Pandora announced earlier this month at the 40th CES in Las Vegas that Pandora Networks and D-Link will begin selling D-Link hardware combined with Pandora’s hosted communication solutions, particularly the Worksmart UCX (Unified Communications Exchange.) This delivers a complete VoIP communications service that compiles everything, voice, video, messaging, conferencing, and collaboration services. Worksmart has been reviewed by many people and has accrued consumer approval and technical praise. Since it’s release in 2005, UCX has received TMC Labs product of the year award, and in 2006 won the Internet Telephony Excellence Award. These awards come partly because UCX provides everything needed at a fraction of the cost of other solutions on the market today.

Pandora co-founder and current CEO Walter Snell loves the new collaboration between Pandora and D-Link. He said: “The combination of Worksmart and D-Link hardware delivers a total communications package for SOHO and SMB customers that can be up and running in a matter of minutes. Worksmart is not just another VoIP service, but a complete communications offering that also provides messaging, conferencing, on-line web meetings, and much more, D-Link is a perfect partner for us since they provide all of the hardware our customers need including IP phones, Wi-Fi phones, switches, and VoIP-enabled routers.”

There are several pre-prepared packages available, each designed for a particular environment. Included are IP phones, switches, routers, and VoIP acceleration hardware that will provide a high quality connection. It’s simple, it’s won some awards, it’s easy to set up, and it’s customized to fit into your environment. Doesn’t sound like a bad deal.

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