| Smartphones are a staple in today's business world, | | | | phones which look, feel and act like traditional |
| and now companies that use VoIP for their business | | | | corporate desk phones. Now, the iSIP is taking this a |
| communication can utilize the iPhone in a brand new | | | | step further, by essentially turning the iPhone into a |
| way. A new app for the iPhone, iSIP, has been | | | | desk phone. |
| developed to work in conjunction with VoIP providers. | | | | Once you configure your iPhone to work with your |
| Employees who download this app can turn their | | | | company's VoIP account, your iPhone will function as |
| iPhone into an extension of their work phone number. | | | | an extension of your desk phone. You will be able to |
| One of the numerous advantages of using VoIP for | | | | make and receive phone calls using your work phone |
| your business is that employees can be anywhere and | | | | number, ensuing your privacy and projecting the |
| still access their voicemail and make and receive calls | | | | impression that you are in the office, rather than the |
| from their work phone number. Employees who use | | | | local Starbucks. As a true extension, you can dial |
| laptops can download softphones, software programs | | | | 4-digit extensions of your colleagues and receive calls |
| that run on a computer, but offer the same | | | | from the main auto attendant as well. Using this app on |
| functionality as a deskphone. All that is needed is an | | | | your iPhone, you can be practically anywhere and still |
| accompanying headset. However, this new iSIP app | | | | be able to perform the same work as if you were |
| has turned the iPhone into a true extension of one's | | | | sitting at your desk in the office.iSIP transmits phone |
| work phone, without having to rely on extra equipment. | | | | calls over the Internet, as VoIP is meant to do. |
| Here's how it works. There are many Hosted PBX | | | | Because of this, iSIP will only work in areas that have |
| services today which essentially allow a business to | | | | WiFi access. iSIP cannot work via the iPhone's cellular |
| outsource the entire phone system to managed data | | | | network. However, in today's technologically-sensitive |
| center. All of the features of the PBX service are | | | | society, mostly everywhere has WiFi access! |
| accessed over the Internet. Since the Internet is | | | | Coupled with the iPhone's ability to receive work email, |
| essentially everywhere, all you need is an IP phone to | | | | iSIP will turn the iPhone into a valued and incredibly |
| connect to the hosted pbx. There are plenty of IP | | | | useful device for any business voip deployment. |