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The small business market is exploding and, as a result, the opportunities are almost endless for providers and vendors that can present services and solutions that address the unique needs of this segment while they try and compete with larger companies. Those that take a proactive approach are likely to gain faster and broader acceptance.

IPitomy (News - Alert), a provider of a new breed of business class Voice over IP (VoIP) products and services, is hoping to capitalize on the opportunities in this space with its announcement of the availability of the IP1000, positioned as the newest and most technologically innovative business communication system serving the small business market. The system is designed to offer all the features and function of the more expensive systems, but at an affordable price for even small organizations.

Targeted for organizations with 10 to 50 users, the IP 1000 is an IP PBX (News - Alert) that comes standard with analog interfaces and can be easily connected to VoIP Service Providers. The system is easily configured through web-based administration to support remote extensions, integrate with branch offices and enable call forwarding to home extensions and/or cell phones. The IP 1000 is designed to be compatible with IPitomy’s IP 1500 that is scalable to 150 users.

The IP 1000 offers features that can be supported by high end systems. With an integrated conference bridge, companies can facilitate conference calls with up to 16 callers at once. Callers participating in the conference call can use IP phones, analog phones, soft phones or any mixture of IP and regular phone lines.

To address messaging needs of the small business, the Unified Messaging component has over 50 hours of voice storage that can be accessed by twenty simultaneous users. The IP1000 supports all SIP Phones including Cisco and Polycom (News - Alert) and also offers specially priced packages with the Aastra family of IP Phones.

“The continued market penetration of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and other IP communications applications, combined with the decline of traditional legacy phone systems has created a strong demand for IP1000, allowing small businesses to enjoy the benefits of an IP PBX at a price that is comparable to a key system,” said Nick Branica, IPitomy founder and chief executive officer, in a Monday statement.

To remain competitive, these small companies must be able to perform and compete on the same levels of their giant competitors. IPitomy is providing a solution for the SMB market that will help these companies to facilitate “big company” communications and more effectively compete.

IPitomy markets and sells their products through Interconnects and Telecom Value Added Resellers. For more information, visit www.ipitomy.com.

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Susan J. Campbell is a contributing editor for TMC (News - Alert) and has also written for eastbiz.com. To see more of her articles, please visit Susan J. Campbell’s columnist page.

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