Teo Introduces Unified Communications Platform for Small Businesses

MUKILTEO, Wash., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Teo (http://www.teotech.com), a company committed to helping organizations communicate more effectively via a full suite of solutions including Unified Communications, VoIP, E911 and secure TSG-6 offerings, today announced the availability of the Teo UC Mini Server, designed with small business in mind. The new server will offer the same features as Teo's enterprise platform at a 50 percent reduction in entry cost, making enterprise-grade UC available to businesses with as little as seven users.

"More than anyone, small businesses need to maximize the productivity of every employee," said Thomas Beck, director of marketing and business development at Teo. "Teo's UC solution – with its robust mobile UC capabilities – effectively allows them to expand their presence by providing access to all of their communications tools anywhere at any time. By offering a version of our market-changing UC solution at a price point that's achievable for SMBs, we're providing them with a significant competitive advantage and return on investment."

AltaSource Group (http://www.altasourcegroup.com), a U.S.-owned software consulting company, is currently using the Teo UC Mini Server to streamline communications for its 58-person staff in North and South America. The company needed a communications solution that integrated video and voice conferencing, chat and mobility into a single platform, and after evaluating several UC vendors, ultimately turned to Teo for its communications needs.

"The nature of our business means that we run in a distributed environment – we have customers, developers and partners in different cities or even different countries," said Scott Craig, managing partner of AltaSource Group. "We need a cost-effective, single platform that could accommodate all of our communications needs, as well as something that could scale with the growth of our business, and Teo fit the bill perfectly. With Teo UC, we get the full feature set and ability to customize without the costs traditionally associated with a UC solution of this caliber – it's truly a price performer."

AltaSource Group also leverages the TeoUC mobile client to enable real-time communications with employees, customers and partners, ensuring that its employees are available 24/7 to meet client needs.

"In today's business climate, you can't afford to miss out on potential opportunities because you're not available," added Craig. "With Teo UC, no matter where I am, the people who need to track me down can – with one phone call to one number. As a small business, this is huge because it essentially enables us to expand our footprint in an extremely cost-effective way."

For more information on how AltaSource Group is benefiting from Teo UC, please visit: www.teotech.com/content/teo_altasource.html.

The Teo UC Mini Server enables small business to benefit from truly unified communications via enterprise-grade technology. Teo's platform integrates core communications capabilities such as email, voicemail, voice-conferencing, desk phones, mobile phones, soft phones, IM, fax and call recording into one unified platform. With Teo UC's advanced mobile capabilities, today's information workers can be as productive, if not more, working remotely as they are at their desks. The open source technology also integrates easily with existing infrastructures and is scalable and flexible to enable ease of management.

Pricing and Availability

The Teo UC Mini Server is available immediately. For additional information, contact 800.524.0024 or [email protected].

About Teo

Teo (formerly Tone Commander Systems) is an innovative telecommunications company specializing in telephone and network solutions for Fortune 1,000 companies, government agencies, educational institutions and small and large businesses around the world. The company, located in Mukilteo, WA, offers several made-in-the-USA products including U.S.-manufactured VoIP telephones, Unified Communication Systems, Enhanced 911 (E911) Response Systems, NT1 ISDN Network Terminations, ISDN Centrex Attendant Consoles and ISDN telephones. For more information about Teo, please visit www.teotech.com or call 800-524-0024.

Media Contacts: Katie James, Nyhus Communications LLC for Teo, (206) 323-3733 | [email protected]

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