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Coming Soon: BroadSoft Xtended
 Get used to hearing the buzzwords “Web 2.0,” “mashup” and “Xtended” in the same sentence as BroadSoft. Now, in the exciting new world of Web 2.0, any developer can create a cool mashup with the BroadWorks® VoIP application platform. A mashup is an application that integrates one or more applications to create a new solution. In this case, mashups would marry BroadWorks calling features with Web-based applications, such as customer-relationship management solutions or social networking sites.
Ready for launch. At this month’s Spring VON.x conference, BroadSoft will unveil its new BroadSoft Xtended initiative to drive innovative, Web 2.0 applications into the hands of BroadWorks® end-users. If you are attending VON.x, then be sure to visit our exhibit at Booth #1019. We will have numerous demos by partners and developers showcasing mashups with Facebook, salesforce.com, ACT! by Sage and more.
BroadSoft customers and partners can get more information about BroadSoft Xtended by going to the BroadSoft Boulevard portal.
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Scaling Your Network
At BroadSoft Connections 2007,
the theme was “Scaling
to New Heights.” In keeping with that theme,
BroadSoft and IBM recently demonstrated the scalability
of the BroadWorks platform. The demonstration
involved 20 million users and up to 40 million
Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCAs) managed on the
IBM BladeCenter HT at IBM’s PSSC Network
Transformation Center in Montpellier, France.
IBM and BroadSoft conducted the test for several
of BroadSoft’s Tier 1 telecommunications
customers as a proof of concept of the scalability
and reliability large service providers can expect
when choosing the BroadWorks platform on IBM
BladeCenter.
BroadSoft customers and partners can view the Scalability
whitepaper on Boulevard.
De-Fi Looks to Disrupt the Mobile Services Market
 New mobile application service provider De-Fi
Mobile launched at Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona last month. De-Fi Mobile
is looking to cause waves in the mobile services
market with its Straight
Talk™ service. Straight
Talk seeks to give end-users media-rich IP
features and global voice service at affordable
prices, regardless of which wireless carrier
the mobile user chooses. With De-Fi Mobile’s new service,
mobile users gain access to BroadWorks
calling features on dual-mode
handsets, as well as the ability to dial to
and from anywhere in the world without worrying
about high-cost roaming tariffs and long-distance
charges.
Join
BroadSoft’s LinkedIn and Facebook
Groups
 Websites such as LinkedIn and Facebook are radically
transforming how people network and communicate.
BroadSoft has created groups on Facebook and
LinkedIn.
Join BroadSoft’s Xtended group on Facebook
to keep up with Xtended-related events and participate
in discussions related to BroadSoft’s new
Web 2.0 initiative. Here’s how to join:
After you’ve created a Facebook profile,
go to the following URL:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=19308880002&ref=nf.
(You will be prompted for your Facebook login
and password before you can view the page.)
Members of BroadSoft's LinkedIn
group can ask questions, answer customers'
questions and post and read news items about
BroadSoft products and services. To join, log
into LinkedIn and
then go to the following URL: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/45079/29FD062925DC.
Tech Tip: Simultaneous Ring
The Simultaneous Ring
(or “SimRing” for
those in-the-know) feature on BroadWorks makes
staying connected easy. With SimRing, any call
to the primary number instantaneously rings numerous
other numbers specified by the user. If you aren’t
using it yet, now’s the time to give it
a try.
Here’s how to set
up (SimRing):
- Open your BroadWorks portal in your
Web browser.
- Log in with your BroadWorks username and
password.
- Select “Incoming Calls” from
the left navigation bar.
- Select “Simultaneous
Ring Personal” from the Advanced Section
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