Sutus, a provider of communications solutions to small businesses, announced that Sutus (News - Alert) Business Central BC200 has received a Technology Marketing Corporation INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine 2009 Product of the Year Award for product innovation.

 

The Business Central BC200 is an all-in-one device that delivers complete unified IT and communications infrastructure for small business and branch locations, according to Sutus officials. It is truly a complete “business right out of the box” solution, they explained.

 

The platform consists of an e-mail server, Web server, file server, WiFi ccess point, virtual private network router, firewall and an IP-PBX (News - Alert) that seamlessly integrates with the entire line of Polycom IP phones.

 

In effect, Sutus Business Central BC200 provides all core IT infrastructure as well as on-demand turnkey traditional phone, Voice over Internet Protocol or “VoIP,” and other advanced phone and data services through Sutus business partners.

 

Sutus solutions target offices with 25 users or fewer, whether they are stand alone businesses franchises or branch locations.

 

These solutions are single, and simple to install and manage, the company said. They significantly improve a reseller’s ability to remotely manage business customers with locations of 25 users or less.

 

“Being selected for the Product of the Year award by Internet Telephony (News - Alert) is a testimony to the degree to which we have distilled the most crucial needs of our customers into a single appliance,” Robin Porter, president and CEO of Sutus, said in a statement. “We’re proud to be recognized by Internet Telephony as an industry leading technology.”

 

Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC (News - Alert), commented that Sutus has proven its commitment to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace.

“We’re happy to recognize and honor Sutus for their development of IP communications technology,” Tehrani added. “We look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.”

 

Sutus Business Central has previously won VON Innovators Award 2008, Unified Communications (News - Alert) product of the year awards and IT Expo‘s ‘Best Newcomer’ award.

 

Business Central BC200 is now expanding to global customers. In February this year, Sutus entered into a strategic alliance with Computer Troubleshooters, an international network of franchise owners providing onsite computer services to small businesses, to deliver Sutus’ Business Central BC200 solution to small businesses world wide.