Call One, a Chicago-based full service telecommunications company, is announcing their latest solution, which provides businesses a comprehensive set of traffic controls and security features for their wide-area network (WAN). Call One’s SmartWAN solution allows business owners the proper amount of bandwidth needed while maintaining an effective budget.

Chicago, IL – Feb. 17, 2017 — Call One® Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Derrick Havis’ interview with Kathy Ireland is featured on the award-winning, global TV show, Bloomberg International. The Worldwide Business with kathy ireland® segment discusses how Call One® can help consolidate voice, data and mobile communications for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) allowing companies to focus on their clients' needs.

“Possession is not as important as it once was.
Accessing is more important than ever.”

Kevin Kelly, The Inevitable

Call One, one of the leading technology solutions innovators in the market today, can simplify and streamline your business UC applications thanks to a powerful addition to the to the ShoreTel product portfolio. 
The all-new, virtual ShoreTel Connect Edge Gateway single handedly eliminates the need for a VPN concentrator, complex firewall configurations and advanced routing to support remote users.  
Prior to the emergence of the Edge Gateway, full feature functionality and connectivity at remote users was a complex task.  Remote phones (limited to a few of the more expensive models) could be configured using the VPN concentrator, but to use your Communicator client or conference bridge add-ins required running a VPN connection back to the corporate office.  Softphone features also needed that same VPN connectivity.  Advanced routing needed to be configured at all entry points to ensure that the remote device would communicate with all elements of the voice network.  Functionality could be a problem in many situations. 
The ShoreTel Connect Edge Gateway simplifies that situation. As a remote access solution offering to ShoreTel ONSITE customers, the Connect Edge Gateway makes it possible for remote users to easily become part of your business ShoreTel network by using an endpoint such as the 400-series IP phone or the  Connect client.  All that is needed is an active internet connection.  
The Connect Edge Gateway is deployed on the business premises and does not require a third-party VPN client. It can be accessed and configured through Connect Director, a single administrative interface to manage the system.  And in the near future, Mobility clinets will be managed through the same device, eliminating the cost and complexity of Mobility hardware.  Call One's sales engineers and project management teams are well versed in the best application and implementation solutions.
No more complex VPN and Firewall Configurations. elimination of the VPN concentrator and the expertise of Call One, one of the leading international ShoreTel partners.  The ShoreTel Edge Gateway/Call One solution facilitates Remote Phone, Connect Client and Softphone functionality all in a single appliance. 
 
UC Solutions SIMPLIFIED.  Welcome to the Leading EDGE. 

Are you taking meetings on a Unified Communications System? Are you confused and/or overwhelmed? It’s understandable; things seem to have gotten complicated. You could potentially be dealing with a Carrier Services Vendor, a Cable Vendor, a Network Hardware Vendor, a Phone System Vendor, a Software Applications Vendor and maybe even a Web Vendor.  If you’re like most of us, you probably have neither the time nor the expertise to deal with all these moving parts. This is where the difference between a good project manager and a Great Project Manager can be seen; the latter will handle all of these important pieces for you with ease.

..and we don’t mean just in a cool way, we mean temperature hot too! The team just got back from the Avaya Executive Conference in Cancun and it was all kinds of hot, both in the conference center and outside.

In the competitive market that is telecommunications, consumers and businesses have a breadth of provider choices unlike anything seen before. Choices not only include incumbents and competitive LECs providing traditional landline service, but also VOIP providers, cellular providers, and cable companies. It is now more critical than ever for competing firms to differentiate themselves in the marketplace.

Going Green isn’t just a fad here at Call One, it’s a mission. One that we can proudly say we’ve been working towards since our early inception. We started with the little things, like setting up recycling containers around the office, and re-programming our printers to copy two-sided documents instead of one. We even stopped ordering paper products like disposable plates, and plastic wares like cutlery, all in the hopes of eliminating excessive waste, and protecting our eco-system.

Perception is reality – we’ve all heard the phrase before. Right, wrong, or indifferent, perception is reality. Perception can create good will and positivity in a client/vendor partnership as well as facilitate growth in relationships, and be the catalyst for success. Yet other times, perception can taint experiences, it can strain relationships, and it can destroy partnerships. If left unchecked, false perceptions can be the bane of an organization’s existence. So what do you do about perception if it’s negative? Do nothing – leave it alone and let it fester? No. The answer, simply put, is to manage perception.