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Through the years, you may have heard some of your more pragmatic friends and family say that they only feel comfortable relying on what they can see and touch. In many instances this is probably a sound philosophy. But when it comes to phone systems, it is a pure fallacy. The fact is, a small business virtual phone system offers peace of mind that a legacy PBX simply cannot match.

Wired business telephone solutions, while eminently touchable, are susceptible to various failures and disruptions. If a heat wave causes a major power outage, for example, a legacy phone system goes down. A hardware malfunction? Down. A tree branch falls on a power line? Out. A new deployment installed incorrectly? Kaputt. 

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Telecommunication Trends, VoIP, Cloud Phone

Please give a warm welcome to the newest member of our Voxox For Operators partnership program, VTC Intecom -- just announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona!  VTC Intecom, which has over 16 million active accounts for digital content services, has partnered with us to launch a co-branded app to deliver unified cloud communications and digital content, such as games, through its various distribution channels. If you're at Mobile World Congress, visit our awesome booth - #1E43 in Hall 1! Read more about the partnership below...

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Company Announcements, Voxox, Messaging, VoIP, SMS, Events, Text Communication

Today our exec team is at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and we've officially announced our plans to publish original entertainment content for through our social and mobile channels, as well as offer a means of delivering entertainment content for our OEM and operator partners. You may be following our first social entertainment series, ROFL (ROFLaLoveStory.com), which we blogged about earlier. Well, there's more of this type of content in store! Get all the details below...and if you're at Mobile World Congress, come visit our booth (#1E43 in Hall 1)! 

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Company Announcements, Voxox, Messaging, VoIP, SMS, Events, Text Communication

Big news today! We've officially announced Cloud Phone, a new virtual PBX service designed for one-10 person businesses. Cloud Phone’s features go beyond the scope of Voxox's consumer applications, but are more basic than Voxox's hosted IP-PBX and SIP trunking business phone solution.

The all Web-based service provides a dedicated business telephone number, supports multiple users per account, and integrates sophisticated call routing and voicemail-to-email delivery within a sleek, simple design. It's accessible and cost-effective for even the smallest of businesses! We have three subscription options, ranging from $19.95 to $49.95 and a 30 day free trial.

We'll be demo'ing Cloud Phone this week at Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, February 24-27, 2014 (Booth #1E43 – Hall 1) and at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo held in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 26-28, 2014 (Booth #4036). If you're at either show, come get a demo!  Full press release below...

Topics: Small Business Tips, Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Company Announcements, Voxox, VoIP, Events

If you’ve been following the Voxox blog, you already know a few great reasons to choose a virtual PBX solution for your small business phone service – cost savings, easy set-up, scalability, tons of features, etc. So, today we will focus on one special feature: telephone extension numbers and how they can help improve your business communications.

What exactly is a telephone extension number, anyway? It's a phone line connected to an internal phone system like a virtual PBX. Extensions allow multiple lines inside an office or within a business’ network to connect without each phone requiring a separate outside line. For larger businesses with a virtual PBX system, this set-up is a no-brainer, but even very small companies can benefit from phone extensions!

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, VoIP

It's a big day in the Voxox offices because we officially announced our acquisition of the international calling service PokeTALK. We are excited because this acquisition expands Voxox's global footprint and yields new partnerships With Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard, Medion, and other major OEMs. 

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, iPhone, Telecommunication Trends, Company Announcements, Voxox, Messaging, VoIP, SMS, Events, Text Communication

Today, VoIP services are a perfect match for growing companies because the service expands along with business needs. Historically there has been a gap in services for small to medium sized businesses. These include the small business owner who uses their cell phone as their main line of business communication, the business owner who conducts their business virtually, and the owner who has between 1 and 10 employees. These entrepreneurs seek to be perceived as a larger more established business.

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Telecommunication Trends, Company Announcements, Voxox, VoIP

For the last five years the Cloud has been a hot topic within the IT community. Even more recently, the Cloud topic has jumped from various industry segments and begun to trickle into the business mainstream. Whether you realize it or not, now even your child relies on the Cloud. Their favorite TV program episodes can be found in the Cloud via Netflix, and if they are anything like my nieces, cloud usage is probably a daily occurrence. According to the Silicon Angle, this year alone businesses in the United States will spend more that $13 billion on Cloud Computing services. Not surprisingly, eighty percent of Cloud adopters saw improvements within 6 months of moving to the Cloud. Below are the 4 areas where the Cloud will help to transform your Small to Medium sized business. (SMB)

Topics: Small Business Tips, Voice Communication, Communication, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, VoIP

Running your own business comes with a lot of responsibility, but your phone doesn’t have to add to the stress. If you’re like most busy entrepreneurs, you have trouble keeping your professional and personal phone lines separate and are desperately seeking a solution -- read on to find out how a virtual PBX service can solve your headache and give you a professional edge.

Let’s say you own a mobile car wash business and are always on-the-go washing and detailing cars while their owners are stuck in their cubicles. You’re in the middle of hosing down a Bentley when your phone starts to buzz. Your hands are wet and you can’t reach it in time. There goes another potential client to your voicemail.  For a larger business this wouldn’t be a problem, but if you have one mobile device for both personal and business calls, you may end up with a confusing personal and business image -- i.e., “Hi, this is Bob’s Mobile Car Wash. Please leave a message,” may not help with your dating scene.

Topics: Small Business Tips, Voice Communication, Communication, Telecommunication Trends, Voxox, Messaging, VoIP

It's a big day in the Voxox offices because we officially announced that our SIP Trunking Solution is Now Rated “Avaya Compliant”. We are excited to join the ranks of Avaya Technology Partners such as AT&T, Earthlink and other major players within the telecommunications industry. Avaya’s Aura Communication Manager is targeted towards Enterprise Businesses and Call Centers. 

Topics: Voice Communication, Communication, Telecommunication Trends, Company Announcements, Voxox, VoIP, SIP Trunking