From internal communications between employees, to collaboration with remote branches, to incoming calls from clients or customers, 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 vast, feature rich business phone systems of today - it's more than just a means of communication - the PBX is how your business stays relevant in a fast paced business world. Let's have a look at what it takes to integrate the power of one of these into your everyday workflow.

The first step you'll need to take is to enumerate the phone system needs of your business. With the sea of services in the market, you don't want to get blindsided by unforeseen necessities in the future, after your PBX has been running for a few years. The market changes fast, you want a business phone system that will continue to match any future demands you may place on it.

Hiring an operator or receptionist is often times unnecessary, or just unfeasible if you have too many incoming calls. You'll be glad to know that most of the same features can be overseen by many of the business phone systems these days, both cheaper, and better than a human. At the most basic level, these "Auto Attendant" features includes options such as allowing your users to navigate a (potentially huge) menu system, reach specific extensions or access information recordings. Now if only they had a PBX that will brew a pot of coffee...

Having your phone system perform automated tasks can save you time and money. Auto-dialing provides a means for the system to place calls (and more) all on it's own. At the most basic level, many of us associate PBX auto-dialing with robo-calls, or telemarketing. However, the systems can do much more than that, with tasks like sending text messages to cell phones automated for informative personal, departmental, or company-wide alerts and notices. Recordings or messages can be delivered as well, and many packages even provide text to speech for reading messages to the recipient, such as crucial e-mails.

Among the most popular and powerful PBX systems on the market, are those delivered by Avaya and Nortel. Not only have they lead the market for a number of years, and their product lines range from small business targeted (though feature rich) low end systems, up through devices designed for huge business networks, systems capable of handling thousands of phones, calls, and messages at once.

Avaya (formerly a branch of Lucent) systems virtually all feature strong internet capabilities, with powerful VoIP services built in. This is true in their offerings for all sizes of business, from small to large. Among their offerings are the popular CS-1000 Meridian system, and the higher end CS1500 and CS2100 systems.

No one can predict the future, or determine how their business will change and expand in 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 of your company, extending into each nook and cranny, delivering vital messages. 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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Mitel has a huge portfolio of applications, call processing solutions and intuitive desktop devices. With products like the Mitel SX-200 for medium small businesses to the Carrier grade Mitel 3600 Hosted Key System.

The IP platforms from Mitel can be a true IP-based communications solution but also a gateway to a customer’s current voice infrastructure and legacy devices indifferent of manufacturer. Mitel delivers the entire Unified Communications Solution.

Some of Mitels more popular products include: 3300 ICP and the Mitel 3600 Hosted Key System.

Presently one of there most groundbreaking products is the Mitel vPoint HD. This is VCON's latest software client for personal conferencing. vPoint HD not only encompasses the highest quality audio and video on the market today, but also includes features and functionality that move it beyond a desktop videoconferencing application. Since recently we have included Mitel vPoint HD consultants in our directory.

Mitel Applications Suite

The Mitel Applications Suite includes a wizard to assist in rapidly deploying not only NuPoint Messenger, Mobile Extension and Teleworker Solution, but also the 3300 IP Communications Platform (ICP). Users are deployed consistently across different applications, which further eases management. Ongoing administration of the applications is completed via a user friendly, web based interface. Adding a user to one or more applications is easily accomplished using Mitel Applications Suite. All this simplified management means you spend less time deploying and administering users and more time focused on your business.

Live Business Gateway

Mitel's Live Business Gateway provides telephony enablement to Office Communications Server 2007. As part of the Mitel Applications and Services Gateway family allowing enterprises to implement IP- based solutions through a smooth, intelligent evolution, the Live Business Gateway integrates the Office Communications Server 2007 and Mitel applications to provide access to key business resources in the moment they are needed, resulting in faster decision making and issue resolution.