Switchvox AA60 – Digium Launches new Appliance
Digium ® just released the AA60 Switchvox Appliance, designed specifically with the needs of small business in mind, highlighting the expanding market for the Switchvox product line and replacing the tower server for both SOHO and SMB products.
Switchvox, an Asterisk based system widely used in the SMB space is a telephony application that makes using the Open Source PBX easier. It is the most widely used communications system based on Asterisk, the open source project headed by Digium and strengthened by the contributions of hundreds of developers around the world.
The new appliance will provide powerful features that bridge the gap between the business phone system and the power of the web.
Features include integration with leading CRM applications such as Salesforce.com and SugarCRM while blending a unique google map/mash-up feature with zero programming required by PBX administrators.
The new AA60 offers:
- Small form factor  It weighs about 10 lbs. and can be mounted on a wall to save space.
- Increased reliability  A one-year warranty comes standard; a three-year warranty is optional.
- Full coverage by the Digium Exceptional Satisfaction Program  The strongest guarantee in open source telephony gives customers their money back if the product is defective or fails to perform as described.
- VoIP ready  No extra hardware is necessary to connect to SIP or IAX voice over IP trunks.
- Support for PSTN connectivity  Support for one to eight analog ports or a T1/E1 line gives customers greater flexibility in working with their existing network.
The new AA60 comes with the new version 3.5 of the IP PBX software, making easier for administrators or resellers to set up larger systems more quickly than ever before. Highlights of Switchvox SMB 3.5 include:
- Integrated phone management  Streamlined phone configuration without the need to manually enter the network address of each phone saves the system administrator or integrator time. Switchvox automatically finds phones and allows their extensions to be specified through the Switchvox interface or through the phone.
- Multi-level administration  Increases system security by giving some administrators access only to chosen areas of the phone system.
- Batch direct inward dial (DID) mapping  Allows administrators to quickly map all of the company’s extensions to direct dial numbers rather than keying them into the IP PBX one at a time.
- Batch caller ID configuration  Lets administrators specify per extension outbound caller ID for all extensions with one simple setting.
- Enhanced phonebook panel  Users can add multiple extensions at once to their personalized Switchboard phonebook, saving time during setup for employees of larger companies.
- Type to find extensions  Administrators can start typing an individual’s name and a search feature quickly finds the extension. This makes it much faster to navigate larger phone systems with many extensions.
Switchvox AA60 SOHO product enables small and home offices to easily and affordably create and manage their phone system, using traditional analog lines, as well as VoIP services. This product is offered as AA60 SOHO Software bundle w/ 10 users silver subscription.
The SMB product is a full-featured, more advanced IP PBX system for larger organizations. This product is offered as AA60 SMB Software bundle w/ 10 users silver subscription. There is also possible to upgrade from SOHO to SMB and to add more users or to upgrade from silver to gold or platinum subscriptions.
There are regional variations on the AA60 product where the only difference is the type of power cord that they come with. The product will also include tokens to use with the new provisioning functionality found in Switchvox SMB. All of the SMB versions of Switchvox will be bundled with 10 Provisioning Tokens and additional tokens can be purchased as desired.
Digium ®-Switchvox provides a fully functioning PBX to a growing number of businesses the world over.
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The ABP Team
3/20/2008
