Ericsson has entered into an agreement to divest its enterprise PBXsolutions business to Aastra Technologies. The agreement involves transfer of approximately 630 employees of which some 360 are based in Sweden. The transaction is expected to close in April 2008. From now on, Ericsson will focus on providing its broad portfolio of enterprise applications directly to operators and service providers.

Ericsson has a strategic focus on telecommunication operators and service providers, hence considers its enterprise PBX solutions business to be outside its core focus. In addition, the enterprise communications industry is becoming increasingly global and is clearly gravitating toward consolidation. Therefore, Ericsson believes that the enterprise PBX solutions will add significant competence and value to Aastra Technologies, adding leading products and a significant customer base for PBX solutions. This will also be a positive step for Ericsson's enterprise customers, partners and employees, combining Ericsson's and Aastra Technologies' leading product portfolios.

Ericsson Nikola Tesla Enterprise Systems, until now a business partner of Ericsson Enterprise, will in future collaborate with Aastra Technologies; Ericsson Nikola Tesla Enterprise Systems will further support its customers with an enterprise-related products and services portfolio.

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