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| Citel Announces 4100 Series EXTender and PBXgateway Citel has announced general availability of its EXTender 4100 and PBXgateway 4100 through the Citel network of distributors and resellers. Citel has also announced Panasonic UK, Panasonic CME, and NEC Infrontia carry the 4100 Series. The 4100 Series is an enterprise voice network solution designed to provide small office and home office workers with transparent access to the features and applications of a central corporate PBX. The EXTender 4100 is a customer-premises device available with one or two ports. The single-port unit is available with an optional FXO port; the dual-port unit includes a standard FXO. Unlike most IP phones, digital handsets connected to an EXTender 4100 with an FXO port have automatic 911 call routing for easy caller locating, as well as survivability in case of WAN failure. The two-port PBXgateway 4100 terminates EXTender 4100s at the corporate PBX site. A corporate PBX connects to a PBXgateway 4100, which then connects to a router that moves voice traffic out to the network. At the remote location, another router or DSL modem routes traffic to the EXTender 4100 and then on to a digital handset – usually the same phone the user has at their corporate workstation. This configuration enables affordable extension of the corporate office voice network's features and applications over IP. The 4100 Series is designed to reduce communication costs and increase productivity. By distributing the features and applications of the corporate PBX, remote workers no longer need multiple voicemail accounts, and long distance charges are eliminated when calling any office within the enterprise, regardless of location. Since remote workers use the same system as corporate office staff, system configuration and administration are greatly simplified. In addition to Panasonic and NEC, the 4100 Series is interoperable with Avaya Definity and Magix handsets and Definity, Magix, and IP Office PBX platforms. Nortel and Ericsson interoperability will be available soon. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Networking News :: home page |