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Aastra Telecom Launches Microsoft Response Point Phone System

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July 09, 2008

Aastra Telecom Launches Microsoft Response Point Phone System

By Anuradha Shukla, TMCnet Contributor


Aastra Telecom has announced the launch of AastraLink RP, a Microsoft (News - Alert) Response Point phone system, designed specifically for small businesses that have up to 50 employees.

 
The new phone system is comprised of the RP 500 Base Unit which hosts the Response Point system software, the RP 540 Gateway (News - Alert) with 4 analog telephone ports, and a choice of three Aastra Response Point IP phone models, explained the company officials. An average PC user can quickly set up features such as auto-discovery and auto-configuration, or change the system without any special phone training or additional license fees.
 
AastraLink RP also includes a voice-enabled user interface, advanced call routing, built-in voicemail, automated receptionist and contact integration with Microsoft Office Outlook. The company has developed three different enterprise-grade phones for the AastraLink RP system; the entry level 6751i RP, the full featured 6753i RP, and the advanced 6757i CT RP which comes with a cordless handset.The 6753i RP and 6757i CT RP models have headset jacks and support up to three expansion modules providing additional choice and flexibility to meet specific small business requirements
 
AastraLink RP terminals offer larger display screens, superior audio, programmable keys, full duplex speakerphones, and POE support to deliver enterprise level features and functionality to the SMB market. The AastraLink RP base unit will ship pre-loaded with the SP1 software release from Microsoft.
 
Executive Vice President at Aastra Telecom (News - Alert), Yves Laliberté noted that the combination of Microsoft’s unique voice-enabled telephony software, and Aastra’s robust feature rich phones, offers a powerful yet affordable telephone system for Small Businesses that have 1 to 50 employees.
 
“When you add the choice of three phone models to the mix, it allows Aastra to deliver the most comprehensive and complete end-to-end Response Point system solution available in the market today,” added Laliberté.
 
Welcoming Aastra and the AastraLink RP phone system to the Response Point community, Xuedong Huang, general manager of Microsoft Response Point said that small businesses and channel partners can benefit from Aastra’s expertise in telephony and enterprise telecommunications, and their focus on providing leading hardware solutions to meet the changing needs of business.
 
Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anuradha’s articles, please visit her columnist page.
 
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