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Voicemail Software Alternative To Hardware

Voicemail software is a good alternative to outsourcing to a voicemail provider if you only need "standard" voicemail service. With voicemail software, simply install the program onto your computer and you have created a voicemail solution that can act as a single answering machine or a multi box voicemail system that can make you look like a large corporation.

As with any software, it is only as robust as the computer and its hardware. If you wanted the software to manage more than a single telephone line, you would need some type of telephony board to connect multiple phone lines and route them into your system. Most computers come equipped with a single inbound telephone line usually available through a modem port so more robust applications require a non stock type of equipment.

Popular features of most software includes the following:

  • Multiple telephone line support with the right telecom hardware integrated with your computer
  • Unlimited voicemail box support that is only capped by the amount of disk space your computer has free
  • Text to speech capabilities to record your greetings
  • Messages recorded as audio files (usually .wav or .mp3) and saved on the computer itself or sent via email
  • Call transfer capabilities (also known as call patching or dialing out)
  • Ability to listen to your messages by calling into your own system through your inbound phone line

The following list represents a few vendors whose products can be used to fulfill individual and corporate voicemail requirements.

  • NCH Software: The voicemail software is called "IVM Voicemail Software" and it is a basic voicemail solution for Windows based PC's. The software can manage a single line and up to 64 inbound lines. Please visit www.nch.com.au/in/voicemail.html for more information
  • Sunshine SoftSolutions: The software is called "EzVoice" and it is another PC answering machine voicemail software solution. With this software, your computer becomes your answering machine with the ability to take messages, create unlimited voicemail boxes, and notify you via email of new voicemail messages. Please visit www.nch.com.au/in/voicemail.html for more information
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