Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for the New Year!

This year has been busy for Epygi with the release of the Video Conferencing feature and QX1000, growing relationships with new distributors and increased market share. In particular, Epygi was one of the first to incorporate the Video Conferencing feature into our line of IP PBXs, allowing us to win several awards. We want to thank all of our Value-Added Resellers and distributors for their great efforts which have contributed to our success immensely over the past year. We are looking forward to the launch of new PBX models in 2012, which we will be announcing in the first quarter. From everyone at Epygi Technologies, we hope that you have a happy holiday season.

Epygi Provides a Cutting-Edge Solution for Orange Cameroon's Conferencing System

Orange is a leading mobile telecom company in France with several locations throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Within Africa, Orange has locations in multiple countries including Botswana, Egypt, Cameroon and Madagascar. In Cameroon, Orange is the largest multimedia mobile operator in the entire country.

Epygi Improves Communication Across Office Locations

After much investigation in 2010, Orange Cameroon selected Epygi's QuadroM32x IP PBXs to be utilized as their internal multimedia conference server.

Acf'2i, an Epygi Value-Added Reseller, installed QuadroM32xs in the organization's two main offices located in Yaoundé and Douala in only two weeks. Because employees are separated between the two offices, it is imperative to have a seamless communication system, thus allowing employees the ability to talk with one another regardless of their location.

Video Conferencing Feature Cuts Down on Travel Costs

Orange Cameroon holds weekly meetings for employees; the video conferencing has allowed for staff at both locations to be included in these meetings. "The video-conferencing feature has cut costs for us immensely, because we no longer have to pay for airfare and hotels in order for people to speak face-to-face," says Jean-Bosco Kiampi, project manager of Orange Cameroon. With video, conference call users are able to see the current speaker as they talk, and either manually or automatically switch between participants. Additionally, this feature has a one-time license fee unlike many other providers, making this a low total cost of ownership solution. The video conferencing feature is simple, easy and cost effective.

Hot-Standby Keeps Orange Continuously Connected

The installed QuadroM32xs are connected to the Mobile Service Switching Center using ISDN-E1 connections. Both of these locations are equipt with the hot-standby feature which guarantees Orange Cameroon will always have a working phone system. Included in this feature is real-time backup of the systems. This feature is crucial, because it ensures reliable connectivity at all times.

Flexibility of New Features

Epygi has the ability to create new features to meet customers' unique needs because of the company's focus on development as well as gathering resellers' feedback from the field. Currently, Epygi is working on a new feature called Instant Conferencing, which Orange Cameroon will be implementing in their phone system.

This feature will allow Orange Cameroon mobile subscribers the ability to handle a conferencing session on their mobile phones. Customers will call into a 1-800 number, which is forwarded to the Quadro. The Quadro then asks the caller if they are the participant or the moderator. Once the moderator is connected to the call, the other participants are invited to join. The flexibility of the Instant Conferencing feature allows mobile users to do work on the go, which in turn leads to more effective business.

Moving Forward with Epygi

The incorporation of Epygi's IP PBXs into their internal network has made business run more smoothly for Orange Cameroon. Orange Cameroon was so satisfied with Epygi's products, they are replacing all of their outdated telephony components from Alcatel-Lucent's to Epygi's.

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Epygi Certifies IP Directions SIP Trunks on Our Line of IP PBXs

Epygi Technologies is excited to announce the certification of IP Directions, a French Tier One operator specialized in delivering SIP trunks, on the line of Quadro IP PBXs.

The French market has been and continues to be a successful market for Epygi. In order for Epygi customers to further utilize all of the Epygi IP PBX capabilities, Epygi certified IP Directions SIP trunks. With this new partnership, French VARs are able to better accommodate the telephony needs of the small to medium business market.

"Epygi is happy to have certified such a reliable and reputable company, adding IP Directions as their newest ITSP partner in France. Through testing, we have determined that IP Directions is an optimum partner to work with in order to reach France's growing IP market. We have put a lot of time and effort into this particular market, because we know it will continue to thrive. We look forward to working with IP Directions in order to best serve the small to medium business consumers of France," said Kelly Carden, French Channel Manager of Epygi Technologies.

"We are delighted to have completed a formal interoperability test between the popular Epygi Quadro IP PBX and our SIP trunks. The combination of our two products will enable system integrators and VARs to provide the market with a cost-effective and efficient alternative solution to the classical PSTN network. Since IP Directions employs an indirect sales model, VARS and SIs will not only be able to offer a complete, best-of-breed IP telephony solution, but also generate new recurring revenues by selling operator services to their customers," said Franck Maloubier, General Manager of IP Directions.

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Epygi Certifica los Porteros Surix en Argentina

Epygi junto a Surix y nuestro Partner en Argentina, ITS, acaba de certificar los porteros Surix de uno/dos pulsadores y/o teclado telefónico con la línea de PBX Quadro de Epygi. Surix es un empresa Argentina con una línea de porteros basados en protocolo SIP, que complementan muy bien con la línea Quadro de PBX IP de Epygi, para ofrecer soluciones de telefonía y control de acceso, en edificios residenciales y comerciales.

Los visitantes pueden marcar en el portero, el cual se puede programar con el Quadro para llamar a una o varias extensiones internas, con opción de timbrado distintivo indicando la presencia de un visitante en la puerta.

Al contestar, el interno pulsa el teclado de su teléfono para abrir la puerta.

La solución presenta un solo sistema para control de acceso y telefonía con funciones avanzadas, a precios muy bajos. El PBX Quadro también se puede combinar con teléfonos y cámaras de video basadas en el protocolo SIP para una solución más completa.

Para información adicional visite nuestra pagina WEB www.epygi.com o nuestros Partners www.surix.net y nuestro distribuidor en Argentina www.its-informatica.com.ar +54 (11) 5278 6033.

ACERCA DE SURIX
Fundada en 1988, SURiX es un fabricante innovador de sistemas de Portero Electrónico en América Latina, comenzando con la invención del primer sistema de portero electrónico conectable a redes telefónicas, en edificios y barrios cerrados. La fábrica de SURiX se encuentra en Argentina y la compañía, recientemente, comenzó a dirigir su actividad de comercio exterior, desde sus oficinas en Israel. SURiX, provee soluciones de intercomunicación y portero electrónico a la industria de la construcción y a distribuidores y fabricantes de telefonía. Visite Visit www.surix.net para mayor información.+972 527 115 308.

Epygi Certifies SURiX Door Phones in Argentina

Epygi and ITS Argentina, our local distributor for the region, have just completed certification of the SURiX one/two button and keypad door phones based on the SIP protocol with the Epygi Quadro line of IP PBXs. SURiX is a local manufacturer of door phones in Argentina serving the entire region. With the combined solution of the door phones and Epygi IP PBXs, commercial and residential units can use a single system for access control and telephony needs. With the video options on the door phones and the video telephones, tenants can see and talk to visitors making the system more secure.

The door phone can be configured to ring one or more phones, and if no one answers it can be diverted to a security station or a mobile device. With distinctive ringing the tenants can distinguish between a regular phone call or a door call.

Once it has been determined the person is allowed to enter the facility, the tenant pushes the proper key on the phone to allow the door to open. With only one system the building owner can offer telephony with advanced features and video access control with the assurance the system is compatible with other devices based on SIP protocol such as security cameras.

For more information visit our WEB page www.epygi.com or our partner SURiX at www.surix.net and our distributor ITS at www.its-informatica.com.ar. You can reach ITS at +54 (11) 5278 6033.

About SURiX
Founded in 1988, SURiX is a pioneer in door access controllers for the CALA region introducing the first door phone connected to telephony networks in Argentina for gated communities and residential buildings. Located in Argentina with new offices in Israel, SURiX provides intercom and door access control solutions. For more information visit www.surix.net or call them at +972 527 115 308.

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