Monday, April 30, 2001		Article

Cisco launches IP phone

CISCO Systems has announced the launch of its latest generation of IP phones — the Cisco IP Phone 7960 — in India. This product brings state-of-the-art technology to voice communication solutions for the business world. Based on Cisco’s AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data) platform, Cisco IP phones offer substantial cost savings for the business world, as they will need to invest in only one communication system to the desktop while delivering next-generation value-added services.

The Cisco IP Phone 7960 is a full-featured IP phone aimed primarily at addressing the needs of enterprise users. The 7960 delivers essential business communications by providing the most frequently used business features — such as instant updates on stocks, quote of the day, weather or any other Web-based information, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP3) standard directory which provides user mobility within the office – while retaining use of direct dial number.

Other key services provided are video-conferencing and collaboration and other value-added options such as prioritising calls received, calling party name and number, calls received, missed calls and dialled calls in an easy-to-program and easy-to-use platform, at a touch.

The AVVID voice and video solutions prepare organisations to compete in the Internet economy. By converging data, voice and video onto a single IP network, companies are able to take advantage of IP-based business applications for enhanced employee productivity, customer flexibility and control, standards-based, distributed, open architecture, and exceptional customer service.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco has been active in India and the SAARC region since 1995 operating from its offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Calcutta. — TNS