VOIP to Be Used for
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<<<... Read more here about ShoreTel. Also as a part of its unified communications play, ShoreTel added the ability to integrate with Microsofts Exchange 2007. That integration enables users to store voice mail on the Exchange Server and use its speech and test-to-speech interfaces. ShoreTel intends to integrate its software with Microsofts Office Communications Server 2007 early next year.
The two new ShoreTel IP phones, which are not SIP (Session Initiation Protocol)-based phones, include the ShorePhone IP 115, an entry-level speakerphone, and ShoreTels first color IP phone—the ShorePhone IP 265. "Its the industrys most affordable color phone. Were bringing color to the masses," boasted Timmerman.
With a price tag of $369, the ShorePhone IP 265 is aimed at midrange "knowledge workers," he added. ShoreTels three new ShoreGear hardware-based IP PBXes were designed to deliver twice the capacity in half the space. They combine IP phone connectivity and PSTN trunk connectivity in the same hardware, which were previously housed in separate devices.
"We increased the capacity, shrunk the box and have trunk connectivity in the same box," said Timmerman. "They are like Legos. You can rack and stack them. They are scalable, dynamically load balanced, and its economical to make them redundant. You can back up five switches with a single additional box."
The new ShoreGear 220T1A supports 220 IP phones, analog extensions and full T-1 analog trunks. To broaden its appeal to international customers, the new ShoreGear 220E1 supports E-1 trunking for European installations, and the ShoreGear 90BRI supports major European and Asia Pacific trunking protocols.