Digium announces Broadvox has achieved interoperability certification with the Digium’s Switchvox SMB business communications system. Broadvox customizes and delivers cost-effective IP communications solutions to SMBs through SIP Trunking and Switchvox offers advanced unified communications capabilities at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. Interoperability certification allows resellers to deliver unified communications solutions to SMBs that might not have the budget of large corporations, but want to integrate phones, e-mail, chat, video and the Internet to enable better, more efficient communications.

Businesses can achieve up to 70% savings on their monthly telecom costs over traditional TDM when they deploy Broadvox GO! SIP Trunking while their productivity improves with the features and functions available with SIP. With Switchvox SMB, more functionality becomes available, such as fax integration, video calling and IVR functions for building custom applications.

“Digium’s Switchvox is an ideal communications solution for discriminating SMBs that need a professional phone system,” said David Byrd, VP of Marketing and Sales at Broadvox. “Switchvox is designed to be easy for SMBs to use and manage and using Switchvox with GO! SIP Trunking delivers a communication solution that can help businesses better communicate with customers. Switchvox SMB is more than an IP PBX; it is a Web-aware unified communications solution.”

“Used together, Broadvox’s award-winning GO! SIP Trunking and Switchvox deliver an innovative communications solution to SMBs. The premium call quality delivered through the expertly engineered Broadvox network helps SMBs take full advantage of the features of Switchvox,” said Bill Miller, vice president of product management at Digium. “With Broadvox SIP Trunking and Switchvox, SMBs can integrate their communications systems with web applications in a truly unique way.”

Switchvox SMB does not require extra hardware to connect to SIP trunks, and support for PSTN connectivity gives customers greater flexibility when migrating to IP communications. Broadvox delivers SIP Trunking solutions to SMBs and enterprises through a private network designed with state of the art equipment, customized to fit the communications needs of SMBs and enterprises, regardless of their existing infrastructure. GO! SIP Trunking products deliver unlimited local calling, discounted international, long distance and toll-free calling with clarity that rivals traditional TDM.