Sutus (News - Alert) Business Central, a multi-service business gateway (MSBG) that provides small businesses with a fully-integrated data, networking and telephony solution, released its findings related to the energy savings of its small business technology.
In addition to its business operational features, the power consumption, design and advanced remote support of Business Central dramatically reduces a small business’ carbon footprint compared to a piecemeal solution that provides equivalent business functionality.
“People are rapidly becoming more conscious of their effect on the environment and this is starting to show in some of their business decisions,” said Shawn Chute, EVP of Sutus. “Small business owners in particular have the advantage of being able to change the way their company operates in many ways according to their preferences. The Sutus Business Central enables them to improve business functionality while helping the environment by utilizing our ‘all-in-one’ energy efficient complete office solution.”
Sutus provides small businesses with an enterprise quality all-in-one solution that delivers office network and telephone infrastructure that is affordable, robust and flexible. Sutus Business Central has won six industry awards, including Internet Telephony (News - Alert) magazine’s 2007 product of the year and IT Expo’s ‘Best Newcomer.’
It’s designed specifically for offices with up to 25 users, providing all core IT infrastructure, as well as on-demand turnkey VoIP and other advanced phone and data services through Sutus business partners. Business Central significantly improves a reseller’s ability to easily service small business customers.
In the course of a year, Business Central requires 350 kw/hrs of power. This is 1,261 kw/hr lower than the power usage of the combined products used by most small businesses to match the functionality of Business Central.
The power difference is equivalent to .98 metric tonnes of CO2 tonnes per year. That’s the equivalent of parking the car for 60 days a year or replacing a 20-year-old refrigerator with an ‘energy saver’ model.
Business Central enjoys a streamlined design, with dimensions of 9” by 11” by 4,” which is little bigger than a Microsoft (News - Alert) Xbox and is considerably smaller than the combined dimensions of a competing piecemeal solution. In addition, advanced remote support and management features built into Business Central mean that the device can be remotely monitored, upgraded and repaired without the need to send out a technician or for the business staff member to spend long periods on the phone.
Business Central comprises a wide array of advanced data and networking functions, such as: file server, e-mail server, router, firewall, wireless access point, VPN remote access server, automated backups, and a business-class phone system with the ability to simultaneously support both standard phone line and VoIP connections.
Business Central is also a gateway for hosted services and is ideal for businesses that promote remote working or those with employees in numerous locations. It assumes constant power 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
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