3CX Softphone Released

Today 3CX has released a final version of their softphone product. While there are features in the 3CX Softphone that are specific to the 3CX IP PBX platform, the softphone will also work properly with most any SIP standard-based IP PBX platform such as Asterisk, trixbox, and others.

“3CXPhone is a great VoIP phone for businesses. It’s easy to deploy and manage for network administrators. Users will love it for its cool look and intuitive interface.” Said Nick Galea, 3CX CEO.

Completely free

3CXPhone is provided completely free of charge to individuals and organizations including commercial entities. All features (including call transfer) are enabled. This makes it easy for companies to deploy it on any Windows desktop without having to worry about cost or licensing hassles.

3CX Phone – key features:

• Choose from several popular phone interfaces
• Supports multiple SIP profiles
• Shows personal call log/history
• FREE – no license fees
• Supports G.711, GSM, iLBC and Speex codecs
• STUN support for NAT/firewall traversal
• Installation provided as MSI for easy deployment
• Works with 3CX Phone System, Asterisk and popular  VoIP providers
• Supports Plantronics headsets
• Environmentally friendly

Changes/Fixes from previous beta version

• the OK/Cancel button is not wrongly displayed as pressed from time to time
• Plantronics USB plug/unplug no longer disconnect current connection
• properly brings up to front when is displayed normally but under another window and an incoming call is ringing
• an user confirmation is required when voicemail number is first time accessed by button
• added SIP domain field to avoid 403-forbidden issue on providers requiring a SIP domain
• proper handling computer’s hibernate/standby state
• unregistering when computer logoff/shutdown, no longer letting “ghost” phones on the PBX

More information and download

More information about 3CXPhone 4 can be found on its product page. A dedicated user to user support forum is available here. 3CXPhone 4 can be downloaded directly from here:

http://www.3cx.com/downloads/3CXPhone4.msi