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