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		<title>888VoIP Extends AVer HD Video Conferencing Promo</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOW EXTENDED UNTIL JUNE 30, 2012! What would you say to a product that offers your customers a 111% ROI and cuts their travel costs by 16%? What if that same product was so easy to sell that 85% of all demos result in sales? And, what if we gave you a $50 AmEx gift card for every lead* you brought us from now until June 20, 2012—and another $200 card for every deal you close**, above and beyond what you make on the sale itself?]]></description>
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<h3><strong>Make May (AND JUNE!) your best sales month ever with a product that practically sells itself—and a generous incentive program</strong></h3>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Due to the overwhelming success of our May Promo, we have extended the AVer Quick Start / Test Drive promo with AmEx Gift Card rewards until June 30th! Here is a re-post of the promo with updated timeframes and new Webinar Registration link at bottom:</p>
<p>What would you say to a product that offers your customers a 111% ROI and cuts their travel costs by 16%? What if that same product was so easy to sell that 85% of all demos result in sales? And, what if we gave you a $50 AmEx gift card for every lead* you brought us in before June 30 —and another $200 card for every deal you close**, above and beyond what you make on the sale itself?</p>
<p>We guess you’d say, “Tell me more about this product and how it can help me grow my business!”</p>
<p>The product is HD Video Conferencing from AVer, a global market leader in the visual communications industry. Whatever preconceived notions you have about video conferencing, set them aside—we’ve seen AVer’s product in action, and we can tell you that it’s unlike anything else on the market today. It takes only minutes to install and offers the best price per feature in the market—in other words, it’s simply the most cost effective, high quality, and easy to use video conferencing solution out there, designed especially for your small to medium-sized business customers. In fact, the video and sound quality are so good that we think of it as “video telepresence”—it’s exactly like having whoever you’re meeting with present in the room.</p>
<p>AVer’s video conferencing solution gives your existing customers exactly what they want—a way to cut costs, increase efficiency, and improve the bottom line. In fact, the Aberdeen Group reports that an investment in video conferencing offers a 111% ROI and cuts travel costs by 16%! And, with our Quick Start and Test Drive Programs designed exclusively for 888VoIP resellers, AVer’s video conferencing solution gives you exactly what you want—an easy, hassle-free way to grow your business now.</p>
<p>Here’s how the Quick Start and Test Drive Programs work:</p>
<ul>
<li>Quick Start: Bring us a lead* from now until June 30, 2012 that is willing to “Test Drive” the AVer video conferencing system in a demo (more on that in the next bullet), and we’ll give you a $50 AmEx gift card whether you close that deal or not. Plus, for every deal you do close, we’ll give you another $200 AmEx gift card—and that’s above and beyond the 20 points you’ll make on a typical sale. When you consider that 85% of all demos close, you’ll see that May (and June) could be your best sales month ever!</li>
<li>Test Drive: When you bring us a lead, we’ll send a video conferencing unit to your customer so that they can “Test Drive” the system and see the benefits for themselves. What’s more, we’ll have one of our experts to help you demo the system (so there’s no need for you to spend time on tests or certifications) and close the deal.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of course, like with most business opportunities, you need to take action now.</p>
<p>Don’t let May and June come and go while this opportunity passes you by!</p>
<p>Title: AVer Video Conferencing<br />
Date: Wednesday, May 30, 2012<br />
Time: 12:00 PM &#8211; 1:00 PM EDT</p>
<p><a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/347702833" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 2em;">To register for the webinar click here</span></a>.</p>
<p>*A “lead” is someone who participates in the complete “Test Drive” program: someone who receives an AVer demo unit and attends a video conferencing presentation conducted by reps of 888VoIP and/or AVer.<br />
** a $200 AMEX Gift Card will be given for each HVC310, and a $100 AMEX Gift Card will be given for each HVC110.</p>
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		<title>Two Day Advanced 3CX Partner Training Event, USA, June 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Hanson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 3CX Training Team is pleased to announce our upcoming Advanced 3CX Partner Training event in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA on Monday, 11th and Tuesday, 12th June 2012.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3cx_logo.png" rel="thumbnail"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7377" title="3cx_logo" src="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3cx_logo-200x72.png" alt="3cx logo 200x72 Two Day Advanced 3CX Partner Training Event, USA, June 2012" width="200" height="72" /></a>The 3CX Training Team is pleased to announce our upcoming Advanced&nbsp;<a title="Become a 3CX Partner and profit from selling Windows-based Phone Systems" href="http://www.3cx.com/partners" target="_blank">3CX Partner</a>Training event in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA on Monday, 11th and Tuesday, 12th June 2012.</p>
<p>This 3CX Advanced Training Workshop is open to all active 3CX Partners who&nbsp;have successfully achieved&nbsp;<a title="Take the 3CX Certification Test and become a 3CX Certified Partner" href="http://www.3cxacademy.com/" target="_blank">3CX Certified Pro / Partner status</a>&nbsp;and/or who&nbsp;have already successfully deployed commercial licenses of 3CX. The event is aimed&nbsp;at pre-sales and support technical personnel tasked with the responsibility&nbsp;of promoting, installing, configuring, maintaining and supporting 3CX client&nbsp;installations.</p>
<p><strong>Monday 11th and 12th June 2012 – 3CX Advanced Training<br />
<strong>Microsoft Corporation</strong><br />
1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 300</strong><strong>Alpharetta, GA 30004<br />
</strong><strong><a title="Book Your Seats for the Advanced 3CX Partner Training Event in Georgia" href="http://3cx-usa-june-11-12-2012.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">Book Here</a></strong></p>
<p>Places are on a first come first serve basis so book early to avoid disappointment. You can cancel your booking up to five days before the event at no charge by contacting the <a href="mailto:bc@3cx.com">organizer</a>.</p>
<p>Please have your booking reference to hand. For late cancellations and non attendance, 3CX reserves the right to invoice the partner the sum of USD 50.00.</p>
<p>We look forward to receiving your booking and welcoming you to our events in the USA during June 2012!</p>
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		<title>3CX Phone System Version 11 BETA Available!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Hanson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3cx_logo.png" rel="thumbnail"></a>3CX is pleased to announce the availability of 3CX Phone System Version 11, Build 25413 BETA. 3CX Phone System 11 is a major release containing many new features, improvements and bug fixes, including native 64 bit support, inbuilt Video support and numerous queue features. It also runs faster and has increased security over [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3cx_logo.png" rel="thumbnail"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-7377" title="3cx_logo" src="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/3cx_logo-200x72.png" alt="3cx logo 200x72 3CX Phone System Version 11 BETA Available!" width="145" height="52" /></a>3CX is pleased to announce the availability of 3CX Phone System Version 11, Build 25413 BETA. 3CX Phone System 11 is a major release containing many new features, improvements and bug fixes, including native 64 bit support, inbuilt Video support and numerous queue features. It also runs faster and has increased security over previous versions.</p>
<h2>New Features in 3CX Phone System 11 Beta</h2>
<ul>
<li>Native 64-bit support. On 32-bit systems, 3CX will install 32-bit components whilst on 64-bit architectures, 64-bit components are automatically installed. Only 1 installation package is required.</li>
<li>Native Video Call Support (Re-invites must be configured on each extension).</li>
<li>Ability to dial a dial code (default *5) to hide the outbound caller ID on an outgoing call.</li>
<li>Emergency numbers – Users can dial emergency numbers even if outbound calls are forbidden.</li>
<li>Receive email notifications of missed calls.</li>
<li>Country blocking feature with an email notification when a user attempts to dial a number to a country that has been blocked.</li>
<li>PIN Protect Feature – Require a PIN number to be entered before an outbound call can be made.</li>
<li>Faster re-registration on bridges and tunnel connections plus the ability to control outbound caller ID at the bridge level.</li>
<li>Two new provisioning modes to configure SIP Phones</li>
<ul>
<li>Configure a SIP Phone as an EXTERNAL extension using STUN.</li>
<li>Configure a SIP Phone in Out of office mode using SIP PROXY MANAGER.</li>
</ul>
<li>Distinctive ringing – Configure different ring tones for different types of call – from Queue, external, etc.</li>
<li>Automatic call unparking to the person that originally parked the call or a configured destination.</li>
<li>Ability to create a music on hold playlist, line in, and music on hold for parked calls.</li>
<li>Increased number of shared parking places from 10 to 50.</li>
<li>Ability to filter out voicemails that are less than a specified time duration in milliseconds. Currently controlled via a parameter in the custom parameter table (MINVOICEMAILDURATION).</li>
<li>Option to disable Voicemail PIN Authentication. Useful for <a title="3CX Hotel Module" href="http://www.3cx.com/hotel-PBX/hotel-phone-system.html">3CX Hotel Module integration</a>.</li>
<li>Ability to configure different holiday prompts for different holidays, e.g. Christmas themed messages can be played on 25th December every year, etc.</li>
<li>Multiple access by allowed extensions to connect to the 3CX Management Console and 3CX Wallboard.</li>
<li>Parking and un-parking of calls is now controlled by rights in the 3CX Management Console Groups section.</li>
<li>Ability to hide queue statistics or queue caller ID information per group.</li>
<li>3CX MyPhone Clients – a new node in the 3CX Management Console shows all current 3CX MyPhone connected users, IP addresses, registration times, whether using a browser or installed locally, and whether an update is required for 3CX Desktop Components.</li>
<li>Ability to modify custom 1 and custom 2 profiles. These are changed to Available 2 and Out of office 2. For example, out of office 2 can be modified to DND. This profile will be displayed on all 3CX MyPhone users after a re-login.</li>
<li>Improvements in ISDN signalling and caller name replacements.</li>
<li>If an unknown extension is dialed through an IVR, this call can be routed to a specific destination.</li>
<li>Support for Google Chrome.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Queue Features – 3CX Call Center Module</h2>
<ul>
<li>Priority Queues – Calls to priority queues are fast-tracked to the top of the queue.</li>
<li>Ability to configure a maximum number of callers in a Queue.</li>
<li>Wrap-up time is per extension.</li>
<li>External Queue Agents – Assign a queue extension to a mobile phone for roaming agents.</li>
<li>Ability for a caller to opt out of recording (Default key press 2).</li>
<li>Ability to reset Queue Statistics on a daily or weekly basis.</li>
</ul>
<h2>3CX MyPhone</h2>
<ul>
<li>New skin for 3CX MyPhone.</li>
<li>Conference improvements, real time call status information and notification of failed conference calls.</li>
<li>Conference scheduling – Conference email sending with .ics files attached to easily update email calendars.</li>
<li>Ability to see and delete recordings (controlled by rights in the 3CX Management Console).</li>
<li>Tool tips displayed on hover.</li>
<li>Ability to transfer a call to another users’ voicemail.</li>
<li>Ability to enter presence information in 3CX MyPhone. For example ,”Out of office – Business trip”.</li>
<li>Chat indicator to show that a person is available or not available for chat.</li>
<li>Chat indication that a user is typing in a chat box and the ability to configure a different incoming chat sound notification.</li>
<li>Saving of layout, re-sizing of extension group boxes.</li>
<li>Abandoned queue calls and the ability to mark abandoned queue calls as dealt with, not dealt with or dealing with.</li>
<ul>
<li>3CX Call Center Module only.</li>
</ul>
<li>When a caller has been waiting in the queue for longer than the configured SLA time (service level agreement), a notification is displayed in 3CX MyPhone and a sound notification is also played to attract the agents attention.</li>
<ul>
<li>3CX Call Center Module only.</li>
</ul>
<li>Microsoft Outlook contact information can be triggered on ringing stage or connected stage.</li>
<li>Ability to park calls in 3CX MyPhone to the 3CX Shared Parking Places (Configurable in Settings).</li>
<li>Remote 3CX PBX presence support (Available only in the 3CX Pro and Enterprise licenses).</li>
<li>Automatic re-connection and sign-in if the 3CX MyPhone app is disconnected or web services are restarted.</li>
<li>3CX MyPhone will automatically connect to local (LAN) or external (WAN) networks. Public IP must be configured in the 3CX Management Console and port 5000 TCP must be opened on your firewall.</li>
</ul>
<h2>3CX Web Reports</h2>
<ul>
<li>Web reports – A new web application for creating reports is available and can be accessed by typing into your browser: http://3CXIPADDRESS:5000/reports</li>
<li>Multiple extensions can be configured to allow 3CX Web reports access. Login is made by entering extension number and PIN.</li>
<li>Filter by billing code.</li>
<li>2 new reports have been added to the 3CX Web Reporter – Ability to generate a report by call type (example national, international, mobile, etc.) and ability to generate a report for outbound calls per group. These 2 reports are available in the Pro and Enterprise versions of 3CX Phone System.</li>
<li>Numerous bug fixes in totals and percentages, and reporting functionality shows more information for transfered and queue calls.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Limitations of BETA</h2>
<ul>
<li>Missed Call to a ring group does not generate a missed call notification in 3CX MyPhone, nor an email.</li>
<li>When a call is made from A to B, transferred to C and disconnected before C answers, a missed call will not be displayed on C.</li>
<li>Calls made from 3CX MyPhone are shown as answered even if call is not answered at the final destination.</li>
<li>The following sections are not available in the 3CX Management Console when accessed via Google Chrome Browser: Edit Templates, Phone Provisioning templates. They will be seen as grayed out.</li>
<li>If 3CX Phone System is installed on a computer that has Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 installed, 3CX MyPhone will not work.</li>
<li>3CX Web Reports: When an external call is incoming to the PBX and forwarded to an extension that is away and forwarding to a mobile, the call will show the correct source and destination but the cost will be 0 for the outbound leg.</li>
<li>Incoming Faxes with Broadvox is not working. We have raised a support ticket with Broadvox for analysis.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Installing 3CX Phone System 11 Beta</h2>
<p>Since this is a major release, in order to update from 3CX Phone System 10 to 11 a full reinstall is required. The following steps are required:</p>
<ol>
<li>Take a complete backup of your 3CX Phone System 10 installation using the 3CX Backup and Restore tool (Start &gt; All Programs &gt; 3CX Phone System &gt; Backup and restore Tool). Note – this might take some time depending on the amount of voicemails, recordings and call history records.</li>
<li>NOTE: If you have a lot of voicemails and recordings, it is recommended to take a backup of these manually and exclude backing them up from the backup and restore. This will save a lot of time during the upgrade.</li>
<li>Uninstall 3CX Phone System 10.</li>
<li>Download and install 3CX Phone System 11.</li>
<li>Restore your backup when prompted via the 3CX Wizard.</li>
</ol>
<h2>Downloads</h2>
<ul>
<li>You can <a title="3CX Phone System Version 11" href="http://www.3cx.com/downloads/3CXPhoneSystem11.exe" target="_blank">3CX Phone System Version 11 BETA from here</a>.</li>
<li>The <a title="3CX Phone System Version 11 manual" href="http://www.3cx.com/manual/3CXPhoneSystemManual11.pdf" target="_blank">administration manual can be found here (PDF)</a>.</li>
<li>The <a href="http://www.3cx.com/blog/myphone/">3CX MyPhone &amp; Extension user manual is web based</a> and can be found <a href="http://www.3cx.com/blog/myphone/">here</a>.</li>
</ul>
<p>Use this Beta V11 Demo Key to activate enterprise features: <strong>4QGK-ZGJI-GKC4-COPX</strong></p>
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		<title>Patton and 3CX Provide a Complete Turn-Key IP PBX Solution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Evanisko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patton and 3CX Provide a Turn Key VoIP Solution, join the upcoming webinar on May 22nd and learn more!]]></description>
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<p>For today’s small and medium Enterprise, implementing a software-based IP PBX offers many benefits: substantial cost savings, greater scalability, easier management, robust feature sets, enhanced worker productivity, and more. Yet for many businesses, a complete overhaul of their telephony infrastructure to an all-IP solution may not be the best approach.</p>
<p> Would you like to learn how to leverage your existing phone system and reap the benefits of next-generation IP PBX technology&#8211;while migrating to converged-IP at your own pace?</p>
<p>This webinar highlights turn-key IP PBX solutions that use SmartNode Gateways to&nbsp;connect&nbsp;your legacy phone equipment to your next generation 3CX phone system:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Connect</strong>&nbsp;your existing phone lines to VoIP services and features</li>
<li><strong>Connect</strong>&nbsp;existing legacy phone and fax equipment</li>
<li><strong>Connect</strong>&nbsp;to remote offices with low-cost IP telephony</li>
<li><strong>Connect</strong>&nbsp;on the road and from home</li>
<li><strong>Connect</strong>&nbsp;with voice and data survivability for business continuity</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What attendees will learn:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Business benefits of software-based 3CX phone systems</li>
<li>How SmartNode VoIP Gateways interconnect legacy telephony with advanced VoIP systems and services</li>
<li>Pros and Cons of several TDM to IP migration strategies</li>
<li>SmartNode auto-provisioning with 3CX phone system</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Who should attend:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>C-level executives at small to large organizations</li>
<li>MIS and network administrators</li>
<li>Systems engineers</li>
</ul>
<p><center><strong>Webinar takes place Tuesday May 22nd @ 1pm EST / 10am PST</strong><br/><a href="http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=448898&#038;s=1&#038;k=6A1777CCE1CEDFD051B8638FE9D62574&#038;partnerref=888VoIP"><strong><span style="font-size:1.8em;">Register Here!</span></strong></a></center></p>
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		<title>Make More Money in May with AVer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would you say to a product that offers your customers a 111% ROI and cuts their travel costs by 16%? What if that same product was so easy to sell that 85% of all demos result in sales? And, what if we gave you a $50 AmEx gift card for every lead* you brought us in May—and another $200 card for every deal you close**, above and beyond what you make on the sale itself?]]></description>
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<h3><strong>Make May your best sales month ever with a product that practically sells itself—and a generous incentive program</strong></h3>
<p><br/></p>
<p>What would you say to a product that offers your customers a 111% ROI and cuts their travel costs by 16%? What if that same product was so easy to sell that 85% of all demos result in sales? And, what if we gave you a $50 AmEx gift card for every lead* you brought us in May—and another $200 card for every deal you close**, above and beyond what you make on the sale itself?</p>
<p>We guess you’d say, “Tell me more about this product and how it can help me grow my business!”</p>
<p>The product is HD Video Conferencing from AVer, a global market leader in the visual communications industry. Whatever preconceived notions you have about video conferencing, set them aside—we’ve seen AVer’s product in action, and we can tell you that it’s unlike anything else on the market today. It takes only minutes to install and offers the best price per feature in the market—in other words, it’s simply the most cost effective, high quality, and easy to use video conferencing solution out there, designed especially for your small to medium-sized business customers. In fact, the video and sound quality are so good that we think of it as “video telepresence”—it’s exactly like having whoever you’re meeting with present in the room.</p>
<p>AVer’s video conferencing solution gives your existing customers exactly what they want—a way to cut costs, increase efficiency, and improve the bottom line. In fact, the Aberdeen Group reports that an investment in video conferencing offers a 111% ROI and cuts travel costs by 16%! And, with our Quick Start and Test Drive Programs designed exclusively for 888VoIP resellers, AVer’s video conferencing solution gives you exactly what you want—an easy, hassle-free way to grow your business now.</p>
<p>Here’s how the Quick Start and Test Drive Programs work:</p>
<ul>
<li>Quick Start: Bring us a lead* in May that is willing to “Test Drive” the AVer video conferencing system in a demo (more on that in the next bullet), and we’ll give you a $50 AmEx gift card whether you close that deal or not. Plus, for every deal you do close, we’ll give you another $200 AmEx gift card—and that’s above and beyond the 20 points you’ll make on a typical sale. When you consider that 85% of all demos close, you’ll see that May could be your best sales month ever!</li>
<li>Test Drive: When you bring us a lead, we’ll send a video conferencing unit to your customer so that they can “Test Drive” the system and see the benefits for themselves. What’s more, we’ll have one of our experts to help you demo the system (so there’s no need for you to spend time on tests or certifications) and close the deal.</li>
</ul>
<p>Of course, like with most business opportunities, you need to take action now.</p>
<p>Don’t let May come and go while this opportunity passes you by!</p>
<p><center><br />
<h4><strong>Call 888VoIP Today and speak with a rep! 888-864-7786</strong></h4>
<p></center></p>
<p>*A “lead” is someone who participates in the complete “Test Drive” program: someone who receives an AVer demo unit and attends a video conferencing presentation conducted by reps of 888VoIP and/or AVer.<br />
** a $200 AMEX Gift Card will be given for each HVC310, and a $100 AMEX Gift Card will be given for each HVC110.</p>
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		<title>Local 3 Way Video Conferencing &#8211; A Major Breakthrough of Yealink VP530</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Evanisko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VoIP Hardware]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yealink]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Yealink VP530 offers 3-way video conferencing on a simple easy to use Video Phone. Save time and money on travel expenses and improve communication through the addition of video.]]></description>
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<p>As a leading provider of VoIP Phones and IP communication solutions, Yealink recently announced that the Yealink Video Phone VP530 will soon be shipped to 888VoIP. 888VoIP will have stock of the new VP 530 within the next few weeks.</p>
<p>
VP530 is unified with audio, video and many business applications. With its excellent user experience and rich business features, the VP530 creates an immersive, face-to-face experience over the internet, empowering users to collaborate with each other effectively. Featuring a 7” color high resolution touch screen, the VP530 offers a graphical business grade user interfaces, touchable Dsskeys/softkeys and virtual keypad. Integrating wideband software and hardware, the VP530 delivers life-like communication with HD voice, full-duplex speaker and handset with considerably fast response time of the icons and interfaces switching. With the increased response time many of our resellers complaints regarding the VP2009 performance have been addressed.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/yealinvp530.gif" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/yealinvp530.gif" alt="yealinvp530 Local 3 Way Video Conferencing   A Major Breakthrough of Yealink VP530" title="yealinvp530" width="256" height="148" class="alignright size-full wp-image-7520" /></a></p>
<p>Initiate in the industry, VP530 offers 3-way video conferencing, through which users can demonstrate and deliver their message in a high quality, easy to use conference system. Distance is no longer a barrier, save money and time on your travel expenses by implementing Yealink VP 530s on your network. Through Yealink 3-way conferencing, enterprises can hold a video meeting among branches and staff can communicate with peers, vendors, and customers on the other side of the world just at the touch of a button，and all the three parties can see everyone on the screen. Most existing Video phones on the market do not posses this 3 way conferencing ability.</p>
<p>
Inherited with the strict standard of “the choicest product project”, VP530 is of high quality yet easy to deploy and manage, its enterprise-grade, web-based, intuitive configuration method gives administrators the ability to easily provision and maintain a large number of phones throughout the entire enterprise, which upholds Yealink’s core idea—Easy VoIP. The video conferencing can be initiated and operated by only 3-touch of the phone.</p>
<p>The benefits of VP530 are overwhelming when compared to expensive video conferencing solutions. It may not only cut the expense of travelling but increase collaboration outcome by creating an immersive scene that ensures time-efficiency HD video conferencing, increasing workplace flexibility and productivity. Moreover, it is environmental friendly and helps save massive amounts of energy. According to available statistics, if a customer frequently travels to attend conferences, say 20,000 miles a year in average, the exhaust emissions would be over 4,000 KGs!</p>
<p><center>
<p><strong>Call your representative today at 888VoIP to learn more or</br> log into your user portal and pre-order a <a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/yealink-vp530.html">Yealink VP530</a> today!</strong></p>
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		<title>Sangoma Vega 50 FXO Gateway with the 3CX Phone System</title>
		<link>http://www.888voip.com/sangoma-vega-50-fxo-gateway-with-the-3cx-phone-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Hanson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3CX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3CX Overviews]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales and Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the recent releases of new Single and Dual T1/E1 Vega gateways, as well as the Sangoma Cash Bonanza promotion, Sangoma Vega Gateways have been a hot topic with many 3CX Resellers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<pre><em>Written by Matthew Hanson</em></pre>
<p><a href="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sangoma.gif" rel="thumbnail"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-5845" title="sangoma" src="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/sangoma.gif" alt="sangoma Sangoma Vega 50 FXO Gateway with the 3CX Phone System" width="100" height="100" /></a>With the recent releases of new Single and Dual T1/E1 Vega gateways, as well as the Sangoma Cash Bonanza promotion, Sangoma Vega Gateways have been a hot topic with many 3CX Resellers.</p>
<p>While the Vega gateways have yet to be certified with 3CX, and are therefore &#8220;Officially&#8221; unsupported by 3CX support, Sangoma Support along with 888Voip support have been working with installers on getting these units working with 3CX.</p>
<p>The biggest concern for a 3CX Reseller is the provisioning process. As the unit is not certified, 3CX does not provide Auto Provisioning Templates for these units. Luckily, Sangoma support has generated these templates and made them available via their public Wiki. You can download these templates here:</p>
<p><a href="http://wiki.sangoma.com/files/Vega-3CX-Guide/Vega50.zip">Sangoma Vega 50 4 Port and 8 Port FXO Gateway Templates</a><br />
Note: Currently ONLY the 4 Port FXO and 8 Port FXO models of the Vega 50 have had their templates created.</p>
<blockquote><p>Using these templates, you can follow the steps below to adding and provision these units to your 3CX system.</p>
<ul>
<li>To configure the 3CX Phone System for interaction with your Sangoma Vega 50 Gateway:</li>
<li>Download the Sangoma Vega 50 template files <a href="http://wiki.sangoma.com/files/Vega-3CX-Guide/Vega50.zip">here</a>.</li>
<li>Extract the ZIP file and copy the Sangoma Vega 50 template files into the gateway template folder
<ul>
<li>For Windows XP/2003:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/3CX/Data/Http/Templates/gateway&#8221;</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<ul>
<li>For Windows Vista/7/2008:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;C:/ProgramData/3CX/Data/Http/Templates/gateway&#8221;</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<li>Go to “Add PSTN Gateway”</li>
<li>In the “Add Gateway Wizard” screen:
<ul>
<li>Set the “Name” field to a name for the device, such as “Vega 50 4-port FXO″</li>
<li>Set the “Brand” field to “Sangoma”</li>
<li>Set the “Model” field to match the model number of the Sangoma Vega device you are configuring, such as “Sangoma Vega 50 4-Port FXO”</li>
<li>Click the “Next” button</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In the “Specify VoIP Gateway” screen:
<ul>
<li>Set the “Gateway Hostname or IP” field to the IP Address to which you configured the Sangoma Vega Gateway in the previous section.</li>
<li>Set the “Gateway Port” field to 5060. There is normally no need to change this value.</li>
<li>Click the “Next” button</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In the “Create ports” page, you will be presented with a grid, with each line representing one of the FXO ports.
<ul>
<li>For each line, you can configure to which extension incoming calls should be routed based on whether they are inside or outside office hours.</li>
<li>Click the “Next” button</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In the “Gateway Created” screen:
<ul>
<li>Click the “Generate config file” button</li>
<li>Click the “OK” button</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>The 3CX Management Console will now open a dialog for you to save the Configuration File for your device. Select a location and save it.</li>
<li>All that remains to be done is to import the configuration file into your Sangoma Vega Gateway.</li>
</ul>
<p>Importing the Vega Config file in the Vega Gateway</p>
<ul>
<li>Open your web browser and go to the Vega Web Management page.</li>
<li>Under the Expert Config Menu, select the System option.</li>
<li>Click on the choose file button under the configuration section in the &#8220;send file to gateway&#8221; row to upload your configuration file generated by 3CX, such as &#8220;Sangoma_Vega50_4FXO_cfg.txt&#8221;<img class="alignright" title="vega_50_upload_config.png" src="http://wiki.sangoma.com/files/Vega-3CX-Guide/vega_50_upload_config.png" alt="vega 50 upload config Sangoma Vega 50 FXO Gateway with the 3CX Phone System" width="700" height="419" /></li>
<li>Click on the upload button to import the config file and you will see a result page for the upload.<br />
<img title="Vega_50_configuration_uploaded.png" src="http://wiki.sangoma.com/files/Vega-3CX-Guide/Vega_50_configuration_uploaded.png" alt="Vega 50 configuration uploaded Sangoma Vega 50 FXO Gateway with the 3CX Phone System" width="467" height="460" /></li>
<li>Save the configuration changes and reboot the system to have them take effect.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>I have demoed these systems in my Tech Lab for about a week now. Using these templates I was able to set up both units without any issues. The quality on these units are very good, and I have yet to see any glitches or issues arise.</p>
<p>Once again, these units are NOT certified with 3CX, but do provision easily and work very well. This simply gives 3CX resellers another tool in their belt to take advantage of Sangoma&#8217;s quality.</p>
<p>For those not using 3CX, see <a href="http://wiki.sangoma.com">Sangoma&#8217;s Wiki</a> for guides to use these Gateways with Asterisk/trixbox, as well as using FXS models for use with any system. If you are looking for a FXS interface for t.38 Faxing, the Vega Gateways are an ideal solution.</p>
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		<title>Vega Cash Bonanza</title>
		<link>http://www.888voip.com/vega-cash-bonanza/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Evanisko</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sangoma]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vega 100]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vega 200]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[888VoIP is pleased to announce a special rebate offer on Vega Gateways for our resellers! Purchase any of the qualifying Sangoma Vega Gateways from your us before June 30, 2012, and receive a rebate of up to $250 per unit!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/vegacashbonanza_header.jpg" rel="thumbnail"><img class="size-full wp-image-7484 aligncenter" title="vegacashbonanza_header" src="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/vegacashbonanza_header.jpg" alt="vegacashbonanza header Vega Cash Bonanza" width="660" height="270" /></a></p>
<p>888VoIP is pleased to announce a special rebate offer on Vega Gateways for our resellers! Purchase any of the qualifying Sangoma Vega Gateways from your us before June 30, 2012, and receive a rebate of up to $250 per unit!</p>
<h3>The claim process is quick and easy:</h3>
<ol>
<li>Contact your 888VoIP Rep and purchase a Sangoma Vega Gateway.</li>
<li>After completing your purchase, you will be given access to an online form to claim your rebate.</li>
</ol>
<p>For each Vega properly purchased and submitted, 888VoIP will rebate you up to $250. For the exact rebate amount for each Vega, please see the chart attached.</p>
<p>At the conclusion of each week of the promotion until June 30, 2012, 888VoIP will validate your purchases and rebate form submission and authorize payment for the rebate amount. **Note: All rebates are in USD.</p>
<h3>Terms and Conditions</h3>
<p>By providing the information requested and submitting this rebate form, you acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions set forth by Sangoma Technologies Inc. and 888VoIP.</p>
<ul>
<li>Valid only on eligible Vega purchases made from April 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012.</li>
<li>There is no limit on the number of rebate submissions per person. While supplies last, no substitutions or rainchecks allowed.</li>
<li>Rebate offer may not be combined with other offers or discounts from Sangoma Technologies.</li>
<li>All rebate request forms must be completed and submitted by June 30, 2012 (12:00 AM EST).</li>
<li>Rebates will only be issued to the original purchaser name as a cheque in US dollars. Sangoma Technologies reserves the right reject incomplete submissions.</li>
<li>Rebates cannot be redeemed after the June 30, 2012 date and/or if rebate promotion terms and conditions are not met. For all approved purchases, 888VoIP will issue payment by the end of the July 2012. Rebate cheques will be void if not cashed within 90 days of issuance and will not be reissued. Only actual original purchaser of the qualifying products may participate in this rebate offer.</li>
</ul>
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<div>
<h3>Qualifying Sangoma Products</h3>
<h4><a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma/index4.html">Vega50: Analog or BRI Gateway</a></h4>
<div><a href="http://www.sangoma.com/products/media_gateways/vega_appliance_series/vega50.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://go.sangoma.com/images/products/small_vega50.jpg" alt="small vega50 Vega Cash Bonanza" border="0" title="Vega Cash Bonanza" /></a></div>
<p>Rebate:$50 USD</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma-vega100-vs0154.html">Vega100 E1/T1: E1/T1 Digital Gateway</a></h4>
<div><a href="http://www.sangoma.com/products/media_gateways/vega_appliance_series/vega100.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://go.sangoma.com/images/products/small_vega100.jpg" alt="small vega100 Vega Cash Bonanza" border="0" title="Vega Cash Bonanza" /></a></div>
<p>Rebate:$25 USD</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma-vega200-vs0155.html">Vega200 E1/T1: E1/T1 Digital Gateway</a></h4>
<div><a href="http://www.sangoma.com/products/media_gateways/vega_appliance_series/vega200.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://go.sangoma.com/images/products/small_vega200.jpg" alt="small vega200 Vega Cash Bonanza" border="0" title="Vega Cash Bonanza" /></a></div>
<p>Rebate:$50 USD</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma/index4.html">Vega400 E1/T1: E1/T1 Digital Gateway</a></h4>
<div><a href="http://www.sangoma.com/products/media_gateways/vega_appliance_series/vega400.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://go.sangoma.com/images/products/small_vega400.jpg" alt="small vega400 Vega Cash Bonanza" border="0" title="Vega Cash Bonanza" /></a></div>
<p>Rebate:$250 USD</p>
<h4><a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma/index4.html">Vega5000: Analog Gateway</a></h4>
<div><a href="http://www.sangoma.com/products/media_gateways/vega_appliance_series/vega5000.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://go.sangoma.com/images/products/small_vega5000.jpg" alt="small vega5000 Vega Cash Bonanza" border="0" title="Vega Cash Bonanza" /></a></div>
<p>Rebate:$75 USD</p>
</div>
</div>
<p><strong>Availability and terms of offer may change without notice by Sangoma Technologies Inc.</strong></p>
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		<title>Sangoma Vega 100 and Vega 200 VoIP Gateways Released</title>
		<link>http://www.888voip.com/sangoma-vega-100-and-vega-200-voip-gateways-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Evanisko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>We are currently taking orders for the new <a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma-vega100-vs0154.html">Sangoma Vega 100</a> and <a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma-vega200-vs0155.html">Vega 200 Media Gateways</a>. These gateways deliver the core features of our highly regarded Vega 400, but at a price point and density that are better suited for the small-to-medium business or when an enterprise needs basic gateway functionality for satellite [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are currently taking orders for the new <a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma-vega100-vs0154.html">Sangoma Vega 100</a> and <a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma-vega200-vs0155.html">Vega 200 Media Gateways</a>. These gateways deliver the core features of our highly regarded Vega 400, but at a price point and density that are better suited for the small-to-medium business or when an enterprise needs basic gateway functionality for satellite or remote offices.</p>
<p> These price competitive gateways still include the important failover features that many of our competitors have chosen not to provide on similarly priced gateways. You can start placing orders now these one and two span gateways (PRI/T1/E1), which will be shipping on April 20.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma-vega100-vs0154.html">Sangoma Vega100 VS0154</a><br />
The Vega 100 VoIP gateway connects digital telephony equipment to IP networks.<br />
<a href="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/vega100_1.jpg" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/vega100_1-200x133.jpg" alt="vega100 1 200x133 Sangoma Vega 100 and Vega 200 VoIP Gateways Released" title="vega100_1" width="200" height="133" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-7443" /></a></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Up to 30 VoIP Channels</strong> &#038; Bult in E1/T1 Resilience</li>
<li>Voice, FAX and Modem Support</li>
<li>Flexible Call Routing for Fallback and Least Cost Routing</li>
<li>Emergency PSTN Backup</li>
<li>Interoperability with a Wide Range of Legacy and IP Equipment</li>
<li>Local Survivability</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.888voip.com/products/sangoma-vega200-vs0155.html">Sangoma Vega200 VS0155</a><br />
The Vega 200 VoIP gateway connects digital telephony equipment to IP networks.<br />
<a href="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/vega200_1.jpg" rel="thumbnail"><img src="http://www.888voip.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/vega200_1-200x133.jpg" alt="vega200 1 200x133 Sangoma Vega 100 and Vega 200 VoIP Gateways Released" title="vega200_1" width="200" height="133" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-7459" /></a></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>60 VoIP Channels</strong> &#038; Built in E1/T1 Resilience</li>
<li>Voice, FAX and Modem Support</li>
<li>Flexible Call Routing for Fallback and Least Cost Routing</li>
<li>Emergency PSTN Backup</li>
<li>Interoperability with a Wide Range of Legacy and IP Equipment</li>
<li>Local Survivability</li>
</ul>
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		<title>STUN 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Hanson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we looked into RPort, and why it is important to assist in Nat Traversal. Because Hosted and Cloud-based IP PBXs have become a very common solution, as well as the rise in remote extensions and workers, NAT issues have become a major roadblock to system installations and stability. While there can be a major cost savings by eliminating premise based hardware, it has been hard for many to match the quality and reliability of a local system. We have touched on RPort's ability to mitigate most NAT Traversal issues, and another part of this equation is STUN, the IP Detective.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Written by Matthew Hanson</em></p>
<p><em></em>Last week, we looked into <a href="http://www.888voip.com/tech-bench-rport-101/">RPort</a>, and why it is important to assist in Nat Traversal. Because Hosted and Cloud-based IP PBXs have become a very common solution, as well as the rise in remote extensions and workers, NAT issues have become a major roadblock to system installations and stability. While there can be a major cost savings by eliminating premise based hardware, it has been hard for many to match the quality and reliability of a local system. We have touched on RPort&#8217;s ability to mitigate most NAT Traversal issues, and another part of this equation is STUN, the IP Detective.</p>
<p>A quick background on STUN (i.e. What is Stun, Matt?):</p>
<blockquote><p>According to the official abstract at ietf.org:<em> Simple Traversal of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) Through Network Address Translators (NATs) (STUN) </em>is a lightweight protocol that allows applications to discover the presence and types of NATs and firewalls between them and the public Internet. It also provides the ability for applications to determine the public Internet Protocol (IP) addresses allocated to them by the NAT. STUN works with many existing NATs, and does not require any special behavior from them. As a result, it allows a wide variety of applications to work through existing NAT infrastructure.</p></blockquote>
<p><em><strong>Matt&#8217;s Translation</strong></em> &#8211; STUN enables a device to find out its public IP address and the type of NAT service its sitting behind. I like to think of it as a self identification tool. It is very much like an inverse of RPort. STUN sends a message out to a STUN Server, which replies with the Public IP of the origination, allowing SIP devices using STUN to identify their own Public IP prior to the sending of SIP traffic. This is different from RPort, which allows the remote end of SIP traffic to tag messages with the Origination IP which is then returned to the source during SIP traffic. They are two different Protocols, but both do a very similar task &#8211; Traversing NATs.</p>
<p>While I utilize the STUN settings in all remote phones, along with RPort, this is very common for IP-PBXs and Gateways that are being used with SIP trunks and VoIP service.</p>
<p>STUN operates on TCP and UDP port 3478. As noted, a STUN server is needed in this case, as STUN is resolved independently of the Phone System, and works much like NTP. There are many free public stun servers available, and a list can be found <a href="http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/STUN">here</a>. Many modern IP PBXs support STUN, as well as the following IP phones manufacturers:</p>
<ul>
<li>Cisco(Linksys)</li>
<li>Yealink</li>
<li>Grandstream</li>
<li>Aastra</li>
<li>snom</li>
</ul>
<p>Stay tuned for my next article, where I will unlock the secrets of the MOST important tool for any VoIP Tech, Wireshark.</p>
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