smbINFO Enhances VoIP Information Service To Help Small Businesses Save Money With VoIP Phone Systems

January 25, 2006 (PRLEAP.COM) Business News
Burlingame, CA. – smbINFO Inc., a technology information services company focused on the needs of small businesses, today announced that it has increased its coverage of the Voice over IP (VoIP) market to include more than 20 VoIP equipment vendors and 7 managed service providers.

VoIP phone systems combine voice and data communications into a single network and can help small companies reduce costs and improve business operations. Small businesses however often lack the expertise to adequately evaluate the different products and services available to them. smbINFO provides independent information on the VoIP products and services and the companies that offer them. This can help the small business make a smart purchasing decision to match their telecommunications needs.

The list of vendors and VoIP products now profiled includes 3Com, Aastra, Alcatel, Altigen, Avaya, Cisco Systems, Comdial, D-Link, Epygi, Inter-Tel, Mitel, NEC, Nortel, Panasonic, ShoreTel, Siemens, TalkSwitch, Toshiba, Vertical Communications, Vodavi and Zultys. Descriptions and images of more than 150 VoIP products from these vendors are included.

The Service's coverage of VoIP for small business includes managed and hosted VoIP services offered by the following companies AT&T, BellSouth, Covad, M5 Networks, MCI/Verizon, Sprint Nextel and XO Communications

smbINFO publishes these profiles as part of the VoIP Information Service which also includes:

- A Guide to VoIP that puts into business language the fundamentals of VoIP, the business case for it and the keys to a successful deployment
- A VoIP financial analysis tool to evaluate the ROI, business case and other metrics of a VoIP purchase
- Tips and advice on VoIP topics
- Latest VoIP news items

The content is written by subject matter experts, and provides an independent and unbiased assessment of VoIP products and services.

smbINFO's VoIP Information Service is priced at $149 for 1 year's access to the on-line information, a small fraction of the potential savings from a successfully deployed VoIP system.

About smbINFO Inc.

smbINFO was founded in January 2005 and is a technology information services company focused on the needs of small businesses.

Contact:

smbINFO Inc
www.smbinfo.com