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SIP Print SME VoIP Recording Appliance Launches

September 1, 2009

SIP Print is announcing today the general availability of a new, enterprise-class call recording platform for mid-market enterprises. The new SIP Print SME platform offers support for up to 200 seats per location, along with RAID hot-swappable drive bays, dual hot-swappable power supplies, and a Core 2 Quad Series processor. Today's announcement is being issued in conjunction with TMC's ITEXPO Conference in Los Angeles.

According to SIP Print, SIP Print SME is a new, more powerful appliance designed for the needs of small and mid-size enterprises, or any organization with the requirement to record up to 200 seats per location.

"We introduced our highly affordable SMB product one year ago to meet the needs of small business with a need to record calls for training, QA, or compliance purposes, but simply couldn't justify the expense or hassle of the legacy recording systems on the market," said Jonathan Fuld, CTO for SIP Print. "Since that time we've seen tremendous demand for a similar, but more powerful system in the mid-market enterprise arena. We're pleased to introduce SIP Print SME as the ideal solution for mid-sized enterprises with the need for a system that is easy to install, easy to use and maintain, and easy to afford."

SIP Print SME is a 1U appliance and is certified as compatible and interoperable with many of today's leading IP PBX systems, including: Allworx, Aastralink, ADTRAN, Altigen, Avaya Distributed Office, Cisco, Epygi, Fonality, Grandstream, Mitel, NEC 8100, NEC 8300, Nortel, ShoreTel, SIPfoundry, Toshiba, Zultys, 3Com, and more. As configured, SIP Print SME is capable of recording and storing the equivalent of one handset, 24x7 for 15 years.

Check out my recent review (last month) of their previous SIP Print appliance which I gave extremely high marks.

Posted in Asterisk, Avaya, ITEXPO, Reviews, SIP, ShoreTel, TMCnet, VoIP

Win this nice Jeep at ITEXPO

August 31, 2009

Come to ITEXPO, the premiere IP communications event and you might win
this.

Posted in ITEXPO, VoIP

Arrived at ITEXPO

August 31, 2009

Here's the ITEXPO sign just as you enter the L.A. Convention Center.

Pre-registration is looking good so should be a well attended show.

Posted in ITEXPO, VoIP

Vonage's Killer iPhone app

August 31, 2009

Last week I spoke with Vonage's Michael Tempora, Senior VP Product & Program Management about the launch of Vonage World and Visual Voicemail. The big news was "Vonage World" with unlimited calling across the world to over 60 countries, which covers 2/3 of the world's population (4.5 billion) - all for $24.99/month.

As an aside I also asked him if Vonage was working on an iPhone app. He said it was in the works but couldn't comment further. I was going to blog about it back on the 19th, but got busy preparing for ITEXPO.

Posted in ITEXPO, TMCnet, VoIP, Vonage

Asterisk Training Courses at ITEXPO

August 17, 2009

Can you believe ITEXPO is just two weeks away? It's also almost September. Where did the Summer go?

ITEXPO, the #1 VoIP conference in the U.S., has several educational tracks you might be interested in checking out.

Posted in Asterisk, ITEXPO, Linux, Reviews, TMCnet, VoIP

Microsoft Kills Response Point IP-PBX

July 10, 2009

Sources informed me a few months ago that Microsoft's SMB IP-PBX called Response Point was in trouble. Then my Microsoft contacts Rex Backman and Richard Sprague, who were integral parts of the Response Point team were let go around May of this year which told me things were not looking good for the Response Point product. I really liked the Response Point product, though I did think it was a bit pricey when compared to other solutions. Still, it had a nice TCO since it was so easy to manage.

Sources have told me that Microsoft has indeed just killed the Response Point product.

Posted in ITEXPO, Microsoft, TMCnet, Unified Communications, VoIP

VoIP Defies the Bear Economy like Chuck Norris defies a 700lb Bear

March 31, 2009

An interesting report by IBISWorld, Inc. just named VoIP as the predicted #1 performer In 2009 - it even beat video games. Yet more proof that VoIP isn't dead and indeed VoIP is the one shining bright spot in an otherwise dismal bear economy.

VoIP is indeed defying the "bears" of the economy. Reminds me of when Chuck Norris defied that huge bear in the woods. Sure, the bear got on top of Chuck and even ripped Chuck's shirt, but this was just a training exercise for Chuck's "You don't want to tick me off stare." At the end of the wresting match, Chuck just looked at the bear, the bear knew he lost, and walked away.

Posted in ITEXPO, Unified Communications, VoIP

Skype Starting to Dominate the International Long-distance pie

March 24, 2009

Skype has been taking a larger share of the international long-distance pie according to new data from TeleGeography, which just came out today.

The article states:

TeleGeography estimates that Skype's cross-border traffic grew approximately 41% in 2008, to 33 billion minutes --equivalent to 8% of combined international telephone + Skype traffic. 'Skype's traffic growth has been remarkable,' said TeleGeography analyst Stephan Beckert. 'Only five years after its launch, Skype has emerged as the largest provider of cross-border voice communications in the world.'

With dozens of international carriers, getting 8% marketshare is no small feat. To do so in just 5 years in a hyper-competitive environment is even more remarkable.

Posted in ITEXPO, Skype, VoIP

ITEXPO East 2009 Attendance and Demographic numbers

February 6, 2009

With the resounding success of ITEXPO East 2009, I was just sent the final attendance figures and demographics that I thought I'd share.

Demographics:
Service Providers:33.3%
Reseller/Agent/VAR:28.2%
Developers:6.2%
Manufacturer:4.2%
Enterprise/SMB:28.1%

Total Attendance:
Paid Conference:211
VIPs:6,980
Exhibitors:847
Speakers:202
Press:69
Total:8,309

Posted in ITEXPO, TMCnet, VoIP

ITEXPO says "Slumping economy? What slumping economy?" - VoIP tradeshow thrives

February 5, 2009

Many people I talked to at ITEXPO before the exhibit floor opened had muted expectations about the attendance, because of the slumping economy. But I knew better... I talked to Rich Tehrani and he told me a week before the show opened that the pre-registration numbers were up from last year. VoIP when properly deployed and with the right product has an extremely fast ROI and can result in cost savings in just a short period of time.

Posted in ITEXPO, TMCnet, Unified Communications, VoIP

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