Adtran introduces new IP-PBX with real-time monitoring
Adtran recently introduced an IP-PBX that has been updated to serve up to 100 users. Two unique features are the ability to support SIP Trunk emulation of key system features, and monitoring voice traffic performance in real time.
via No Jitter | blog.
IP PBX vendor Shoretel Jumps; J.P. Morgan Turns Bullish
The upgrade reflects stabilizing IP PBX demand in 2010 as well as strong potential for market share gains. Via Shoretel Jumps; J.P. Morgan Turns Bullish – Tech Trader Daily – Barrons.com.
PAETEC Combines IP-PBX, SIP Trunking with IP Simple Solutions Product: Interview
PAETEC says that their “IP Simple Solutions” – which combines the company’s Allworx IP-PBX with PAETEC’s SIP trunking – can be had wherever Dynamic IP voice service is available.
via PAETEC Combines IP-PBX, SIP Trunking with IP Simple Solutions Product: Interview.
Free Webinar on how to move to IP PBXs on a budget
You can move your enterprise to IP telephony with the advice you get from pricing expert Doug Carolus, director of consulting services and operations at N’compass Solutions, when you attend this free 60-minute webinar organized by Voice Report, November 19th, 2009 at 3PM EST. The webinar is vendor-neutral, which means Doug will not be trying to get you to buy any one company’s products. Some of the topics he will discuss:
- Understand how Avaya, Cisco and Microsoft structure their software licensing packages – complete with sample pricing
- Determine if a “bundled” or “a la carte” license option better suits your enterprises’ needs
- Break down Avaya’s pricing tiers for Aura-branded products – and walk through a priced-out 500-seat Communication Manager deployment
via Upgrade on a Budget: Demystify IP Telephony and UC Pricing Models.
Google Voice helps small businesses look like they own an IP PBX
Some features of Google Voice that allow small businesses to appear as if they have a PBX system:
- Simultaneous Ring
- Custom Call Greeting and Routing
- Voicemail by Email
- Call screening
more via Google Voice Makes Small Business Sound Bigger – PC World.
Internet phone systems become the fraudsters tool
VoIP voice over Internet Protocol hacking is “a new frontier in the crossover world of telecom and cyber [crime],” said an assistant U.S. attorney for the district of New Jersey. “It is an ongoing threat and a serious threat that companies need to be worried about.”Attacks on one of the most popular VoIP systems, called Asterisk, are now “endemic,” said John Todd, who works for the products creator, Digium, as open-source community director.
via Internet phone systems become the fraudsters tool | The Industry Standard.
Selecting an IP PBX Phone System: Free White Paper Outlines Five Checkpoints to Consider
A free white paper from IP PBX phone system company Interactive Intelligence, “Paving a Successful Migration Path to VoIP: Five Checkpoints to Make Your Migration the Right Move,” outlines five tips that companies should consider. The checkpoints are discussed in much greater detail in the white paper, but are summarized below:
1. Don’t let proprietary IP PBX vendors fool you.
2. Network analyses and infrastructure planning are essential.
3. Know where lower costs and higher ROI are really coming.
4. Ensure that your IT teams are properly trained and certified in IP technologies.
5. “How does converged voice and data reach my end-users?” It does with the new breed of pre-integrated IP PBX application suites and desktop tools that truly bring voice and data together at a user’s fingertips.
via Free White Paper Outlines Five ‘Checkpoints’ to Consider when Selecting an IP Phone System.
IP PBX software Asterisk teams with IBM for small business VoIP
The PBX software is sold in two sizes, for 20 concurrent calls ($2,000) and for 40 concurrent calls ($4,000).
