December 7, 2011 – 6:58 pm | 16 Comments

3CX is pleased to announce a new release of 3CX Phone System 10, build 22686. Service Pack 5 fixes numerous 3CX Wallboard issues and also adds a new and important caller ID feature. To download …

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How do I configure a CISCO router to allow connection to a VOIP provider?
June 3, 2009 – 6:46 pm | Comments Off
How do I configure a CISCO router to allow connection to a VOIP provider?

If you are using a VOIP provider, then you will have to configure your firewall correctly in order to get reliable results. Your firewall must support STATIC PORT MAPPING.
3CX Phone System needs the following ports …

Indexing and Searching Conversation Recordings
June 3, 2009 – 12:38 pm | 2 Comments
Indexing and Searching Conversation Recordings

Article which explains how to index and search recordings

How Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 / 2010 Unified Messaging works
June 2, 2009 – 1:41 pm | Comments Off
How Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 / 2010 Unified Messaging works

Introduction
Microsoft Exchange Server Unified Messaging communicates with a PBX via the SIP protocol. However:
1) Only TCP transport is used. UDP transport is not supported.
2) Microsoft Exchange Server does not support authorization. It works like a …

How can I check that the 3CX uninstall completely removed 3CX Phone System?
May 30, 2009 – 4:16 pm | Comments Off
How can I check that the 3CX uninstall completely removed 3CX Phone System?

You can check that 3CX Phone System has been completely uninstalled by using the 3CX Installation Checker Tool. The tool will provide information about any traces of 3CX files that could still be on the system. …

3CX Phone System for Windows voted Readers’ Choice Award Winner
May 27, 2009 – 6:12 pm | Comments Off
3CX Phone System for Windows voted Readers’ Choice Award Winner

May 27, 2009 – Leading Windows Networking resource site, WindowsNetworking.com, announced today that 3CX Phone System for Windows was selected the winner in the IP PBX Server category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Awards.
“Our Readers’ …

3CX partners with JTS Japan to claim a stake in Japan’s growing VoIP PBX market
May 26, 2009 – 6:15 pm | Comments Off

Japanese resellers and customers now have access to the leading Windows soft PBX with local sales and technical support from JTS
3CX (www.3cx.com), the international developer of the award-winning 3CX Phone System for Windows has announced …

3CX Phone System V7.1 7139 released
May 22, 2009 – 4:23 pm | Comments Off

An updated build has been released with some improvements and fixes.
Note on upgrading:
If you are uninstalling 3CX Phone System version v7.1 6589 and you make heavy use of the 3CX Tunnel Service, it may happen that …

Why a Windows based PBX trumps a Linux based appliance or proprietary PBX
May 21, 2009 – 6:23 pm | Comments Off

3CX releases a Whitepaper explaining the benefits of a windows based phone system over a Linux based appliance or “VoIP enabled” proprietary PBX
London, UK, 21 May 2009 – Companies planning to take advantage of cost …

3CX on twitter!
May 19, 2009 – 5:05 pm | Comments Off

We have create a twitter account for 3cx. You can subscribe to it here http://twitter.com/3cx
We plan to use this for announcements, as well as product release notifications. See you there!

Some benchmarks tests – no dedicated server needed!
May 14, 2009 – 6:04 pm | 4 Comments

We have been performing a number of bench mark tests, in order to give 3CX users an idea what sort of memory and processing power is required by a 3CX installation.
First off – in many …

SoTel Systems announces distribution partnership with 3CX
May 11, 2009 – 6:28 pm | Comments Off
SoTel Systems announces distribution partnership with 3CX

St. Louis, MO, 11 May, 2009 – SoTel Systems, LLC (www.sotelsystems.com) announces a partnership with 3CX (www.3cx.com) in a strategic effort to provide a low cost, reliable IP PBX bundle to U.S. resellers. The partnership …

3CX Checks in with Hotels Worldwide to Halve Phone Bills
May 6, 2009 – 6:30 pm | Comments Off

New 3CX VoIP Phone System for Hotels slashes phone bills using VoIP and eliminates PBX maintenance and expansion costs
London, UK – 6 May 09 – 3CX announced today the availability of 3CX Phone System Hotel module, …

3CX Hotel Module released
May 6, 2009 – 3:04 pm | 2 Comments

The 3CX Hotel Module has just been released. It allows you to turn 3CX Phone System into a hotel PBX. Read the full press release here, or watch the presentation below.

DoS and Flood protection in Firewall Configuration
May 5, 2009 – 6:08 pm | One Comment
DoS and Flood protection in Firewall Configuration

So you have installed 3CX PhoneSystem, your VoIP Provider account registers fine, a couple of test calls successfully prove that all is working. It’s now time to put things into production.
And as soon as you …

Why is there no ringback tone when calling into 3CX via a Sangoma PRI card?
May 3, 2009 – 8:16 pm | Comments Off
Why is there no ringback tone when calling into 3CX via a Sangoma PRI card?

This is because the Sangoma NetBorder software is configured for the PSTN side to provide the ringing, so if it is not then you will not hear any ringing.
To fix this issue we must tell …

Why does 3CX require static port mappings (Full Cone NAT)?
May 3, 2009 – 6:53 pm | Comments Off

If you are using a VOIP provider, you will need to have a firewall that supports and is configured to use static port mapping. Static port mapping is required for RTP, the protocol that carries …

How do I configure my Linksys router for 3CX Phone System?
May 3, 2009 – 6:30 pm | Comments Off
How do I configure my Linksys router for 3CX Phone System?

If you are using a VOIP provider, then you will have to configure your firewall correctly in order to get reliable results. Your firewall must support STATIC PORT MAPPING.
3CX Phone System needs the following ports …

VIDEO: What’s new in 3CX Phone System v7.1
April 27, 2009 – 1:33 pm | Comments Off

Watch this Youtube video to find out about the new features in 3CX Phone System v7.1.

3CX Phone System v7.1 Delivers Personal Phone Assistant for ALL
April 22, 2009 – 6:36 pm | Comments Off

New 3CX Assistant for 3CX Phone System offers one-click call transfer, call parking, call divert, presence and more
London, UK – 22 April 2009 – 3CX today announced the availability of 3CX Phone System for Windows …

Outlook & Salesforce integration beta!
April 20, 2009 – 7:18 pm | 3 Comments

We are pleased to announce the beta of our revamped Outlook and Salesforce integration. This integration goes much further then the previous one. Now you can:

Launch calls from Microsoft Outlook or Salesforce
Receive notification of inbound …

3CX PhoneSystem Updated License Activation Module
April 17, 2009 – 9:05 pm | 11 Comments

As part of our routine Security Audit checks, we have updated the client and server components of the 3CX PhoneSystem license activation procedure.
This means that activating your 3CX PhoneSystem requires the new version of the …

Using portable Skype & 3CX to call from anywhere on the road
April 17, 2009 – 1:48 pm | 3 Comments

Many time its handy to be able to boot up a portable SKYPE instance and call into the office. You just put SKYPE on a USB flash drive, insert this drive in any Windows PC and …

3CX Allcare case study showcases the future in software based PABX
April 14, 2009 – 6:54 pm | Comments Off

Ta’ Xbiex 14 April 2009 – 3CX has published a case study which outlines the process of Allcare’s transition from a traditional hardware PABX to a software based solution provided by 3CX. 3CX is an …

SNOM 370 Remote Extension. Plug and Play.
April 13, 2009 – 12:51 pm | 3 Comments
SNOM 370 Remote Extension.  Plug and Play.

I want to start off by giving credit on this nice little piece of engineering to Worksighted systems engineer Matt Scott.
I want to start off by defining a remote extension as one that must exit …

What is overlap dialing?
April 10, 2009 – 5:57 pm | Comments Off

Overlap dialing is required by CAS signaled lines. Overlap dial provides for a longer time-out period between digits, also called the inter-digit timer. With overlap dial set to off, the gateway expects to receive the …