The Best4Systems Blog

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Here we look at the latest developments in the business telecommunications community, trends and hardware. Events and technological improvements are constantly leading to innovations in the way we work.
Jabra Behavioural Study

Jabra Behavioural Study

Jabra recently conducted a study at the Behavioural Lab of LSE ( London School of Economics ) to measure the way in which the deployed technology affects those participating in business meetings in situ and remote. LSE was the perfect choice for just such a study as...

Telephones for Hotels and Hospitality

Telephones for Hotels and Hospitality

Hotel bedrooms have always had phones to allow guests to contact reception or make external calls outside the hotel, however with the roll out of digital networks and very limited new traditional analogue hotel phones being made, hotel guest room refurbishments are...

Training Headset Solution

Training Headset Solution

The supervisor buddy cable system is a great way to allow a new starter to make calls or listen to calls while another more experienced colleague is listening in. By allowing side-by-side headset coaching you ensure new starters get up to speed fast, however with the...

Panasonic And Avaya Phone System Parts

Panasonic And Avaya Phone System Parts

Along with selling a full range of new office communication equipment, we also recognize the importance of stocking legacy hardware to help support customers older phone systems. As a result, we have extensive system parts for Panasonic and Avaya phone systems. Avaya...

EPOS unveils new Headsets at ISE Barcelona

EPOS unveils new Headsets at ISE Barcelona

Last month at the ISE Barcelona EPOS unveiled two very interesting series of headsets. These are two distinct ranges with super features and overlapping deployment scenarios. These are the EPOS IMPACT 700 Series and the EPOS IMPACT 800 Series. To summarise briefly -...

Contact Centre Headsets

Contact Centre Headsets

Businesses need to be contactable and the phone is still the preferred way to contact a company especially if the requirement is urgent. Web chat and automation certainly play their part but they don’t replace the phone, not yet anyway! Call Centres, Customer Service...

Fanvil IP Solutions

Fanvil IP Solutions

As the PTSN copper analogue network faces switch off in 2025, businesses are turning to VoiP-compatible solutions increasingly. Fanvil has an extremely diverse product portfolio that not all businesses are currently aware of, but this is changing. Since the start of...

BT Network Switch Off 2025 – Go VoIP Now

BT Network Switch Off 2025 – Go VoIP Now

As we approach 2025, the imperative for UK businesses to transition to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony becomes increasingly evident. Several factors drive this shift, collectively reshaping the communication landscape and compelling organizations to...

Happy Holidays to All

Happy Holidays to All

Happy Holidays to AllIt has been a busy year for all of us with exciting developments in communcations with new product launches, the ever increasing advent of Artificial Intelligence and the continued growth of Microsoft Teams as the enterprise default UC platform....

Phones for Microsoft Teams

Phones for Microsoft Teams

What phones can be used with Microsoft Teams?Top manufacturers of phones for Microsoft Teams include Yealink, Poly & Audiocodes. Very few manufacturers can produce IP telephones to the rigorous standards which Microsoft demand for its certification process. When you...

DECT HEADSETS FOR RETAIL

DECT HEADSETS FOR RETAIL

WIDE DECT BASE COMPATIBILITY Simple team communications for any size business Best4Systems will set up the base and provision headsets ready to use making this a pure plug and play solution. All you need to do is position the base plug it in and you are ready to talk....

UC and Teams Endpoints for Meetings

UC and Teams Endpoints for Meetings

In today's ever-evolving landscape of remote and hybrid work, Unified Communications (UC) and collaboration platforms like Microsoft Teams have become essential tools for organizations to stay connected and productive. As these platforms continue to gain prominence,...

EPOS IMPACT 5066T HEADSET FOR TEAMS

EPOS IMPACT 5066T HEADSET FOR TEAMS

The new EPOS IMPACT 5000T Headset range presents a series of wireless multi use headsets which guarantee high quality sound and seamless interactivity with Microsoft Teams. Whilst these headsets are predominantly DECT in operation, they can also connect via Bluetooth...

JABRA PANACAST 50 VIDEO BAR SYSTEM

JABRA PANACAST 50 VIDEO BAR SYSTEM

The PANACAST 50 VIDEO BAR SYSTEM is available in three models, two of them platform specific - ie Teams and Zoom versions, there is also a Unified Communications model for alternative platforms. What is just great about this new collaborative product from Jabra is...

THE EPOS MEETING ROOM GUIDE

THE EPOS MEETING ROOM GUIDE

Room Acoustics The first and perhaps most important aspect to consider is acoustics. Meeting rooms are built to enable meaningful dialogue, which is why it’s critical to ensure that their acoustic properties facilitate this. BEST PRACTICE Floor: Use floor carpeting or...

Hybrid Working Practices – a Jabra Study

Hybrid Working Practices – a Jabra Study

Jabra's most recent report on the subject of Hybrid Working Practices has been published. It highlights the 'post pandemic' changes in the workplace. In short, there has been a gradual increase in the movement of remote staff back into the office, but they are not...

Try. Share. Win.

Try. Share. Win.

Fancy a new iPad, Apple Watch SE or pair of Beats Studio Earbuds?Purchase either one of the 3M 4000+ or HF-300 Series reusable respirators. Once you have received and used your respirator, head over to The Power of 3 Promotion and leave your feedback for your chance...

EPOS and Barco

EPOS and Barco

Hybrid Meetings made easy with EPOS and Barco Barco's Clickshare offers one touch, seamless access to online meetings. Coupled with EPOS' high quality audiovisual conferencing products you have a complete solution at once - BYOM ( Bring Your Own Meeting ).What is...

The 3M Peltor WS Alert X – Field Test

The 3M Peltor WS Alert X – Field Test

Darcy, a Cabinet Maker, works in a very noisy environment, using power tools, grinders, saws amd sanders. He took a pair of Peltor’s WS Alert X out in the field for some testing in a real life work setting. We are pleased that he is pleased with the experience.

Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex Headset

Jabra Evolve2 65 Flex Headset

The Evolve2 65 Flex has been designed to meet the needs of the hybrid worker. It has a specially adapted fold-and-go design with a hidden boom arm and fits nicely into its carry case. It has a lightweight profile and extra thin ear cups making it supremely portable.

EPOS IMPACT 1000 Teams Headsets

EPOS IMPACT 1000 Teams Headsets

Bluetooth Headsets for BusinessEPOS launch their range of Bluetooth headsets designed for the open office and infused with the intelligence of EPOS' Brain Adapt Technology. The range fits neatly into the IMPACT range of headsets which provide comfortable and...

The Jabra Engage 40 – Call Centre Headset

The Jabra Engage 40 – Call Centre Headset

Meet the Jabra Engage 40, the new generation of contact centre headset. The power to improve customer satisfaction is now in your hands. Jabra's Engage+ software delivers intelligent call insights in real time to boost agent performance and enhance customer...

Simple and Efficient Meetings with Yealink MVC

Simple and Efficient Meetings with Yealink MVC

Conceived as the perfect video conferencing solution for MTR ( Microsoft Teams Rooms ) the Yealink MVC Series are both high quality and plug and play - with simple operation. The MVC Series provide a wide range of configurations for all sizes of meeting or conference...

AudioCodes – Supporting the Migration from Skype to Teams

AudioCodes – Supporting the Migration from Skype to Teams

In July of 2021, Microsoft announced the retirement of Skype for Business Online, making way for the now widely used Microsoft Teams. To aid the businesses that had invested in Skype for Business Deskphones (3PIP Phones) and help with the transition to Teams-enabled...

Yealink MeetingBar A10

Yealink MeetingBar A10

There are a host of meeting room solutions, from small portable speakerphones to complete Teams Room Systems which can cater for large meeting rooms with multiple participants. However, the most common type of meeting is the one which takes place in a huddle room....

3M Peltor WS Alert X

3M Peltor WS Alert X

ear protection - and accept calls via your mobile whilst working The 3M WS Alert X Bluetooth® headset with high attenuation & ultra noise-cancelling boom microphone connects to your mobile phone for hands free calls in noisy environments. The headset helps to protect...

Get ready to Speak Up to Jabra

Get ready to Speak Up to Jabra

With the new Jabra Speak2 Series of portable desktop speakerphones we see a high quality product drop into the meeting space realm. A new speakerphone which comes in a variety of models and is supremely crafted to provide a rich, easy to initiate, meeting experience...

Occupational Hearing Loss

Occupational Hearing Loss

Did you know that hearing loss is one of the most common occupational illnesses around the world?Every day, millions of workers are exposed to noisy working conditions. Almost 25% of them will suffer from long-lasting hearing impairment. 3M recognizes this problem....

400HD IP PHONES SERIES – AUDIOCODES

400HD IP PHONES SERIES – AUDIOCODES

The AudioCodes 400HD series of IP phones are an advanced range of VoIP telephone endpoints which are easy to use and well featured. We thought that we should investigate more fully some of the individual models which comprise the range.All the telephones in the 400...

True Wireless Earbuds From Jabra

True Wireless Earbuds From Jabra

There are ear buds and there are ear buds. Well, to clarify a little bit - there are many many Bluetooth ear buds available on the market ranging from unknown brands to the Apple Air Pods. Some of these are poor quality, some provide excellent audio for music...

EPOS EXPAND – WEBCAMS FOR ALL MEETING ROOMS

EPOS EXPAND – WEBCAMS FOR ALL MEETING ROOMS

Frictionless collaboration is key in driving productivity and inclusion into meeting spaces. EPOS has a range of audio and video devices that cater for different spaces to empower your employees to collaborate with colleagues effectively regardless of location.EPOS...

Jabra PanaCast 50 Room System

Jabra PanaCast 50 Room System

Following from the success of the PanaCast 50, Jabra have teamed up with Lenovo to provide an all in one meeting room solution for Teams Rooms. The system is comprised of three main components : the original PanaCast 50, along with two, windows based Lenovo products;...

Working Out of the Office with EPOS

Working Out of the Office with EPOS

The rapid adoption of remote working, work from home or just spending a few days out of office has led to increased focus in the design of communications products which allow greater collaboration and a better sound experience. Clear speech transmission and reception...

Hybrid Working and Hot Desking

Hybrid Working and Hot Desking

HOT DESKING AND HYBRID WORKING TRENDS Two years on from the Covid-19 pandemic, 78% of businesses are offering hybrid working arrangements for their employees. Covid-19 has impacted the demand for office space, and employers offering remote work are considering...

Kenwood Walkie Talkies

Kenwood Walkie Talkies

Of late there has been a severe lack of availability of PMR ( Personal Mobile Radios ) Walkie Talkies - in part due to chipset shortages and to some extent due to international conflicts. We are happy to introduce into this field the Kenwood UBZ-LJ9SET PMR446. Unlike...

The Orosound TILDE PRO C+

The Orosound TILDE PRO C+

The Orosound TILDE PRO C+This is the first of Orosound's headsets which is supplied with the Bluetooth Dongle as standard- allowing a far simpler connection to Microsoft Teams and Unified Communications platforms - and your mobile device. QualityWe are happy to...