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RingCentral Introduces New Features and Enhanced Services to Support the Telecommunications Needs of Small Businesses; New Features Improve Sales and Ease of Use for RingCentral's Customer Base, While Continuing to Promote Large Enterprise Image.


SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- RingCentral, Inc. today released new features and enhanced functionality to its popular RingCentral Online telecommunications service In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings:

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 for small businesses and mobile professionals. The introduction of RingMe, a click-to-call service, is designed to help RingCentral customers boost sales, fundraising
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 efforts and improve customer service. Additionally, RingCentral has improved its widely used fax features to provide customers with enhanced capabilities and improved ease of use.

Expanding on the current and already comprehensive telephony solution for small businesses, RingCentral has incorporated RingMe, an embedded Inserted into. See embedded system.  button that customers can put on their Web site or in an email signature. With RingMe, online visitors from across the globe can initiate a toll-free call to a live customer service representative with a click of the button.

Lily Gao, 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.  and founder of ChinaDirectStore.com - a direct importer of goods from China, is preparing her business for a rapid surge in sales inquiries and stated, "As a small business owner, I pride myself on my company's customer service. The addition of this small click-to-call button on the site has already helped to dramatically improve customer service. Combining RingMe with RingCentral Online's existing features, helps online shoppers reach a live sales or customer support individual and have their needs and questions addressed in a quick and efficient manner. RingCentral continues to provide an edge for small businesses that are forced to compete with larger competitors."

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 on the Web, many are still concluded with a phone call. RingMe provides an inexpensive, easy-to-implement system to tie online sales methods with direct access to live company representatives, leading to increased sales.

"Providing a direct route for potential customers to contact sales departments is a great way for small businesses to retain customer interest and attract new clients," said Irwin Lazar, senior analyst for Burton Group. "Incorporating such a service into a business Web site makes it much easier for interested customers to reach someone who can assist them."

Additional new and enhanced features include:

--FaxOut: Users can send urgent faxes from any computer, even if their RingCentral tools are not installed. By logging into RingCentral's easy to use Web-based interface and adding recipients from their personal contact list, customers can simply attach the document and cover page and send the fax from any Web-enabled computer.

--Fax from Email: An alternative to FaxOut, this service enables RingCentral customers to send a fax from any email account email account email ncompte m (e-)mail  or accessible device, from any location. By entering the cover page into the subject line, attaching the documents and emailing the package to RingCentral, the team will send the fax from the user's account directly.

--Local Number Selection: Users can now select from a choice of 10 local numbers and determine the number that best suits their needs.

Vlad Shmunis, CEO of RingCentral, commented that, "In a continued effort to work closely with our rapidly growing customer base, we have quickly responded to their needs by providing additional sales tools and services. We are committed to helping small business owners remain competitive by leveraging new technology, without subscribing to multiple services or paying too much."

RingOut 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. , FaxOut and Fax from Email are available to all RingCentral Online users. RingMe is immediately available to all RingCentral Online Plus and upper tier plan subscribers at no additional cost. RingCentral Online PRO subscribers can purchase RingMe for $4.99/month. For additional information about pricing and a complete listing of services available, please visit http://www.ringcentral.com.

About RingCentral, Inc.

RingCentral, Inc., provides on demand telecommunications services that enable small businesses and mobile executives to effectively manage communications and project a professional image to customers, partners and prospects. RingCentral Online combines a toll-free and/or local number with advanced call management, 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). , voicemail and Internet fax Using the Internet to send faxes. Fax servers accept an incoming fax message and route it to a fax server in the same locality as the destination fax machine. The fax server then makes a local telephone call to send the fax. , enabling customers to automatically screen, forward and place calls; take voicemail; send and receive faxes; and receive message alerts. More than 20,000 customers use RingCentral's comprehensive and affordable hosted phone system to unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation.
2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification.
 landline Land based. Refers to standard telephone and data communications systems that use in-ground and telephone pole cables in contrast to wireless cellular and satellite services. , wireless, VoIP and email communications. RingCentral is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif., for more information, visit www.ringcentral.com.
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