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Plantronics VOYAGER Focus
The VOYAGER Focus is the latest release from Plantronics line of business headsets and one, in much the same vein as the Jabra Evolve series, that is perfectly adapted to Unified Communications usage as well as personal media enjoyment. The Voyager Focus is a stereo...
Bluetooth in Business
Communications is about data and speech transfer, it is about the transmission of information over distance, indeed tele as a prefix comes from the Greek word for far. We have come to expect a free and easy access to voice, data, video and music wherever we are and to...
Panasonic KX-NS700 Telephone System Overview
Panasonic have a great legacy in the production of business telephone systems and one which is particularly exciting us at the moment is the KX NS700 which is, what could be labelled an entry level PBX system but delivers such scalability and flexibility that it can...
Alcatel 8000 Series Telephones
Alcatel have updated their range of desktop digital and IP phones with a stunning range - the 8000 series which take all that was good about the 4000 series and improve upon them further. They all have improved audio as well as POE, Gigabit Ports, Full Pull Out...
The New Polycom VVX IP Phones
Polycom - a name synonymous with business audio and video conferencing are also a leading manufacturer of IP phones with their highly popular SoundPoint series being adopted in many environments due to their easy deployment, familiar operation and, of course,...
Top 10 Wireless Headsets
WE LOOK AT OUR TOP 10 CORDLESS HEADSETS FOR BUSINESS A wireless headset connected to a PC/ Telephone system or unified communications platform can give you or your employees an ease of operation and freedom of movement. The below headsets are in no particular order...
Jabra Headsets for All
Jabra was formed from the company GN Store Nord - a company with almost a century and a half's experience in delivering high end communications. Upon this solid foundation of technical expertise Jabra has built a portfolio of ever improving and ever improvising...
The DECT BT Elements Phone
Traditionally a DECT ( Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications ) cordless phone ( as per the European ETSI standard ) has been expected to have a maximum range of up to 300m outdoors and 150m indoors - that is under ideal conditions. It is used worldwide and is a...
Telephones and the Rail Network
Few people my be aware of the stranger impacts on society of the rail network in the early 19th Century. Indeed on recently we read that Railway Time was the initial precursor of GMT. Prior to high speed rail travel most cities in the UK calibrated their clocks based...
Polycom Solutions
Next week the CeBIT exhibition takes place in Hanover, Germany which covers a range of subjects in advancements and innovation in all things Digital. We were fascinated by the content of some of the talks which are scheduled on Internet security as well as the concept...
Plantronics Blackwire USB Headsets
Plantronics have a range of wired ( corded ) headsets called the Blackwire ™ these are USB connection and designed specifically for use with a VoIP system or Unified Communications such as Microsoft Lync - they plug directly into a computer. The Blackwire...
We Repair Headsets
All things come to an end, even the most expensive and well designed of modern devices; my daughter's oft smashed iPhone is a testament to this, however much you love a device, in the end it is vulnerable. Well telephone headsets are no different. Headsets are used...
Plantronics EncorePro Headsets
Plantronics maintain their incredible legacy of producing world class products with their latest offerings in the world of business headsets. They have brought to the market new models with higher degrees of comfort, durability and sound quality, all with new...
Top 5 IP Phones
Many UK businesses and call centres are moving from traditional telephone systems to VoIP systems which allow access to platforms such as Microsoft Lync or other Unified Communications methods, cutting costs and increasing the functionality of the business' entire...
Unified Communications 2015
Well, last year we looked at the question : What is Unified Communications where we summarised some of the features integral to a UC environment. This year we are seeing increased focus in the telecoms industry on this convergence of data streams and devices. We saw,...
Telephone Fun Facts
Well, it is the season to be jolly and we are and thought we would put together an infographic with some weird and wonderful telephone fun facts we had picked up over the last year. We wish everyone peace and love over the break
Death of the Fixed Line
We just read an interesting article on the BBC website which has announced that the main suppliers of fixed lines are increasing the line rental by five times the rate of inflation. It appears that Sky, Virgin, BT and Talk Talk are all upping their rates by up to...
Wireless Frequencies
We can see that in many areas these days we are moving from wired to wireless. This is evidenced in many areas, our hardware accesses cloud data wirelessly whereas previously it accessed local data via wired connection. This has lead to a whole industry based around...
Benefits of Microsoft Lync
Microsoft Lync is a full communications solution based in the cloud, and not just any cloud but Microsoft's cloud. The solution is based upon the premise of : Stay in touch anywhere which means that a business is given the tools with which to communicate over all...
What is the Difference – SIP and VoIP?
Sometimes, in fact often, questions get thrown around our office, there are so many acronyms out there that it is easy for someone to forget what PABX or PSTN or NC stands for in a product description. In general though we tend to know most of them and there is always...
Customer Contact Expo Press Release
The golden age of customer service delivered crowds of senior-level buyers to Olympia London for the 14th annual Customer Contact Expo, last week. From the moment the doors opened, the exhibition aisles and conference halls were full, and initial results from visitor...
Looking at the Jabra Biz 2300
With the Jabra Biz 2300 Headset currently short-listed for product of the year at the Customer Contact Centre Expo 2014 we felt that it was time we focussed on this beautiful piece of product. We mentioned the 2300 before in our Top 10 Call Centre Headsets article but...
Review of the New Jabra Evolve Headsets
Jabra, the headset manufacturers, have always been an evolving company, having emerged from its Utah Roots to be subsequently based in Scotland and later acquired by the Danish GN Netcom. Indeed their product portfolio is a continuous evolution of design, form and...
September Newsletter
Best4Systems September Newsletter - our news, products, promotions, competitions and internal Latest News This month we have launched the return of the headset buyback scheme where we are offering £5.00 discount on wired headsets and £15.00 discount on wireless...
The Plantronics Blackwire USB wired headset range
The Plantronics Blackwire range are USB wired headsets for computers and laptops and come with a range of different options and features to accommodate all types of users. Choose from “plug in and play” entry level headsets to advanced dual connectivity Bluetooth...
Customer Contact Expo 2014
The call centre expo has taken on a new name this year - the customer contact expo - though for the last few years we have seen the conference emerge as a leading place for collaboration for all customer centric workplaces so it should come as no surprise to see this...
Top 10 Call Centre Headsets
For anyone working in a Call Centre environment the headset is your best friend. Call centre workers are paid to spend unfathomable amounts of time of the day (or night) on the phone.In these busy, noisy and sometimes stressful workplaces it is imperative that the...
Newsletter
We would like to welcome you to this, our first edition of the Best4Systems newsletter. The purpose of the newsletter is to keep you informed about new products, promotions, competitions and industry news. We will be publishing the newsletter on a monthly basis to...
Plantronics Business Headsets
Plantronics are world leaders in headset manufacture with a history of being at the forefront of innovation and design for a host of environments which stretches back to even supplying headsets for the Moon mission. The Plantronics HW Series are a great example of...
Sennheiser SP20 Speakerphones Reviewed
Sennheiser, well known for their high-end audio equipment, are also key players in the business market with their computer and telephone headsets and speakerphones.The Sennheiser SP20 Speakerphones are well designed, easy to use portable speakerphones that can be used...
About the Aastra VoIP Phones
Aastra are a very well established manufacturer of telephones primarily aimed at office and business environments. The company was recently taken over by Mitel creating a billion dollar company with over 60 million end users globally. Their main end user products are...
Avalle Verso Headset – Transforms
We are pleased to present a ground breaking new development in the world of business headsets - it comes from the Avalle Range of headsets, a collection characterised by the desirable attributes of low cost and high quality. We have already launched the highly...
The Lonely Phone
We supply business communications equipment to offices small and large and it always gives us great pleasure to solve our clients' communications conundrums. However, sometimes, we have a deployment which is out of the ordinary and particularly heart warming. Some of...
Review of the Jabra UC Voice Headset Range
With The Jabra UC Voice series of headsets Jabra ( formerly GN Netcom ) have come out with a range of lightweight and well priced wired/ corded headsets perfect for office or call centre environments, particularly those which use Unified Communications (UC). They all...
Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G
This Cisco Conference phone comes with the moniker 'Unified' which means that it has the facility to bring together the many media channels via which we conduct business communications such as speech/ voice, video collaboration, mobile and the PSTN. The Cisco Unified...
Protecting Yourself from Data Centre Noise
Best4Systems have vast experience in supplying communication equipment which is designed to protect your ears in noisy environments. Commonly these have been for people who do, what could be classed as coming from the more exciting occupations like the military, the...
