VoIP Pbx Telephone Systems & the Advantages
VoIP PBX or IP PBX (Internet Protocol Private Branch Exchange) is a telephony system that makes use of IP data networks to facilitate telecommunication. The immediate advantage of VoIP PBX is that enterprises using it need not have to replace their existing phones or phone numbers to accommodate the new VoIP facility. It is a robust technology that works in tandem with the existing communication infrastructures. In other words, the VoIP technology can use the existing PSTN lines via the VoIP gateway, and there is no much of additional infrastructure involved in its entire installation.
How does a VoIP PBX work?
The basic architecture of an IP PBX system consists of an IP PBX server, one or more SIP phones or VoIP phones, and a VoIP gateway, as mentioned already, to connect to the existing PSTN lines (optional though). The IP PBX server functions quite similar to a proxy server. The SIP or VoIP phones, which can be either hardware phones or soft phones, has to register with the IP PBX server, and when they wish to make a call to another phone
VoIP Resellership: Minimum Investment and Maximum Benefits
Making money on the Internet or building a global business relation has never been so easy before. But with a new domain of VoIP resellership, it seems like a dream come true. Or it can be said that IP resellership domain provides a great opportunity to increase the revenue generation for those with specialized marketing skills as well as an effective customer base.
The voice over IP (VoIP) has got a huge potential that the industry is beginning to realize. In fact, this realization is followed and seen by large number of industry players from different sectors. As a matter of fact, quite a few casual users are also opting for this service. With the passage of time, the users of PSTN services are switching over to IP telephony. The main difference between the PSTN and VoIP services is that the latter uses broadband speed Internet for transmitting the calls. On the contrary, the PSTN services have to depend on coaxial wires.
As a matter fact, the rise in the ratio of VoIP users have resulted in the tremendous opportunity for the resellers in this rising new field of VoIP resellership. This domain is well suited for the business entities who have sharpened marketing skills as well as a large client base across the globe. To deliver advanced IP services to the end-users, the resellers buy some part of IP minutes or switches from the wholesale providers and then resell the services to a wider customer base. Therefore, it can be said that the VoIP resellers acts a catalyst between the IP providers and the wider customer base.
This unified communication technology comes in choice of two plans namely- standard and platinum. Along with all the feature of standard plans, the platinum reseller plans come with the added benefit of re-branding the VoIP services and products. Apart from the branding, the reseller plans offer the services such as online automated billing software, accuracy in the bills and customer service support. Moreover, to ascertain routine operations, the VoIP resellers have to opt for a provider who offers 24/7 technical support throughout the year.
The best part of this VoIP resellership field is that minimum risk is involved, as the VoIP resellers do not have to make a considerable investment in order to provide IP telephony services to the end-users. All that they need is to go for specific VoIP reseller plans and they are done. Therefore, it can be said that the VoIP business plans are more productive and successful for the business entities who have less capital to drive the business operations.
Siemens New OpenStage SIP Handsets
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Siemens’ New OpenStage Family of SIP Phones features Extraordinary Design and Newest Technical Standards
7th November 2007
Siemens Enterprise Communications has announced OpenStageâ„¢, a new line of stylish IP telephones that bring an open
communications hardware platform to the desktop for the first time. With four different models ranging from basic to
advanced, OpenStage phones feature a revolutionary new design that combines ease-of-use with PC functionality. In addition,
OpenStage phones utilize Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to integrate wired, wireless and IP communications to invoke new
conferencing and call features such as “push to conference,†desktop call management, “presence†based calling, and more. The
phones also support compatible third-party applications through standards-based technology such as Java, HTML, WML and XML so
that they can become a key interface for everyday enterprise business applications.
OpenStage introduces a touch sensitive wheel, called TouchGuideâ„¢ that allows easy access to the menu-driven user interface.
The TouchSliderâ„¢ controls the volume of the handset, ringer and speaker phone, and there are touch sensitive pre-set and
programmable keys that provide easy access to frequently used applications and features, such as address books, voicemail,
conferencing, and speed dial. OpenStage also lets you dial using hands-free voice commands or a conventional keypad. It also
features a high-quality speaker phone that has been specially designed for conference calls, and can operate multiple
connections from the same desktop.
“End-users in business environments are faced with an ever-increasing variety of communications capabilities, devices,
interfaces and modes. Efforts to streamline and integrate these capabilities, and to make the most of the latest in
navigation techniques, are welcome and will get the attention of buyers,†said Jerry Caron, Vice President, Current Analysis.
“Innovative systems, such as the Siemens Enterprise Communications Open Stage portfolio, make access to sophisticated
capabilities easier and more intuitive, thus inherently raising the relevance of the capabilities themselves.â€
Built-in Bluetooth support also lets you use a Bluetooth headset with the OpenStage deskphone for hands-free operation. A
V.Card exchange even allows you to transfer contacts between compatible mobile phones and the desk phone. A USB port is
available to backup data, such as personal contacts, as well as to connect to a wireless LAN using a WLAN dongle. With
network support, you can readily access a corporate phone directory using an LDAP client, or gain public phone directory
access using XML to look up new contacts.
“OpenStage is the missing link that integrates cellular, the Internet and the wired desktop,†said Thomas Zimmermann, Chief
Operating Officer of Siemens Enterprise Communications. “We designed OpenStage to deliver mobile convenience in a fixed
device, providing instant access that is always available and easy to drive. And this line of IP telephones offer a new, rich
communications experience that combines style elements with the convenience of a mobile phone.â€
OpenStage is designed to help organizations improve productivity and streamline workflow by integrating system-wide
communications into the most-used office device, the telephone handset. Since it is an open application platform, OpenStage
gives IS departments and third party developers more flexibility to write and deploy a wide range of value-added applications
that can make the phone a key interface for enterprise applications and that can speed communications and workflow.
For example, Java applications that run on a PC, mobile phone, or PDA can now be readily ported to run on the OpenStage
phone. Using HTML, the phones can be used as an interface for hosted applications, such as timesheets, calendars, or public
phone books. WML support makes it compatible with applications developed for mobile phones, such as access to traffic news.
Support for XML also makes it easy to customize OpenStage for any number of users, such as interfaces for building control
systems, responses to incoming calls or to create “tell me when†applications that monitor for specific conditions. OpenStage
is part of LifeWorks, Siemens’ vision for open communications and seamless collaboration across multiple protocols, networks,
and devices.
Daniel Bevan
Datasharp Telecom (Chiltern)
http://www.dstelecom.co.uk
http://www.ds-telecom.co.uk
http://www.voipphone-systems.co.uk
