Because
communications is such an integral part of doing business, the telephone
system a business chooses can make a crucial difference in its success.
Research conducted for Nortel indicates that businesses want a telephone
system that is flexible, reliable, and above all, easy to use. Norstar’s
modular design, digital technology and LCD Window were developed to
meet these needs. Users get an easy-to-use communications system that
gives them advanced technology today, in small companies with growing
needs or larger companies with far-reaching objectives. Norstar Integrated
Communications Systems provide sophisticated, yet easy to use business
solutions:
1.
Norstar has one of the lowest failure rates in
the industry, which means it’s an extremely durable and reliable
communications system
2.
Norstar’s LCD Window walks users through feature and application
usage. This
makes Norstar one of the easiest telephone systems to use and eliminates
the need for time-consuming and expensive training sessions.
3.
Norstar’s advanced architecture provides high bandwidth to the
desktop. This
means users can take advantage of applications like ISDN and Computer
Telephony Integration without any changes to existing wiring. Norstar
can meet business needs today, as well as in the future.
4.
Norstar’s scaleable design allows telephone systems to grow with
the business. Expansion
Cartridges or Station and Trunk Modules enable users to easily increase
system size, whether the business has one employee or one hundred. And
the investment is protected, since common hardware components, most
peripherals and all telephone sets can be used on larger Norstar systems.
5.
Norstar’s scaleable design also makes it easier to add software
and hardware applications to the system, tailoring it to communication
needs. Norstar Applications like StarTalk FLASH, Voice Mail, Desktop
Messaging, Digital Networking, and Fax Messaging to handle the complex
messaging needs of businesses with a large number of callers; Norstar
Automated Call Distribution (ACD) systems to route calls more efficiently;
Norstar Computer-Telephony Integration to link your computer and telephone;
and data communication interfaces, analog terminal adapters, key lamp
modules, and busy lamp fields to maximize call coverage and increase
office productivity.
6.
Norstar’s digital architecture creates
a platform for current and future PC-based applications. Special software
packages can distribute calls, track billable activity and even generate
reports on incoming and outgoing telephone calls.
7.
Norstar features a family of award-winning telephone sets. Norstar’s
attractive high-tech, yet compact, design makes it a favorite of professional
office designers.
8.
Norstar’s telephone sets (M7100,
M7208, M7310, and M7324 and the new T7100, T7208, and T7316) feature
built-in, handsfree speakerphones (except M7100 and T7100); built-in
wall mount capability; headset jacks; and volume controls. These features
are standards, not options.
9.
Norstar is the #1 small system for business communications in
the world. Norstar telephones sit on the desktops of over 8 million
business people in more than 80 countries around the globe. (Source:
Northern Business Information/Datapro 1996).
10.
Norstar is manufactured and supported by Nortel,
a 100-year-old company that is one of the world’s leading providers
of fully digital telecommunications and transmission equipment.
