Citel Announces 4100 Series EXTender and PBXgateway.Enterprise Solution For 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. Users Now Carried by Panasonic, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , and Citel Distributor and Reseller Network SEATTLE -- Citel, The VoIP Migration Company (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor AIM:CITE.L), today announced general availability of its EXTender See Media Center Extender, bus extender and DOS extender. [TM] 4100 and PBXgateway[TM] 4100 through the Citel network of distributors and resellers. Citel also announced Panasonic UK, Panasonic CME CME See: Chicago Mercantile Exchange CME See Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). , and NEC Infrontia carry the 4100 Series. The 4100 Series is an enterprise voice network solution designed to provide small office and home office (SOHO) workers with transparent access to the features and applications of a central corporate 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). . The EXTender 4100 is a customer-premises device available with one or two ports. The single-port unit is available with an optional FXO FXO Foreign Exchange Office port; the dual-port unit includes a standard FXO. Unlike most IP phones, digital handsets connected to an EXTender 4100 with an FXO port have automatic 911 call routing for easy caller locating, as well as survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. in case of WAN failure. The two-port PBXgateway 4100 terminates EXTender 4100s at the corporate PBX site. A corporate PBX connects to a PBXgateway 4100, which then connects to a router that moves voice traffic out to the network. At the remote location, another router or DSL modem ADSL modem or DSL modem is a device used to connect a single computer or router to a DSL phone line, in order to use an ADSL service. The acronym NTBBA (network termination broad band adapter, network termination broad band access) is also common in various countries. routes traffic to the EXTender 4100 and then on to a digital handset - usually the same phone the user has at their corporate workstation. This configuration enables affordable extension of the corporate office voice network's features and applications over IP. "Enterprises today must be able to efficiently serve the needs of their remote workers to maintain productivity and control costs. We are excited to expand our product line to include a tailored solution for enterprises with extensive PBX investments and remote workers with an IP connection," said Leigh Fatzinger, vice president of marketing at Citel. "The 4100 series allows businesses to focus on maintaining a single, central PBX platform while capturing the efficiencies of IP voice networks and enabling a seamless connection for their remote workers." Reduce Costs, Increase Productivity The 4100 Series is designed to reduce communication costs and increase productivity. By distributing the features and applications of the corporate PBX, remote workers no longer need multiple voicemail accounts, and long distance charges are eliminated when calling any office within the enterprise, regardless of location. Since remote workers use the same system as corporate office staff, system configuration and administration are greatly simplified. In addition to Panasonic and NEC, the 4100 Series is interoperable with Avaya Definity The Definity is a make of various models of PBX hardware manufactured since the mid 1970's by Lucent and later Avaya. It has since been greatly upgraded and Avaya now calls it the Definity Server and Communication Manager 3.0 is the software which makes it work. and Magix handsets and Definity, Magix, and IP Office PBX platforms. Nortel and Ericsson interoperability will be available soon. The 4100 Series EXTender and PBXgateway are available via Citel's worldwide network of service providers and distributors including Catalyst Telecom (www.catalysttelecom.com) and Jenne Distributing (www.jenne.com). Panasonic- and NEC-compatible 4100 Series Citel products are available through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and reseller networks. For more information about Citel's solutions, or to locate a Citel reseller or distributor, visit www.citel.com. About Citel plc. Citel enables SMBs, large enterprises and service providers to realize the cost and productivity benefits of IP telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. while at the same time leveraging their existing PBX infrastructure. Businesses with single or distributed locations and PBX vendors can now deploy next-generation IP applications and services at their own pace, with little business disruption. Service providers can deploy hosted IP telephony services quickly, without having to rip-and-replace existing enterprise PBX handsets and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. cabling. Citel is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. with corporate headquarters in Seattle, and development offices in Calgary, Alberta (Canada) and Nottingham, England (UK). For more information, visit www.citel.com. The contents of this Press Release may contain forward-looking statements which can be generally identified as such because the context of the statement will include the words such as Citel plc "expects", "should", "believes", "anticipates" or words of similar import. Such forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including the financial performance of Citel plc which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of Citel plc to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. This Press Release does not constitute or form any part of any offer or invitation to sell or issue or any solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for any securities in any jurisdiction, nor shall it (or any part of it) or the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection with, or act as any inducement to enter into, any contract or commitment therefore". Copyright 2007, Citel plc. All Rights Reserved. Citel, EXTender, PBXgateway, and The VoIP Migration Company are trademarks of Citel. All other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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