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3CX – The VOIP PBX for small to medium businesses Nick Galea, 3CX CEO. Agenda. 3CX intro IP PBX market intro IP PBX benefits How an IP PBX works 3CX Phone System Become a 3CX partner!. Company overview. Founded 2005 Microsoft Gold Partner Partnerships with leading VOIP vendors
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3CX – The VOIP PBX for small to medium businesses Nick Galea, 3CX CEO
Agenda • 3CX intro • IP PBX market intro • IP PBX benefits • How an IP PBX works • 3CX Phone System • Become a 3CX partner!
Company overview • Founded 2005 • Microsoft Gold Partner • Partnerships with leading VOIP vendors • Award winning software • 1000 downloads per day
Global presence • Offices in UK, Miami, Hong Kong & Cyprus • Web site in 26 languages (also www.3cx.com.tr)
More IP PBX market facts • “Replacement of old style PBXs is well underway” (Forrester) • “23% of large companies in the US have deployed IP PBXs” (Forrester) • “90% expect to complete by 2012” (Forrester)
How It Works – IP PBX & SIP phones • IP PBX server – talks SIP • SIP phones
How it works – PSTN lines • PSTN linesthrough: • VOIP Gateway • VOIP Service Provider
Benefits for the business owner • Lowers call costs! – • Use Voip for international calls • Calls between branch offices are FREE • Lower up front cost of PBX • Less expensive to buy & run • Eliminate vendor lock in • Cheaper to expand & add features • Increased productivity of employees • Offer employees mobility • Retain staff and leverage staff in different locations
IP PBX Benefits for the user • Mobility – Use extension from anywhere • Increase productivity • Integration with Outlook, CRM – agents can make up to 30 more calls per week • Manage phone from Windows • Easy to setup call forwarding, conferencing etc. • Presence eliminates phone tag • Saves several hours per week
IP PBX benefits for IT staff • Adding and moving extensions easier • Less time explaining how to use a phone • Easy, web based administration • Easier to manage • Software, not a proprietary black box
IT Staff benefits quantified • Each add, move takes 2 hours LESS • -4.7 hours LESS support • Per week / IT employee • -4.7 hours LESS administration • Per week • from “Productivity and the IPC Business Case” Sage Research Inc.
3CX Phone System overview • Open - Based on the SIP Standard • Works with all major SIP phones, gateways and providers • Targeted at Small to Medium Businesses • Low cost • Including voice mail and auto attendant & call queues
USP 1 – Runs on Microsoft Windows • Runs on Windows XP, 2000, 2003 Server Vista & 2008 server • No need to run Linux • 3CX Phone System certified on Windows Server
USP 2 - Easy administration • Easy to install & Manage:
USP 3 - Windows VOIP client • Increase mobility and productivity:Easily transfer callsIndicate presence • Works withInbuilt phoneHardware SIP phone
USP 4 – Integrates with Outlook • Launch calls from Microsoft Outlook Salesforce.comNo need to redial numberAutomatic loggingCan work with other CRM
USP 5 – Completely Software based • Get faster access to new features • Easier to scale and manage • Integrate with your business applications • Run on Existing Windows machine or virtualize with Windows Hypervisor • Backup your PBX to a DVD!
Other features • 3CX Tunnel – tunnel all SIP traffic over a single TCP port • Receive faxes as PDF files – eliminate need for fax server • Phone provisioning for leading phones • Automatic configuration of providers and gateways
PSTN Office London Patton SN4638 (4BRI) Internet Remote workers Example architecture Office Cyprus
Compatible hardware • SIP phones – Hardware or Software • 3CX, Aastra, SNOM, Linksys • VOIP Gateways for PSTN lines • Patton, Vegastream, Audiocodes • Sip trunking / VOIP provider • Nexvortex, Inphonex, Broadvox
3CX Phone System – Versions • Free edition • Up to 8 simultaneous calls • Designed to win market share • Small Business edition • Up to 8 simultaneous calls - $495 - €375 • MWI, Presence information, 4 channels of G729, Fax, Call Park and more • Pro edition • Up to 16 simultaneous calls - $995 - €795 • All of Small Business features incl 8 channels of G729 • Enterprise Edition • Up to 32 simultaneous calls - $1495 - €1150 • All of Small Business features incl 16 channels of G729
Main Competitive Advantages -Our clients put it better than us … “3CX allows medium-sized businesses to work on a corporate scale. Fantastic!” - David Buckley, Network Manager, NANT Ltd. UK “3CX scales well, and is definitely much cheaper to scale up than comparable hardware PBX”- Ryan Crompton, Systems Administrator, ZYTO Corp., USA “We don’t understand VOIP, but we understand 3CX” - NO TOMATO advertising agency team, The Netherlands “The 3CX Phone System is a great Windows-based PBX solution for our company. It is a cost-effective solution which is easy to install and maintain” - Mike Faster, President, Coyote Creek Consulting, USA
Why partner with 3CX? • 100% channel company! • Access to leads via our web based portal • Free partner support (email & chat) • Via web based support system • Free NFR key for Small Business Edition • Listing on our website
Partnership requirements • Have system already installed and configured • Be familiar with the product • Become first line support to customers (including installation, configuration) • Mention the 3CX Phone System on your website and identify yourself as a 3CX reseller • http://www.3cx.com/partners/index.html • http://www.3cx.com/partners/program.html
Thank you • Thank you! • Sign up as 3CX partner at www.3cx.com