Author: David Frith

Sangoma Lync – Skype for Business in a Box Simplified Implementation

Sangoma Lync – Skype for Business in a Box Simplified Implementation

Posted by | Oct 6, 2015 | |

Are you considering implementation of Skype for Business (Lync)? If so, do you know the complexity and implementation risks involved? Lync is software. You will need hardware to complete the installation, multiple units such as servers, gateways, and a session border controller besides some IP phones. Putting this all together can takes days dealing with licensing, hardware and software installation, and networking the hardware components together. Besides the labor involved, most IT staff contemplating Lync have never done this before thereby introducing risk into the equation. This EDUcast, recorded with Frederic Dickey VP of Product Management, Marketing, and Services...

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Grandstream Announces An Innovative New Audio Conferencing Phone Now Available for Beta Testing

Grandstream Announces An Innovative New Audio Conferencing Phone Now Available for Beta Testing

Posted by | Oct 5, 2015 | |

Grandstream is releasing an innovative new HD audio conferencing phone for beta testing through the Grandstream Beta Club. Grandstream will open applications for the beta test of this revolutionary new product from October 5 – October 14, 2015. To apply, please go to betaclub.grandstream.com. The Grandstream Beta Club is now taking applications for its newest device in its conferencing product line – an audio conference phone running on the Android 4.4 operating system. The device will be a unique addition to the audio conference market, serving as a stand-alone audio conference phone as well as an external speaker for...

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Akuvox VoIP Phone Series Review

Akuvox VoIP Phone Series Review

Posted by | Oct 1, 2015 | |

Akuvox are a leading global provider of VoIP Phone solutions, part of the Star-net Group. The Akuvox VoIP Phone series features models that are designed for a range of different business needs from entry level and home office use, all the way up to enterprise use. This post will look at the different models in the Akuvox series. Akuvox SP-R50P The Akuvox SP-R50P is a feature rich 1 line IP phone that provides reliable performance at a cost effective price. The SP-R50P has support for 1 SIP account and has a 2.3″ 132 x 64 graphical Backlit LCD screen. With...

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Grandstream Expands NVR series with New Small Business Model

Grandstream Expands NVR series with New Small Business Model

Posted by | Sep 24, 2015 | |

GVR3552 Is An Ideal Video Surveillance Recording Solution for Small Business Grandstream has announced the addition of a new small business in the Grandstream Network Video Recorder (NVR) range. The Grandstream GVR3552 offers small business and residential users a competitive and reliable solution for centralized IP video surveillance recording and monitoring of up to 16 HD IP video cameras. The GVR3552 supports up to two 2.5” SATA hard drives with up to 4TB of storage (hard drives not included). To make installation as easy as possible, users can easily plug in and unplug the hard drives from an external...

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Grandstream and tekVizion Announce Partnership to Expand SIP Interoperability Matrix

Grandstream and tekVizion Announce Partnership to Expand SIP Interoperability Matrix

Posted by | Sep 23, 2015 | |

Partnership Makes It Easy for Any Third Party Manufacturer, Service Provider or Software Vendor to Ensure Compatibility with Grandstream’s Award-Winning SIP Products Grandstream and tekVizion, a leading provider of third-party testing and integration services, have announced a partnership that will allow service providers, manufacturers and software vendors to easily ensure interoperability with Grandstream products. This partnership offers credible and reliable certification testing to service providers and software vendors looking to test their products and services with Grandstream products by having the testing completed by tekVizion’s independent verification labs. Grandstream Networks, Inc. has been connecting the world since 2002 with...

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