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Moving to the Cloud
Well, we all know about VoIP I am sure. I am writing this in a non technical manner as I do not have a thorough grasp of the technicalities involved. The basic functionality of VoIP ( as it was initially known ) is Voice Over IP, which means that instead of phone...
Spotlight : The ClearOne Chat USB 150
ClearOne specialise in the design and manufacture of media, audio, UC ( Unified Communications ) and streaming products for business and home. In the field of UC ClearOne has specialised in the creation of affordable yet highly functional desktop conferencing units...
The New Avalle Mobile Headset Range
Avalle are a UK based designer of business headsets, already established in providing intuitive solutions to everyday problems. The Avalle Verso, for example, was the first headset that could be changed from a binaural to a monaural ( that is from a two eared to a one...
Looking at the Avaya J100 Series IP Phones
Avaya are pioneers in the realm of Unified Communications with their enterprise solution for UC and contact center - the Avaya Aura® Platform provides the platform upon which business can deploy their entire communications infrastructure. This UC solution will...
The Avalle Series of Headsets
For many years the headset market has been dominated by Plantronics and Sennheiser, indeed they excel at the design and manufacture of best in class business headsets. Jabra ( formerly GN Netcom ) has also made great gains into the enterprise market with some very...
Polycom VVX SFB UC Endpoints
Polycom is a brand associated originally with business conferencing, but much has changed over the last decade. Not only has Polycom made a name for itself with advanced IP endpoints but is also a market leader in the provisioning of open standards based unified...
Spotlight on the Plantronics Blackwire C325-M
The Plantronics Blackwire C325-M is a high quality Binaural Headset from perhaps the world's leading headset manufacturer - Plantronics. It is compatible with leading Unified Communications platforms such as Skype for Business and is easy to deploy. It has the...
Sennheiser SDW 5000 Series of Headsets
Sennheiser have brought out a new range of high end headsets the SDW 5000 wireless DECT headset Series which is comprised of the Sennheiser SDW 5015 and the Sennheiser SDW 5016 headsets. In the words of Sennheiser themselves : "The new Sennheiser SDW 5000 wireless...
Top Products for Business Travel
Business is often conducted in the office but as business is something that takes place between separate parties it is common to have to travel for business.Business travel takes many forms: from commuting on the train ( a time when many people work ); going to...
Top Features for Business headsets
Headsets are one of the main ways in which many people in offices all over communicate on a daily basis. They, of course, should give good sound, they should be comfortable, lightweight and durable and easy to use. A good headset will increase efficiency and staff...
Latest BT DECT Cordless Phones
BT have added to their range of cordless phones with the BT Everyday, BT Essential, BT Premium and BT Advance ranges of phones. These are DECT telephones which allow usage over a normal analogue line giving freedom of movement for the user. Here we examine the ranges....
Avaya B100 Series Conferencing
Avaya is a global leader in communications, delivering both sophisticated hardware/ endpoints and software platforms for Unified Communications and Call Centre management - complete solutions for business communications. Here we look at some of the conference phones...
Evolution of the Jabra Engage
Jabra have added to their range of enterprise business headsets with the Jabra Engage series. These headsets have new improved noise-cancelling microphones and enhanced comfort and talk time. They are powered by DECT technology which provides clear and secure...
Avaya IP Deskphones
Avaya design and manufacture many IP endpoints which provide seamless business access to their Unified Communications platform. They are provided in ranges each of which will have its own specific feature set and recommended deployment scenarios. The flagship range of...
Jabra Motion UC Review
Jabra are a top manufacturer of some of the best designed and fully featured business headsets. Many are designed for classic desktop/ office deployment. However Jabra have been quick to embrace the rapidly changing workplace environment and their portfolio sports...
Mitel UC360 Endpoints
We have seen of late the many smaller, less obtrusive and portable conference units available on the market these days ( see Speakerphones for Meetings ) from manufacturers such as Sennheiser, Jabra, Plantronics and others. We are pleased to look at Mitel's very own...
New Manchester Office
Best4Systems have now opened their new Manchester Office Based at Hamill's HQ. Located waterside at Clippers Quay, just a stone's throw away from the Media City UK hub, HQ - Hamill at the Quays overlooks the landscaped quayside of Clippers Quay, and the Salford Quays...
Plantronics Voyager 6200 UC
We are seeing, with the increasing adoption of a multi-device, multi environment Unified Communications ( UC ) workplace; the evolution of the traditional headset. With the Plantronics VOYAGER 6200 UC the mould is broken. It could be described as a hybrid headset...
Ear Defenders and Communications
Peltor produce top of the range headsets for a multitude of environments. Their raison d'être is to protect. All of Peltor's headsets are ear defenders - protecting the wearer from hazardous sounds, loud noises and constant potentially harmful sound levels. Of...
Blackwire 5200 Series Product Review
The latest headsets to hit our desks from Plantronics is the Blackwire 5200 Series. These are defined by the innovative connectivity involved. All the 5200 series headsets come with 3.5mm plugs - the standard for audiophiles since the days of the Sony Walkman. This...
Plantronics CS540 – still going strong
Five years old and yet a perennial favourite for office workers the Plantronics CS540 headset still delivers both amazing value and quality in a business headset. The CS540 was launched as the lightest DECT headset in the world and still lays claim to that title. We...
Cisco IP Endpoints for Business
Cisco is a byword for enterprise level business communications and has risen to the fore for IP and SIP telephony products and solutions. Apart from the software platforms from Cisco which power Networking, Sucurity, Collaboration, Data Storage and Networking...
Speakerphones for Meetings
The first modern business conference phone was first conceived by Polycom in 1992 [ see article ]and has morphed in the intervening 25 years to be the norm for any remote business meeting. They are aimed at delivering duplex ( two way ) conversation to large meeting...
Selling Your Unwanted Telecoms Equipment
For anyone involved with telecoms, or indeed, anyone running a business it will be evident that the technology is fast paced. We have moved from ISDN/ PABX to Cloud Based in a matter of years; headsets have evolved to become true IP endpoints and telephones have...
Draytek Vigor Routers
Best4Systems are pleased to add to their range of business communication essentials with routers and modems from DrayTek. These are comprised of the DrayTek Vigor Series which provide powerful and easy to use internet control and access to office place with speed and...
Headset Spotlight : The Jabra PRO 920 Mono
The Jabra PRO 920 Mono headset is DECT headset with a great design and sophisticated features but priced at the lower end of wireless headsets range. Being lightweight, monaural and wireless the Jabra Pro 920 Mono can be worn all day in the office, allowing a talk...
Sennheiser Century Mobile Review
Launched just this month Sennheiser brings a new addition to its Century Series - the Century™ Mobile Headsets. These are headsets aimed at the UC ( Unified Communications ) user delivering increased mobility and flexibility to the user. The Century Range...
New Alcatel 8000 IP Phones
Alcatel have brought out a new addition to their enterprise IP endpoints - a range of desktop phones which feature POE ( power over Internet ); generic RJ9 socket for wired headset connection, acoustic echo cancellation and programmable keys. We looked recently at the...
New Yealink T5 Series – Business and Media IP Phones
Yealink, an established provisioned of IP/ SIP endpoints ( predominantly deskphones ) have added to their portfolio with the T5 range of phones which bring the future to desktop interface. Apart from the undeniable 'under the hood' quality of these Yealink telephones...
Manufacturer Focus : Sennheiser
Sennheiser is a name synonymous with high quality audio, modern design and durable build; perhaps more often associated with headphones and musical appreciation equipment the company also carries a sophisticated portfolio of business communication tools such as...
DECT Multihandset Systems
DECT Cordless Phones are not always the first thing that you think of as a business communications tool but many small firms make use of a multi handset cordless phone system as a cheap and easy to use replacement for a telephone system. The drawback will be that as...
New Yealink CP960 Conference Phone
Yealink, who make some of the finest IP phones have added another conference phone to their already impressive portfolio of IP business communication tools. Yealink's SIP range includes The Yealink T range of SIP phones, many of which are suitable endpoints for Skype...
The Sennheiser Workout
This week our office was lit up by a visit from Sennheiser's team. Charlotte and Jane came to our HQ and we discussed some of Sennheiser's recent innovations in the field of business communications and call centre headset design. Once that was over we learnt about...
Top IP Endpoints from Mitel
Mitel is a company whose prime focus is on Unified Communications (UC), producing the systems, the software and the endpoint telephones which allow seamless business communication. Mitel offer solutions for business from the smallest of startups to international...
The New Polycom 8500 Trio
Polycom brought the world the first conference phone 25 years ago - the first three pronged SoundStation - which has become knows as a spider phone by some. The SoundStation Premiere set a new standard in style and quality in business audio conferencing. The sleek...
Avaya Phones for Business
Although Avaya as a company can be said to be going through a restructuring process - moving from a purely hardware based offering and expanding into becoming a software and services company, Avaya have always produced some of the most popular business telephones / IP...
