NEW YORK- Hitachi Ltd. and 3Com formed a strategic partnership to offer hotel guests advanced voice and broadband services. 3Com s VCN System is an advanced solution for providing broad-based Internet access, web-based content, and applications to multi-unit buildings. Hitachi s HCX5000 PBX Solution is a lodging telephony communications system with integrated front desk management system (the HCX5000i will be available April 2001).
The VCN System is equipped with additional integration software that allows the system to communicate seamlessly with Hitachi s current HCX5000 installation and future HCX5000i solutions, said Gene Pelletier, Hitachi s director/PBX business. The new software allows the VCN system to convey all guest transactions to Hitachi s PBX solution for the purpose of billing and tracking user Internet access. (11/13/00)