The Tolly Group, the leading global provider of hands-on IT research, published a Five-Year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) IP telephony study that includes cost of acquisition and software/hardware maintenance support for a five-year period comparing Avaya IP Office, ShoreTel, and Cisco systems.

Tolly evaluated the TCO of the IP Office Platform in office environments of 250, 800, and 1,350 UC (Unified Communications) users, with varying numbers of remote sites users, versus the Cisco Systems and ShoreTel UC Platforms.

Tolly found that Avaya IP Office Platform delivers a TCO lower or comparable to ShoreTel and less than half the cost of the Cisco Systems solution across the range of environments analyzed.

The IP Office platform delivers seamless scalability from small office to multi-site 3000 user environments with no “forklift” upgrades.

The Tolly Group’s report was published in December 2015.

http://www.tolly.com/DocDetail.aspx?DocNumber=215164

Xima is running a first-quarter promotion, January 1 through March 31.

Any customer who purchases Xima Chronicall Standard Reports, 5 Realtime Agents, & 5 Agent Dashboards, will get Custom Reports included for FREE. *New Chronicall customers only **Can’t be combined with any other promotion or special pricing

About Xima

Xima Software was formed by a group of telephony engineers and tech support personnel. After several years and hundreds of phone system installations, Xima’s founders identified a growing need for inexpensive, accurate, and easy-to-use call reporting and recording software. They needed a reporting suite that would only take a few minutes to install, would show the details of every event that happened on a call instead of just a vague summary, and could report on all users, groups, and trunks without licensing headaches. With those principles in mind, they developed Chronicall.

SMC Network’s EZ Switch SMCGS50P-Smart is a new 50-port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch providing 48 Gigabit PoE ports and 2 100/1000BASE-X SFP slots. The switch supports a flexible web-based management interface as well as SNMP for both IPv4 and IPv6.

The new SMCGS50P provides a range of feature-rich functions, including VLANs, Spanning Tree, link aggregation, multicasting, security, storm control, and QoS with 8 priority queues. Ideal for users looking to migrate from unmanaged to managed networks, this Smart Switch is easy to install and is perfect for SMB and SOHO businesses.

• • EZ Switch™ 10/100/1000 48-Port Gigabit Web Managed
• • PoE Smart Switch with 2 100/1000BASE-X SFP Uplink Slots
• • Performance and Scalability
• • Feature-Rich Functionality
• • Comprehensive QoS
• • Enhanced Security
• • PoE Features

http://www.smc.com/en-global/products/product/12

SMC Networks EZ Switch SMCGS26P-Smart is a new 26- port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch providing 24 Gigabit PoE ports and 2 100/1000BASE-X SFP slots. The switch supports a flexible web-based management interface as well as SNMP for both IPv4 and IPv6.

The new SMCGS26P provides a range of feature-rich functions, including VLANs, Spanning Tree, link aggregation, multicasting, security, storm control, and QoS with 8 priority queues. Ideal for users looking to migrate from unmanaged to managed networks, this Smart Switch is easy to install and perfect for SMB and SOHO businesses.

• • EZ Switch 10/100/1000 24 ports Gigabit Web Managed
• • PoE Smart Switch with 2 100/1000BASE-X SFP Uplink Slots
• • Performance and Scalability
• • Feature-Rich Functionality
• • Comprehensive QoS
• • Enhanced Security
• • PoE Features

http://www.smc.com/en-global/products/product/11

SMC Network’s EZ Switch SMCGS18P-Smart is a new 18-port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Switch providing 16 Gigabit PoE ports and 2 100/1000BASE-X SFP slots. The switch supports a flexible web-based management interface as well as SNMP for both IPv4 and IPv6.

The new SMCGS18P provides a range of feature-rich functions, including VLANs, Spanning Tree, link aggregation, multicasting, security, storm control, and QoS with 8 priority queues. Ideal for users looking to migrate from unmanaged to managed networks, this Smart Switch is easy to install and perfect for SMB and SOHO businesses.

• • EZ Switch™ 16 ports 10/100/1000Base-T + 2G SFP uplink ports
• • PoE Smart Switch with 2 100/1000BASE-X SFP Uplink Slots
• • Performance and Scalability
• • Feature-Rich Functionality
• • Comprehensive QoS
• • Enhanced Security
• • PoE Features

http://www.smc.com/en-global/products/product/10

SMC Network’s EZ Switch SMCGS10P-Smart is a new 10-port Gigabit Ethernet smart switch providing 8 Gigabit PoE ports and 2 100/1000BASE-X SFP slots. The switch supports a flexible web-based management interface as well as SNMP for both IPv4 and IPv6.

The new SMCGS10P-Smart provides a range of feature-rich functions, including VLANs, Spanning Tree, link aggregation, multicasting, security, storm control, and QoS with 8 priority queues. Ideal for users looking to migrate from unmanaged to managed networks, this smart switch is easy to install and is perfect for SMB and SOHO businesses.

• EZ Switch 10/100/1000 10 Port Gigabit Web Managed Smart PoE Switch with 2 SFP Uplinks
• Performance and Scalability
• Feature-Rich Functionality
• Comprehensive QoS
• Enhanced Security
• PoE Features

http://www.smc.com/en-global/products/product/9

The GVC3200 is a ground-breaking solution that offers small businesses a revolutionary video conferencing system with unprecedented flexibility and the power of support for multiple popular video conferencing protocols and platforms right out of the box.

The SIP-based GVC3202 supports Grandstream’s robust IPVideoTalk Pro platform for plug and play video conferencing while also being interoperable with any 3rd party SIP video conferencing platform, thus offering a great option to expand or implement a 3rd party platform.

Additionally, since it is based on Android 4.4, the GVC3202 offers full access to all video conferencing apps in the Google Play Store. In comparison to Grandstream’s GVC3200, the GVC3202 offers a slightly lower capacity option for businesses looking for up to 3-way video-conferencing and support for up to 2 Full HD monitors.

The GVC3202 sports an innovative, patent-pending embedded MCU that supports up to 3-way conferencing with local mixing between SIP and other protocols.

GVC3202:

• • 1080p Full-HD video
• • Up to 3-way video conferences
• • Support for 2 monitor outputs through 2 HDMI outputs
• • 3-way hybrid-protocol conferencing with no external MCUs/servers or extra software licenses

Grandstream Networks, Inc. has been connecting the world since 2002 with SIP Unified Communications solutions that allow businesses to be more productive than ever before. Their award-winning solutions serve the small, medium, and enterprise business markets and have been recognized throughout the world for their quality, reliability and innovation. Grandstream solutions lower communication costs, increase security protection and enhance productivity. Their open standard SIP-based products offer broad interoperability throughout the industry, along with unrivaled features, flexibility and price competitiveness.

http://www.grandstream.com/sites/default/files/Resources/gvc3202_english_datasheet.pdf

The GVC3200 is a ground-breaking solution that offers small businesses a revolutionary video conferencing system with unprecedented flexibility and the power of support for multiple popular video conferencing protocols and platforms right out of the box.

The SIP-based GVC3200 supports Grandstream’s robust IPVideoTalk Pro platform for plug and play video conferencing while also being interoperable with any 3rd party SIP video conferencing platform, thus offering a great option to expand or implement a 3rd party platform.

Additionally, since it is based on Android 4.4, the GVC3200 offers full access to all video conferencing apps in the Google Play Store. The GVC3200 sports an innovative, patent-pending embedded MCU that supports up to 9-way conferencing with local mixing between SIP and other protocols.

GVC3200:

• • 1080p Full-HD video
• • Up to 9-way video conferences
• • Support for 3 monitor outputs through 3 HDMI outputs
• • 9-way hybrid-protocol conferencing with no external MCUs/servers or extra software licenses

Grandstream Networks, Inc. has been connecting the world since 2002 with SIP Unified Communications solutions that allow businesses to be more productive than ever before. Their award-winning solutions serve the small, medium, and enterprise business markets and have been recognized throughout the world for their quality, reliability and innovation. Grandstream solutions lower communication costs, increase security protection and enhance productivity. Their open standard SIP-based products offer broad interoperability throughout the industry, along with unrivaled features, flexibility and price competitiveness.

http://www.grandstream.com/sites/default/files/Resources/gvc3200_english_datasheet.pdf

ECS provides Consulting, Design and Installation of Wireless (WiFi) Networks.

Our ECS infrastructure team can design a wireless solution to meet your current needs and projected growth.

The ECS Wi-Fi installation technicians are highly trained, with years of experience installing complex systems. 

ECS is a recognized leader in the field of commercial and event wireless installation, wireless maintenance and wireless LAN security configuration.   

ECS can work with you to get bandwidth to a location that may be difficult or cost-prohibitive. We design and deploy state-of-the-art, point-to-point wireless solutions that meet your needs and your budget.

ECS WiFi services include:

• • Installation of access points
• • Installation of enclosures (physical security)
• • Installation of antennas
• • Connection of antennas to access points
• • Connection of LAN to access points
• • Connection of power to access points
• • Installation and connection of remote power system (PoE)
• • Verification of coverage
• • Network management

Designing a Wireless Network, WLAN, WiFi network requires careful planning to meet objectives and requirements.

A site survey is recommended to determine sources of interference and best overall coverage. WLANs can be a replacement to wired networks when designed correctly. ECS customizes Wireless Network design to specifically meet the complexity and obstacles of your facility.

Mobility provided by WiFi networks has proven to be beneficial throughout manufacturing, warehouses facilities, transportation hubs, hotels, airports, hospitals, colleges, convention halls, and more.

Types of Wireless provided by ECS:

• • Point to Point Wireless Network
• • Point to Multi-Point Wireless
• • Wireless Bridge
• • Wireless Backhaul
• • Wireless Mesh Networks
• • WLAN
• • WiFi Hotspots
• • Outdoor Broadband Wireless/WiFi
• • Wireless/WiFi for Multimedia
• • VoIP
• • Multi-Service Mesh Networks
• • Fixed Wireless Access
• • Wireless Video Surveillance