesses in Australia. “There is already an impressive installed customer base that enjoys the reliability and flexibility of these communication solutions. Tadiran Telecom's innovation and forward looking approach will be a contributing factor in its solutions' acceptance and adoption by Australia's telecom market." 

 

His experience, strong business management, marketing and sales capabilities alongside a “sound technical understanding across the full spectrum of the industry, will be highly valuable to Tadiran Telecom as we look to develop new partnerships in the continent," said Aviv.