[April 05, 2012]

Panasonic Announces Interoperability Certification for SIP Cordless Phone System with Epygi Quadro IP PBX

Panasonic, the leader in business and home telephone systems*, announced today that three Panasonic SIP Cordless Phone (News - Alert) products, the KX-TGP550, KX-UT123 and KX-UT136, have been certified by Epygi Technologies interoperable with the Epygi Quadro IP PBX. This alliance leverages Panasonic's (News - Alert) global leadership in the DECT cordless telephone market with Epygi's innovative enterprise PBX.

The Panasonic SIP Cordless Phones Systems boast outstanding voice quality and a range of productivity-boosting options in a feature-rich desk phone replacement. DECT 6.0 ensures no interference with wireless networks, and the convenient cordless design eliminates the need to run dedicated network wiring to each employee workstation.

The Epygi (News - Alert) Quadro IP PBX is designed for small to mid-size businesses and supports up to 300 concurrent calls. It offers support for eight IP phone extensions and up to 1,000 on the larger enterprise PBX (News - Alert) solution. In addition, this system supports SIP lines to connect to an internet service provider, FXO (Foreign Exchange Office) and E1/T1 lines for a medium-sized hybrid office environment. Any user on the system, whether they are on an IP or analog phone, will have access to the advanced VoIP features. Remote users will be able to take advantage of the cost-saving and performance-enhancing features.

"When we first heard that Panasonic was launching SIP telephone solutions, the Epygi team was eager to further develop our relationship with the company. With Panasonic's extensive experience in the business telephone market, we knew these phones would be a great addition to our IP phone partner program," said Warren Sonnen, Director of Product Management, Epygi Technologies (News - Alert). "Now that testing and certification are completed, we are excited to move forward with our relationship and support Panasonic SIP telephones on all Epygi products."

Panasonic's KX-UT series offers a communications solution for small and mid-size businesses that utilize the latest in Hosted and Open Source PBX technology. Featuring wide-band, high-definition audio (G. 722 codec) coupled with echo cancellation and an expanded acoustic chamber, the KX-UT series offers crisp sound quality for crystal clear conversation. The series is designed to complement a company's existing communication infrastructure, yielding a low total cost of ownership. The KX-UT136-B is user-friendly and easy to operate, with 24 programmable feature/functionality keys. It features a six-line backlit graphical LCD and 2 Ethernet ports. The KX-UT123-B offers HD Voice, a three-line backlit graphical LCD and two Ethernet ports. All KX-UT series models are Power over Ethernet (PoE)-ready which eliminates the need for additional electrical adaptors. The energy-saving Eco Mode offers lowered power consumption and a two-year limited warranty protects a user's investment well into the life of the phone.

The Panasonic KX-TGP500 features a corded base unit and one cordless handset, both with large white back-lit LCD screens. It is expandable up to 6 DECT 6.0 cordless handsets and supports up to 8 phone numbers and 3 simultaneous calls. It boasts Wide Band Audio (G.722), five-hour talk time, and 10-day standby and one-touch call transfer with Busy Lamp indication. It features a hands-free speaker phone, handset call button on the base unit, handset speakerphone, 2.5mm headset jack and belt clip.

*For full calendar year of 2011 in North America. By the Parsippany, NJ based information technology market research firm T3i Group. Defined by T3i Group as the sum of key/hybrid, PBX, and IP-PBX business phone systems with 2-40 extensions.

*For full calendar year of 2010 globally. By the UK-based market research firm MZA Ltd. Defined by MZA as the Corded PBX/IP PBX systems under 100 category.

Panasonic Solutions for Business

Through its broad range of integrated business technology solutions, Panasonic empowers professionals to do their best work. Customers in government, healthcare, production, education and a wide variety of commercial enterprises, large and small, depend on integrated solutions from Panasonic to reach their full potential, achieve competitive advantage and improve outcomes. The complete suite of Panasonic solutions addresses unified business communications, mobile computing, security and surveillance systems, retail information systems, office productivity solutions, high definition visual conferencing, projectors, professional displays and HD and 3D video production. As a result of its commitment to R&D, manufacturing and quality control, Panasonic engineers reliable and long-lasting solutions as a partner for continuous improvement. Panasonic solutions for business are delivered by Panasonic System Communications Company of North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC).

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About Panasonic Corporation of North America

Based in Secaucus, NJ, Panasonic Corporation of North America provides a broad line of digital and other electronics products and services for consumer, business and industrial use. The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC), and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. branding, marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. Panasonic was the only Consumer Electronics company to be listed in the top ten brands on the Interbrand Best Global Green Brands 2011 ranking (http://www.interbrand.com/en/best-global-brands/Best-Global-Green-Brands/2011-Report/BestGlobalGreenBrandsTable-2011.aspx). As part of its continuing efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, Panasonic Corporation of North America will relocate its operations to a new eco-efficient office tower adjacent to a mass transit hub in Newark, NJ in 2013. Information about Panasonic Eco Ideas initiatives is available at http://panasonic.net/eco/ecoideas/. Information about Panasonic and its products is available at www.panasonic.com. Additional company information for journalists is also available at www.panasonic.com/pressroom.

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