Month: November 2014

Microsoft Lync to be Replaced by Skype for Business in 2015

Microsoft has announced that its enterprise-focused instant messaging app Lync will be replaced with the new Skype for Business next year. Microsoft Lync, formerly known as Microsoft Office Communicator, has been a popular app for enterprise users to keep in touch and communicate, including integration with Sangoma Express for Lync. However Microsoft now has a new ‘Skype for Business’ tool that will replace Lync. Microsoft has said that even after it replaces Lync sometime “in the first half of 2015,” Skype for Business will still remain an Office 365 service. The MS Lync instant messaging app uses Microsoft Lync...

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Xorcom Install – Modernising Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Plant and Sales Offices – Case Study

A modern VoIP solution was required to replace restricted functionality ‘End of Life’ hardware for the Plant and Sales offices of a ceramic tile manufacturer. About Crossville is the leading American manufacturer of beautiful, sustainable tiling solutions. The Lucent Definity G3 system they were running since 1994 was incredibly reliable, but short on features. For example, employees couldn’t forward their voicemail messages when they were outside of the office, since the voicemail package was a proprietary system and had to be used from within the company. In addition, every new feature request from Lucent carried a minimum cost of $20,000! The...

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Grandstream Announces GVR3550 Network Video Recorder (NVR)

VoIPon Solutions are pleased to announce that Grandstream have launched a new innovative Network Video Recorder (NVR) the Grandstream  GVR3550. The Grandstream GVR3550 NVR is ideal for small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs), retail stores, apartment buildings and hospitality markets and  supports quick and easy installation thanks to its auto-discovery of IP cameras and a comprehensive suite of advanced video/audio recording, monitoring, search, retrieval, and centralized camera control features. Grandstream’s ONVIF compliant GVR3550 offers concurrent video recording and storage management for up to 24 720p HD cameras with a large storage capacity of up to 16TB and up to 4 hard drives using either RAID 0...

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Grandstream GXV3240 & GXV3275 IP Video Phones receive 2014 Lync Pioneer Award

Grandstream has announced that the GXV3240 & GXV3275 IP Video Phones for Android have received the 2014 INTERNET TELEPHONY Lync Pioneer Award. Grandstream’s revolutionary GXV3240 and GXV3275 IP Video Phones for Android are fully integrated with Microsoft Lync® Mobile 2013 via its Android app. These are the only desk phones within the Lync ecosystem to support native Lync video calling and video conferencing, without requiring an external camera. The two models offer different two touchscreen sizes (4. 3” and 7” tablet), provide access to a wide variety of business productivity apps (including, but not limited to, Skype®, Microsoft Office Mobile®, and...

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snom Announce D7 Expansion Module For 7xx series IP Phones To Improve Productivity and Efficiency

snom has extended the capability of its 7xx series of IP phones with the D7 Expansion Module. The module works with the 7xx series that includes the snom 710, snom 715, snom 720 and snom 760, and features 18 multi-colored LED keys which can be programmed with every available snom communications function: call waiting, forwarding, park and blocking, music on hold, speed dial, auto redial on busy, conferencing, multicast paging, intercom, extension monitoring and much more. The modern module is geared toward executive assistants, call centres and other call-intensive environments where users are responsible for managing and monitoring large call...

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