Business telecommunications and IT systems

du Pré Connect is du Pré’s Hosted VoIP telephone solution, that gives business quality calls using modern Voice over IP technology. It operates over a standard business broadband connection, with the system being hosted in a secure data centre. Major advantages of the du Pré Connect Hosted Voice over IP telephone system include:

• the ability to accommodate flexible working and remote working;
• the scope for seamlessly expanding or contracting with the needs of the business, from two phones to many thousand;
• built-in disaster recovery options;
• secure off-site hosting of critical infrastructure with cost reductions in space and power;
• ability to operate multi-site infrastructure with significant cost savings.

Features – Call Recording, Voicemail and Conference Calling

A Hosted VoIP telephone system also makes it easy and cost effective to add different features as and when you require them. For example if your business requires usually expensive additions such as call recording, this can be added easily without the need to change the hardware or the system. The same principals can be applied for voicemail allowing your business to add features that are specific to each user’s needs.

You can also quickly and easily set up conference calls using the Conference Call platform which is included as part of the system. This stops the need to pay a third party, like BT, for the set up of a conference call and you can access the conference yourself for free.

Flexible Working

du Pré Connect can also allow your business to incorporate flexible working into its everyday business operation. If you are unable to get into the office, or need to be able to work from home, you simply take your Cisco phone home, plug it into an internet connection and then you are able to make and receive calls as though you are in the office. There is also the ability to make calls through your laptop while away from the office using the du Pré Connect Soft Phone program.

A benefit of a Hosted VoIP system, like du Pré Connect, is that even if the size of your business changes, du Pré Connect has the ability to change with you. The system can be set up for one user, or 2,000 users (or more!) depending on the size of your business. If you need to expand simply purchase the required amount of handsets, which we will configure for you, then they are ready to be plugged in and used.

Cisco IP Handsets

du Pré Connect operates using modern Cisco IP handsets, which are reliable and functional in their operation. There are different models available depending on each individual user’s specific needs. The Cisco IP handsets that supported on du Pré Connect include:

• Cisco 7906G
• Cisco 7911G
• Cisco 7940G
• Cisco 7960G
• Cisco 7941G
• Cisco 7961G
• Cisco 7970G

There is also a range of Cisco IP Phones that can support gigabit operation, allowing faster throughput of data to your phone and PC. The range includes:

• Cisco 7941G-GE
• Cisco 7961G-GE
• Cisco 7971G-GE

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