Phone System Features Comparison
| System | Current | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | Nortel (Analog) |
SipX (VoIP) |
|
| Busy Lamp Field (BLF) | X | X | |
| Call Forward | X | X | |
| Call Park/Pickup | X | X | |
| Conference Calling | X | X | |
| Consultative Transfer | X | X | |
| Distinctive Ringing | X | X | |
| Do Not Disturb (DND) | X | X | |
| Group Paging | X | X | |
| Hunt Groups | X | X | |
| Integrate VoiceMail and Email | X | X | |
| Intercom Feature | X | X | |
| Last Number redial | X | X | |
| Meet Me Conferencing | X | X | |
| Shared Lines across phones (BLA) | X | X | |
| Sim-Ring | X | X | |
| Speed Dials | X | X | |
| Local Weather on your phone | Dial-Up | X | |
| Video Conferencing | w/Google | X | |
| Blind Transfer | X | ||
| Click to call | X | ||
| Custom Ring Tones | X | ||
| Customized Music on Hold by Department | X | ||
| Drag and Drop Operator Panel | X | ||
| Help Agent (IM Based) | X | ||
| Instant Messaging (through Pidgin software) | X | ||
| Outlook Plug-In | X | ||
| Personal Auto-Attendant | X | ||
| Personal Conference Bridge | X | ||
| Personal Group Chat Room | X | ||
| Presence | X | ||
| SoftPhone for Computer or Smartphone or Tablet | X | ||
| Time Based Find me/Follow Me Call Routing | X | ||
| Unmatched Voice Quality | X | ||
| Upload Contacts from Gmail and Outlook | X | ||
| Website for Self-Configuration | X | ||
| Work at Home | X | ||
| ACD with Skills Based Routing | X | ||
| Conference and Call Recording sent to your mailbox | X | ||
| Direct Internet Calling | X | ||
| Directory Lookups with the Global Address Book | X | ||
| Executive Web Portal on VideoPhones | X | ||
| Hotelling | X | ||
| Integrate Presense with Calendar Availability | X | ||
| Personal Call Assistant | X | ||
| Personal Fax Server (delivered to your mailbox) | X | ||