Sutus Upgrades Business Central

Sutus Inc. has announced new features for its Business Central, a multiservice business gateway that combines telephony, data and networking features for businesses of up to 25 employees.

Sutus Business Central includes a business-class phone system, file server, e-mail server, router, firewall, wireless access point, VPN remote access server and automated backups. It has the ability to simultaneously support both standard phone line and VoIP connections.

The new release adds features such as support for overhead paging, phone status monitoring (Busy Lamp Field or BLF), support for inexpensive analog phones and third-party ATA devices.

At the heart of the new release is a unique tool for setting up telephone handsets; users no longer have to use the menus and options on the handset and can instead use the point-and-click interface that comes with Business Central.

Business Central also performs the tasks of a gateway or edge device, enabling both Sutus and its business partners to deliver turnkey hosted services, such as remote device management, VoIP, backup and disaster recovery.