Grandstream Android-based HD IP Application Phone Receives 2012 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award
GXP2200 Lets Businesses Personalize Desktop Phone Applications to Fit Needs;
Brings Modern Innovative Smartphone Technology and User Familiarity to the Desktop
BROOKLINE, MA, January 17, 2013
Grandstream Networks announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named the GXP2200 Enterprise Application Phone for Android a recipient of the 2012 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award.The GXP2200 Enterprise Application Phone for Android is Grandstream's first open sourced SIP phone and one of only a handful of IP Phones in the world running on the Android platform. This new smart HD desktop phone adopts many mobile phone conveniences and transfers that user familiarity to the desktop. The phone blends innovative IP telephony with a wide variety of advanced Android apps. Any vertical industry business with a premise or cloud-based solution for voice communications can now easily create and deploy advanced personalized or custom business applications on the desktop phone for enhanced communications, security, as well as better productivity and customer service. Personalizing business apps is groundbreaking for IP desktop phones. Ways organizations can use custom app development to benefit their business in the hospitality industry, for example is to build an app to allow guests to checkout, order room service, make a restaurant reservation, canvass local attractions, etc. from the phone's touchscreen.
With 6-lines and up to 6 SIP accounts, 5-way conferencing and video streaming from mobile phones, the GXP2200 includes a 480x272 color capacitive LCD touchscreen to control the display with very light touches of a finger, HD audio, Gigabit network ports, 11 native languages, integrated web browser, USB, SD, and built-in Bluetooth for use with Bluetooth headsets and devices for data exchange. Bluetooth also makes it easy to sync phonebooks from a mobile phone to the GXP2200.
"It is with pleasure that we recognize Grandstream with a Product of the Year Award. The editors of INTERNET TELEPHONY have verified that the GXP2200 displays quality and innovation while providing solutions to real business communications challenges," stated Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "I would like to congratulate the team at Grandstream for their commitment to advancing IP communication technologies."
2012 Product of the Year winners are published in the January/February 2013 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the authority in IP communication since 1998 .
The GXP2200 will be showcased at IT Expo East, January 30 - February 1 in Miami, Florida. Grandstream will host a "GXP2200 Application Workshop" at IT Expo on January 30 and 31 to show attendees how to develop their own custom-made applications to run on the GXP2200. For more on the workshop, view the video. The GXP2200 will also be on display, along with Grandstream's full range of IP voice and video products, at booth 809.
ABOUT GRANDSTREAM NETWORKS
Founded in 2002, Grandstream Networks is the leading manufacturer of IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions. Grandstream serves the small-to-medium business and consumer markets with innovative products that lower communication costs, increase security protection, and enhance productivity. Our open standard SIP-based products offer broad interoperability in the industry, unrivaled features, flexibility, and price-performance competitiveness. Visit http://www.grandstream.com for more information or connect with us on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter.
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About TMC
TMC is a global, integrated media company that helps clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes multiple magazines including CUSTOMER, INTERNET TELEPHONY, M2M Evolution and Cloud Computing. TMCnet is read by as many as 1.5 million unique visitors each month, and is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMC is also the producer of ITEXPO, the world's leading B2B communications event, as well as industry events: M2M Evolution; Cloud4SMB Expo; DevCon5; HTML5 Summit; Super Wi-Fi Summit, CVx; AstriCon; StartupCamp; MSPWorld and more. Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information.
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