Released on: December 5, 2007, 4:35 am

Press Release Author: icon-plc

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: A new level of consumer value has been set by the launch in
the UK by ICON of Vertical Communications Xcelerator IP. Xcelerator IP combines a
telephone system, IT network and wireless access point in a single box.

Press Release Body: What makes Xcelerator attractive is not the price, which at £500
(excluding handsets) sets the standard for price/value comparisons, but the fact
that it can be installed and set up by just about anyone.
If you are setting up a small office or business you can now buy a single box which
provides the IT and telephone infrastructure that an office needs and, provided the
required connections are in place, you can set up and have fully functioning in a
working day or sooner.

The Xcelerator telephone system, which connects twenty four IP handsets or Wi-Fi
phones, provides all of the features you would normally expect to find only in a
corporate business telephone system. Voicemail, auto attendant, music on hold, and
conferencing are included as standard. Likewise, Xcelerator IP delivers everything
one would expect from an IT network solution. A wireless access point is provided
for wireless PC's and approved Wi-Fi phones and a host of security features protect
the wireless link and the telephone and data networks from attack.

Xcelerator IP will connect to the public phone system through SIP trunks and icon is
working on identifying approved SIP trunk providers in the UK. However, if you
don't want to use a full IP telephony solution then up to 3 analogue telephone lines
can be connected. This makes Xcelerator IP particularly attractive to the young
growing business wanting to expand beyond its current 2 or 3 analogue line handset
office. For around £700, a business can acquire a telephone system and handsets
which provides voice mail, auto attendant, and music on hold and an IT network with
a wireless access point. It is even possible to set up an office phone extension in
a remote location such as the home.

Xcelerator IP is manufactured by Vertical Communications one of the largest business
telephone vendors in North America and a global leader in the design and development
of VoIP business phone systems. In 2007 Vertical Communications was ranked 7th in
the US market above Mitel and Shortel. In the UK Xcelerator is distributed for
Vertical by ICON.

Xcelerator IP is truly a groundbreaking product. It combines the essential office
functions of telephony and data networking into one solution and offers this at a
market leading price in the SOHO market.


Web Site: http://www.icon-plc.co.uk/vertical/Xcelerator/index.htm

Contact Details: icon-plc
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