Apptix Launches Hosted VoIP Solutions to Significantly Expand
Its On-Demand Offerings for Small and Medium-Sized BusinessesApptix Voice Positions Company as the premier Provider
of On-Demand Business Communications for the SMB Market
Herndon, Va., March 19, 2007
Apptix (OSE:APP), the premier provider of unified on-demand Email, Voice and Collaboration solutions for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today introduced Apptix Voice, a new hosted Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution, to provide customers with reliable, affordable and feature-rich IP telephony services. The new hosted Voice solution delivers the convenience and productivity enhancing features of IP telephony to the SMB market at a cost-savings of up to 40% when compared to traditional telephone service costs.
Apptix Voice is initially available through its MailStreet division and is built on the enterprise-class BroadSoft platform. Apptix Voice is offered through a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, allowing customers to secure a business-class hosted VoIP solution with minimal set-up costs and a predictable monthly subscription fee. This service is also integrated with Hosted Exchange, thereby unifying voice and email applications for improved productivity and efficiency.
"There are close to 100 million SMBs worldwide today, yet traditional software vendors have largely ignored the critical need for business-class Email, Voice and Collaboration solutions for this segment of the market," said Amir Hudda, CEO of Apptix. "Apptix Voice provides SMBs with access to an enterprise-class IP telephony service without the expense and expertise required to deploy and manage this technology in-house. Combined with our hosted Email and Collaboration solutions, Apptix Voice extends our vision of delivering reliable, enterprise-class business communications solutions to the SMB market."
Apptix's 150,000 subscribers will be able to take advantage of the numerous benefits offered by the integration of the new Hosted Voice offering with their existing Hosted Exchange service. By obtaining Voice, Email and Collaboration solutions from Apptix, SMBs can address all of their business communications needs from a single service provider.
"As a provider of outbound emergency communications for state & local entities and K-12 school systems, it is critical for us to have a reliable, high quality phone service," said Russ Davis, president and CEO of Contxtual. "Apptix is the only VoIP provider we could find that provided us with the features we require to establish and expand our remote workforce. I'm a 'set it and forget guy' and since we became an Apptix Hosted Exchange customer, I have gained a true appreciation for the value a hosted solution provides. With the addition of Apptix Voice, we now have the enterprise-class phone system we require without the headache and cost involved in buying and maintaining an on-premise solution."
Apptix Voice features include:
- Standard voice mail, call forwarding, call
transferring, auto attendant and three-way calling
functionality
- Mobility support through find me/follow me and remote
office features
- A Web portal interface for self-configuration and
provisioning of voice services
- Corporate voice networking to support multiple
locations and free on-network extension dialing
- An integrated Outlook Toolbar to provide instant
access to calling features (including click-to-dial)
right from Microsoft Outlook
Apptix Voice can be deployed in less than 30 days and Apptix manages the entire process, which includes an optional on-site network assessment, porting of existing phone numbers, hardware and service plan selection, and installation services. Apptix Voice plans start at $39.99 per month for basic features including voicemail, auto attendant and call forwarding. A full-featured Call Center solution is also available - this add-on provides complete call center functionality, including call queuing, call center agent distribution and statistical reporting. Package features can be customized to meet the specific needs of each customer. For more information about Apptix Voice, which is initially available through its MailStreet division, visit http://www.apptixvoice.com.
