Cisco is targeting VoIP at the ‘small’ end of the small and midsize business (SMB) market via a partnership with VoIP vendor IPcelerate. The two company will shift their wares through D&H Distributing and its channel partners.
According to eWeek Channel Insider, the Cisco/IPcelerate combo is the first VoIP products specifically designed for small businesses that D&H will distribute.
The story reads:
Cisco is offering its Smart Business Communications System (SBCS), a scaled down VOIP system that offers the promise of unified communications to businesses that have as few as 16 users. The platform includes unified communications, security, switching, wireless and system management tools, according to Cisco.
IPcelerate is offering its IPsmartSuite, a set of small business applications for the vertical industries of healthcare, legal, retail and general office. IPcelerate has integrated the IPsmartSuite with Cisco’s SBCS. The two are delivered together as a solution and VAR partners customize the solution for the customer by loading one of the four verticals. The vertical applications include time and labor functions, call recording for transcription or liability reduction, automated patient or client notification, call out and sign-in and panic buttons and 911 notification for emergency reaction and response.
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