Switchvox, a Digium company, Launches World’s First Fully-Transferable, Hosted IP PBX Platform
Switchvox Hosted Edition seamlessly transitions virtual phone system to on-site appliance
San Diego, CA - October 16, 2007 - Switchvox, a Digium® company and a provider of IP PBX phone systems for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today launched Switchvox Hosted Edition, the only virtualized IP PBX that can seamlessly transfer small business customers to a dedicated on-site appliance. This unique offering is ideal for service providers and office suites that require a higher density solution to sell to smaller offices, which are often hesitant to purchase hosted phone systems that are unable to grow with their businesses.
Switchvox Hosted Edition enables Internet Service Providers (ISPs), value-added resellers and other VoIP service providers to provide customers with Switchvox’s fully-featured IP PBX phone system, running in a virtualized environment. These providers can offer small companies subscriptions to the sophisticated phone system, which includes of all the benefits offered by Switchvox’s on-premise solutions, such as the Switchboard, Switchvox’s real-time call control panel; voicemail; call forwarding and voice prompts.
Recognizing that many smaller organizations do not remain stagnant in size, Switchvox is now the only vendor to provide a hosted phone system platform that seamlessly transfers a company’s current set-up to a dedicated server installed on premises. With Switchvox Hosted Edition, virtual PBX providers are now able to retain customers as they grow, as well as attract smaller businesses with an easy-to-transfer solution.
“Smaller offices need a reliable and stable phone system, but often cannot afford an on-site solution and are not interested in paying per line when they have intentions of expanding,” said Joshua Stephens, Switchvox CEO. “With Switchvox Hosted Edition, they now have access to a fully-featured IP PBX, and ISPs can feel confident approaching this niche market with a product line that can transition with their customers as they grow, instead of being locked in to expensive softswitches to provide hosted PBX solutions.”
Switchvox Hosted Edition is available immediately. Further information on Switchvox can be found at http://www.switchvox.com.
About Switchvox
Switchvox, acquired in September 2007 by Digium®, Inc., is a leading provider of PBX and VoIP phone systems for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The company’s SOHO product enables small and home offices to easily and affordably create and manage their phone system, using traditional analog lines, as well as VoIP services. The Switchvox SMB product is a full-featured, more advanced IP PBX system for larger organizations. Switchvox Hosted Edition is a virtualized IP PBX platform that can seamlessly transfer to a dedicated on-site appliance, ideal for service providers looking to provide a flexible solution to their small business customers.
Based on Linux and other open source software, Switchvox has created software products that fit business and consumer needs. More information can be found at www.switchvox.com.
About Digium
Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, created, owns and is the innovative force behind Asterisk, the most widely used open source telephony software. Since its founding in 1999, Digium has grown to become the open source alternative to the traditional communication providers, with offerings that cost as much as 80 percent less than proprietary voice communication platforms. Digium makes Asterisk available to the open source community under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and uses business-class Asterisk to power a broad family of products for small, medium and large businesses. The company's product line also includes a wide range of hardware to enable resellers and customers to design their own voice over IP (VoIP) systems. This year alone, more than 12 billion minutes of calls will be made using Asterisk. More information is available at www.digium.com.
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Contacts
Amy White / Andy Oliver
LEWIS PR for Switchvox
619-677-2700
switchvox@lewispr.com
