With Norstar Messaging platforms, you can pay for just the mailboxes and applications you need today and expand later when you need to add more capacity or capabilities. In fact, you can add mailboxes or activate advanced applications, such as Call Center capabilities, simply by downloading a key code-either for a try-then-buy period or for ongoing use.

Norstar Messaging keeps your business communications moving efficiently and profitably. It allows you to be accessible to customers and business associates wherever you go, around the clock.

Voice Mail/Messaging System: Messaging 100 Messaging 150
Number of Ports (incoming lines) 4 Lines 8 Lines
Number of mail boxes: standard and maximum 10-40 32-300
Hours of Voice Mail storage 9 82
Automated Attendant/Custom Call Routing YES YES
Downloadable Greetings YES YES
Park and page from mailbox YES YES
Call Center Basic Optional Via Key Code YES
Call Center Reporting Optional Via Key Code Optional Via Key Code
Enhanced Call Center (with reporting included) N/A Optional Via Key Code
Digital Networking (VPIM / AMIS) Optional Via Key Code Optional Via Key Code
Desktop Messaging
(Voice Mail and E-mail on PC)
Optional Via Key Code 2 seats standard
Optional up to 100 seats
Centralized Voice mail N/A YES

 

Norstar Messaging - standard features and optional applications
Feature: Description of Service
AUTOMATED ATTENDANT Answers incoming telephone lines and prompts the caller for routing options
Custom Call Routing (CCR) Routes calls by single-digit responses to Automated Attendant prompts
Company Directory Lists mailbox owners and enables callers to reach them by spelling last name, first name or both on telephone keypad
Greeting Tables (up to 4) Stores the recorded greetings Automated Attendant plays for callers
Recorded Custom Greetings Records up to 100 custom greeting assigned to the four greeting tables
Business Hours Defines when each greeting is played in the greeting tables
Language Preference Sets the Automated Attendant language, which can be switched by the user by dialing "9"
(If the system is set up to be Bi-lingual)
Menu Repeat Enables a caller to repeat the current menu prompt they are hearing
Touchtone Gate Enables Messaging to accept calls from rotary and touchtone telephones
CLID Routing Table Controls how calls are treated based on calling line ID: routed to an extension or mailbox, custom-routing tree, or greeting table
External Transfer Enables a custom call routing (CCR) point to transfer a call outside the system to a predetermined telephone number
Park and page Enables a CCR point to park a call and announce it to a paging zone, overhead paging system or both
Call Screening Announces the caller to the employee, who can choose to take the call or sent it to voice mail
FAX Answering Transfers an incoming fax call to a designated ATA-connected fax extension
Downloadable Greetings Enables Automated Attendant greetings, prompts and digits to be recorded off-site and then downloaded remotely
Holiday List Defines which special greetings are played on up to 100 holidays
   
VOICE MAIL Records, stores and plays audio messages for up to 300 users/mailboxes
Subscriber Mailboxes Establishes a private message space associated with a user or phone
Guest mailboxes Establishes voice mail service not associated with a specific telephone
Information mailboxes A mailbox that plays informational messages and doesn't record messages
Off Premise Message
Notification
Informs you of a newly arrived message at another extension, telephone number or pager - cascading through up to five numbers
Outbound Transfer Redirects a caller who reaches a mailbox to a pre-programmed external telephone number by pressing a single digit
Target Attendant Lets subscribers set up a a personal dial °O" attendant
Call Record Enables employees to record an active telephone call and play it on their voice mailbox
User Interface Enables employees to use either the Norstar set display or Messaging dial commands to access voice mail, whichever interface is programmed
Auto-Login Lets subscribers access their mailbox without having to enter mailbox number and password