April 27th, 2009
Microsoft is on track to become a dominant IP telephony player. It surely won’t mind if people get the wrong impression about what it can or wants to do. After all, the more clear it is about its plans, the fiercer opposition it will encounter from entrenched IP PBX vendors like Avaya and Cisco, whose cooperations it needs in the meantime.
Its VoIP phone announcement represented a significant step towards Microsoft’s IP telephony goals. Nine manufacturers unveiled 15 IP telephones that will be compatible with Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft’s software for providing IP PBX functions over a corporate network. The manufacturers included ASUSTek Computer, GN Netcom, LG-Nortel, NEC, Plantronics, Polycom, Samsung, Tatung and ViTELiX.
This means companies using Microsoft’s phone solution won’t be stuck with headsets. The announcement came just a couple of months after the software vendor made a big deal about a study— which it had commissioned — showing that its soft phones provided better call quality than some Cisco desk phones. Taken at face value, that might give you the impression that Microsoft saw the future mainly in terms of headsets and soft clients running on PCs. Yesterday’s announcement proved otherwise.
Microsoft has been touting OCS 2007 as a large enterprise solution, complete with predictions that 100 million Office users will be using click to call within three years. But at least one observer thinks it’s looking at another target in the meantime.
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April 14th, 2009
IP telephony dealer – Netco is bringing all the benefits of integrated communications to small and medium businesses (SMBs) with the release of a 9.5 inch version of its flagship SV8100 unified communications server.
Previously only available in a standard 19 inch rack configuration, the new compact version is still packed full of the same innovative features as the standard version, such as Voicemail, Automated Call Distribution (ACD) and mobile extension functionality for mobile phone users – but due to its smaller footprint, is ideal for the smaller business.
“The 9.5 inch SV8100 brings all the functionality of the enterprise to the small business. It offers identical performance as the 19 inch, and is still loaded with functions to help to deliver a real competitive business advantage to the customer,” said Simon Lamport of New England Telephone Company.
“The new SV8100 is extremely competitive on cost and easy to install. It finally allows small business to benefit from an integrated communications architecture, delivering cost and time savings as well as increased productivity, which is crucial within small organisations.”
The robust solution is completely scalable and can be expanded to meet all of the user’s communications needs as the business grows. The server allows business to deploy a pure IP solution or any combination of IP and traditional circuit-switched technology.
Embedded applications are easily accessed through simple license activation.
The 9.5 inch SV8100 is available for a limited period at an introductory package offer – Contact New England for further details.
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April 6th, 2009
Due to our rapid growth, New England Telephone Company Ltd have purchased a £2m new building in Capability Green in Luton. With excellent Rail, Air, and Motorway links, this gives us the ability to reach most national and international destinations very quickly. The development is 1 mile from Luton Airport, ½ mile from Junction 10 of the M1, and ½ mile from Luton Airport Parkway station, which is 30 minutes to Kings Cross (Thameslink).
Capability Green is the premier business park of the South East of England, accommodating businesses such as Astra Zeneca, BAe Systems, Ernst & Young, Marriott & Interbrew. Our headquarters includes a comprehensive demonstration suite, fully-furnished with a variety of VoIP PBX systems, call centre solutions and a variety of business telephone system solutions. We can provide comprehensive demonstrations in Cisco Communications Manager and Communications Manager Express, Mitel, Aastra, NEC-Philips and Swyx systems, alongside with various levels of integation with other types of hardware and software.
Tags: capability green, expansion, headquarters, luton, netco
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