Aptela announces the release of the Aptela Desktop Application, the latest addition to the company's cloud-based calling platform. This new, easy-to-use desktop tool offers small businesses an additional opportunity to simplify day-to-day communication tasks.

As an innovator of virtual PBX and VoIP technologies, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The Aptela Desktop App is an integrated call-control and screen-pop client for PC, Mac desktop or Linux. Offered to Aptela customers at no extra cost, this tool introduces a more efficient method for small businesses to manage communications.

Desktop App highlights include:

• Take your phone extension with you, anywhere
• Receive inbound calls alerts with Caller ID
• Deflect inbound calls visually, with one click
• Hold, transfer, forward live calls with one click
• Take notes on a call
• See the real-time status of coworkers
• Call team members with one click
• Play new voicemail or view new faxes with one click
• View up to 7 days of your call history
• Manage your Find Me List for advanced routing options
• Seamlessly sign-in to your Aptela portal for in-depth management

Aptela's virtual PBX / VoIP calling platform is architected to operate in the cloud. Aptela Anywhere Apps are a major addition to Aptela's v5 platform, which was launched in May 2010. The platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform also delivers a robust set of APIs to extend Aptela's call management capabilities to mobile devices, desktop software and other applications.