Pingtel Releases SIPxchange™ 3.10 Enterprise Communications Server
Unmatched Ease-of-Use, Reliability and Scalability Position SIPxchange as Leading Next-Generation Open Source IP PBX Solution
Pingtel, a Bluesocket company and the leading provider of SIP-based Enterprise Communications Systems (ECS), today announced version 3.10 of its SIPxchange ECS open source VoIP solution. This new version meets the rapidly growing demand for open source IP PBX solutions as a cost-effective and flexible alternative to proprietary telephony solutions, and far exceeds the capabilities of first generation Asterisk-based open source solutions.
Adding more than 170 new high-value features, SIPxchange 3.10 advances the company’s focus on meeting both the product and support needs of enterprise VoIP customers. Extending the already robust capabilities of SIPxchange, version 3.10 delivers new benchmarks with advanced telephony system features, ease of deployment and use, and scalability.
“SIPxchange 3.10 represents the next generation of open source IP PBX enterprise communication solutions,” said William Rich, executive vice president of corporate and business development at Bluesocket. “The market-leading scalability, ease-of-use and interoperability delivered by SIPxchange provide enterprise customers with complete unified communications capabilities while maintaining one of the lowest total costs of ownership in the industry.”
Sales of SIPxchange continue to build momentum as the market acceptance of open source IP PBX solutions grows, filling a critical void in the market for enterprise-scale IP based unified communications solutions.
Market-Leading Ease of Use
Customers and independent product reviewers continue to rank SIPxchange above competing solutions for ease of use. SIPxchange installs in just hours and puts the user in control, significantly reducing deployment and administration costs, while enhancing employee productivity. Key new and enhanced usability features standard in version 3.10 include:
* An extended user control portal - Promotes individual user self-management by putting the individual user in control of key features such as time-based find-me/follow-me, voicemail management, and personal phone book, speed dial and preference management;
* New auto-attendant features – Includes a user configurable personal auto-attendant for every user on the system;
* Enhanced dial plan features – Consists of time-based dialing rules with different admin defined schedules;
* Extended presence services – Includes visual state indication and phone display;
* New group paging services – Incorporates an integrated group paging server and support for regular SIP phones and in-ceiling devices.
Intuitive System Management
An intuitive Web management interface provides easy access to even the most complex features, simplifying new call center set-up, personal auto-attendant configuration and device management. Version 3.10 extends SIPxchange management capabilities to include:
* Integration with Microsoft Exchange 2007 for voicemail and Active Directory;
* Enhanced user management including user creation, phone provisioning and line assignment in only 3 clicks; and
* Enhanced system administration features such as server statistics and login history reporting.
Unmatched Scalability
SIPxchange 3.10 fills a critical void in the market for IP-based unified communications solutions, providing a low-cost, easy-to-use solution for mid-market customers. Supporting convenient VoIP system migration with a solution that scales from a single office to thousands of users, version 3.10 offers:
* Support for an unlimited number of trunk lines and up to 10,000 users per dual-server high availability system;
* Full load-sharing redundancy that maintains call connectivity even in the case of server failure; and
* Automatic trunk failover and least cost routing.
The SIPxchange solution also sets the standard in terms of the number of fully plug & play managed phones and gateways. The new release supports more than 50 different phone and gateway models from vendors including Audiocodes, LG-Nortel, Polycom and Snom.
“The Pingtel SIPxchange solution has allowed us to improve our communication infrastructure significantly. The installation was seamless and the ease of use and management make it the ideal solution for our needs,” said Dwight Terrance, director of IT at the Akwesasne Mohawk Casino. “The early success of our initial deployment combined with the extended feature set of version 3.10 will allow us to scale easily as our business needs grow.”
SIPxchange 3.10 will be available March 31, 2008. Please contact your Pingtel account representative for details.
About Pingtel
Pingtel, a Bluesocket company, is reshaping the communications market by delivering the only 100% SIP-based enterprise class communications platforms that support the features and functionality required by business markets. Pingtel combines the best attributes of open source development—low cost, adaptability and flexibility—with the reliable solutions and support enterprises require for voice applications. For more information visit http://www.pingtel.com, http://www.sipfoundry.org, and http://wiki.sipxpbx.org.
About Bluesocket
Founded in 1999, Bluesocket is a leader in open, standards based enterprise mobility solutions. Bluesocket is the first company to deliver an enterprise communication solution that unifies secure wireless LAN, SIP-based enterprise Voice over IP and fixed mobile convergence. Its complete wireless network and voice solution portfolio bring trust and simplicity to increasingly complex wireless networks maximizing customer ROI and increasing their competitive edge. For more information, please visit http://www.bluesocket.com.