First VoIP Retail Offering for SMB Market Introduced by CompUSA, Bandwidth.com and Sylantro Systems; Companies Address Telecom Needs of Small Businesses with One-Stop-Shop Service for Hosted VoIP Solution.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- CompUSA today announced its partnership with Bandwidth.com and Sylantro Systems to offer the first full-featured hosted VoIP service for small and medium-sized businesses in the retail industry. Businesses in need of 10 to 200 lines across a single or multiple locations can now purchase a comprehensive VoIP service solution at CompUSA. Designed to deliver the highest levels of call clarity and reliability, as well as the most advanced features available for SMBs today, the service features Bandwidth.com's premier VoIP offering, incorporating Sylantro's Synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. VoIP platform. The combined product and service offering will be available beginning in April at CompUSA's more than 240 stores, and supported by CompUSA Techknowledgists with more than 20,000 service professionals nationwide. "With this partnership, we're offering small and mid-size business owners a solution never available to them before: the ability to select and purchase a comprehensive VoIP system from a trusted national retailer, knowledgeable about their needs and ready to provide the services to get it done right," said Brian Woods, executive vice president of merchandising for CompUSA. "We're excited to offer this new service and product, and also to partner with two world-class organizations like Sylantro and Bandwidth.com. Combined with CompUSA's national presence and Techknowledgist services, we're confident we have every angle covered." The Bandwidth.com service includes support for four-digit dialing across multiple locations, automated attendant In telephony, an automated attendant (also auto attendant or auto-attendant, or sometimes autoattendant or AA) system allows callers to be automatically transferred to a user's extension without the intervention of a receptionist. and fully featured voicemail software, Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. integration, browser-based system administration and many more business applications. Sylantro's Synergy platform also supports a full portfolio of business IP phones from a variety of leading phone vendors including Vodavi, Mitel, Thomson and Grandstream. "Partnering with CompUSA to deliver Bandwidth's hosted VoIP solution is a tremendous accomplishment for our company," said Henry Kaestner, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bandwidth.com. "We set out to find a top retail partner that not only understands the benefits of offering VoIP to the SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. community, but also has the technical knowledge and expertise to market such a service." "We're pleased to work with CompUSA and Bandwidth.com to provide a full-featured hosted VoIP solution for the SMB market See SMB. . Combining Bandwidth.com's advanced business class VoIP services with CompUSA's excellent retail distribution for the nationwide launch represents a significant industry milestone. This is an indicator of how hosted VoIP services have become mainstream," said Pete Bonee, chairman of Sylantro Systems. About CompUSA CompUSA, Inc., a Dallas-based company, is one of the nation's leading retailers and resellers of technology products and services. CompUSA currently operates more than 240 locations in more than 90 major metropolitan markets across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. . In addition, CompUSA's Web site offers an assortment of more than 170,000 items. Visit them at www.compusa.com. About Bandwidth.com Founded in 1999, Bandwidth is a nationwide communications Nationwide Communications Inc. was a media subsidiary of the Nationwide Insurance Company, which operated from 1946 until 1997. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Communications owned and operated a variety of radio and television stations across the United States until it sold provider offering businesses advanced Internet, VoIP, network and wireless services. As a single source provider for businesses' telecom needs, Bandwidth provides its customers with unparalleled selection, savings and service. The company's unique methodology, experienced team and dedicated customer service ensures accountability and service superior to that of traditional Internet and VoIP providers. For more information, visit http://www.bandwidth.com. About Sylantro Systems Corp. Sylantro Systems, based in Campbell, Calif., USA, provides the premier software platform for advanced hosted communications services for business, residential, wireless and other applications. Sylantro allows service providers to rapidly deliver high-value, high-margin managed telephony services without the cost and complexity of today's in-house 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). and key systems, and gives consumers new flexibility in their communications services. Sylantro customers include AT&T Inc., Swisscom, China Unicom China Unicom, full name China United Telecommunications Corporation, 中国联通, HKSE: 0762 NYSE: CHU, is a telecommunication operator in the People's Republic of China. 52. , and next generation service providers such as Covad and Lightyear Network Solutions. For more information, please go to: www.sylantro.com. Sylantro is a registered trademark of Sylantro Systems Corporation. All rights reserved. All other products and brands mentioned are trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners. |
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