Posts Tagged 'ESI'

ESI has just released another bit of Bluetooth goodness–the Bluetooth Headset Adapter.  After months of eager anticipation, we finally had a chance to try it out.  Our observations are below.

(If you haven’t yet read about ESI’s other Bluetooth product, you should check out Cellular Management: the product that bridges your office phone to your cell phone via Bluetooth.  If you haven’t already, you can also check out ESI, the business phone system manufacturerContinue Reading →

With the economy in a shaky state, many businesses are clamping down on purchases to ensure that they are able to weather tough times.  But there are some good reasons to forge ahead with a new phone system, and to buy sooner rather than later:

(1) Tax benefits. This year, Congress passed the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to help individuals and businesses and to spur economic growth.  You’ll want to consult your tax professional for all the details, or check ...

VIP (or Visually Integrated Phone) software is something ESI (our phone manufacturer of choice) has been offering on its phone systems for awhile.  It’s essentially Unified Messaging on steroids: in addition to being able to play voicemail messages via your Outlook Inbox, it allows for other neat things, such as controlling your phone from your computer, and programming your own phone.  You can go here to read more about VIP.  You can see an introductory video Continue Reading →

There has been a real buzz over Voice over IP (VoIP) during the last couple of years.  We get asked about it often by businesses looking to purchase a new phone system, who want to make sure they’re not being “left out”.  How does it work?  Will it save money on long distance?  What other benefits does it provide?  In many people’s minds, the concept is a bit undefined; they’re not sure exactly what it will do for them, but ...

There’s a feature offered on all ESI phone systems called Virtual Answer.  It’s so simple, but so useful, that it deserves it’s own mention.

I’m constantly on the phone.  With clients.  With vendors.  I’m in demand.  I might not get much done if I were constantly playing phone tag with people.  Thanks to Virtual Answer, phone tag is cut down dramatically.

Here’s how it works.  Say I am on a call, chatting away.  Another call comes in to my ...

The ESI 48-key and 24-key office phones, which have been around for several years (but still look as sexy as ever), have been fitted with a backlight on the display:

ESI 48-key backlit phone

ESI now offers a backlit and non-backlit version of each phone, with the backlit version costing slightly more than the non-backlit version.  The good news is, ...

When ESI announced the availability of their Cellular Management product, we were pretty excited around here.  Now that we have had a chance to take it for a spin, we’re still excited!

In a nutshell, Cellular Management is a way to tame your cell phone while you’re in the office.  If you’re like many people who split their time between working in the office and outside the office (for example, an outside salesperson), you’ve had the experience where you’re in the ...