Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/19/08 -- Plagued by poor voice quality and the inability
to expand or connect offices in three states, Cephos Corp. was in search of a new
phone system that could easily and cost effectively handle its growing
needs. The developer of MRI-based deception detection services determined
Vocalocity, the leading provider
of hosted VoIP services to micro enterprises -- offices of less than 20
employees -- could best address its voice communication requirements.
"A consumer-oriented VoIP service proved to be unreliable and unsuited for
Cephos while on-premise PBX systems were too expensive and required
additional technical resources that simply weren't available or
affordable," said Dr. Steven Laken, founder and CEO of Cephos.
With offices in the Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, DC areas, Cephos
sought a feature-rich and cost-effective phone system that was linked
through a single main phone number yet was as easy to set up and administer
as e-mail. After examining several hosted options, Cephos found Vocalocity
provided a total package that was superior to competing services.
Vocalocity offered self-configuring
VoIP phones and online setup that enabled Cephos to begin using its new
phone system in minutes, not hours or days. The Vocalocity solution also
presented Cephos with a number of key productivity tools including call
forwarding and follow-me features as well as the ability to receive voice
mails as e-mail attachments ensuring that important calls and messages are
never missed.
"Vocalocity's staff is easy to work with, there are no contracts to sign
and our satisfaction is guaranteed," said Laken. "Call quality and service
are exceptional and we can easily add extensions and additional direct-dial
numbers as we grow. This is a huge improvement over our previous phone
system."
Vocalocity's hosted solution provides a trouble-free and straightforward
approach to addressing what is often a complicated process. Micro
enterprises that purchase the Vocalocity solution instantly improve the
efficiency of their business and their employees while realizing a monthly
cost savings of up to 80 percent over traditional phone service with flat
rate pricing and no hidden costs.
"We continue to prove that even the smallest businesses can take advantage
of a phone service that has the same features and benefits enjoyed by a
Fortune 500 company -- yet at a fraction of the price," said Phil Hill,
President, Vocalocity. "Our hosted system takes the pain out of installing
an on-premise solution and requires no capital expenditure for equipment
beyond the cost of the phones allowing a business to be up and running for
an average cost of $150 per employee compared to $400 to $500 per employee
for an on-premise phone system."
About Vocalocity
Vocalocity, founded in 2003, is the leading provider of Voice over Internet
Protocol (VoIP) communication services to micro enterprises -- companies
with fewer than 20 employees. Vocalocity's core offering, VocalocityPBX, is
a hosted service providing customers with the quality and reliability of
traditional PBX phone systems, with more features, flexibility and cost
savings. For more information about Vocalocity, please visit
http://www.vocalocity.com or call 678.528.9000.
For More Information
Contact:
Paul Rubin
Carabiner Communications for Vocalocity
Phone: (678) 417-9479
E-mail: Email Contact