Have you ever wondered how huge businesses manage to deal with so many calls? From small scale businesses through large businesses, the backbone of a business phone system is their PBX, or "Private Branch Exchange." From the rudimentary days of the old switchboard systems, to the modern computer controlled business phone systems of today - it's more than just a means of communication - the PBX is how things get done. Let's have a look at what it takes to bring this technology into your company, or upgrade its existing system.

How you go about buying an integrating a PBX into your business will depend largely on what sort of features and services it provides, as well as how you plan to host it. What sort of internet connectivity does your PBX need? Would you benefit more from having it on site, or having a third party host it? Will you need to have your service handle multiple physical locations, and possibly forward calls to other remote locations?

Answering some of these questions can be vital to getting the most out of the system. Let's look at one example of a key feature choice that could add a lot to your business's phone system, and far too often overlooked.

You might need to see if you have space for the unit you're considering. A business PBX can vary in size from tiny to huge. A dazzling array of features is no small comfort if you fail to account for the amount of space the unit will take up, especially if you have a small office.

Not only that, but installation is a sobering topic. Many business phone systems will take special proprietary connections and wiring, extended networking, or wholly gutting your existing phone system to make way for the new. Some can use a standard phone system, or even your basic computer network - though you may also end up sacrificing features for flexibility and convenience. Many times, the proprietary setups use their special connectors and wiring to deliver more data and extra features.

In the world of PBX systems, standout devices are manufactured by Avaya and Nortel. They lead the market for a number of years, and their devices can fit the needs of everything from small business targeted (though feature rich) low end systems, up through enterprise systems capable of handling thousands of phones, calls, and messages at once.

They virtually all feature strong internet capabilities, with powerful VoIP services built in. This is true in their entry level systems, as well as the high end systems. Among their offerings are the popular CS-1000 Meridian system, and the higher end CS1500 and CS2100 systems.

No one can say for certain how their business will grow over the coming years. However, communications will forever be the core of any successful business. As you can see, the technology and flexibility of today's business phone systems is astounding. The PBX forms the nervous system, the core of all your business dealings. Without choosing a powerful and business phone system though, that nervous system is left lacking, and your business crippled. Power and expandability are critical in finding the PBX that's the right fit for you.

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Avaya is one of the biggest companies with the focus on IP Telephone Systems and related software to make communications easier.

Avaya continues to combine hardware as the Avaya the 2400 Series Digital Telephone,6200 and 2500 Series Analog Telephones,6400 Series Digital Telephones,M770 ATM Switch,5600 Series IP Telephones,302D Attendant Console,2400 Series Digital Telephone and more with their software products like Avaya One-X,Verint Call Recording and Quality Monitoring and Call Master to create one communication suite.

Avaya has several popular products like: 2400 Series Digital Telephone, Call Accounting - Business, 6400 Series Digital Telephones, C360 Converged Stackable Switch, Meeting Exchange for IBM Lotus Sametime, Witness Workforce Optimization, IP Softphone, one-X Quick Edition, Message Networking, IP Agent

Avaya FAQ

Why do I need SIP in my Contact Center?

When you add Avaya IP Agent with integrated Instant Messaging to your Contact Center, your agents have the tools they need to answer the tough calls. They re able to instantaneously see who is available to help whether that expert is some other agent within the Contact Center, a supervisor or manager, or an expert outside the Contact Center.

Now agents are able to immediately provide answers to hard questions from customers. And, it s a valuable learning experience for the agent. The agent gains knowledge and insight into how to answer the hard questions knowledge that would not have been attainable by merely transferring the call to someone else. Next time the agent will be able to answer these questions!

From a customer perspective, the end result of integrating SIP and presence into the Contact Center is a higher number of customers receiving first-call resolution. Increasingly, studies show that first call resolution is an important measure of customer satisfaction. Not only does it create a happier customer experience it reduces the load to your Contact Center. The number of call transfers is reduced , which saves the time it previously took for callers to re-explain their need to a new agent when transferred. You ll see a decrease in overall talk time, enabling you to make better use of valuable agent time. Agents will have more time available to answer other customers faster or to provide other value-added services. For example, agents can proactive contact customers to let your them know about new products or services.

Another popular suite is Avaya Distributed Office delivers rich communication, collaboration and mobility capabilities to branch offices. This centrally managed, SIP-based communications platform easily scales to meet the needs of large enterprises with distributed sites. Advanced applications, such as presence and instant messaging, can now be delivered to every branch, enhancing responsiveness to customers needs. In addition, mobility features support employees on the go, providing effective communications regardless of location. To reduce staff training requirements, Distributed Office offers an optional key system interface. SIP architecture makes scaling to thousands of sites simple, and Avaya can reduce on-site installation time by delivering pre-configured Distributed Office platforms directly to the branch site. In addition, enterprises can leverage intuitive centralized management tools to decrease set up time; manage updates and upgrades; and provision user moves, additions, and changes.