11 April 2017

Software-based IP PBX specialist 3CX has introduced PBX Express. Featuring a web-based wizard, it’s claimed users and resellers will be able to easily set up a complete PBX system in a cloud of their choice and within minutes.

3CX reckons PBX Express is ideal for small businesses that need a fully functioning PBX that can run in the cloud and still give complete control at a fraction of the cost of other cloud solutions.

Customers, it says, have complete flexibility in their choice of SIP trunks and devices, together with features such as softphone and smartphone clients (pictured); for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android presence, chat and integrated video-conferencing.

Also included are unlimited extensions; eight simultaneous calls (up to 25 extensions); and five web conferencing participants for free. In addition, 3CX offers one year free DNS hosting and SSL certification, along with free software and security updates.

Users are guided through an eight step process which will create a brand new PBX installation hosted on Google Cloud, Amazon or any Openstack VPS provider. And users are promised the same features, settings and management offered with the company’s existing on-premise and cloud versions.

3CX says its resellers can also benefit by setting up and managing PBX Express at a cloud provider for their customers, eliminating the need to invest in hardware and dedicated servers to set up a complex multi-tenant installation.