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Barrie, ON , L4M5G1
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Whatever your requirements are, we can find a solution for you. We install new telephone systems, voicemail systems, call centers and offer a maintenance package to warranty your new or existing equipment. We also carry a wide variety of peripherals that you may want to investigate including but not limited to headsets, paging, back up power supplies, telephone covers.
When we are quoting your system requirements we will ensure we ask the right questions to help you make the right decision for your company. Our seasoned sales professionals want you to make the right decision, they want you to purchase your equipment from us and they will do what it takes to make sure that your needs are met.
We also offer administration training on your telephone and voicemail systems. Sometimes the person who was originally trained may not be at your company any longer and doing the simple adds, moves and changes have become cumbersome and time consuming. Sometimes you may not know the extent of your telephone systems capabilities, you may be underutilizing your existing resources. Arrange to have a professional service representative come out and train your staff. Click here for more information.

Drives Business Profitability

  • Reduces time spent on repetitive communications.
  • Eliminates employee training with easy-to-use LCD on every telephone.
  • Protects your investment with scalable, reliable systems that grow with you as your business grows.
  • Delivers information via cost-effective new media.
  • Provides management reports to optimize your resources.
  • Protects your investment as you upgrade from one Norstar system to another.

Improves Customer Service

  • Projects a professional business image through efficient state of the art communications.
  • Allows you to stay in touch with your customers 24x7.
  • Lets you know who's calling before the call is answered.
  • Levels the playing field - makes small business seem like a large business.
  • Provides constant communication for employees on the move.

Enhances Productivity

  • Simple and easy to use.
  • Protects your business against recurring equipment failures with the highest reliability ratings in the industry.
  • Offers business-building applications like call processing, call centers, and desktop messaging.
       
Product Model Comparison      
 

Norstar: Systems -
Compact 3 x 8

Norstar: Systems -
Compact ICS
Norstar: Systems -
Modular ICS
Scalability Supports up to 8 users Supports up to 24 users Supports up to 224 users
Key Features Reliable, cost effective voice connectivity Includes automated attendant and Calling Line Identification (CLID) Can be used for multi-site networking and centralized voicemail
Migration Path Shares many components with Norstar Compact ICS, the next larger Norstar platformShares many components with BCM portfolio (for a long-term convergence strategy) Shares many components with Norstar Modular ICS, the next larger Norstar platformShares many components with BCM portfolio (for a long-term convergence strategy) Shares many components with BCM portfolio (for a long-term convergence strategy)
   
Norstar Compact 3x8
Designed for small businesses, the Norstar 3x8 system offers up to three lines and eight telephone extensions. It supports all Norstar and Business Series telephones, including fully featured digital functions with LCD and soft keys. It's also easy to add the options that your business needs, including Norstar applications, automated attendant, analog terminal adapters, and station message detail recording (SMDR).
Key Features Include:
• Up to 3 lines and 8 telephone extensions.
• Voicemail and automated attendant support.
• Supports all Norstar and Business Series phones.
• Simplifies communications and prevents dropped and abandoned calls.
• LCD window delivers step-by-step instructions
• Flexible design allows you to easily add enhancements, as your business needs change.
• When you’re ready to move up to the next Norstar platform, your original investment in telephones is protected.
• Digital technology assures reliability and clearer sound
• One of the industry’s lowest failure rates.
   
Norstar Compact ICS
Digital technology -- creates a platform for current and future PC-based applications. Special software packages can distribute calls, track billable activity, and even generate reports on incoming and outgoing telephone calls. Outstanding quality -- ensures that Norstar is one of the most durable and reliable key systems available, with one of the lowest failure rates in the industry.
Key Features Include:
• A flexible building-block design expands with your business easily and cost-effectively.
• Grows from a 4x8 to an 8x24 capacity.
• Voice mail, automated attendant, telephone and computer telephony integration (CTI) compatibility
• Easily add enhancements, as business needs change.
• Supports all Norstar and Business Series Terminals.
• Key popular features include
• Integrated Automated Attendant
• Calling Line Identification (CLID)
• Direct Inward System Access (DISA) for remote dial-in
• Auto Daylight Savings Time
• Paging
• Music on Hold
• Automatic Set Relocation
• Toll Restriction
• High bandwidth to the desktop -- lets you use applications like BRI ISDN and Computer Telephony Integration without changing your existing wiring.
• Modular, scalable design:
• Lets you choose the options that fit your needs today, and still be ready for the future.
• Increase system size with expansion cartridges.
• Tailor your communication capabilities to your company's changing needs simply by adding applications.
   
Norstar Modular ICS
The Norstar Modular Integrated Communications System (ICS) is a key system designed for growing small-to-medium businesses and is expandable up to 248 ports. Advanced integrated applications include voice messaging, unified messaging, digital networking, enhanced call centres and speech recognition. The Modular ICS can grow with your business through the addition of trunk and station modules, as you need them.
Key Features Include:
• High bandwidth to the desktop enables you to use applications like ISDN and CTI without changing your existing wiring.
• Modular, scalable design lets you choose the system that fits your needs today, while planning for the future.
• Digital technology creates a platform for current and future PC-based applications.
• Wide range of call processing and call handling features designed to drive productivity and profitability into your business.
• Reliability with one of the highest mean time between failures in the industry over 100 years.
Norstar Modular ICS
   
Business Communications Manager 50 is an all-in-one, affordable platform for converged voice and data communications; ideal for small to medium businesses with 3 to 50 users.  Business Communications Manager 50 provides advanced capabilities such as robust telephony features, voice messaging, (including the ability to forward voice, fax or text messages to the most popular mobile devices) unified messaging, IP networking, Internet access, contact centers, mobility solutions and IP telephony. With an easy-to-use and highly flexible architecture, the Business Communications Manager 50 enables small sites to benefit from convergence capabilities that were previously only available to much larger organizations.

Key Features:
  • Simple to use, install, and maintain
  • Simultaneous support for both digital and IP telephone sets
  • Enhanced security features to keep your vital communications solution protected
  • Reliable mobility solutions allow employees to be more reachable and productive
  • Advanced features provide flexible solutions for today’s business issues and tomorrow’s challenges

 

   

BCM Business Communications Manager

 Advanced IP Communications Solutions
for Single-Site and Multi-Site Businesses

Business Communications Manager (BCM) delivers small/medium-sized businesses and branch offices the only converged voice/data solution in the industry, providing a choice of IP-enabled or pure-IP strategy. Leveraging existing Meridian, Norstar, and Succession 1000 investments, BCM has the capabilities businesses need including telephony, unified messaging, multimedia call center, interactive voice response, IP routing and data services such as firewall, wireless, and more.

   
BCM 50 - for 3 to 20 users - scalable to 40 users  
Business Communications Manager 50 is an all-in-one, affordable platform for converged voice and data communications for small to medium business with 3 to 20 stations, yet scalable to serve more than 40.  With an easy-to-use and highly flexible architecture, the Business Communications Manager 50 enables small sites to benefit from convergence capabilities that were previously only available to much larger organizations.
   
BCM 450 - for 30 to 200 users  
The BCM 450 is designed to supply complete voice and data services to small- to medium-sized sites of 30 to 200 users in a single, cost-effective, easy-to-manage platform
   

The Business Communications Manager offers key technologies that can help your business compete more effectively, including support for both IP and digital telephony, interactive voice response, auto attendant, unified messaging, and more.

The BCM allows you to use the Nortel T-Series of digital business phone or migrate to the new Nortel Voice over IP (VoIP) phones as your office grows.

   

Features & Benefits:

  • Cost-effective scalability from 10 to 200+ stations using a mix of digital and IP stations.
  • Simplified network infrastructure cuts costs by connecting IP phones over the LAN wiring system, seamlessly extending features to multiple sites through IP connectivity and streamlining network management. IP trunking enables a business to optimize network bandwidth and reduce network costs.
  • Redundancy options, including power, fans and hard-drive, automatically detect failures and switches over seamlessly without any loss of service. This optional feature provides protection where security and reliability are the key drivers to communications systems.
  • Browser-based management simplifies installations, and provides an intuitive, wizards-based method of managing the network from any Web-enabled workstation.
  • Unparalleled telephony features - with the most complete telephony feature offering for small sites, no business has to make compromises on how to process critical customer calls.
  • Full suite of applications - including voice messaging, unified messaging, interactive voice response, multimedia call center and wireless, enable your business to streamline costs, be more productive, and better serve customers.
   

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