Now that IP networks offer the performance characteristics required for voice services, your business can gain some serious benefits from IP telephony. IP supports powerful new e-business applications, cost-effectively extends network services to remote sites, simplifies moves and changes and eliminates charges for site-to-site calls.

So it's no surprise that many businesses are extending the benefits of IP telephony to users' desktops. Nortel makes it easy for users to enjoy the next-generation features of IP telephony, while retaining the carrier-class reliability and ease of use you expect of a traditional telephone:

IP Phone 1100 Series

1110 - The Nortel IP Phone 1110 a single line IP phone with backlit, pixel-based display for lobbies and common areas.

1120E / 1140E - The Nortel IP Phone 1120E and Nortel IP Phone 1140E phones, with backlit, pixel-based displays and USB interface for keyboard/mouse, are optimized for Web-enabled applications. An integrated Gigabit Ethernet port lets you plug a PC into the phone and have one cable drop to serve both devices. Support for Bluetooth technology frees users to move around the office. 1100 - The

1100 Series Key Expansion Module supports both the 1120E and 1140E with 18 additional line/ programmable feature keys.

IP Phone 1200 Series

1210 - The Nortel IP Phone 1210 is a standard-level IP phone that is a good fit for users needing only a basic 3-line display and standard features. It is a great choice for lobbies, lunch rooms or other common areas.

1220 - The Nortel IP Phone 1220 is an intermediate-level IP phone that comes with four soft keys, six shortcut keys and a 5-line display. It is ideally positioned for environments with more moderate call activity.

1230 - The Nortel IP Phone 1230 for BCM50, which has 10 programmable soft keys and a 9-line display, is best suited for employees with more advanced communication needs, for example, administrative assistants, knowledge workers and other traditional power users. Expansion Module - Two Nortel Key

Expansion Modules (KEMs) are supported on the IP Phone 1220 and 1230. Choose from an 18- key LED expansion module that comes with paper labels; or a 12-key LCD KEM that is self-labeling.

IP Phone 2000 Series

2001 - The Nortel IP Phone 2001 is an entry-level, one-line phone with display, ideal for low call traffic areas, such as hotel rooms, school classrooms and public areas.

2002 - The multi-line Nortel IP Phone 2002 with integrated LCD display screen is well suited for users ith moderate call volumes, such as office professionals and technical specialists.

2004 - The multi-line Nortel IP Phone 2004 with large LCD display is ideal for managers, executives and administrators who handle large call volumes and need to view more information on the display. These desktop phones operate much like traditional phones, so users immediately feel comfortable with them and require little or no training.

2007 - The Nortel IP Phone 2007 supports a new realm of converged content, including Web browsing and full motion video. This phone has a fully pixel-based color display and 5.7” diagonal, VGA touch-screen LCD, plus a USB interface for a keyboard or mouse.

The BCM can of course support a soft phone for mobile users. The application is called the 2050 and requires a USB headset kit which adds call control buttons to the headset cable, very useful. The Nortel IP Softphone 2050 “soft client” transforms a laptop or desktop PC into a converged voice/ data communications platform for employees on the move — just add high-speed internet access. The Mobile Voice Client 2050 “soft client” transforms a Pocket PC PDA into a converged voice/data communications platform for employees on the move — just add WLAN (802.11b).

The BCM also supports traditional DECT for a cost effective solution where mobile telephony is preferred or required. The handset pictured is the 4145 Industrial style handset deployed in warehouses etc.