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June 27, 2008
Packet8 White Paper Addresses SMB Phone Systems
By Stefania Viscusi, Assignment Desk Editor
For small businesses or businesses branching out with new offices, selecting a phone system can be a daunting and costly endeavor. Because business phone systems must be highly advanced and feature rich to support the business environment, they have often feared for being too costly.
With VoIP
, businesses can have all of the rich features they once had to wait for with a traditional phone system, right from the start of their business.
, businesses can have all of the rich features they once had to wait for with a traditional phone system, right from the start of their business.Not only do VoIP phone systems help these businesses to save on costs, they also make it possible to support work at home positions.
Traditional phone systems no longer make sense for the small business as they are costly to build, require dedicated circuits and do not support new, differentiated services or functions like the ability to transmit data at speeds great enough for rich multimedia content.
To help SMBs have a complete business phone system, 8x8's (News - Alert) Packet8 Virtual Office offers small businesses a hosted VoIP phone service for unlimited local and long distance calling at a flat rate, unlimited extension dialing regardless of location, and low price international calling.
phone service for unlimited local and long distance calling at a flat rate, unlimited extension dialing regardless of location, and low price international calling.A Packet8 white paper on VendorGuru.com notes, "When a company's customers call into Packet8'S VoIP PBX, they have the impression that they are calling one central location, though they have actually called the Virtual Office service that links all employees through one system, no matter where they are located."
, they have the impression that they are calling one central location, though they have actually called the Virtual Office service that links all employees through one system, no matter where they are located."The Packet8 white paper on VendorGuru.com, "Internet-Based Phone Service for Small to Mid-Size Companies" also includes case studies from two small businesses, Rosesource.com and Sabre Marketing, who were able to cut costs and support workers located from anywhere thanks to Packet8 Virtual Office solution.
Flower company rosesource.com, was able to save around $25,000 yearly and improve the efficiency of their administrative staff as well as main operation staff members located in Florida and Ecuador, through Packet8 Virtual Office.
Also, Sabre Marketing, a small business with three on-location employees and two working from different home-based locations, has benefited from Packet8's "Follow Me, Find Me" capabilities among others, as employees are accessible no matter where they're located.
For more, check out the entire White paper on VendorGuru.com HERE.
Stefania Viscusi is an established writer and avid reader. To see more of her articles, please visit Stefania Viscusi’s columnist page.
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