Virtual telephone systems are growing in popularity and when we examine why, it appears that virtualising your business telephone system in VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V can be the perfect hybrid deployment model before moving to a full hosted cloud communications platform.
In this article we’ve listed the generally available software based phone systems available in the market in 2017. The highlighted platforms are systems we’ve reviewed recently, click through to read our phone system reviews for each product.
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Virtual Phone Systems
| 3CX |
| Avaya Aura Communications Manager |
| Avaya Equinox |
| Avaya IP Office |
| Cisco Business Edition 6000 |
| Cisco Business Edition 7000 |
| Microsoft Skype for Business |
| Mitel MiVoice Business |
| Mitel MX-One |
| MiVoice Office 400 Virtual Appliance |
| NEC Univerge 3C |
| Panasonic KX-NS1000 |
| ShoreTel Connect ON-SITE |
| Unify OpenScape 4000 |
| Unify OpenScape Business |
| Unify OpenScape Enterprise Express |
If you’re buying a new unified communications platform and need guidance, check out our 2017 Technology Track and Buyer’s Guide. Read our full list of Phone System reviews here.
