AVST Unifies Communications for the Education Market
CallXpress® Unified Communications Platform on Display for College and University Administrators at ACUTA Conference
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ACUTA, which stands for the Association for Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education, is an international non-profit educational association serving colleges and universities. Representing nearly 2000 individuals at 825 institutions of higher education with members ranging from small schools and community colleges to the 50 largest
Already successful in the higher education marketplace and boasting a product line that appeals to education campuses of all sizes, AVST’s technology is a natural fit for ACUTA’s audience. As a leading provider of advanced unified communications solutions for companies and organizations of all sizes, AVST has been transforming learning environments, from small school districts to large colleges and university departments, with its CallXpress unified communications platform for more than 20 years. According to the company, communications technology is rapidly changing with the integration of voice and data applications, and educational organizations can benefit from the innovative features and capabilities of these applications without breaking the bank.
“Many higher education institutions are using outdated voice mail systems that are reaching end-of-life or no longer provide effective functionality,” said AVST’s Vice President of Marketing, Denny Michael. “As campus IT administrators consider upgraded or replacement systems, it is important that they learn about and fully understand all the options that are available to them. Those who choose to adopt unified communications will have a tremendous advantage, including increased mobility and productivity for faculty, staff and students, as well as lower costs.”
CallXpress, for example, delivers world-class call processing, voice messaging, unified messaging and advanced speech applications to help colleges and universities become more productive. Staff can manage voice, fax and e-mail messages from any location at any time—via laptop, telephone, cell phone or the Internet. In addition, the platform easily integrates with most legacy voice mail systems as well as the latest IP systems. It therefore offers quick, painless and inexpensive system upgrades through speedy implementation, simple administration and maintenance, and added user interface emulations that are already familiar to users and result in minimal training.
AVST is a Corporate Affiliate of ACUTA and has been acknowledged for its support of ACUTA’s regional and national events over the last two years. As part of its higher education awareness initiative, AVST also recently teamed with Campus Technology, the only monthly publication focusing exclusively on the use of technology across all areas of higher education, to deliver a webinar titled “The Roadmap to Unified Communications: Surprise! You May Already Have What You Need.” The webinar, which took place last week, was archived on the Campus Technology website and can be viewed at http://www.avst.com/r/ct.asp.
For more information about AVST’s products for the higher education marketplace visit the company’s website at www.avst.com. AVST’s CallXpress Education Resource CD can be accessed at www.avst.com/education.
About AVST
The typical enterprise communications infrastructure is made up of a collection of technologies from multiple vendors, acquired over time and never intended to work together. To maximize user and business productivity, while leveraging existing IT investments, interoperability is a must.
AVST delivers the industry's most interoperable Unified Communications (UC) platform that brings best-of-breed voice, mobility and business process solutions to the enterprise. Unlike virtually every other UC vendor, AVST does not constrain customers with a single vendor lock-in approach. In fact, it's the very opposite. By connecting new and existing technologies, AVST frees organizations from the constraints of a closed, single-source UC solution, unlocking the full potential of their communications infrastructure.
With over 15 million users worldwide and three decades of innovation excellence, AVST is unifying communications®.
Headquartered in Orange County, California, AVST maintains facilities in Seattle, Washington, Victoria B.C., Canada and the United Kingdom and has remote sales offices throughout the United States. AVST's UC solutions are sold and supported worldwide by an extensive network of resellers and OEM partners. To learn more about AVST, our products and partners, please visit www.avst.com or you can follow us at Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.
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