Design your communication network at home - online

I would like to introduce you the “Gigaset Home Planner” which might help to identify a combination of Gigaset telephones, broadband devices and home media products that best fit your needs. Products can then be ordered directly via the integrated online shop, but only if you have a residence in Germany.

Here is how it works: First you indicate all home connections, such as an analogue telephone connection with DSL and a TV port. Secondly, you allocate envisaged media needs to each of the rooms, such as time-delayed television to the living room, wireless internet to the home office and a telephone to the kitchen. On this basis, the Gigaset Home Planner provides a suitable combination of Gigaset telephones, broadband products or set top boxes, indicates overall prices and, in the last step, enables the ordering of these products in Germany.

Retailers can access a special, password-secured “consulting version” of the Gigaset Home Planner. In addition to enhancing consumer service, this tool can also be used to train sales personal. Via the administrator function, retailers can include additional information such as the availability of products, storage locations and prices.

“With the guiding support of the Gigaset Home Planner everyone can find their individual combination of interlinked communication devices for their homes. All suggested combinations are presented to the consumer, be it additional telephones or suitable products for a connected home,” says Stefan Findeisen, SHC Online Marketing Manager.

The Gigaset Home Planner is accessible via www.siemens-gigaset-home-planner.com. Regional online shops will be introduced on the Gigaset homepage in spring 2008. Retailers and trade partners will be able to gain access via the Siemens-Retailer-Extranet in spring 2008.