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To better reflect the range of services it offers - particularly its engineering and integration capabilities - enterprise VoIP solutions provider SIPBox has changed its name to NeoPhonetics (News - Alert).

As explained in a company press release, “Neo” is a prefix derived from the Greek language meaning a revival in modern form, while “Phonetics” is the science that deals with the production, transmission and perception of spoken language.

Chad Agate, co-founder and CEO of NeoPhonetics, said in the release that the new name better reflects the company’s main objective, which is “to design and build the most advanced phone systems, based on the latest, most cost-effective technology available.”

NeoPhonetics designs, implements and supports custom VoIP systems for enterprises. It specializes open source Asterisk (News - Alert) installations, which are rapidly growing in popularity in the business communications sector because they allow for a wide range of technical combinations that would not be possible when working within the restraints of proprietary solutions.

NeoPhonetics’ hybrid telephony solutions let businesses make a gradual transition to VoIP. Switching to an IP phone system lets a business take advantage of all the features and advantages VoIP brings - including voicemail, call waiting, corporate directory on every phone, "on-the-fly" conferencing, “presence” and “find me, follow me" – not to mention drastically reduced phone bills. Best of all, these systems can be easily upgraded and expanded, and therefore can grow with your business.

“NeoPhonetics is taking a strategic stance in the open source telephony market,” said Krithi Rao, Frost & Sullivan Industry Analyst, in the release. “As more companies adopt open source platforms, there is great potential for NeoPhonetics as one of the few integrators with enough expertise to offer a complete VoIP solution based on Asterisk – from the engineering phase and through on-site implementation. The new name suits NeoPhonetics’ next-generation objectives.”

For more information, visit www.neophonetics.com.

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Patrick Barnard is Assignment Editor for TMCnet and a columnist covering the telecom industry. To see more of his articles, please visit Patrick Barnard’s columnist page.