Brother Sends Clarion Call With Launch Of Quattro 4-Line 900 MHz Digital Cordless Phone System.BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. Phone System Solution Offers Instant Installation, Cordless Extensions &Full Business Features... At A Small Business Price Brother International Corporation has launched the first affordable 4-line cordless phone A wireless telephone that transmits to and receives signals from a base station within a range of a few hundred feet. Cordless phones are for local use and cannot travel long distances as can cellphones and satellite phones. See DECT and multihandset cordless. system for the SOHO environment with their Quattro 900 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Digital Cordless Telephone A cordless telephone or portable telephone is a telephone with a wireless handset which communicates via radio waves with a base station connected to a fixed telephone line (POTS) and can only be operated near (typically within 100 meters or 328 ft from) its base station System. The new phone solution provides SOHO businesses with up to 12 telephone extensions in any combination desktop speakerphones or cordless handsets, and requires no central "KSU (Key Service Unit) The cabinet that contains the electronics for a key telephone system. See key telephone system. " or "PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). " system, a major investment typically required by traditional business systems. Quattro Starter Systems come with a 4-line Executive Speakerphone, a 4-line Cordless Base Unit, a 4-line Cordless Handset and a 4-line Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. Server and sell at $499.99(a). "Telephony is one of the last great frontiers for the SOHO market. Nearly every other technology showcase has addressed the unique needs of the small business," states Bud Walder, Product Manager for Brother International Corporation. "We think that the introduction of Quattro is a clarion call clarion call Noun strong encouragement to do something to the industry for more accessible small-business telecommunications." Instant Installation - No KSU or PBX Required Until now, getting a multi-line phone system installed required a considerable financial commitment - typically cost-prohibitive for smaller businesses. The Quattro 4-Line Executive Speakerphone and 900 MHz Digital Cordless Telephone System eliminate that barrier. They require NO KSU system (key service unit), NO PBX system, NO junction boxes, NO special trunk lines and NO exorbitant installation rates. Busy small offices or homes with demanding telecommunications needs can set up the Quattro system in a matter of minutes A Matter of Minutes is an episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone. Cast
Powerful 900 MHz Digital Cordless Mobility "Quattro was developed expressly for the unique needs of small business," states Walder. "The Cordless Base Units not only provide users with the benefits of mobility in and around the workplace, they also enable the small business owner to expand their phone system simply by plugging the Cordless Handset charger into an AC outlet." A second Cordless Base Unit is required for simultaneous line access by 3 or more cordless extensions. However, by adding the second cordless base, businesses can effectively double the range of the Quattro system. Its capability to cover a range of up to 10,000 square feet from a single location makes it ideal for larger-scale operations like warehouses or multi-floor businesses. This ability to expand the phone system gives small businesses a new level of control and flexibility as the company grows. The system configuration can operate with one or two Cordless Base Units. It works much like a "miniature cell-site," with roaming ability. The Cordless Handsets seamlessly seek out and transfer to the base unit with the strongest signal. To add further to the mobility factor, Quattro also offers noise-canceling, over-the-ear headsets that connect to both the Executive Speakerphone and the Cordless Handsets. Full Business Features In true Brother style, Quattro delivers value-added features to a product that is easily affordable to small and home-based businesses. The Executive Speakerphone, for example, comes standard with one-touch speed dial keys, intercom and conferencing features, a high visibility display with caller ID on all lines, a headset jack and headset, data port, and a message waiting light. There are also flash and auto-redial features in addition to the handset speaker and ring volume controls. Line privacy on all extensions ensures that calls are not interrupted. It all comes together to make Quattro an affordable option to comparable dealer systems. The Quattro Cordless Handset A key strength of the Quattro Cordless Handset is the freedom it affords the user. Its ergonomically designed features are equally impressive. The unit comes standard with a belt clip and headset jack for "hands-free" convenience. The mute, flash and volume controls are all strategically located on the sides of the handset, rather than on the face, where it would require more complicated manipulation. The handset has a compact, form-fitting style, without sacrificing features found on the Executive Speakerphone. The redial In telecommunication, an automatic redial is a service feature that allows the user to dial, by depressing a single key or a few keys, the most recent telephone number dialed at that instrument. , conferencing, intercom, hold, memory dial and an easy-to-read caller ID display are all present. With an 8-hour talk time, the Cordless Handset is "charged" for a full day's work (Naut.) the account or reckoning of a ship's course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon. See also: Day . Handsets come with base units that charge the handset itself, as well as a spare battery. The battery life extends to 4 days in Stand-by mode. Quattro In The Home Many of today's households consist of 2 phone lines and possibly 3 or 4 if there is a home office involved. Implementing the Quattro system in this environment is equally cost-effective. This solution can provide any room with a 4-line 900 MHz cordless phone extension complete with Caller ID, call conferencing, call forwarding call forwarding n. A telephone service that enables a customer to have an incoming call automatically rerouted to another extension. Noun 1. and all of the other advanced features without re-wiring the house. It's an easy to use life-style solution for the phone-intensive home. Additional information may also be obtained from the Brother fax-back system toll-free at (800) 521-2846, or visit Brother's web site at http://www.brother.com. About Brother Bridgewater, New Jersey is the corporate headquarters for Brother in the Americas, from Canada to South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and has fully integrated sales, marketing, services, manufacturing, research and development capabilities, located here in the U.S. In addition to its headquarters, Brother has branches in California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Texas as well as subsidiaries in Ohio, Canada, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. NOTE: All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Photography available upon request. -------- (a) Estimated Street Price |
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