It's VoIP To You!
Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) has rocked the telecom world and Forum Communications is set to rock the teleconferencing world with SIP collaboration.
Voice over Internet Protocol provides more flexibility, more productivity and more options. A world leader in reliable, affordable on-premise web and teleconferencing technology since 1991, Forum Communications offers a full line of conferencing solutions from Enterprise and Global conferencing to SMBS systems that grow from 8 ports, all with internet administration included or available. The new releases appeal to companies that are already implementing VOIP, and fit equally well in a legacy telecom environment or an IP/PSTN hybrid environment.
The Consortium II is available now with VOIP-option this Fall. Expand to 480 ports with more powerful administrative functions, quick pages and enhanced maneuverability. One touch access for conference users, MP3 files and podcasting for conference call playback, provides enterprise-wide, affordable conferencing for every one and every department in the corporation. Well-known for its advanced system features and durability, the latest Consortium release includes proven productivity tools, like email reminders and reports, View and Control screens, Outlook and Lotus notes scheduling.
Conferencing helps everyone, it should be accessible to everyone. Do you have an employee or a manager who could not benefit from increased productivity? Very few managers would answer "yes" to that question. Forum Communications makes web and teleconferencing affordable to offer as a "birthright" tool, similar to email, voicemail and the telephone.
The BLAST-911 conference server is designed for larger corporations who prefer to host their own internal conference service and who need on-premise, regional or international text and voice messaging. The BLAST-911 is LINUX-based with your choice of VOIP, T1, E1 or PRI connections, with voice and web conferencing in one solution.
For more on 2006 product releases, click on Consortium II, BLAST-911 or CONFER SE. Visit our Booth in San Diego at the Internet Telephony Expo for more about Forum's VOIP options.
Pod-Conferencing in Your Future
Podcasting is taking off in higher education, with professors and administrators realizing the value of posting audio programs on the internet for students to listen to at their leisure. The phrase combines "iPod" and broadcasting," but you can use a computer, iPod or any kind of mp3 player to access, download or listen to files.
Already prevalent in the business and news world, podcasting is perfect for publishing recorded conference sessions. Suppose a professor has a class via teleconference that they wish to make available to students on-line. Typically, they would record the conference session, and send out a message to their students telling them to dial into the bridge to playback the session. Or the end user would export the recording to MP3, publish it on a web page, then send out an email with the address of the web page.
Contact Forum if you are interested in the pod-casting application for your conference calls.
Value & Variety
In the current booming economy there are unprecedented opportunities for businesses to maintain aggressive growth. Teleconferencing is a practical, secure, and economical business tool, available 24/7. More feature and connectivity options bring the best value to market. Businesses can identify and quantify how instant collaboration technology benefits individual departments and business units.
Business Process Control continues to demonstrate the shortcomings of the dinosaur in the corporate infrastructure. Communications are particularly stretched beyond capacity. This was demonstrated in business and government response to the hurricanes and flooding in New Orleans. Newer, smarter, quicker ways of doing business challenge us at every corner. The answers are out there, but what is your business doing to bring those answers, especially conference collaboration, in house?
If you would like more information on integrating voice and web conferencing into your business process and updating your network infrastructure with affordable new collaboration technology, contact Forum Communications at 972-680-0700 or use our online contact form.
Mediator II
Lawyers, mediators and arbitrators were fascinated by the secure sidebar conferencing functions of the Mediator II that Forum Communications recently introduced at the ABA Conflict Resolution Conference (Atlanta, GA) and the Texas Association of Mediators Conference (Austin, TX). Forum is the only company to provide the technology to hold secure sidebars and re-join the conference call in seconds, without hanging up and having to re-build the call group.
From contract negotiations to collections, corporate to family law, conflict resolution is a very specialized niche. Members were enthusiastic to see and test the new system which is ideal for both metro and rural areas, where distances can cause travel expenses and delays. Court-ordered mediation continues to be a growing trend across the country. The legal industry is also seeing growth in web marketing and out-sourced referral and marketing services.
