VoIP Phone Services

BUSINESS PROBLEM: Voice and data costs are spiraling out of control, and managing both telephone and computer networks is not only costly but extremely technical.
TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION: VoIP Phone Services
A Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service consolidates all telephony and computer information over an Internet line. Not only does this save the geographical space consumed by old equipment, it also cuts costs significantly.

Product: Qwest’s OneFlex Hosted VoIP
Delivery Method: Hosted solution.
Pricing: Starts at $685 per month.
Functionality: OneFlex comes with unlimited local and toll-free outbound calling, online dashboard with call logs, contact manager, and click-for-voicemail capabilities, caller ID, call waiting, call transfer and forwarding,
24-hour customer service support, and service installation and activation as a separate, nonrecurring charge.
Business Benefits: Because it’s hosted, OneFlex users have reported fewer problems after installation. It also requires less equipment and staff oversight on the customer’s end. Maintenance issues are more efficiently addressed by experts.   
Contact: Qwest at 1-800-603-6000; www.qwest.com.

Product: Five9 Virtual Call Center Suite
Delivery Method: Hosted solution.
Pricing: $100 to $195 per user per month.
Functionality: Unlike the previous VoIP phone services, Five9‘s Virtual Call Center is a VoIP-based call center solution. It bundles Five9’s Inbound Call Center, Outbound Call Center, and Auto Dialer, and features Web integration APIs, historical and real-time reporting, a customer history database, and a predictive dialer.
Business Benefits: The hosted solution eliminates building and maintenance costs and allows a great deal of flexibility given budget constraints. Virtual Call Center Suite can be implemented quickly and allows numerous agents to work remotely. Also, dispersing calls to those remote agents no longer racks up toll charges. Contact center functions can be rented over the Internet.
Contact: Five9 at 1-800-553-8159; www.five9.com.

Product: Interactive Intelligence’s VONEXUS Enterprise Interaction Center (EIC)
Delivery Method: On-premises solution.
Pricing: $500 to $1,500 per user per station.
Functionality: An integrated platform architecture lets businesses unify branch offices, departments, and contact center operations. Additionally, VONEXUS EIC’s open standards integrate to Microsoft applications, including products from the Windows Server System and Windows Mobile suite.  
Business Benefits: This is a preintegrated IP PBX application designed for VoIP and SIP out of the box. It includes voice and data management for unified communications. It also converges phone features with communications applications and can equip from 100 to 1,500 users to manage calls, email, faxes, Web information, and customer information, all of which increase worker productivity.
Contact: Interactive Intelligence at 1-317-872-3000; www.inin.com.