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We are pleased to offer the new Voiptel CE as a pre-installed option for our Atcom IP0x range of Asterisk appliances. Voiptel CE is a customised firmware that utilises the AsteriskNow 2 GUI to great effect. When purchasing your device, please select which firmware/GUI you require.

AsteriskNOW version 2 GUI is now available as a BAPS download for the ip0x range of Asterisk appliances. Initial testing has proved very encouraging and overall the GUI offers a far more stable and feature rich offering than its predecessor did.  We will now be shipping ip0x products with the version 2 GUI installed. We are also currently testing the voiptel CE product and plan to offer this as an option in the future (more on this subject later)

For those customers wanting to upgrade to the new version 2 Gui, I've included a knowledge base article detailing how best to achieve this:

http://www.ipchitchat.co.uk/index.php/component/option,com_kb/article,33/task,article/ 

The IP-01's have finally arrived and are now in stock and available on next day delivery. I had a look at one yesterday and really can't believe how small these things are when you compare them against other products on the market. If space and power consumption are issues to you then this really is something that you should consider. Due to the strength of the dollar, pricing is a little higher than we first anticipated, but at £162 plus VAT, still a very good buy.

Grandstream has announced that release 1.0.1.21 for GXW4004/GXW4008/ GXW4024/ HT502 is now officially released. The firmware and release notes can be downloaded from:

http://www.grandstream.com/firmware.html (Please refer to the related product on the page for firmware download or release note ).

3Cx version 7 has been officially launched and we have updated our pricing to reflect changes introduced by 3CX. The official announcement reads:

London - 8 December 2008 - 3CX (www.3cx.com) the international developer of telecommunications software has announced the roll out of version 7.0 of 3CX Phone System for Windows. The new version comes with a revamped design aimed at making its already user-friendly Management Console and User Interface even easier to work with; whilst effectively delivering more mobility to users by empowering them to configure their own extensions with advanced call handling rules based on caller ID and time of call.

Nick Galea, CEO at 3CX said that these improvements are building on the company's strategy to deliver a software-based IP PBX that is easy to manage and use. "One of the things we discovered from listening to our customers is that VoIP phone system users want more flexibility in managing their incoming calls. By allowing call rules to be configured based on caller ID, time received and type of call, users can break free from the office and have more mobility. For example, after-hour calls from important customers can be routed to a mobile phone, whereas all other calls can go to voice mail" Galea said; adding that with the new call handling rules also come many added functionalities such as a new management console and a new configuration wizard.

Furthermore, 3CX version 7.0 is an example of better Windows integration in an IP PBX environment. "By replacing the use of technologies such as Apache and PHP with IIS and .NET, adding support for PBX virtualization in Hyper V, resolving inbound calls to MS Outlook contacts, and incorporating Windows management tools for better monitoring, we are taking a step forward towards further integration of 3CX Phone System with Microsoft Windows", added Nick Galea.

3CX Phone System for Windows allows businesses to completely break free from the restrictions of expensive hardware-based, proprietary phone systems. It also ships with many other enterprise-level features that help businesses enjoy substantial productivity and efficiency gains.

Key new features of 3CX Phone System for Windows version 7.0

• Revamped Web Management Console and User Interface
• Added support for running as a virtual instance in Hyper V
• New configuration wizard
• Advanced call forwarding and call queue rules
• Resolve inbound calls to MS Outlook contacts
• Support for Sangoma cards
• Integration of Microsoft Web server, .NET and Windows management tools
• .NET API
• Optimized system performance to handle 50,000+ calls per day

 

 

 

Release 1.0.1.21 for GXW4004/GXW4008/GXW4024 and HT502 is now available for BETA test.

The firmware and release note can be downloaded from:

http://www.grandstream.com/BETATEST/GXW4004_GXW4008_GXW4024_HT502/

Release 1.1.6.44 for BT200/GXP280/GXP1200/GXP2000/GXP2010/GXP2020 is now available for BETA test. The firmware and release note can be downloaded from:

http://www.grandstream.com/BETATEST/BT200_GXP

Please be advised that these are still BETA firmware so please read the release notes carefully before test. Please contact support@grandstream.com should you have any issues.

We are pleased to advise that the Atcom IP01 is now in production and we are expecting our first delivery by the 14th December at an amazing price of £161 + VAT. Please pre-order to avoid disappointment.

Grandstream has released version 1.0.1.21 beta release firmware for the GXE-50xx series IP PBX. The firmware and release note can be downloaded from:

http://www.grandstream.com/BETATEST/GXE5000/

This is still a BETA firmware so please read the release note carefully before testing. Please contact support@grandstream.com should you have any issues

We are pleased to announce that the P.O.E version of the Atcom AT530 are now back in stock. Unfortunately, due to the continued strength of the dollar against the pound, we have been forced to increase the cost of these units.

3CX has announced that their version 7 beta software is now available for download.

Major changes for version 7 include a new interface and support for Sangoma PCI gateway cards (ISDN PRI only at present)

Read more here:

http://www.3cx.com/blog/releases/3cx-phone-system-v7-beta-available/