Bizfon Partners with CopperCom to Deliver Voice over DSL
Solutions for SOHO Customers
SALEM, N.H., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Bizfon, Inc., a developer and marketer of full featured, affordable phone systems for the SOHO (small office/home office) market and CopperCom(TM), a Silicon Valley company that is Giving Voice to DSL(TM), today announced that the two companies have agreed to provide a Voice over DSL solution designed specifically for the SOHO market. Bizfon is also joining CopperCom's ``The Many Voices of DSL(TM)' partner program. The combined Bizfon, CopperCom solution supports the delivery of multiple phone lines and high-speed Internet access over a single existing phone wire at the customer premises. Bizfon has licensed CopperCom's technology and is incorporating it into a line of DSL-based Integrated Access Devices (IADs) targeted at small business customers who want an affordable, easily managed, integrated solution for all their voice and data needs. The result will be the first DSL based, integrated voice and data communications system that includes comprehensive hybrid PBX/Key system features for less than $2000.
``Bizfon's proven track record of providing extremely functional, cost effective products, along with its expertise in penetrating the small business market, makes it an excellent partner,' said Jennifer Stagnaro, vice president of marketing at CopperCom.
Bizfon Products Address the Needs of Small Business
The Bizfon 680 includes voice mail with pager notification, automated attendant with professionally recorded messages, music on hold, Caller ID, digital conferencing, outbound call forwarding, automatic fax detection, external paging and multi-lingual prompts. Bizfon provides a series of proprietary station sets, however the system is also compatible with standard ``off the shelf' phones. Virtually all of the capabilities of the system are accessible from a remote cell phone or a home office phone. Using Bizfon's BizTouch 2 station set on their home office phone line, a home office user has single button access to voice mail, conferencing, transferring, forwarding, and more.
Pioneering New Ways to Ease the Burden and Reduce the Cost of Installing and Supporting DSL IAD's
Bizfon has pioneered new techniques and technologies that enable it to remotely deliver comprehensive customer support including initial setup/configuration and day to day support -- all at a very low cost to its customers. Bizfon is working to bring the same remote support strategy they deliver for voice applications to address the challenges and costs of setting up and maintaining data networks remotely thereby eliminating costly truck rolls. ``Our joint solution is ideal for the SOHO marketplace and includes ease of provisioning and management, a key requirement for service providers delivering Voice over DSL solutions to these customers. We are very excited about working with CopperCom, the VoDSL market leader, to enable the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective integrated voice and data services to this burgeoning market.' said Peter Santeusanio, Founder and CTO of Bizfon.
About Bizfon, Inc.
Bizfon, Inc. of Salem, New Hampshire, is a developer and marketer of full featured, affordable phone systems for the SOHO (small office/home office) market. Bizfon's primary product, the Bizfon 680, is a communications switch that incorporates voice mail, automated attendant, caller ID, and a myriad of other features in a single low cost package. With functionality previously found only in expensive, complex systems requiring third party integration and support, Bizfon provides everything a small business needs at an affordable price. The company sells direct to end users, corporate customers, and through various partners including Bell Canada. For further information on Bizfon, Inc., visit the company's Web site at www.bizfon.com or contact Maureen Trout at 603-870-9400.
About CopperCom
CopperCom is a privately held Silicon Valley company that is Giving Voice to DSL. The company was founded to address a worldwide market that is at the crossroads of voice and data convergence, and is paving the way for the next generation of high-bandwidth applications. CopperCom is leading the market in delivering carrier-class Voice over DSL equipment, both voice gateways and integrated access devices, to incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers.
To accelerate market development, the company has taken a leadership role in both market education and standards efforts for Voice over DSL. CopperCom has built a strong management team with expertise across both the data and voice networking industries, international depth in European, Asian and North American markets, and management experience in start-ups as well as large multinationals. The company has attracted engineering talent from AT&T, Ericsson, Nortel, Fujitsu, Ipsilon, Fore, Advanced Micro Devices, AFCI, DSC, Network Equipment Technologies, Juniper and Madge Networks. CopperCom can be contacted via telephone at 408-567-9277, fax at 408-567-9558, and the Internet at www.coppercom.com. |
