My Review on Plantronics | Voyager Legend CS

If Beats by Dre was making office headsets, this is how they would be! For about $300, Voyager Legend CS Bluetooth Headset System by Plantronics is one the hottest tech toys available.

Why is it so Hot? It lets its users communicate on their desktop/office phone and mobile phone all while using the same headset via Bluetooth connection. How much time do you spend using phones at your job? You likely have more than one headset, this system will eliminate additional headsets and using the Voyager Legend UC Base it allows you to connect all three phone usages (VoIP, mobile and desktop).

You will be amazed from its usability, outstanding audio quality and its noise cancelling technology blocking nearby voices, car horns, even wind.

Treat yourself with one and start working better!

3CX and beroNet Connect to Guarantee Full Support for Partners and Customers

Strategic partnership combines 3CX’s award-winning Windows-based IP PBX with beroNet’s VoIP Gateways for a fully interoperable enterprise unified communications solution.
LONDON UK and BERLIN, GERMANY, 15 JANUARY 2014 – 3CX, developer of the award-winning Windows VoIP PBX 3CX Phone System, and beroNet, a German-based gateway manufacturer, announce that through their strategic partnership, beroNet gateways are fully interoperable with 3CX Phone System, guaranteeing 3CX customers and resellers full support.

“beroNet is a highly regarded European gateway manufacturer and this cooperation allows us to offer our customers a front-line, best of breed PBX solution. This partnership provides an unwavering guarantee to all our customers and partners that 3CX Phone System is fully supported by both companies, and thus provides them with peace of mind,” said Nick Galea, 3CX CEO.

“3CX is the world’s most innovative Windows based PBX system and it’s our aim to provide our partners and customers with quality gateways to accompany this renowned UC solution. Together, beroNet and 3CX will ensure that our gateways are fully tested with 3CX Phone System before their release, thus ensuring the entire beroNet line of gateways fit in seamlessly with 3CX,” said Christian Richter, beroNet, CEO.

Guaranteed Interop between beroNet Gateways and 3CX Phone System

The 3CX and beroNet partnership provides advanced integration and full interoperability between 3CX Phone System and beroNet gateways. All firmware will be tested on 3CX Phone System before its release, giving partners and customers peace of mind. 3CX and beroNet will work together to ensure that the gateways are automatically configured with 3CX Phone System and that any interoperability issues which may occur will be solved.

Gateways – Still a Necessity

Even though VoIP is very popular, many businesses still prefer to use their existing phone lines. Some businesses may need their VoIP phone system integrated with their existing telephony equipment and fax. There is no other way to achieve this without using a VoIP gateway.

beroNet gateways are known for their high quality standards and provide 3CX Phone System users with the ability to virtualize 3CX Phone System with Hyper-V or VMware. In the event of hardware failure, 3CX Phone System continues to run and processing usage is reduced. For businesses that want to leverage SIP trunks and break free from their proprietary PBX but at the same time use their existing phone lines, beroNet gateways are the ideal solution.

About 3CX (www.3cx.com)
3CX is the developer of 3CX Phone System which is an open standard unified communications platform for Windows that works with standard SIP phones and replaces any proprietary PBX. 3CX Phone System is more manageable than standard PBX systems and delivers substantial cost savings while increasing productivity. Some of the world’s leading companies and organizations use the 3CX Phone System, including Boeing, the Caterham F1 Team, Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, Harley Davidson, and MIT.

3CX was named a CRN Emerging Vendor in 2011 and 2012 and has been awarded CRN’s 5-Star Partner Program rating in 2013. 3CX has also been awarded Windows Server Certification and won the Windowsnetworking.com Gold Award, the Windows IT Pro 2008 Editor’s Best Award and a Best Buy Award from Computer Shopper.

3CX has offices in Australia, Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong, Malta, South Africa, the UK and the U.S. Visit us at: http://www.3cx.com, and on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/3CXPhoneSystem.

About beroNet (www.beronet.com)
beroNet is a German company founded in 2002 by 3 engineering entrepreneurs and is a recognized expert in the development of products and technologies for both the enterprise and service provider markets that enable reliable and efficient VoIP, ISDN, Analog & GSM connectivity technologies and through access devices engineered and manufactured in Germany.

beroNet is emerging as the leading designer and manufacturer for low density, high density PSTN & GSM VoIP access technologies through VoIP Gateways and PCI / PCIe Cards and products that are gaining both in dominance and preference by a growing number of PBX, Open Source, Call Center and IVR integrators as well as PBX equipment manufacturers and operators.

beroNet is dedicated to advanced VoIP telephony solutions. We work towards the evolution and embrace of next generation IP communications: technologies that combine the best of the Internet with the best of the existing fixed and wireless telephony infrastructure, breaking down the barriers to communications and making it easier for people and businesses everywhere and anywhere to communicate.

Detect Under Hood Hacker Activity on Your Website

Website security means more than having a security provider that scans your site for malware or checks if your home page URL is blacklisted by Google. Just because your website doesn’t show any signs of malware infection, is not always a certitude that your website is safe. Saying that, how would you know that your website was compromised?

A hacker can find a security vulnerability or discover your admin login credentials and break into your website. Even if you are a simple blogger, without having stored customer credit card details or sensitive information on your database, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be concern about hackers. Hackers have different reasons for launching attacks apart from earning money. Some of them aim to spread political or harmful messages around or they might simply not like your website and want to make you look bad. They can change the content of your website without injecting malware, so you might not even notice it. This is why you need to check your file integrity validation to make sure that your web files have not been changed without your consent.

WebsiteDefender is of the few web security providers that offer you this possibility. To ensure that you have a secure website or blog, WebsiteDefender will alert you as soon as it detects file changes that can point to hacker activity. Furthermore, it will provide you a forensic analysis in order to see all the changes a hacker made and compare them with the previous version of your files. WebsiteDefender offers other security features that boost your website security such as:

• In depth security checks for malware.
• Frequent checks for vulnerabilities, malware or under the hood hacker activity.
• Email alerts on detected issues and clear instructions on how to fix them.
• WebsiteDefender WordPress Security plugin that offers additional security checks for your WordPress installation.

Recently WebsiteDefender has introduced new features that provide automated backups and restoration of your entire website, currently tested in Beta and available upon request. WebsiteDefender is therefore one of the most comprehensive online security services available on the market at this moment of writing.

You can sign up for a WebsiteDefender account here to make sure your website or blog is highly protected against hacker attacks, malware and vulnerabilities.

Has Your Website Ever Been Hacked?

Have you ever got bizarre error messages when trying to access your web browser even if everything checks out clean? Or notice strange facts on your website such as the price changing or specific files not being shown properly or not at all? Have you ever suspected that your website has been hacked or infected with malware?

It’s likely that you may come across a website that has been infected with malware. In fact, there’s even a chance that your website could be prone to hacking activity. Nowadays, hackers will target any website and blog that isn’t adequately protected. Knowing this, shouldn’t you make sure you’ve covered all the angles when it comes to securing your website?

Even if you think your website doesn’t offer hackers anything, to them, you’re still a target. Attacks happen for many reasons - some might do it for fun, while others might have dangerous intentions such as compromising your data, stealing your customer database or breaking into your bank account. Failure to properly secure your website could invite hackers in.

If you’re searching for a solution to secure your blog or website, WebsiteDefender.com will strengthen your website security. This online security service (currently free to use in Beta), helps you secure your website and blog from malware or any hacking activity.

The great thing about WebsiteDefender is that you don’t need any technical background to use it. You don’t need to install software, no training and maintenance is required and once activated, will not slow down or impact your site performance whatsoever. WebsiteDefender is being used by homemakers and seasoned bloggers.

This online application will monitor your website or blog and notify you immediately about any suspicious activity or security weakness, giving you clear instructions on how you can fix any security leaks. Furthermore, it will check if your website is blacklisted by Google or any other internet search engine. Sign up for the WebsiteDefender free security service today.

Unlike other security services, the WebsiteDefender Team has developed special security plugins for WordPress users. Therefore, if you have a WordPress website or blog, WebsiteDefender will check your installed plugins and analyse your WordPress database for any suspect vulnerabilities. Start checking your WordPress security by installing the WebsiteDefender WordPress Security Plugin.

Hope this was a helpful advice for your web application and we welcome any feedback or suggestions.

3CX Mobile Device Manager

3CX Mobile Device Manager is an online service that secures, monitors, manages and supports your mobile devices. Remotely manage applications, data and configuration settings for all types of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and notebook computers.

With mobile devices and applications flooding the market, mobile device management is growing in importance. Support costs and security risks in business are lowered when companies optimize the functionality of their mobile devices, while controlling and protecting data and configuration settings on them.

3CX Mobile Device Manager leverages Google Maps via its user-friendly online dashboard, which allows users to easily find and track connected devices in real time and view the routes employees take. You can also send messages to any number of devices simultaneously without any charge and receive instant delivery status.

Security is increased as users can remotely lock mobile devices or completely erase sensitive company data from an abused, lost or stolen mobile device and any attached SD cards with the remote wipe feature. 3CX Mobile Device Manager also offers secure communications between the 3CX Mobile Device Manager servers and devices in order to keep data secure.

3CX Mobile Device Manager allows users to manage mobile apps that are on each device. You can deploy apps to connected devices without needing to upload them to the Android Market, as well as manage, block or remove rogue apps on individual or groups of devices. By doing this, you can ensure your data plan and call budgets remain below their limits.

Have complete control over all your mobile devices with mobile device management. Sign up for your free 3CX Mobile Device Manager account today. For more information, visit http://www.mobiledevicemanager.com

3CX Named a 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor

3CX, international telecommunications developer of Windows-based PBX software, has announced its' selection as a 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor. The annual list features the most innovative vendors who deliver technology that is easy to use and also generates the high margins solution providers require.

3CX Phone System is the product that saw 3CX make the list, drawing praise for offering a high-value, low-cost VoIP IP PBX that’s software-based and provides unified communications. By being Open SIP Standard, it is simple to manage and it works with any SIP IP phones. 3CX Phone System runs on Windows and can be virtualized. It has a low cost when compared with proprietary phone systems. Being an IP-based PBX means that there’s no need for separate wiring as all phones use the existing computer network, saving yet more expenditure.

3CX saves businesses money on their telephone administration costs as it works seamlessly with leading VoIP providers and allows users to make and receive calls via Skype. It improves employees’ productivity with desktop call control presence. 3CX delivers mobility to employees by allowing them to work from home via remote extensions.

The 3CX Channel Program is open to all IT and telecoms solutions providers and allows resellers to use their Windows skills so as to tap into a completely new market. 3CX Partners generate profitable recurring income as they resell 3CX products and their own services to existing customers, whilst also targeting new customers. The roll-out involves software / hardware sales and provides the opportunity for consultancy.

Benefits of the 3CX Partner Program include access to free products and technology. There are also many free partner training events held worldwide each year and resellers get direct access to the 3CX Support Team.

"Enabling customers with the tools and strategies to solve real business problems has always been a priority to solution providers. The market has grown increasingly competitive over the years; so too has the demand for innovative, channel-friendly technologies. From the cloud to semantic technology, this year’s list of Emerging Technology Vendors highlights the emphasis on innovation and ease of use that has been the hallmark of any successful channel offering," said Kelley Damore, VP, Editorial Director of Everything Channel.

Nick Galea, the CEO of 3CX said, "We are proud to have been included in this year’s CRN Emerging Technology Vendor list. 3CX continues to lead the market for Windows based IP PBX solutions. Companies are switching to 3CX Phone System as it allows them to make huge savings on their monthly telecoms bills and provides rich features. 3CX is a 100% channel company, providing an excellent opportunity for IT specialists to resell a high-value, low-cost PBX solution, as well as bundle in hardware and consultancy services to their existing and new customers. 3CX provides all the tools needed for our channel partners to be successful.”

Vendors on the 2011 CRN Emerging Technology Vendor list were founded in 2005 or later, have revenue under $1 billion and have an active U.S. channel strategy. Final selection to the Emerging Technology Vendor list was made by the CRN editorial team. For more information, visit http://www.3cx.com

3CX and Grandstream Announce Strategic Partnership

3CX, the international developer of the award-winning 3CX Phone System for Windows and Grandstream, a leading designer and manufacturer of next generation IP Voice and Video products for broadband networks, have announced a strategic partnership. 3CX will become one of the preferred PBX partners of Grandstream, and 3CX will fully certify and integrate Grandstream’s broad portfolio of IP phones, gateways and multimedia phones. This allows customers to easily provision and manage Grandstream phones from the 3CX Management console. It's going to be much easier to configure and set-up phone systems with this integration and ongoing management will be reduced. 3CX and Grandstream will also commit to advanced feature development and providing end-to-end support to customers, giving companies peace of mind that the complete solution is supported by both companies.

“We are pleased to establish a partnership with 3CX to promote the combination of the market leading software-based 3CX Phone System and the award-winning Grandstream IP phones and multimedia phones. This best-in-class product combination creates an excellent value and innovative solution for the SME market,” said David Li, CEO of Grandstream Networks.

“The combined 3CX & Grandstream solution is very easy to install and manage for customers, and is a great replacement for outdated proprietary phone systems. Because both products are standards-based, customers do not get tied in with one particular vendor and companies can buy best of breed, with full confidence in the complete solution,” said Nick Galea, CEO at 3CX.

The partnership has already resulted in benefits for customers and resellers: 3CX has shipped enhanced Grandstream phone support in Service Pack 4 of 3CX Phone System 9. It is now possible to provision and manage Grandstream phones from the 3CX management console, including the ability to upgrade the firmware network wide via the 3CX management console.

Grandstream has also launched a special reseller program which allows resellers and distributors to get rebates for selling Grandstream phones with 3CX solutions. 3CX was hereby one of the first suppliers to sign on with Grandstream’s reseller program as a result of the completion of extensive testing and 3CX getting full certification to Grandstream’s entire endpoints product line.

For more information, visit http://www.3cx.com

3CX Version 10 Beta Launched!

3CX, the company behind the IP 3CX Phone System, have announced BETA of their new version 10 PBX. Version 10 is a major release and for the first time has used Silverlight for the user portal, 3CX MyPhone. MyPhone will replace the 3CX Assistant and the old 3CX MyPhone portal as everything has been grouped in one easy to use portal.

The company has said that the new 3CX MyPhone will be web based, but users will also be able to install MyPhone as a desktop app and it will also run on Macs, which I know is a big advantage.

Well, we look forward to testing it out, especially with this extensive feature list:

• Notification to Windows Event log, 3CX Event Log and optionally by e-mail on key events
• PnP support for 3CXPhone for iPhone, Android and Windows, Grandstream Executive GXP-21xx and Yealink phones. This means that you can just plug in the phone, assign extension in the management console and the phone will be automatically configured. This eliminates the need to specify the provisioning URL in the phone or via DHCP option 66.
• Complete support for the new Grandstream GXP-1450, GXP 2100, GXP 2110 and GXP 2120 phones. Requires firmware v. 1.0.1.56 and up. Note that these phones are still in BETA
• Support for the Grandstream GXP 3140, GXP 3175 video phones
• Support for the Yealink VP 2009 video phones
• Ability to black list IPs
• Ability to block extensions being registered from outside the network
• You can configure that particular extensions can not be used outside of the local network
• Ability to limit extensions registering externally to use tunnel
• Native 64 bit version (not available in beta)
• Ability to record prompts via the phone – simply click on prompt, enter extension name and record prompt
• Reduced memory footprint and elimination of extra service
• Specify extension group in outbound rules to easily create Class of Service rules

3CX have provided a downloads section where you can try out the BETA version 10.

You can download the 3CX BETA Version 10 Phone System from here. The administration manual can be found here (PDF). The 3CX MyPhone and Extension user manual is web based and can be found here and users can post any questions about the BETA in the 3CX Phone System V10 BETA forum here.

Use this Beta V10 Demo Key to activate enterprise features: LFMD-4QDR-7OHP-ZZO2

3CXPhone 5 adds video, BLF to free soft phone in Smartphone Look

3CX’s popular free business soft phone does Unified Communications and becomes ‘Zero Admin’

London - November 30, 2010- 3CX today announced a new version of its popular free VoIP soft phone for Windows, 3CXPhone 5. New features added to 3CXPhone 5 include standards based video support, multiple SIP profiles, BLF and the ability to provision and manage all soft phone installations network wide. 3CXPhone 5 will remain completely

free.

3CX and Phonzo offer complete VoIP PBX solution in Norway and Sweden

Nicosia, Cyprus and Oslo, Norway - 12 November 2010 - 3CX, the international developer of the award-winning 3CX Phone System for Windows has completed full interoperability testing with VoIP service provider Phonzo and announced today a strategic partnership providing a fully integrated VoIP solution for SMB markets in Norway and Sweden.

Polish foundry forging ahead with 3CX Phone System

Large manufacturing companies use GUSS-EX to provide design, production planning and casting of machine parts. They also provide warehouse logistics services for clients that want to plan and optimize their storage systems. This foundry focuses on streamlining its operations and enhancing the competitiveness of the Polish foundry industry. GUSS-EX is based in Poland and recently expanded with new offices in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.IT Manager of GUSS-EX, Piotr Rowinski, wanted to network these new offices to the Polish headquarters. While researching, he found that the current system they had was not scalable, it was extremely expensive, they were locked into one vendor and it was complicated to deploy to remote offices. Piotr decided that he needed to find an alternative solution and this is where 3CX stepped in.

3CX Phone System solved all the problems that Piotr was faced with, but also found 3CX to be flexible, low on cost, easy to manage and administer. 3CX works with standard SIP phones, supports various VoIP providers and is far less expensive than a traditional PBX.

After the installation of 3CX, GUSS-EX immediately noticed a rise in productivity since calls are not dropped or lost ‘on hold’. The management team was more than satisfied with the level of support and because of the user friendly interface, both users and administrator were up and running in no time with the new system.Piotr Rowinski says, “After I discovered 3CX I can’t really understand why people keep on spending so much money on their ‘old fashioned’ closed telecommunications systems.”

The full case study can be found here.

Neon Healthcare organisation glows with 3CX!

Neon Health Services Inc., a well known organisation in Cleveland Ohio, which is now entering its 40th year as a network of community health centers, has entrusted 3CX as their telephony provider.

Neon Healthcare has an overall staff of 280 and a network of six health centers. They offer accessible, comprehensive primary care services to the entire family, including Adult Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Practice, OB / GYN, Behavioral Health, Dental Optometry and Podiatry services.

Al Barker, CIO, Neon Health Services, was looking to find a new solution to replace the complex and unreliable phone system they had. He was looking for something that was Windows based, reliable, able to accommodate to a large number of calls and to integrate their stock of existing SIP phones. After downloading and testing the free version of 3CX Phone System, Al found 3CX to be the perfect match.

A key factor to Al’s decision on implementing 3CX was that it is Windows based and easy to manage. This would have been unthinkable with Linux. Al found that not only are the cost savings impressive from installing 3CX , but it has also increased productivity and mobility to the staff by staying connected while out of office. Staff member are now able to stay in touch at all times with the free 3CXPhone (soft phone) and/or 3CX Assistant.

“..The installation of the 3CX communication system has transformed me to hero. Thanks 3CX!” says Al Barker.

The full case study can be found here.

3CX Releases Free VoIP Phone for Android

3CX, which makes the VoIP PBX 3CX Phone System and the Windows 3CX softphone, today added a free VoIP phone for the Android OS to its growing list of products.

The phone can be downloaded for free by both consummers and enterprises.

Therefore Android smartphone users on a variety of phones (including the Google Nexus, the HTC Desire and the Sony Ericsson Xperia) can make free phone calls via 3G and wireless.

The 3CX free VoIP phone for Android mobile works with standards based SIP servers including 3CX and other Phone Systems.
It is not locked down to a particular PBX or provider.

This gives users the flexibility to pick and choose their favorite VoIP PBX. They can also switch at any time or use different VoIP providers simultaneously.

The CEO of 3CX, Nick Galea, said: “Smartphones will soon be the defacto mobile communication option. With a docking station they can even act as a desk phone in time.
"A VoIP PBX must embrace this technology and deliver seamless integration to provide true mobility to its users.”
“Smartphone support is a key component of our strategy and the 3CXPhone for Android delivers on this vision”.

Mr Galea added: “We chose Android as our first platform because it is gaining market share and evolving at a rapid pace. Right now in the smartphone market Android has an advantage as it is standards-based, open and vendor independent. Furthermore Android mobiles are available at competitive prices.”

3CXPhone for Android is based on SiPagent. 3CX acquired this popular SIP phone for Android in June 2010. SiPagent users are able to upgrade free of charge to the 3CXPhone.

3CX Version 9 Service Pack 1

3CX has released a service pack for the version 9 build 13545 of their phone system. This service pack can be applied to the latest build without re-installing.

Updating your 3CX Phone System 9 installation

1.Log in to the 3CX WINFORMS Management console. Note that the update procedure is only available in the winforms version of the management console.
2.You will notice that the node 3CX Phone System Updates is highlighted in Red. This means that there is an update available.
3.Expand the node 3CX Phone System Updates and click on 3CX Service Packs/Updates
4.You can see the update and click on the Change log link where you will see all the comments and fixes in this update. Select the checkbox and click on Download Selected.
5.The download of the package will start automatically, The management console will close, and all the components will be updated. Status and progress will be updated on screen. The last message will be Starting Services.
After this the windows management console will come up and you can log in with your credentials.
Important Notification: On some systems, it is possible that the action Starting Services takes between 6-10 minutes. This is a known issue in the previous updater. So be patient. If after 10 minutes the message is still there, go to services.msc and start the services manually. Start/Run/Services.msc and start the 3CX Database server followed by the 3CX Configuration service and the rest of the services.

Features include

■ Ability to configure that a desk phone AND mobile number can be rung simultaneously.
■ Backup and restore automatic migration when a backup is restored on a machine which has a different IP address/network topology. Components like 3CX Tunnel, Secure SIP, Fax, Provisioning files and Outgoing default local address parameters are updated automatically
■ Android Provisioning – a new Android device can now be provioned with a new OR an existing extension (i.e. to do SIP forking)
■ Database updater can now seamlessly update all the components in the 3CX Phone System without uninstall/reinstall
■ Ability to Send call to Voicemail of another extension. Voicemail boxes will be seen in the dropdown
■ When option “Automatically log me in/out of queues” is checked in extension settings, a change in profile to away and out of office will update the profile and also log out the extension from the queues. Even if the profile change is made from the 3CX Assistant
■ Template for UKRtelecom – VoIP Provider in the Ukraine

Fixed
■ Ability to change SMTP port for sending of voicemail
■ Server core Line ID not properly generated in multiple contacts
■ Issues in Call History when call is not answered or destination is busy
■ Manual link in management console
■ Delay in connections using tunnel and one of the bridges is down
■ Cache timeout increase in Abyss webserver configurations to reduce delay in first IVR call
■ Rebound feature showing original caller caller id. (if VoIP Provider or gateway supports this)
■ Caller ID from External number to a queue is now showing correctly
■ DTMF problem in Rebound not playing call screening or disconnecting when pressing # or invalid dtmf presses
■ IP addresses starting with 169 are now showing however they will show at the end of the list because they might be AIPPA addresses
■ Issues in recording
■ Issue in special reports with answer time
■ Issue when updating destinations of forwarding rules in all profiles
■ BLF bug in blind transfer
■ Unterminated call after transfers in some scenarios
■ Issue in service starter taking long to start the services. (Fix will be applied on the next update)
■ Several issues related to Call Reporter, call history updating and query functions in the database.
■ Generation of reports when reports have over 500,000 calls. Reports with over 5000 pages will be slower but will also work
■ Active directory import users function when Caller ID is blank and other issues related to winforms
■ Database caching size to optimize speed of queries

Known issues
1.Call reporter might show time durations with a negative sign. This is a known issue caused by a bug in Version 8 and has been fixed in version 9. Unfortunately for the backups taken from version 8 we cannot fix this completely on restore because the data is already affected.
2.Call Reporter might remain for some time showing a message “Accessing Data” or “not responding”. This is because there are a lot of records and the database is busy with queries. If you query a report with a lot of records (over 5000 pages) it is advisable to take a backup of these records by generating a report in csv or pdf format and delete the old records to clean up the database. The reports that are affected by this behaviour are “Call Logs Report” and “Call Statistics”. Eventually the report will be generated however.

3CX Phone System 9 goes Unified Communications with Video support

V9 of the popular Windows Phone system adds video support, android client and enterprise capabilities

3CX has released version 9 of its popular phone system for Windows. Version 9 is a significant upgrade that adds video support as well as enterprise features such as the ability to monitor remote PBX installations via 3CX Assistant and automatic remote installation and configuration of 3CXPhone and 3CX Assistant.

“3CX Phone System 9 is now a complete Unified Communications solution –We have added standards based video and support for smartphones as clients. At the same time we have added key enterprise features that widen 3CX’s appeal to larger companies”

“3CX continues to take market share and now has over 20,000 server installations worldwide. I expect that with v9 this number will grow dramatically.”

Video support
V9 allows single click set-up of video calls with other 3CXPhone users or with standards based video phones such as from Xlite, Yealink or Grandstream.

To read more on this article, please click here.

3CX Phone System V9 gives Unified Communications solution

3CX, which offers a software based PBX for Windows, has released version 9 of its Phone System.

The Phone system V9 gives a free SIP phone for Android, video support and enterprise capabilities.

This upgrade allows clients to monitor their remote PBX installations via the 3CX Assistant. It also offers automatic remote installation and configuration of the 3CX Assistant and the 3CXPhone for a full Unified Communications solution.

The CEO of 3CX, Nick Galea, said: “The 3CX Phone System 9 is a complete Unified Communications solution. We have added support for smartphones as clients and standards-based video. Furthermore there are key enterprise features which widen 3CX’s appeal to larger companies”

He added: “3CX now has over 20,000 server installations worldwide. With v9 available this number will grow dramatically.”

The V9 Video support allows a single click set-up of video calls with other 3CXPhone users. Video calls are also possible to standards-based video phones including those made by Yealink, Xlite and Grandstream.

In terms of Android smartphone support, with 3CX v9 Android users can receive or make calls from anywhere using their extension. They just download the 3CXPhone for Android softphone and configure it to their 3CX Phone System account.

Other features are the provisioning of the 3CXphone and 3CX Assistant which makes deploying and administering installations much easier.

Phone System users can install the client apps by clicking on an HTTP link which will automatically install and configure them. Updates are automatically sent to the clients.

There is also Multi Site – Capability Monitor presence with queues on remote PBXs. This supports standards-based SIP phones, with no proprietary phones required.

The 3CX Assistant now lets you create conference calls to internal and external users easily and offers improved presence and call forwarding.

For more information on the many features available visit 3CX.

Spread the word about the Windows Messenger App for the iPhone

The Windows Messenger app for the iPhone has spread like wildfire with over one million downloads in less than a week.

A Microsoft spokesperson said: "This early momentum is fantastic and we really appreciate the feedback that we have been getting. Microsoft look forwards to updating the iPhone app shortly to address some of the issues that users have pointed out, so that we can continue to improve the experience."

Having initially seen the MSN product fall down the pecking order with the arrival of social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, the Windows Messenger app has including social networking aspects like status updates and a photo album. Initial feedback from the industry has praised the app for being well designed and easy to use.

Not only is Windows Messenger available through this app, but there are millions of people who are connecting with Messenger friends on  mobile phones through a browser, client application or SMS. The download is free so it can't hurt to have a look.

Free 3CX SIP phone for Android launched

3CX, the company which created a phone system for Windows to replace your proprietary Phone Branch Exchange (PBX), has now launched a free Android Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) phone.

3CX has created the Android SIP phone in recognition of the increasing importance of the smartphone in conjunction with a modern VoIP PBX.

The popularity of the 3CX softphone means that a beta version has been brought out for the Android Platform, immediately available for the Android 1.5, 1.6, 2.1 and 2.2

It can be accessed on many smartphones including Motorola, Samsung and Sony Ericsson as well as Google HTC (including HTC Desire and HTC Elite).

The 3CXPhone for Android SIP Phone is available via the Android market place. You just open up the market place and search for 3CXPhone to install it. The 3CX VoIP Phone for Android is free of charge. Not only does it work with the 3CX Phone System, but also numerous other VoIP services.

iPhone 4G gives great video

Well the Apple iPhone 4G was demoed last night and it looks like it will live up to the hype.
One of the most impressive features is video chat. No need to arrange a time to Skype anymore, you get the full interactive face-to-face chat right on your smartphone. Pretty cool huh?
Apple CEO Steve Jobs left it right to the end to unveil a little beauty which he smugly referred to as ‘Facetime’. The video looks so smooth and of such high quality that he was obviously confident enough to undersell it.
By making a quick call to his senior VP of design, Jobs showed that the Apple iPhone 4G video chat feature is very easy to use with no set-up required.
It can be used from the back or front camera, and you can choose your perspective with landscape and portrait modes. The phone is available on SIP and other industry standards.
But there must be a catch? There is. This VoIP smartphone can only be used over Wi-Fi connections. Jobs also explained that we will have to wait a while before ‘Facetime’ can be used on a 3G network.

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Free Skype VoIP 3G calls

You can now use the Skype 2.0 update with the Apple iPhone to make free VoIP calls over your existing phone plan.
This service will be in the iPhone Appstore, that is, until August when Skype have announced that they will start levying a small subscription charge.
That fee will almost certainly be made up for quickly once you can make free Skype to Skype calls across smartphones. With an unlimited monthly or yearly plan available from Skype this new feature could cut down your calling costs massively.
This is in part because the American network operator AT&T have allowed cellular access to their VoIP network.
Although Skype to Skype calls have always been possible, in the past they could only be made using a Wi-Fi connection.
Not only can you save a packet on your calling costs but you can take advantage of faster setup times and crystal clear calling quality.
Unfortunately Skype don't seem to have any plans to do the same for the Windows Phone, so bad luck if you're stuck on that platform :(