Comdial Unveils New IP Telephone - The iPrimo SCS at NASTD Tradeshow.Business Editors/Technology Writers SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 2001 Comdial Corporation (Nasdaq:CMDL CMDL Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory CMDL Common Mission Data Loader ) and Black Box Network Services unveiled the new Comdial iPrimo SCS(TM) IP Telephone at the National Association of State Telecom Directors (NASTD NASTD National Association of State Telecommunications Directors NASTD National Association of State Technology Directors ) tradeshow in Charleston, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. on August 28, 2001. The iPrimo SCS IP telephone provides business users full access to all the 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. without having to give up the advanced business phone features they have grown used to. Comdial featured a live demo of the IP telephone side-by-side with their standard Impact SCS(TM) telephones, letting users see first-hand that they do not have to sacrifice the features they enjoy with land-line connections when crossing over to IP. John Flynn of Black Box Network Services Government Solutions said, "The show was a huge success! All of our customers and others who visited the booth at the trade show were impressed with the advanced easy-to-use features of the iPrimo. They were also very enthusiastic about the compatibility of this new IP telephone with Comdial's FX II(TM) unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. system." With Comdial's iPrimo SCS phone, users simply plug into their company's 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. or WAN for instant access to the IP network. Employees can use their high-speed Internet connection to access the corporate network from anywhere, whether traveling, telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. from home, or visiting a branch office. "If there's one thing I want customers to know about this new product," continued Flynn, "it's that it is identical in form and function with Comdial's advanced line of SCS Impact phones. That means no new training, no adapting your company around your equipment, and no loss of features when you're ready to go to the world of IP. This is truly a BUSINESS class phone." Features that come standard with the iPrimo SCS IP telephone include: a large LCD display with 13 interactive soft keys, twelve user-programmable buttons for speed dial numbers and other features, automatic DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. support, advanced dialing options, hands-free communication, plus much more. Over 60 percent of state telecom directors from throughout the United States attended the show. The iPrimo will be released throughout the country this month, along with Comdial's newest FX software that supports IP telephony. About Comdial Comdial Corporation, headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, develops and markets sophisticated communications solutions for small to mid-sized businesses, government, and other organizations. Comdial offers a broad range of solutions to enhance the productivity of businesses, including voice switching systems, voice over IP (VoIP), voice processing and computer telephony integration Computer Telephony Integration - Computer Telephone Integration solutions. For more information about Comdial and its communications solutions, please visit our web site at http://www.comdial.com. About Black Box Network Services Black Box is the world's largest technical services company dedicated to designing, building and maintaining today's complicated network infrastructure systems. Black Box services clients of all sizes in 132 countries throughout the world. To learn more about Black Box, please visit http://www.blackbox.com. |
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