2006
has been a banner year for Castellan! It brought us tremendous
growth in our customer base, largely due to our commitment
to top notch service and maintaining our existing customer
base with no attrition.
On the horizon: 2007 will bring a host of new technology
from Microsoft, and we are already testing Windows Vista,
Office 2007 and Exchange 2007. We will be ahead of the curve
as the New Year begins so that we can appropriately advise
our clients and deploy new tools as they become available
to the public.
Our focus for 2007 will be Unified Messaging, because it
offers the enticing prospect of simplifying communication
methods while saving time. It’s the convergence of
the different forms of messaging, and brings e-mail, voice
mail and faxes into one inbox. With Exchange 2007, you will
have the ability to have your e-mail read to you from a
phone, retrieving your voice mail from your e-mail inbox,
or retrieving from a remote device. It unifies the entire
process into one mailbox so you can check your e-mail, voice
mail or faxes at the same time.
Read
our article about Unified Messaging here.
When the technology is released at the end of January 2007,
we will be ready to offer inexpensive telephone systems
that will allow SMBs to hit the best price/stability/features
point on the chart. Combining the inexpensive power of a
standard PC, an interactive virtual attendant, and low-cost
IP phones, Castellan is prepared to offer true Unified Messaging
at a SMB price point to businesses with as few as 50-100
users. Features and benefits include:
Best combination of price, stability, and features
VoiP runs on inexpensive PC computer systems ($1900 to start!);
phones start as low as $100 each
The software is open source, no cost software – anyone
can get the documentation from the internet for operations
& troubleshooting
Wide array of phone vendors, features, and prices for every
budget
Integration with Unified Messaging in MS Exchange (and the
next version of small business server – the value
leader from Microsoft) – voice mail & faxes in
your inbox (and via the internet), read your email to you
via the VoiP phone system
Use existing POTS telephone lines or PRI from your regular
telephone vendor – regular phone system lines are
STILL the most stable technology for voice communications
Can take advantage of managed switches for higher quality
voice communications
No leasing – you are purchasing equipment and a configuration
service from Castellan – you own it!
