BIZFON PARTNERS WITH TOLLBRIDGE TO PROVIDE ADVANCED VOICE AND DATA SOLUTIONS
Bizfon Joins TollBridge's Voice of Broadband Alliance to Deliver Toll-quality Multiline Voice-over-Broadband Solutions to Small/Mid-Sized Businesses and Enterprise Branch OfficesSALEM, N.H., February 22, 2000 - Bizfon Inc. and TollBridge Technologies today announced a technology and marketing partnership to promote multiline voice-over-broadband solutions. Additionally, Bizfon has joined TollBridge's Voice of Broadband Alliance to ensure the interoperability of its end-to-end solutions. Bizfon has tested the interoperability of its Bizfon 680 SOHO Switch with the TollBridge TB50 Integrated Access Device (IAD) to verify the delivery of toll-quality voice over DSL. Bizfon has licensed TollBridge's technology and is incorporating the technology into a line of DSL-based IADs targeted at small-business customers that want an affordable, easily managed, integrated solution for all their voice and data needs. The result will be the first DSL-based, integrated voice and data communications system that includes comprehensive hybrid PBX/Key system features for less than $2000. "Bizfon's proven track record of providing extremely functional, cost-effective products, along with its expertise in penetrating the small-business market, makes it an excellent partner," said Agnes Imregh, vice president of marketing for TollBridge. Bizfon Products Address the Needs of the Small-Business Office
Dubrovnik hotelsThe Bizfon 680 includes voice mail with pager notification, automated attendant with professionally recorded messages, music on hold, caller ID, five-way digital conferencing, outbound call forwarding, automatic fax detection, external paging, and multi-lingual prompts. While Bizfon provides a series of proprietary station sets, the system is also compatible with standard "off the shelf" phones. Virtually all of the capabilities of the system are accessible from a remote cell phone or a home office phone. Using Bizfon's BizTouch 2TM station set on their home office phone line, a home office-based user enjoys single-button access to voicemail, conferencing, transfers, forwarding, and more. "TollBridge helps to deliver our customers a higher value proposition for DSL voice services," said Peter Santeusanio, founder and CTO of Bizfon. "With the Bizfon-TollBridge solution, business customers can consolidate their voice and data communications traffic over a single broadband DSL connection. The result is a fully integrated system that is, easy to install and maintain, that provides customers with dramatic cost savings." New Ways to Ease Burden, Reduce Cost of Installation and Support for DSL IADs
Dianamarka HotelesBizfon has pioneered new techniques and technologies that enable it to remotely deliver comprehensive customer support, including initial setup/configuration and day-to-day support - all at a very low cost to its customers. Bizfon is working to address the challenges and costs of setting up and maintaining data networks remotely by applying the same remote support strategy it uses in its voice applications, thus eliminating costly truck rolls. About Voice of Broadband Alliance
TollBridge has spearheaded the alliance program to accelerate large-scale deployments by next-generation carriers: Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC's), Inter Exchange Carriers (IXC's), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Multi Service Operators (MSOs), and cable operators. Alliance partners include the leading providers of DSL, cable and wireless access equipment, Integrated Access Devices (IADs), Integrated Communications Platforms (ICPs), semiconductor solutions, and next-generation switching and services software platforms. To encourage this interoperability effort, TollBridge has launched three groundbreaking initiatives: - Open Source Code Licensing for IAD Design
TollBridge is making available a GNU GPL (General Public License) version of its DSL Forum-compliant IAD protocol. The code will be available from the TollBridge Website to facilitate rapid partner development and break down barriers to interoperability. - Interoperability Lab
At its headquarters in Santa Clara, TollBridge is hosting an interoperability lab specifically for Voice of Broadband Alliance partners to ensure product interoperability. Products passing all tests receive Powered by TollBridge certification and associated logo for display in marketing materials. - five star hotel in LinzJoint Standards Promotion
TollBridge is committed to an open standards environment for voice-over-broadband equipment providers. TollBridge is investing resources to jointly fund standards promotion and interoperability activities as well as providing partners with promotional space and equipment at industry events. "Carriers need the cooperation of multiple vendors to offer voice-over-broadband services for an end-to-end solution," said Agnes Imregh, vice president of marketing for TollBridge Technologies. "Standards, interoperability testing, and a commitment to making systems work together in mass deployment are essential to attaining the hypergrowth for voice services that translates into profits for next-generation carriers." About Bizfon, Inc.
Bizfon, Inc. of Salem, New Hampshire, is a developer and marketer of full-featured, affordable phone systems for the SOHO (small office/home office) market. Bizfon's primary product, the Bizfon 680, is a communications switch that incorporates voice mail, automated attendant, caller ID, and a myriad of other features in a single, low-cost package. With functionality previously found only in expensive, complex systems requiring third-party integration and support, Bizfon provides everything a small business needs at a very affordable price. The company sells direct to end users, corporate customers, and through various partners including Bell Canada. For further information on Bizfon, Inc., visit the company's Web site at www.bizfon.com or contact Maureen Trout at 603-870-9400. About TollBridge Technologies
Founded in March 1998 and located in Santa Clara, Calif., TollBridge Technologies is the leading provider of voice-over-broadband solutions to a new generation of carriers. TollBridge solutions change the economics of delivering voice services by allowing carriers that own Class 5 switches to use broadband access technologies, such as DSL or cable, to bypass the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) and deliver toll-quality voice and integrated data services. TollBridge and TollVoiceTM are trademarks of TollBridge Technologies, Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
