BIZFON ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH TOLLBRIDGE AT CT EXPO
Sinaia kempinski hotelBizfon joins TollBridge's Voice of Broadband Alliance to Deliver Toll-quality Multiline Voice-over-Broadband Solutions to Small/Mid-Sized Businesses and Enterprise Branch Offices SALEM, N.H., March 7, 2000 - Bizfon Inc. and TollBridge Technologies announced today a technology and marketing partnership to promote multiline voice-over-Broadband solutions. Additionally, Bizfon has joined TollBridge's Voice of Broadband Alliance to ensure interoperability for the end-to-end solution. Bizfon has tested the interoperability of its Bizfon 680 SOHO Switch with the TollBridge TB50 Integrated Access Device (IAD) for 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 who 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 The Bizfon 680 includes voice mail with pager notification, automated attendant with professionally recorded messages, music on hold, Caller ID, 5 way digital conferencing, outbound call forwarding, automatic fax detection, external paging and multi-lingual prompts. Bizfon provides a series of proprietary station sets, however 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 2 station set on their home office phone line, a home office based user has single button access to voicemail, conferencing, transferring, forwarding, etc. "TollBridge helps deliver our customers a higher value proposition for DSL voice services. 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," said Peter Santeusanio, Founder and CTO of Bizfon. Pioneering New Ways to Ease the Burden and Reduce the Cost of Installing and Supporting DSL IADs Bizfon 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 bring the same remote support strategy tovoice applications to address the challenges and costs of setting up and maintaining data networks remotely, thereby 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 (CLECs), interexchange carriers (IXCs), ISPs, 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: - luxury hotels in RotterdamOpen Source Code Licensing for CPE 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 web site to facilitate rapid partner development and break down barriers to interoperability. - Interoperability Lab
At its headquarters in Santa Clara, CA, 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. - Joint 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 attain 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 an 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 http://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 developer of IP-based multiline voice solutions targeted at Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). The company's solutions change the economics of delivering voice services to small business customers by allowing voice CLECs that own Class 5 switches to use broadband access technologies, such as DSL, to bypass the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) and deliver toll-quality voice and integrated data services. For more information about TollBridge Technologies, visit the company's web site at www.tollbridgetech.com or contact Rich Farana 408-585-2146. TollBridge and TollVoiceTM are trademarks of TollBridge Technologies, Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
