CTI News

Dr. Neil Brenner Presents a Comparison of VoIP Solutions at the Annual Channel Partners Conference and Expo 

On Sunday March 1st, CTI’s VP of Converged Technologies Dr. Neil Brenner spoke before an audience of several hundred Channel Partners and Executives about the various VoIP solutions on the market today and how they compare. The presentation was part of the annual Channel Partners Conference and Expo which was held in beautiful Las Vegas, NV.

“There are many ways to arrive at the promises of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol),” said Dr. Brenner. “Whether it be an on-premises IP PBX (Internet Protocol private branch exchange) with traditional or SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) trunking or a Hosted Voice Solution or some combination thereof. Within each of those, there are many options from brand-name IP PBXs to open-source appliances on the CPE (Customer Premises-based Equipment) side to BYOB (Bring Your Own Bandwidth) and managed broadband offers on the Hosted side.”

Brenner explained to the audience of Value Added Resellers (VAR) that "your customers  can make intelligent decisions by understanding the competitive landscape of CPE and Hosted solutions. If you, as their trusted communications provider has options to present to them, they can then make the optimal choice based on business requirements and Total Cost of Ownership." 

Voice behaves differently than data on the customer Local and Wide Area Networks. The successful deployment of Voice over IP requires your vendor to perform a network assessment prior to “go live”.  The network assessment provides the customer and implementation team a granular view of the network. During the assessment, we inject simulated voice on the network. In the event the network does not pass the assessment, we provide description of changes required to assure that VoIP calls will be toll quality. 

The Channel Partners Conference & Expo is the only event devoted exclusively to The Channel — agents, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects, wireless dealers and consultants — selling communications products and services. The biannual trade show is celebrating its 11th year by achieving milestones in the variety and number of attendees, exhibitors and sponsors.


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Dr. Neil Brenner speaks before an 
audience at the recent Channel 
Partners Conference and Expo 
in Las Vegas, NV

 Important Avaya End of Sale/Support Information

Avaya Communication Manager 4 (CM 4) has been announced as End of Sale.  

What does this mean to you?

- If you have CM 4 today, you will still be able to add licenses for the core system and associated applications.
- New buyers will receive Communications Manager 5 (CM 5) with the added benefits of more affordable Unified Communications and Mobility Applications.

For more information, please click here.

To view all Avaya End of Sale/Support information, please click here.

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 Avaya News

Avaya Introduces New Unified Communications Applications and Devices to Increase Business User Productivity 
  
With several industry firsts – including the first enterprise media phone - Avaya transforms an employee's communications experience with a software-driven approach
 
March, 2009: New applications and devices provide business users with greater flexibility and more efficient communications while lowering the cost of operation to the enterprise, Avaya announced today. In several industry firsts, Avaya is delivering a range of unified communications technologies to enable employees to be more productive, including the first media phone for enterprises, new low-power phones, wireless-to-cellular mobile integration with DiVitas Networks, and a USB stick that enables users to instantly make any compatible desk phone within the company their own.
 
"Employee productivity can largely depend on their experience with the communications device at hand. An enterprise-class, software-driven device provides the flexibility to meet current and changing roles, tasks, locations, etc., and take on a broader function within the communications spectrum," said Michael Frendo, vice president and general manager, Unified Communications for Avaya. "Avaya's strength is in understanding the range of communication needs within the enterprise, and providing a seamless, integrated experience across different business users, locations and technologies."

To learn more about the new applications and devices, click here.

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