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The Sennheiser Circle SC260 2 UC Headset
The most recent addition to Sennheiser's range of business headsets and is supremely designed for the sort of worker who spends a lot of time on the telephone such as a customer services operative or a call centre worker. It is lightweight, comfortable and binaural....
The New Sangoma IP Phones
Sangoma Technologies is a supplier of VoIP solutions for businesses based in Canada. The company is renowned for its Unified Communications products which include cloud based or premise based telephone systems; telephony cards for all systems and a range of desktop IP...
The Growth of Skype for Business
Since Microsoft re branded and updated its Unified Communications package from Microsoft Lync to Microsoft Skype for Business there has been an incredible uptake for the service. In 2011 Microsoft purchased Skype for 8.5 billion dollars and though, initially it...
A Conference Phone for Any Meeting Room
We read all about remote working and business is no different from the concept of employees working from home. rather than the costly and time consuming ( and non environmentally friendly ) option of travelling for a business meeting there are a host of conference...
Plantronics HW261N Spotlight
The Plantronics HW261N is a favourite headset for call centre workers and, indeed anyone who uses the telephone a lot during he course of their working day. The HW261N is a binaural ( two eared ) corded/ wired headset which can connect to any telephone system, be it a...
Top Ten USB Business Headsets
With the advent of the fully connected workplace with Skype for Business and Unified Communications making rapid headway with respect to traditional PABX systems, we are getting asked more and more for USB headsets. Headsets come, in general with a plethora of leads (...
Telephones for Caravan Parks
Many people like to holiday on a caravan site - a tented holiday may sound alluring but waking up in a soggy compartment surrounded by your clothes, insects and pieces of mud just does not compare to sitting in front of a gas fire in your caravan with a cup of coffee...
What to do with a Faulty Phone System
Almost any business will see communications as one of the primary necessities in the workplace. The flow and management of data is crucial and the ability to talk to existing and potential customers and partners is essential. A faulty phone system will undermine a lot...
Polycom VVX410 Endpoint IP Phone
If you want to have happy staff and an efficient front line then the Polycom VVX410 IP Phone is a superb desktop endpoint which is aimed at the busy operator or executive. These telephones really do increase efficiency and productivity by virtue of their intelligent...
The Jabra UC Voice 250
In stark contrast to the usual business headsets we come into touch with on a daily basis - large over the head devices with padded foam ear cushions designed for the desk worker, the Jabra UC Voice 250 Headset sports a far more lightweight design. It is, rather than...
SOLAS regulation and ATEX Radios
As decreed by the The Maritime Safety Committee under the SOLAS regulation II-2/10. In order to comply with the new fire safety regulations ships will be required to have a specified number of firefighters based upon the number of crew and size of the ship, each party...
Avaya 9608G IP Deskphone
The Avaya 9608G IP Phone is a versatile desktop system phone for business which works over IP , making it suitable for VoIP/ SIP telephone systems. It can be powered via a separate PSU or via its Ethernet port ( POE ) the G stands for Gigabit Ethernet - denoting the...
Introducing the Jabra Evolve 75
Jabra's Evolve range of headsets have redefined comfort and design in the office. Rather than looking like business accessories they are modelled to look like a serious piece of consumer equipment. Jabra has innovated the concept of wireless freedom and of the...
Sennheiser Call Centre Headsets
Sennheiser have a reputation in producing some of the best audio equipment in many fields. Their business headsets have many features aimed at making them perfectly suitable for use in a busy call or contact centre. High up in the list of features are ease of use and...
Gai Tronics Telephones
When you are installing public facing telephones here are a few additional factors that need to be taken into account in comparison to your usual telecoms deployment. Telephones that are to be used 'in the field' need to be rugged - in other words they will need to be...
Moving from ISDN to SIP
ISDN has been with us for nearly 30 years, it stands for INTEGRATED SERVICES DIGITAL NETWORK and has been the driving force behind business communications ever since. It allows the transmission of digital signals for voice, data and video over the legacy copper wired...
Yealink IP SIP Phones
Yealink is a UK based manufacturer of IP/ VoIP/ SIP telephony solutions including telephones and POE ( Power Over Ethernet ) switches. The company has an impressive heritage, dating back to its inception in 2001, in supplying business in the UK and worldwide an...
IP Telephone Installation
Communication and Trading (CAT) approached Avalle4Business to help them consolidate their telephony requirements. Originally operating across two sites, with administration in the Brighton site and operations and logistics in the Newhaven site. CAT realised they could...
Residential Telephone Systems
It would be easy to make the assumption that telephone systems are suited only to large business environments. It is true, of course, that many of the features which are associated with phone systems have been driven by business processes and requirements. The...
Conference Units for Skype for Business
If you are looking for the best conference phone for Skype for Business or other Unified Communications platform then we have a few selections based upon price, quality and ease of deployment. The essence of a business conference phone is that it allows a few people...
Best Headsets for Skype for Business
First there was Skype, then there was Microsoft Lync, then there was Skype for Business. Whether you are a small business making the most of the localised Skype installation on your PC or a larger business enjoying the full gamut of integrated services from Office 365...
Avalle at the UC Expo 2016
On 19-20 April 2016 Best4Systems will be attending the UC EXPO at Olympia, London. This is an event quite rightly described as "Europe's Largest Unified Communications And Collaboration Event" and will be demonstrating the Avalle series of Headsets which are UK...
About the Verso Headset
We launched the groundbreaking Verso headset some two years ago in response to feedback from many users and purchasers of business headsets. It is, as are all of our Avalle headsets, designed in the UK based upon feedback from our customers, an evolutionary process...
Peltor Takeaway
David Tennant, along with a host of venerable presenters who need to either protect their ears from noise at work or just be prevented from hearing anything was spotted by an eagle eyed staff member yesterday sporting a pair of Peltor Headsets whilst a guest on...
Diversity in the Workplace
Here at Best4Systems we just read a great article over on Jabra's blog about Group Norms which sets out to explain this statement: Group norms are powerful, invisible forces that determine how we interact with others. Here’s how they shape our behaviours and how we...
Plantronics Voyager Legend B235
The world of business headsets is one with many very different styles and wearing options, from binaural over the head for maximum concentration to monaural headsets which facilitate conversation with colleagues between calls. However, increasingly popular are...
Peltor Intercom Headsets with Protection
In many work situations it is necessary to protect workers ears from potentially harmful noise. This is ( as decreed by the Noise at Work Regulations 2005 ) the responsibility of the employer to assure that the safety of the employee is catered for. As a result there...
A Business Telephone for all – BT Converse 2300
Business telephones have adapted over the years to form part of an increasingly complex network of communications. The, once, basic telephone has evolved to be able to join SIP, VoIP and IP networks; to be remotely programmable; to base its processes on embedded xml...
Small Business Polycom Debut
Any business that has tasted the easy joy that audio conferencing brings to arranging business meetings will be aware of the facility by which one can schedule, invite and set up remote business meetings. Leading the way have been the Polycom Conference phones of...
An Affordable Conference Phone from BT
We felt that we should mention the The BT X300 Conferencing Unit, having talked about its big brother the BT X500 previously but the X300 deserves a mention by virtue of its simplicity and price. OK - the BT X300 is a simple analog conference telephone which...
Call Recording for your Business
Recording calls is a necessity in many industries for both legal reasons and in order to give your customers the best experience possible. Protection from Disputes and Litigation For example in many sectors where contractual obligations may be established in a phone...
The New Polycom 8800 Trio
Much like the way in which Hoover became a byword for the household vacuum cleaner Polycom has established itself as the 'de-facto' word in business conferencing equipment. Business conferencing has revolutionised business meetings by allowing immediate multiperson...
Yealink SIP-T40 IP Telephone Overview
Yealink are a global supplier of what can be classed as business collaboration products, specialising in IP phones as well as providing the infrastructure for their usage such as hosted, on premise and call centre IP solutions. Best4Systems are pleased to now stock...
Avicom Kusaidia Telephone Review
Aviannegreen Ltd are pleased to launch a brand new range of British manufactured environmental and weather proof telephones for industrial and public areas. Under the Avicom brand the Kusaidia range offers a wide selection of features and functions to cover all...
Jabra Speak 810 Review
The JABRA SPEAK 810 is a new addition to the Jabra family. It builds on the success and style of the previous speakerphones - the Jabra Speak 410 and 510 models. These were small, portable desktop speakerphones whereas the 810, though calling itself a speakerphone has...
The Cisco 8831 IP Conference Phone
When we first saw the Cisco 8831 we thought it odd that someone would plug a loudspeaker into a calculator but, following exhaustive investigation, it became apparent that this was a very nicely designed conference phone. Conference phones are a useful addition to...
