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Copyright (c) 2000, Business Wire
Tuesday, June 6, 2000
Flexion Systems Expands BuinessGuardian Family of Products and Services; High-
Density Business Gateway Delivers Reliable Communications And Scalability To
Growing Businesses
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000--SUPERCOMM 2000 - Flexion Systems, the
leading provider of managed business solutions for the growing company, today
announced it is releasing a high-density rack mount version of the
BusinessGuardian(TM) X300.
Scaling to 112 ports, this high-density version of Flexion's popular
integrated communications platform offers the same degree of reliability that
demanding business users expect and allows Service Providers and resellers to
market Flexion's affordable, integrated voice and data services to a larger
segment of the small-to-medium-sized business market.
The rack mount BusinessGuardian X300 accommodates as many as 112 users, while
the existing X300 model will accommodate 64 users. Providing even more
reliability to the small-to medium-sized enterprise, the rack mount X300
provides dual power supplies for redundancy. Both models bring together the
benefits of voice, data and fax communications and powerful business
applications to growing businesses, giving them all of the tools they need to
succeed at a price significantly lower than other competitive offerings with
less functionality. The high-density rack mount BusinessGuardian X300 will cost
as little as $195 per port fully configured.
"Flexion's goal is to enable small businesses to grow by providing them with
a communications solution that allows them to operate on par with Fortune 500
companies at a fraction of the cost," said Andrew Bale, president and chief
executive officer of Flexion Systems. "The addition of the rack mount X300 to
the BusinessGuardian family of product and services allows us - and our
reseller and Service Provider partners - to reach out to even more of the small
business community."
The rack mount BusinessGuardian X300 is built on an open and scalable
hardware platform that works in conjunction with a Windows NT Server-based environment. By harnessing the power of Windows NT, the X300 is able to deliver
unified messaging, CTI and other powerful business applications, in addition to
full PBX functionality. Flexion will make the high-density unit available in
August of 2000.
The release of the high-density version of the BusinessGuardian X300 was made
in conjunction with Flexion's announcement at SUPERCOMM 2000 of the
availability of ATM- (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) based broadband services for
the Flexion BusinessGuardian X300 [see related release]. An increase in
scalability, reliability and the X300's ability to deliver broadband services
provides even greater versatility to Service Providers who strive to meet the
needs of growing companies.
"Small businesses have the same demands as their Fortune 500 counterparts -
multiple features, and reliability and scalability at an affordable price point
are a must," said Drew Kraus, Senior Industry Analyst with
GartnerGroup/Dataquest. "We foresee strong growth over the coming years for
server-based premise switching systems targeting the small to midsize
enterprise market."
About Flexion Systems
Based in San Francisco, privately held Flexion Systems is a provider of
managed business solutions for the growing company. Flexion designs,
manufactures and markets Flexion BusinessGuardian, the brand family name for
its one-stop communication and IT solutions designed specifically for the
rapidly growing small-business segment. Working with a network of authorized
resellers, Flexion's strategy is to bridge the divide between small businesses
and next generation Service Providers and CLEC partners.
The heart of Flexion's three-pronged approach is the BusinessGuardian X300,
an integrated communications platform that works in conjunction with Microsoft
Windows NT Server, Windows 2000 Server and Exchange. The other two components
of the BusinessGuardian family are BusinessGuardian Insight, a powerful network
management and diagnostic service, and the BusinessGuardian Authorized Reseller
Program.
For more information, contact Flexion Systems at (415) 864-0847 or visit the
company web site at flexion.com.
Flexion Systems is registered trademark of Flexion Systems, Inc. Other
product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
CONTACT: Flexion Systems Wm. Corey Manley, 415/864-
0847 corey@flexion.com or Wilson McHenry
Company Will Steinberg, 786/242-2107 wsteinberg
@wilsonmchenry.com 09:00 EDT JUNE 6, 2000
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