Monthly Archives: July 2012

Aastra Technologies appoints Telephone Wreckers as major dealer for Australia

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Telephone Wreckers are proud to announce that we have been appointed as the major Australian dealers for Aastra Technologies, an innovative company leading the way in unified business communication solutions. Founded in Ontaria, Canada in 1983, Aastra are now located in more than 100 countries with more than 50 million lines installed across the globe. Committed to providing reliable, tailored communication solutions for small business to enterprises, they manufacture a wide range of communication technologies including:

  • Communications Platforms – VoIP and POTS phone systems
  • Office Phones
  • DECT Wireless Handsets and Infrastructure
  • Video Conferencing and Collaboration

Aastra BluStar – Video Conferencing and Collaboration Solutions: Telephone Wreckers travel to Vietnam for BluStar launch

Aastra have a range of BluStar conferencing and collaboration technologies that enable multi-way video conferencing, desktop and media sharing and collaboration, customisable business apps and more.

Aastra BluStar Application Server

  • HD 720p video and wideband HD audio capabilities
  • Smart bandwidth management system – adjusts bandwidth settings for additional conference calls
  • Collaborate with up to 10 other BluStar users on-screen at once
  • Additional users can participate in the conference session via audio with a total of 100 users in one conference session
  • Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) call control
  • Allows for desktop sharing during video conference calls
  • BluStar client available for PC, iPhone and iPad

Aastra BluStar 8000i Video and Media Conference Phone

  • 13 inch colour display with true 720p HD video capabilities
  • PC desktop sharing for efficient sharing among conference participants
  • Four “smart” microphones to track your location to eliminate any background noise
  • Customisable applications for business
  • Bio-metric fingerprint reader easily identifies users
  • Simple, standard phone handset interface

Below is a short video from Aastra nicely summarising the incredible capabilities of the Aastra BluStar media conferencing phone:

Telephone Wreckers broken into on Monday night – 9th July 2012: Can you help?

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We regret to report that on Monday, 9th of July at approximately 10:30pm, the Telephone Wreckers main office premises at Loganholme were broken into. Three men dressed in full length orange and navy construction workers clothing with white dust masks over black full-face ski masks and gloves entered Telephone Wreckers via the bolted and security screened front doors (which faces the Pacific Highway, almost directly opposite the Logan Hyperdome / Officeworks).

A range of cordless phones and inspection cameras were stolen from the Telephone Wreckers premises. These images were taken from our CCTV inside the store during the break in that occurred at around 10:30pm:

Break in footage from TW @ Loganholme

Fortunately, it will continue to be business as usual at Telephone Wreckers and there will be no disruption to any of our usual operations with our main office and online store still running at full capacity.

If you have any information regarding the break in theft from Telephone Wreckers at Loganholme, you can contact us confidentially (we won’t share any of your personal details) or anonymously – every little piece of information helps. Alternatively, we would appreciate any sharing of this post.

Plantronics: Setting the industry standard for wireless office headset technology

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New wireless Plantronics headset: CS530

Plantronics have just released a brand new wireless office headset system – the CS530. It is designed to replace the popular CS70N, which will be discontinued this July. The Plantronics CS530 headset is a redesign on the over-the-ear style like the CS70N but has new features including:

  • Super lightweight design – weighs just 21 grams
  • Wideband audio – enjoy quality audio for crisp, clear calls for your and your callers
  • Hands-free for up to 100 metres
  • Magnetic docking – ensures your headset is sitting in the dock correctly for charging
  • Answer calls directly from your earpiece – one-touch call control
  • Volume settings on the earpiece – control your call volume even when away from your desk
  • Pairs with the Plantronics electronic hookswitch cable or headset lifter
  • DECT technology – eliminates any Wi-Fi interference

Plantronics Developer Community

Aware of the incredible potential and opportunities available, Plantronics is creating their own developer community which is open to anyone who would like to try developing context aware apps for Plantronics devices with “Smart Sensor” technology.  More information on the developer toolkit and downloads can be found here on the Plantronics website.