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Is This The World's Easiest VoIP Installation |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Thursday, 13 September 2007 |
15 minutes to get setup. auto-discovery phones and a monthly lease option are all part of a new solution for small business IP Telephony from Simicomm.
Announcing the final version of its EasySpeak PBX, Simicomm has
also said the system can now auto-provision snom IP phones adding to
the Polycom and Linksys devices already on their plug and play list.
The
EasySpeak is a software based PBX requiring a 230MB download which can be bought outright or
leased over two years for US$50 a month after a 14-day trial which we announced a while back. The
system will work with analog phones if you use a line card from Digium
or Sangoma.
Provisioning IP phones has its challenges, points
out the developer. A channel must be created for the phone and numerous
files such as extensions and voicemail have to be configured. Then
there are many steps are necessary to set up the phone, involving the
IP address, web interface, server name and auto settings. Simicomm
estimates this takes about half an hour per phone to set up manually.
"Adding
an IP phone leader like snom will increase handset options for
resellers and their customers," said Ron Miller VP sales at Simicomm.
"We expect the move to increase our visibility, especially throughout
Europe where Berlin-based snom is a dominant presence."
The
EasySpeak PBX is based on the open source PBX system Asterisk and is
designed for easy download and fast implementation. Simicomm says your
phone system can be up and running in only 15 minutes.
Targeted
at small businesses and resellers the software self installs on a
dedicated server once you have downloaded and burnt a CD image. Then
plug your phones into the Ethernet ports and they are automatically
given an extension number based on the order they are connected (1st
plugged in is extension 101, 2nd is 102, etc.).
Simicomm says
the leasing option eliminates the large upfront costs that deterred
many small businesses from migrating to VoIP-based phone systems.
"Even
though other Asterisk-based systems may cost less initially, they
require extensive knowledge of Asterisk. These Asterisk specialists are
not readily available to small businesses, and the high cost expertise
necessary to set up and support a base Asterisk system results in
increased costs," noted Dennis Barnum, CEO of Simicomm. "Customers need
to be aware of these hidden costs, as well as additional proprietary
hardware costs.
www.simicomm.com
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