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4 SkypeBuzz by Telecom Reseller Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Release
Expands Capacities and Lowers Costs –Continued from page 2
192 sessions and new con gurations provide a maximum of four PRI ports or 12 FXO ports with lower price points.
New Sonus SBC 1000 con gurations provide enterprises with more value and the same certi ed reliability and security of the original Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000.
Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS), a
global leader in secure and intelligent Cloud communications, has announced that Release 6.1 of the Sonus Edge portfolio will begin shipping in late October 2016. e new release for the Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 Session Border Controllers (SBCs) o ers exceptional value
to enterprises by driving a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) through expanded standard port density, higher capacity and capability, and lower price points.
e Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 are designed to facilitate a simple and exible transition to Microso ’s® Skype for Business for enterprises. Release 6.1 enhances that value proposition by delivering the following new features:
● A new, general purpose ASM that increases the number of Skype for Business SBA users from 400 to 1,000 and the number of SBA calls from 100 to 240 on the Sonus SBC 1000. Additionally, the new ASM comes standard with Windows Server® 2012 R2 and 2 Microso Hyper-V® virtual machines to allow on-board hosting of third-party applications on the Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000. is higher capacity ASM reduces enterprise CAPEX and minimizes the need for separate servers for application hosting.
● An advanced ASM designed speci cally for hosting Microso CCE enables Sonus Cloud Link to signi cantly reduce CCE installation
time and lower TCO for enterprises migrating
to O ce 365 Cloud PBX. e ASM allows
Sonus Cloud Link to scale to a maximum of
500 concurrent Skype for Business CCE calls
in a single appliance, eliminating the need to procure a separate server, so ware, and necessary licenses.
● A redesigned SBC 1000 with a higher- powered base board DSP supports a maximum of 192 SIP sessions, which represents a 20 percent increase over previous releases. e SBC 1000 can also be expanded with a maximum of four PRI ports (up from two),12 FXO ports (up from eight), and new con gurations priced lower than earlier releases.
● ree new entry level SBC 1000 con gurations provide up to four PRI, four
BRI, four FXO, and four FXS ports in a cost- e ective platform. ese entry level SBC 1000 con gurations are designed for businesses that need the robust security and reliability of the SBC 1000 platform for simple gateway deployments.
Quote:
“ e Sonus SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 are
proven in helping enterprises secure Uni ed Communications, such as Skype for Business,” said Gordon Eddy, director, Product Management, Sonus. “Release 6.1 further enhances these trusted platforms, delivering capacity and capability upgrades at signi cantly lower price points than competitive alternatives.”
Other Fact:
e SBC 1000 and SBC 2000 recently received a 2016 Uni ed Communications Product of the Year award from TMCnet.
Sonus was named a 2015 Skype for Business Pioneer Award by TMCnet.
Additional Resources:
Learn more about SBCs and securing real-time communications with Sonus’ newest “Dummies” guides. ■
More at www.sonus.net.
4th Quarter 2016
StarLeaf’s Skype for Business
Huddle Room Solution Hits a
New Milestone
e new StarLeaf GTm 5140 Huddle – native video meeting room solution for Skype for Business – is now in full production.
LONDON - StarLeaf, the leading video conferencing and calling provider, has announced the general availability of its Skype for Business meeting room solution, the StarLeaf GTm 5140 Huddle, a native professional video conferencing system that works directly with Microso Skype for Business, and which
o ers the best price performance and feature set on the market today.
Analysts Wainhouse
Research estimates
that there will be 640
million Skype for
Business enterprise
seats by 2020. is
meteoric rise in
adoption at the desktop
is fueling a demand for native meeting room systems, particularly for small collaboration spaces and huddle rooms.
e StarLeaf GTm 5140 Huddle is an easy to use, great quality video conferencing hardware appliance that registers directly to a Microso Skype for Business server or Microso O ce 365.
It o ers a small and stylish form factor, and is packed with a rich feature set including
said Mark Loney, CEO, StarLeaf, referring to PC-based systems and Microso ’s Project Rigel. “Customers tell us that one size does not t all rooms. With the addition of our huddle room solution StarLeaf gives its
customers the exibility
to choose from a family of products, with a single user interface and importantly, a
centralized management platform.”
e StarLeaf GTm 5140 Huddle joins its
larger sibling the StarLeaf GTm 5250, an AV integrator friendly system with options for single or dual screens and multiple pan- tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras. All GTm systems o er a consistent user interface and are centrally managed by the StarLeaf Maestro Management Platform. ■
More at starleaf.com.
HD audio and video, bi-directional content sharing, one touch dialing, and a simple ‘one button to push’ to join a Microso scheduled meeting. It comes complete with a StarLeaf touchscreen controller, USB camera and microphone, and supports one or two screens.
“At rst glance it appears that the world
of Skype for Business is well served with
a number of seemingly low cost video conferencing huddle room systems available,”
Thismeteoricriseinadoption atthedesktopisfuelinga
demand for native meeting roomsystems,particularlyfor smallcollaborationspacesand huddle rooms.