Toshiba Adds New Smaller IPedge EP Pure IP Business Telephone System to Its IPedge Family

Toshiba (News - Alert) America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS), telecommunication systems division has unveiled IPedge EP, an IP business telephone system designed specifically for small businesses with up to 40 users per server.

Officials with Toshiba said that IPedge EP gives small businesses with less than 40 users the features, functionality, quality and reliability for which Toshiba's telephone systems are known.

"With Toshiba's IPedge EP single server solution, small businesses can empower their users to communicate more effectively, be more cost effective, and have greater access to their customers, partners and each other," said Brian Metherell (News - Alert), vice president and general manager of Toshiba America Information Systems, telecommunication systems division, in a statement.

Company officials said that IPedge EP accommodates multiple unified communication applications on a single Linux server, including call processing, voicemail and unified messaging, native SIP line and SIP trunk support, mobility, survivability, networking with other IPedge or Strata CIX systems, and feature-rich telephone endpoints.

Add-on applications, including meet-me conferencing with Web collaboration, uMobility Fixed Mobile Convergence (News - Alert) (FMC) and Contact Center solutions, are available with additional servers. Benefits of the Linux server include survivability within or across the network to support business continuity and a higher level of security. A single IP address provides cost-effective deployment. SIP trunks work natively with the IPedge without requiring additional gateway equipment.

Company officials said that with its IP technology and open standards, IPedge is designed for the long term, as future endpoint devices and applications are built on standards to help ensure compatibility with the system, thus protecting the user's investment.

Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is comprised of four business units: Digital Products Division, Imaging Systems (News - Alert) Division, Storage Device Division, and Telecommunication Systems Division.

Together, these divisions provide digital products, services and solutions, including industry-leading portable computers; televisions, TV/DVD Combination products, Blu-ray Disc and DVD products, and portable devices; imaging products for the security, medical and manufacturing markets; storage products for automotive, computer and consumer electronics applications; and IP business telephone systems with unified communications, collaboration and mobility applications.

TAIS provides sales, marketing and services for its wide range of products in the United States and Latin America. TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation.

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Edited by Stefanie Mosca