Increased Productivity
Advanced applications and intuitive, browser-based management can save time and increase efficiency. Collaboration among staff can be more effective. Customer services can be enhanced without requiring additional personnel. Built-in voice mail, computer telephony integration (CTI), voicemail/e-mail clients (IMAP4), and call detail reporting (CDR) applications give organizations practical, productivity-enabling tools.

Easy Deployment
Standards-based design, including support for IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE), helps ensure seamless integration with existing network infrastructure and the investment assurance of cost-effective system evolution. Open Applications Protocol Interface (API) architecture provides access to best-in-class third-party applications. Multisite message exchange options between 3Com and third-party Voice Profile for Internet Mail (VPIM)-compliant voicemail systems offer organizations the flexibility of interoperable systems.

Practical Scalability
Organizations can boost capacity and enhance applications via software upgrades, without the need for expensive hardware acquisitions. Cost-saving incremental licensing provides scalability up to 1,500 devices (lines/stations; max. 720 PSTN lines) and up to 48 NBX IP Virtual Tie Lines (VTLs).

Reduced Operation Costs
A single voice and data network gives organizations the advantages of a converged infrastructure. Streamlined deployment and management optimize existing IT resources. Simplified movesadds-changes can significantly lower total cost of ownership. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony can dramatically reduce long distance calling expenses— unified multisite dialing plans and hop-on/hop-off toll-bypass across WANs make possible immediate cost savings.