November 12, 2008
Spanlink Enhances its Bundled Unified Communications SolutionsBy Raju Shanbhag, TMCnet Contributing Editor Spanlink Communications has introduced three pre-packaged UC solutions, which provide collaborative communications solutions for small to mid-sized businesses.
Often, companies face the difficult challenge of managing the workspaces scattered throughout different geographies and time zones. The SpanCom collaboration tool offers high quality, secure, adaptive workspaces by merging all forms of business communications into a single, unified system.
The current state of economy in US has forced the companies to cut costs wherever possible. Yet, they need to access services such as advanced UC call and voicemail features to keep their business sailing. These companies will now have cost-effective options with new products such as SpanCom 50, SpanCom 200 and SpanCom 200Flex, says Spanlink (News - Alert).
The Spanlink solutions enable the deployment of advanced unified communications solutions with only one purchase as CIOs and IT managers can easily understand their technology needs and the costs associated with the help of pre-packaged offerings.
“When co-workers, partners, vendors, and customers can collaborate more effectively, organizations can quickly adapt to market changes and build competitive advantage," said Eric LeBow, Spanlink vice president of Business Transformation. "Our new bundled UC offerings provide businesses with a comprehensive solution that is easy to manage and quick to deploy for anytime, anywhere communication.”
To provide its customers with a robust call processing solution, each bundled offering consists of Cisco Unified Communications (News - Alert) technologies and includes Cisco Unified Communications Manager. Apart from this, Cisco Unity, an integrated voice messaging, offers greeting and interactive voice response solution.
The fixed-price offering in SpanCom 200 makes use of Cisco (News - Alert) Workspace Licensing (CUWL) to perform its functions. It includes switches, servers, licenses, professional services, maintenance, support and Spanlink SolutionWatch, a proactive solution-monitoring tool.
SpanCom 50 offers advanced UC call and voicemail features for small businesses or branch offices. Supporting up to 50 users, it is deployed in quick time and is based on the Cisco Unified Communications 500 series of products.
SpanCom 200Flex ensures that information reaches the right person right away with advanced UC components such as presence and mobility.
Raju Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Raju's articles, please visit his columnist page. Edited by Tim Gray |