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- Telrad Conferencing Release 4.0: Cost-effective, application-rich conferencing
- Telrad Networks Announces Establishment of Its New Connect Conferencing Business Unit
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Telrad Conferencing Release 4.0: Cost-effective, application-rich conferencing
Lod, Israel, March 15, 2007: Telrad Networks announced the release of version 4.0 of its conferencing appliance, which allows adding conferencing to any enterprise PBX at a one-time cost. The release includes a rich set of applications, including integration to Mircrosoft Outlook, outbound and inbound dialing, web sharing, and moderator control.Rather than using pay-as-you-go services on an outsourced level, the Telrad Conferencing appliance has no operating expenses, and can be integrated with practically any enterprise PBX. Small and mid-sized enterprises can use the Telrad Conferencing platform as an economical and easy-to-use platform for all their conferencing needs.
“Enterprise conferencing is an essential application today,” said Meir Bass, CTO of Telrad Networks. “However, using subscription services such as web conferencing can lead to high and unpredictable costs. Furthermore, web conferencing lacks calling out features and integration with scheduling applications such as Microsoft Outlook. Telrad Conferencing is so simple to use, everyone in the organization can schedule a fully-featured conference call.”
Even for companies conducting fewer than 20 conferences a month, the break-even point for the Telrad Conferencing appliance is less than one year. With added security and ease-of-use, the investment is even more worthwhile. Telrad Conferencing features:
- Available in 12– 64 port configurations
- Fully interoperable and standard compliant
- PRI E1/T1 support
- H.323 signaling support
- 60 simultaneous E1 conference attendees per unit
- 64 simultaneous VoIP conference attendees per unit
- 46 simultaneous T1 conference attendees per unit
- Additional units for scale-up capabilities
- Outbound dialing
- Multi-language and localization capabilities
- Real-time chairperson controls
ABOUT TELRAD NETWORKS LTD.:
Telrad is an established telecom equipment and services organization that has been providing communications products and services used by millions of end-users worldwide. Telrad provides development capabilities that focus on integration of core technologies into standardized, Tier-1 carrier-class products.The company combines a high level of dedication to customer service with expertise in developing products in the areas of IP NGN, gateways, optical, metro, enterprise, wireless, and switching.
Telrad is focused on providing dedicated, trustworthy and robust solutions and service to emerging markets and small and mid-sized operators and service providers. Telrad is a privately-owned company founded in 1951.
ConnectConferencing is a fully-owned division of Telrad Networks.
Telrad Networks Announces Establishment of Its New Connect Conferencing Business Unit
Rosh Ha’Ayin, Israel, February 1, 2005 - Telrad Networks, one of Israel’s leading networking and telephony equipment providers, today introduced Connect Conferencing, a new business unit that focuses exclusively on provision of in-house business conferencing solutions.With more than a decade of experience in developing carrier-grade conferencing products, Telrad Networks is entering the market with simple, easy to maintain and easy to use conferencing appliances featuring integrated web and audio capabilities.
Corporations have started to view conferencing as a key communication tool with strategic business importance. Security- and cost-conscious businesses are shifting away from outsourced conferencing services and adopting in-house solutions. As a provider of best-in-class conferencing technologies, Telrad Networks, is pleased to enter this emerging market with robust, turnkey in-house audio and web conferencing appliances that suit enterprises’ growing conferencing needs.
Telrad’s technologies have proven themselves in the demanding network and telephony environments of the world’s largest companies. Telrad believes in the conferencing business and is committed to serving this market with easy-to-use, flexible and cost-effective solutions.
Connect Conferencing products are sold through the company’s network of authorized resellers and are scheduled for general availability in May 1st 2005.
About Connect Conferencing
Connect Conferencing, a Telrad Networks business unit, is an innovative provider of audio and web conferencing technologies. With more than a decade of experience in developing carrier-grade conferencing products, the company is now bringing to market simple, easy to maintain and easy to use conferencing appliances with integrated web and audio capabilities.Targeted at medium and large organizations, Connect Conferencing appliances seamlessly integrate with organization’ IT and telephony systems and empower end users with rich-media conferencing capabilities. Enterprises benefit from immediate return on investment, unprecedented reliability, security, and best in class service. For more information visit the Connect Conferencing web site at www.connectconferencing.com
Wainhouse Research WebMetrics Finds Users Planning to Increase Web Conferencing and Audio Usage in 2005
Three out of four WebMetrics panelists (75.5%) anticipate increased web conferencing minutesJanuary 11, 2005, Brookline MA - In the latest report from Wainhouse Research’s quarterly quarterly WebMetrics research program, the majority of respondents indicated that audio and web conferencing minutes will increase over the next 12 months. A full 64.2% expect their organizations to increase (at varying levels discussed in the research) their audio minutes, and 75.5% expect to increase their web conferencing minutes. At the same time, even with the majority of organizations expecting to increase their web conferencing usage, 35.4% stated that they expect to pay the same or less over the same time period.
In a survey of the WebMetrics Panel conducted online in December, 2004, Wainhouse Research heard from 196 buyers and users of web conferencing on their deployment behavior, purchasing criteria, and use of consultants. Survey responses demonstrate where purchasing behavior resides (centralized or non-centralized); how certain primary and secondary vendors are used for various applications; the relative importance of various criteria in vendor selection; location of web conferencing servers; and channel preferences.
"We found that certain ranges of increased usage of audio and web conferencing can be anticipated, suggesting that there remains substantial room for growth within existing large enterprises as well as small-to-medium enterprises, " said Alan Greenberg, Senior Analyst & Consultant with Wainhouse Research. "Not a lot of organizations expect massive increases, but the numbers do point to steady growth. Less surprising is that users expect to pay the same or less over the coming year for web conferencing, showing that services are likely to continue to suffer per-minute or per-user price erosion."
Minute usage on an application basis is surprisingly uniform - no single application stands out as the major consumer of minutes. Sales Training and Internal Teams are the two applications leading the pack. The report details how various vendors such as Microsoft, WebEx, Centra, Cisco, Oracle, and others are used as primary or secondary vendors for certain applications.
The survey found that the business model for the largest vendors has begun to shift significantly from self hosted and ASP-hosted models towards Managed Services.
The WebMetrics Q4 2004 Report is designed to provide a better understanding of web conferencing deployment behavior, purchasing criteria, and channel preferences. An annual subscription for the report series is available as well as copies of each individual quarterly report.
End users who participate in the surveys receive a high-level summary of the findings and qualify for prize drawings. For more information about the survey series and to participate in future WebMetrics surveys, visit www.wainhouse.com/webmetrics.
About Wainhouse Research
Wainhouse Research is an independent market research firm that focuses on critical issues in rich media communications. The company conducts multi-client and custom research studies, provides strategy advice to vendors and end users, publishes a variety of reports, and delivers public and private seminars, and sponsors an annual summit on rich media conferencing. Please visit www.wainhouse.com for more information.Press Contacts:
Wainhouse ResearchAlan Greenberg +1-512-451-4088 agreenberg@wainhouse.com
