Cisco Business Communications Solution simplifies almost every aspect of business communication. To begin with, it’s easy to install, easy to manage and easy maintain. If you are deploying an Office Communications for less than 240 employees, you can start your network with the SMB solution package consisting of the following 3 components: a Cisco Catalyst Express 500 switch, a Cisco Integrated Services Router with Call Manager Express, and Cisco IP Phones.

Once you get started, life gets even simpler. With data and voice communications consolidated onto a single network, Cisco Business Communications Solution lets you reduce the number of devices you need to purchase, maintain and manage - dramatically reducing operating and upgrade costs.

How Cisco IP 7900 Series Phones make life simpler

Cisco IP 7900 Series Phone

A system with Cisco CallManager Express can be converted to a highly available, robust voice gateway at a remote site in a centralized Cisco CallManager deployment architecture. This flexibility helps ensure full and risk-free investment protection to successful businesses that might outgrow the system capacity of 240 users.

• Easy to install, set-up and manage: All Cisco IP Phones are as easy to get started with as any traditional phone, and require minimal technical training to manage and use. In addition, the users can move the phone from one location in the office to another by simply plugging in the phone to the new Ethernet port. There is no wiring changes or configuration changes required at the CallManager or CallManager Express IP-PBX. The phone connects to the IP-PBX automatically from the new location.
• Easy to use: Intuitive features include direct access to messages via menu keys, direct dial-back function for fast return of calls, calling number display, plus call waiting, call forwarding and many other useful functions.
• Intuitive Displays: User-friendly, Pixel-based LCD displays make accessing and using information services through Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) far easier.
• Power over Ethernet (PoE): There’s no need for a separate power cord as all the power you need comes through the Ethernet cable. Less wires means fewer complications.
• Hassle-free moves, adds and changes: Physical changes to the workplace used to require weeks - even months - of careful planning. With Cisco IP Phones, you just plug-in your phone to wherever you need it.
• Video conferencing made easy: Cisco IP Phones combine video, camera, LCD screen, speaker and keypad functions all into one phone, so video conferences and calls are as simple as making voice calls.
• Convenient enhancements: Over-the-air firmware upgrades can be made using Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP).

These are just some of the ways Cisco IP Phones can simplify the way you manage your network and communicate. Whatever business you’re in, you’ll find there’s an ideal model to meet your exact requirements. Models available with Cisco Business Communication include:

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Cisco IP Phone 7911G, a basic IP phone for small to medium-sized offices

Cisco IP Phone 7920, a wireless phone featuring increased security and faster roaming for better voice quality. Click here for product details

Cisco IP Phones 7941G and 7961G, featuring new higher-resolution displays.
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 7961G data sheet

Cisco IP Video Phone 7985G, a personal desktop video phone for rich, high-touch communications. Click here for product details

Reducing complexity and costs with Cisco infrastructure

Cisco Catalyst Express 500
Series Switches

With Cisco Business Communications Solution, the infrastructure you need to converge your voice and data networks is surprisingly simple: a Cisco Integrated Services Router and a Cisco Catalyst Switch. Tailored for the needs of growing businesses, these products are highly affordable, and are simple to install with the Power over Ethernet (PoE) capability. They are also easy to manage and maintain and as your company grows, you can scale up according to your requirements.

Cisco Catalyst Express 500 Series Switches

• Easy and affordable to own: This affordable family of switches is optimised for data, wireless, and voice capabilities.
• Easy to deploy and manage: Power over Ethernet capability lets you power the device simply by connecting it to the network.
• Quick problem detection: Integrated intelligence within the switch helps you detect problems before they impact your business, make life easier for your administrators.
• Highly scalable: As your business grows, you can scale up easily according to your specific requirements.

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Cisco Catalyst 3560, 3750, and 4500 Series Switches

If your company has LAN access or branch-office environments, these families of switches combine 10/100/1000 and PoE configurations for maximum productivity and investment protection. In doing so, they allow for the seamless deployment of IP telephony and other rich business applications.

• Deployment of services: You can deploy network-wide intelligent services such as advanced quality of service (QoS), rate limiting, access control lists (ACLs), multicast management, and high-performance IP routing.
• Easy installation: These families of fixed-configuration, enterprise-class switches include IEEE 802.3af and Cisco prestandard PoE functionality in Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet configurations.
• Cisco StackWise technology: This improves LAN operating efficiency by combining ease of use and the highest resiliency available for stackable switches.

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Cisco Catalyst 3560 Series switches. » Click here for details
Cisco Catalyst 3750 Series switches. » Click here for details
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series switches. » Click here for details

Cisco Integrated Services Routers (ISR)

Cisco 2800 Series Router

• Reducing complexity with a single router: Cisco Integrated Services Routers combine security, voice gateway, call processing, voice mail, automated attendant, and conferencing capabilities all into one device. It means you don’t have to deploy several different appliances, so you reduce the cost and complexity of routing.
• Concurrent services: Cisco ISRs can run multiple concurrent services at wire speed with no loss of speed or performance.
• Integrate as you grow: Several slots are available to add connectivity and services, allowing you to easily enhance the device as your business needs require.
• Tailored for growing businesses: Cisco Integrated Services Routers provide the appropriate-sized solution to meet the most demanding business environments while providing the performance and architecture for services available today and in the future.

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Cisco Integrated Services Routers 2800 Series. » Click here for details
Cisco Integrated Services Routers 3800 Series. » Click here for details

Cisco applications - user-friendly solutions that let you do more.

Cisco Applications

Cisco’s suite of communication software tools let you maximise the productivity of your business while minimizing hassle for both your administrators and staff. These include:

• Cisco CallManager Express: Delivers all the call-processing and IP telephony features you need in the most cost-effective way, through just a single router.
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• Cisco Unity Express: Dramatically simplifies network management by providing a centralised solution for local storage and processing of voice mail, as well as enabling and automated attendant services.
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• Cisco Mobility Manager: Integrating usage of a user’s mobile and IP phone does not compromise security. During a Mobile Connect calls, the associated desktop IP phone is secured, so access to the call from the desktop is eliminated.
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• Meeting Place Express: No longer will distance be an obstacle to meetings and presentations. This solution utilises webconferencing technologies to provide simple, powerful voice and web collaboration functions for anytime, anywhere meetings.
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• Unity Connection: Combining integrated messaging, speech recognition and call routing rules into an easy-to-manage system, this brings voice messages to your desktop e mail inbox and lets you control all messages far more conveniently.
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