| Small businesses are widely responsible for | | | | integration and enhanced call centers. |
| creating jobs and economic health. Though it | | | | |
| may seem that the needs of a small business | | | | Meridian phones represent another product |
| far from being the same as those of its | | | | from the Nortel series, also available from |
| larger counterparts, advanced small business | | | | Nortel's exclusive partner, Applinet Direct. |
| phone systems are in high demand, especially | | | | You can opt for digital Meridian phones, |
| given the lack of resources necessary to | | | | which come with the following features: auto |
| maintain dedicated staff that would handle | | | | dial, call forward, call hold, call transfer, |
| phone answering. The market for small | | | | call pickup, speed call, last number redial, |
| business phone systems definitely exists, but | | | | retrieve voice messages, and voice mail |
| very few companies in the phone industry have | | | | notification. The options of placing long |
| been able to meet the needs of small | | | | distance personal calls and business calls |
| businesses in terms of costs. The telephone | | | | are also included, as well as those of |
| solutions that many small companies are using | | | | placing local calls or internal calls. |
| are no match to what the true phone systems | | | | |
| could offer. We are talking about powerful | | | | Applinet Direct also provides you with Nortel |
| systems, with improved answering features, | | | | BCM (Business Communication Manager), a |
| call routing and call messaging. The benefits | | | | portfolio that delivers converged voice and |
| of such small business phone systems are | | | | data solution to small and medium businesses. |
| numerous. Controlling the costs of | | | | The Nortel BCM solution offers a choice of |
| communication, improving the professional | | | | pure-IP or IP-enabled strategy. Regardless of |
| image of your company, increasing | | | | the size of a business, there are certain |
| responsiveness and connectivity are just some | | | | features, such as telephony, multimedia call |
| of the advantages of using small business | | | | center, unified messaging, IP routing and |
| phone systems. | | | | data services, and interactive voice response |
| | | | that all businesses require. These features, |
| Nortel phones represent one possible solution | | | | and many more, are included in the Nortel BCM |
| for your communication needs. This | | | | portfolio. |
| multinational manufacturer of | | | | |
| telecommunications equipment is headquartered | | | | The features and benefits of Nortel BCM |
| in Toronto, Canada, but this location does | | | | include simplified network infrastructure, |
| not prevent its products from being available | | | | cost-effective scalability, browser-based |
| worldwide. You can purchase Nortel phones or | | | | management, and redundancy options, as well |
| any other Nortel products from exclusive | | | | as unparalleled telephony features and a full |
| partners, such as Applinet Direct. | | | | suite of applications, all designed to assist |
| | | | your business in serving customers better and |
| Norstar phones are yet another telephony | | | | being more productive. |
| solution for branch offices and small to | | | | |
| medium businesses. Norstar phones represent a | | | | If your small or medium-sized business needs |
| fully digital platform that unites all | | | | a competitive telephony solution, the |
| communications in a small or medium sized | | | | extensive range of Nortel products is what |
| company, i.e. telephony, fax, voicemail, | | | | you should consider. You can purchase any of |
| email and computer. You can also opt for | | | | these products online from a Nortel exclusive |
| Norstar phones with advanced integrated | | | | partner. |
| applications, such as computer telephony | | | | |