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Program significantly reduces initial investment to acquire a sophisticated phone system (plus a lot more) and save Small Businesses thousands of dollars annually

FAIRFIELD, NJ, March 2^nd, 2009 – Critical Links, a global provider of unified voice, data and IT solutions for SMBs, announced today that it has introduced a new ‘Pay-as-you-go’ pricing option for purchase of its edgeBOX offerings. This is first of several initiatives that Critical Links is undertaking to mitigate the financial constraints imposed by the economic downturn; other initiatives will be announced shortly.

This new pricing option will be effective immediately and comprises the following key elements:

• Low-investment, deferred payment: An edgeBOX can now be purchased for a very low initial investment and the balance paid in small installments over a period of 12/24 months. The program will also bundle in support services along with the appliance.
• Trade-in credit: An edgeBOX model purchased under this option can be traded in for a credit (up to 50% of its original price) towards a higher-end edgeBOX appliance and support.
• Insurance: A second edgeBOX, to serve as a back-up, can be purchased for a very steep discount; further the pay-as-you-go pricing option is also available for its purchase.

By reducing the up-front investment, this pricing option makes the edgeBOX even more attractive. For example, an edgeBOX with support services for a year can now be purchased with an initial investment of as little as $ 1825. The edgeBOX platform along with the generous trade-in credit allows customers to scale easily and also much less expensively.

Being able to purchase a second edgeBOX to serve as a stand-by for a fraction of the price will now offer businesses a peace-of-mind, and at a very low cost. Given that the edgeBOX typically consolidates all the voice and data service capabilities for a business on a single platform, a back-up platform – especially at a fraction of the usual cost, simply makes for a good business decision.

“In the current economic environment, small and medium businesses are understandably trying to conserve capital and investing only after clear cost savings and other measurable benefits are established. Critical Links aims to precisely address these concerns by reducing the initial investment, offering a deferred payment plan and conclusively showing the savings using the edgeBOX”, said Alex Sarin, vice president of product management at Critical Links. “The Pay-as-you-go option creates a compelling incentive”.

The Critical Links’ edgeBOX™, a multi-service business gateway appliance, provides a full fledged VOIP/ IP-PBX and a host of data and IT services such as routing, security, NAC, web/email/print server, backup storage etc in a single device, while dramatically reducing complexity and deployment costs. It replaces between four to eight specialized products with a single integrated platform that is simple to install and configure, easy to maintain and upgrade and can be managed remotely. It is available on a range of scalable platforms that optimally support from fewer than 10 users up to 300 users.

The edgeBOX has been widely deployed around the world to offer a sophisticated platform of cutting edge capabilities to Small and medium businesses. Recently, it was deployed by ONI Communications, a fast moving Service Provider in Europe, to deliver a host of voice and data services as well as at over a thousand schools in one of the largest school modernization programs.

More details on the edgeBOX and the ‘Pay-as-you-go’ program are available by contacting us at sales@critical-links.com or your local Critical Links’ representative.

About Critical Links

Critical Links is a global provider of converged voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that dramatically simplify and cost-reduce by consolidating over a single scaleable and fault-tolerant platform.

Critical Links’ flagship product, the edgeBOX™, is an award winning multi-function gateway appliance that includes VOIP/IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC, QoS and a WiFi access point as well as a fax-server, web server, e-mail server, print server and data storage. It is available on a range of hardware platforms that support up to 300 users, with different form factors and a host of broadband interfaces such as BRI/PRI(T1/E1), FX0/FXS, Ethernet, etc. Critical Links typically serves SMBs through a global network of VARs, System Integrators, OEMs and Service Providers. For more information: www.critical-links.com/PR or info@critical-links.com.

Editors Notes:

1. All brands and names may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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Falcon Technology employs edgeBOX to deliver organizational efficiency and to maximize patient safety.

FAIRFIELD, NJ, February 17th, 2009 – Critical Links, a global provider of unified voice, data and IT solutions for SMBs, announced today that it has entered into a reseller agreement with Falcon Technology where its flagship product, the edgeBOX™, and companion edgePACKs will be made available to support Falcon Technology’s healthcare information technology customers in the Pacific Southwest region of the U.S.

Falcon Technology (FTI) delivers comprehensive technology solutions and services for businesses, healthcare organizations, non-profit organizations, schools, and military units throughout the western United States. FTI specializes in providing server, computer, network and telephone hardware paired with full installation and support services, as well as corporate Web sites and electronic medical records systems hardware.

Critical Links’ edgeBOX™ is a multi-service business gateway appliance, which provides a full fledged VOIP/ IP-PBX and a host of data and IT services in a single device, while dramatically reducing complexity and deployment costs. edgePACKs are optional plug in modules for edgeBOX that add functionality for particular vertical markets, such as health care. edgePACKs are fully integrated with edgeBOX and link with functions such as network access control, security, web server and mail server.

“We were looking for a strong, tested product to support our ongoing endeavor to make it easy for our customers to access and manipulate medical records with security and confidence,” said Russell Suzuki, president and CEO of Falcon Technology. “Critical Links’ edgeBOX provides our clients with the ability to manage their electronic medical records quickly, efficiently and safely. It’s a great product. We are happy to be working with Critical Links.”

Both the edgeBOX, and edgePACKs can be managed remotely without on-site intervention meaning no on-site knowledge of the technology is required.

“Falcon Technology is in the business of providing easy to deploy, simple to manage solutions for doctors, nurses, technicians, and administrators of healthcare organizations, and we feel this partnership brings a strong new option to these customers,” said Jim Brennan, vice president, sales and support, Critical Links. “In order to provide the highest levels of service to their patients, these healthcare professionals need an IT infrastructure that enables them to effectively communicate and have ready access to records and information. Our edgeBOX and edgePACKs make that possible without the burden of having to install or manage a complex system.”

The edgeBOX™ replaces up to 8 specialized solutions with a single integrated device, providing SMB customers with a complete networking infrastructure that is simple to install and configure, easy to maintain and upgrade and can be managed remotely. Customers can leverage edgeBOX™ services ranging from VOIP, IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC and QoS as well as web server, e-mail server and data storage. It is available on a range of scalable platforms that support up to 300 users.

About Critical Links:

Critical Links is a global provider of converged voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that dramatically simplify and cost-reduce by consolidating over a single scaleable and fault-tolerant platform.

Critical Links’ flagship product, the edgeBOX™, is an award winning multi-function gateway appliance that includes VOIP/IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC, QoS and a WiFi access point as well as a fax-server, web server, e-mail server, print server and data storage. It is available on a range of hardware platforms that support up to 300 users, with different form factors and a host of broadband interfaces such as BRI/PRI(T1/E1), FX0/FXS, Ethernet, etc. Critical Links typically serves SMBs through a global network of VARs, System Integrators, OEMs and Service Providers. For more information: www.critical-links.com or info@critical-links.com.

About Falcon Technology Inc:

Falcon Technology Inc. (www.falcontek.com) is a veteran-owned company based in North Las Vegas, NV dedicated to delivering advanced healthcare solutions and business process outsourcing, training, and consulting services to public and private sector healthcare organizations.

Editors Notes:

1. All brands and names may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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Critical Links´ edgeBOX honored with Best of Open Source award at leading IP communications conference in Miami

FAIRFIELD, NJ, February 10, 2009 - Critical Links, a global provider of unified voice, data and IT solutions for SMBs, announced today that its edgeBOX has received a “Best of Show Award” in the Open Source category at Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC®) INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and EXPO East 2009 in Miami.

The award-winning edgeBOX offers a full-fledged IP-PBX, Security, Storage/Back-up, Web/Email/Print server, Quality of Service, Network Access Control, Router and a host of other functions in addition to a wireless access point, in a single appliance. Starting at under $2500, the edgeBOX provides the broadest range of vital telephony, security and data features in the industry at a price that can be as low as $50 per user. The edgeBOX has integrated over 200 open source components to deliver a state-of-the-art platform that has been deployed at thousands of locations worldwide.

“We are pleased to be recognized for leveraging the power of open source to deliver a game-changing value proposition for Small and Medium Businesses,” said Abdul Kasim, vice president, Global Marketing & Business Development at Critical Links.  “By offering the broadest range of best-of-breed features at an unprecedented price, the edgeBOX eliminates the traditional trade-offs between features and cost. In the current economic environment, this is especially welcome news and to a large extent, this is made possible by open-source.”

The value of edgeBOX is being increasingly recognized in the market and its deployment is accelerating. Notably, the edgeBOX was recently selected by one of the fastest growing European Alternative Carriers, ONI Communications, as the platform for delivering the gamut of managed voice and data services to its SMB customer base. The edgeBOX is also being deployed in vertical markets such as retail and education. Thousands of edgeBOXes have recently been deployed in one of the world’s largest school modernization programs.

“Outstanding companies like Critical Links with their award winning solutions, help to validate ITEXPO’s status as the leading forum in the communications industry,” said TMC president and conference chairman, Rich Tehrani. “Service providers, enterprise buyers, developers, and resellers come to ITEXPO, because they know they’ll find solutions, from innovative companies like Critical Links that can help their businesses today.”

The INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO Best of Show Award recognizes innovative products and solutions that were featured in the exhibit hall during the event. This designation serves to highlight the technological achievement and creative product features that set these winners apart from the rest of the crowd. The INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine editorial staff evaluated the pre-show nominations, and met with vendors to inspect and review the displayed products on the first day of the Expo.  A full list of the winners is posted on TMC’s Web site at www.tmcnet.com.

About Critical Links:

Critical Links is a global provider of converged voice, data and IT solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs) that dramatically simplify and cost-reduce by consolidating over a single scalable and fault-tolerant platform.

Critical Links’ flagship product, the edgeBOX^TM, is an award-winning multi-function gateway appliance that includes VoIP/IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC, QoS and a WiFi access point as well as a fax server, web server, e-mail server, print server and data storage. It is available on a range of hardware platforms that support up to 300 users, with different form factors and a host of broadband interfaces such as BRI/PRI(T1/E1), FX0/FXS, Ethernet, etc. Critical Links typically serves SMBs through a global network of VARs, System Integrators, OEMs and Service Providers. For more information: www.critical-links.com or info@critical-links.com.

About TMC:

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMCnet, TMC’s Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends.  For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

edgeBOX AireSpring Partnership Lowers Entry Costs For Businesses Across the Country

Van Nuys, CA, January 27, 2009 - AireSpring, an award winning leader in VoIP/SIP Trunking products, today announced the successful completion of interoperability testing with Critical Links, a global provider of unified voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs). AireSpring SIP Trunking extends the ability of the Critical Links edgeBOX to allow organizations to seamlessly integrate IP-based communications with their unified communications solutions for maximum cost effectiveness and simplicity. With this certification, customers have the assurance that AireSpring’s best-of-breed SIP Trunking solutions will work with Critical Links’ acclaimed edgeBOX unified communications platform.

The edgeBOX provides a full-fledged IP-PBX that supports VoIP and a host of sophisticated telephony features. In addition, it also provides vital services such as VPN, Email, Web and Print Server, Security/Firewall, data back-up and Quality of Service. In effect, the edgeBOX single-handedly provides the telephony and data infrastructure for a SMB, cost effectively. The edgeBOX is available as a scalable and fault-tolerant appliance which supports up to 300 users.

“The certification of edgeBOX with AireSpring’s SIP trunking solution enables the SMB customer to acquire state-of-the-art telephony and data capabilities at the lowest price point in the market. Notably, the combined solution does not require SMB customers to make trade-offs between competitive capabilities and cost, and bucks the trend in the current economy” said Abdul Kasim, Vice President for Global Marketing & Business Development at Critical Links. “We are pleased to partner with a market leader like Airespring to deliver this value-added solution to our customers”, he added.

AireSpring SIP Trunking delivers on the voice over IP (VoIP)/SIP promise of powerful features, simplified management, low operating costs, fast turn up, and efficient use of equipment. AireSpring’s Local and Long Distance SIP Trunking products empower organizations to seamlessly scale their IP enabled equipment, and addresses the changing needs of growing companies or any organization looking for integration and scalability. With AireSpring SIP Trunking, everything between the customer and the AireSpring next generation network is pure SIP, providing organizations the benefit of low rates on every call.

“There is no doubt that companies today are looking for ways to cut costs and improve operational efficiency. IP enabled platforms help them reduce routing charges and integration costs,” said Daniel Lonstein, chief operating officer for AireSpring. “By ensuring the interoperability of AireSpring SIP Trunking products with the Critical Links edgeBOX, we are delivering the services our customers desperately need in this economy. Customers can realize huge savings over traditional platform routing by using a unified communications device with low cost SIP trunks.”

About AireSpring

AireSpring continues to expand and diversify its SIP Trunking product line to satisfy the demands of the corporate and enterprise market for flexible, customized  solutions at cost-effective rates. Headquartered in Los Angeles, award winning AireSpring is one of the fastest growing telecommunications carriers in the USA, with over 3 billion call records processed every year. AireSpring is a privately held, diversified and full service communications company that offers a broad range of innovative services at competitive prices to corporate and residential customers nationwide.

AireSpring offers next-generation integrated, SIP/VoIP, voice, and data products geared to deliver power and flexibility at cost-effective rates. Information about AireSpring’s SIP products can be found at www.airespring.com/sip. AireSpring has been awarded the Internet Telephony “Product of the Year” award and has been voted, by its peers in the Telecom Association, as the “Members Choice” top reseller for three consecutive years (2006-8). To-date, Airespring has set the record for more Telecom Association awards (11) than any other carrier/reseller. For more information visit www.airespring.com.

About Critical Links

Critical Links is a global provider of converged voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that dramatically simplify and costreduce by consolidating over a single scaleable and fault-tolerant platform.

Critical Links’ flagship product, the edgeBOX^TM, is an award winning multifunction gateway appliance that includes VOIP/IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC, QoS and a WiFi access point as well as a fax-server, web server, e-mail server, print server and data storage. The edgeBOX has been recognized by numerous industry awards in several categories including, most recently, the 2008 Technology Excellence award by Internet Telephony. It is available on a range of hardware platforms that support up to 300 users, with different form factors and a host of broadband interfaces such as BRI/PRI(T1/E1), FX0/FXS, Ethernet, etc. Critical Links typically serves SMBs through a global network of VARs, System Integrators, OEMs and Service Providers. For more information: www.critical-links.com/PR or info@critical-links.com.

Editors Notes:

All brands and names may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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FAIRFIELD, NJ, JANUARY 16, 2009 - Critical Links, a global provider of unified voice, data and IT solutions for SMBs, today announced a partnership with Innovative Computer Systems (ICS) serving New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Through this reseller agreement, Critical Links’ edgeBOX will be made available to ICS customers in the tri-state area that are looking for a manageable, multi-service component to help standardize and simplify their networks and an IT team to install and support their entire infrastructure.

Founded in 1994, Innovative Computer Systems is a full service Information Technology (IT) provider specializing in the SMB arena. ICS provides SMBs with expertise spanning today’s cutting-edge technologies including: server and applications software, PC and MAC Workstations, E-mail, unified messaging, faxing, firewalls, routers, switches, peripherals, voice and data cabling, and VOIP and PBX telephony systems.

“ICS will be working closely with Critical Links to ensure the edgeBOX^TM becomes a key component in our arsenal of technology solutions for SMBs,” said Stephen Gerbino, president, Innovative Computer Systems. “With edgeBOX in our tool-kit, we further strengthen our ability to design, implement, and maintain smart and practical networking infrastructures that provide growing business owners with the voice, data and IT technologies and services they need at a price level that meets their budget.”

The edgeBOX provides a Multi-Service Business Gateway solution for SMBs that includes a full-fledged IP telephony system, smoothly integrated with email, contact database, calendars, security, VPN, file sharing, and more. The voice and data services integration improves employee productivity, simplifies installation, maintenance and upgrades, and dramatically reduces equipment, communications, and maintenance costs for SMBs. It is available on a range of scalable platforms for companies from 10 to 300 users. edgeBOX can be fully managed remotely through a simple browser, which makes it specially suited for system integrators that want to get into the business of providing managed services to SMB customers.

“ICS knows what it means to serve the needs of SMB customers that lack the budget and technical skills to deploy costly IT infrastructures,” said Jim Brennan, executive vice president, sales and support, Critical Links. “Their expertise in serving this market make them an ideal reseller for the edgeBOX, which brings advanced voice, data and IT capabilities downstream at an affordable price point, so this customer base can more effectively compete in a business world that requires the ability to reach across the globe.”

About Critical Links

Critical Links is a global provider of converged voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that dramatically simplify and cost-reduce by consolidating over a single scaleable and fault-tolerant platform.

Critical Links’ flagship product, the edgeBOX^TM, is an award winning multi-function gateway appliance that includes VOIP/IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC, QoS and a WiFi access point as well as a fax-server, web server, e-mail server, print server and data storage. It is available on a range of hardware platforms that support up to 300 users, with different form factors and a host of broadband interfaces such as BRI/PRI(T1/E1), FX0/FXS, Ethernet, etc. Critical Links typically serves SMBs through a global network of VARs, System Integrators, OEMs and Service Providers. For more information: www.critical-links.com or info@critical-links.com.

About Innovative Computer Systems

Innovative Computer Systems strives to be a best-in-class, full service Information Technology (IT) provider specializing in the Small-to-Midsize Business (SMB) arena. To meet that goal our executive team, with over a century of combined technology and management experience, ensures that Innovative Computer Systems is staffed with experts in all aspects of today’s cuttingedge technology including: Server & Applications Software, PC and MAC Workstations, E-mail, Unified Messaging, Faxing, Firewalls, Routers, Switches, Peripherals, Voice & Data Cabling, and VOIP & PBX Telephony Systems. Please visit us at www.ics-america.com for additional information.

Editors Notes:

All brands and names may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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After a few day break, I wanted to pick the series back up with Abdul Kasim of Critical Links. Critical Links makes a very exciting product called edgeBox. edgeBox is office-in-the-box IT solution that combines VoIP/IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC, QoS and a WiFi access point as well as a fax server, web server, e-mail server, print server and data storage into one device.

To read more:Smith on Voip

By Garrett Smith

By combining the best bits of open-source software into a VOIP appliance, Critical Links brings convergence to a new milestone and creates what may be the must-have appliance for most any SMB.

To read more:Channel Insider

By Frank Ohlhorst

New feature set enhances communication and networking capabilities for the growing mobile workforce

FAIRFIELD, NJ, December 17, 2008 - Critical Links, a global provider of unified voice, data and IT solutions for SMBs, announced today the release of edgeMobility^TM, a set of features for the company’s flagship product, the edgeBOX^TM, purposefully designed for the world’s growing mobile workforce. edgeMobility provides remote workers and telecommuters the same voice, data and IT capabilities as if they were in the office and enables them to seamlessly stay connected with customers, partners and colleagues. edgeMobility is immediately available and is included as part of the standard edgeBOX offering, at no extra cost.

According to IDC, the worldwide mobile worker population will reach 1.0 billion in 2011, accounting for more than 30 percent of the workforce1. edgeMobility helps such workers, which include office-based mobile workers, non-office-based mobile workers, and home-based mobile workers, leverage the sophisticated voice, data and IT infrastructure within an office from a remote location in a secure and cost effective manner. Some of the key edgeMobility features and capabilities include:

• “Follow Me/Find Me,” which enables unanswered calls to be forwarded to another designated number.
• Twinning, which enables work phones and cell phones to ring simultaneously.
• Direct Inward System Access (DISA), a function that allows teleworkers to dial into the office system from a remote location and make calls as if they were present in the office. This enables them to use the in-house dialing plan and make toll calls among other benefits.
• Voice Mail transcription that can be sent to a designated e-mail address E-mail push technology which allows mail to be read from Blackberry®, Nokia and other handsets
• PDA synchronization with edgeExchange^TM, a groupware package running on the edgeBOX^TM, that allows sharing calendars, contacts, resources and tasks Fax2mail, which enables faxes to be received via email
• Remote worker VPN access to the office, with secure VoIP traffic
• Remote secure access for application and file sharing at the company’s main office

Guestcentric, an SMB focused on the hospitality market, has been using the edgeMobility features as part of the beta release. “A significant portion of our employees are on the road and work from remote locations, so it is critical for them to have access to the company data in a secure and timely fashion, and also remain easily reachable for our customers,” said Guestcentric’s CEO, Pedro Colaco. “The edgeMobility feature set has helped us achieve this and significantly increased our team productivity and decreased customer response times without adding any cost.”

Critical Links vice president of product management, Alex Sarin commented, “Mobile working situations are increasingly becoming the rule rather than the exception. As we watched this trend develop, we anticipated the demand for a solution such as edgeMobility that would keep remote workers connected to the office and their clients, no matter where they are. These value added features make the edgeBOX an even more important solution for SMBs, which need to accommodate the growing mobile workforce.”

The edgeBOX is an award winning multi-service appliance that replaces up to 6 specialized devices with a single integrated solution, and provides SMB customers with a complete networking infrastructure that is simple to install and configure, easy to maintain and upgrade and can be managed remotely. Customers can leverage edgeBOX^TM for VOIP, IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC and QoS as well as web server, e-mail server and data storage. It is available on a range of scalable platforms that support up to 300 users.

About Critical Links

Critical Links is a global provider of converged voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that dramatically simplify and cost-reduce by consolidating over a single scaleable and fault-tolerant platform.

Critical Links’ flagship product, the edgeBOX^TM, is an award winning multi-function appliance that includes VOIP/IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC, QoS and a WiFi access point as well as a faxserver, web server, e-mail server, print server and data storage. It is available on a range of hardware platforms that support up to 300 users, with different form factors and a host of broadband interfaces such as BRI/PRI(T1/E1), FX0/FXS, Ethernet, etc. Critical Links typically serves SMBs through a global network of VARs, System Integrators, OEMs and Service Providers. For more information: www.critical-links.com/PR or info@critical-links.com.

Notes to Editors

1. Source: IDC Worldwide Mobile Worker Population 2007-2011 Forecast, March 2008, IDC #209883E

2. edgeMobility, edgeBOX and edgeExchange are trademarks of Critical Links. All other brands and names may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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CRN says edgeBOX^TM provides features not normally available to the small and medium business (SMB).

FAIRFIELD, NJ, December 3, 2008 - Critical Links, a global provider of unified voice, data and IT solutions for SMBs, announced today that its edgeBOX^TM has been named one of CRN Test Center’s “Picks For The Latest in Appliances” for 2008. This honor recognizes the edgeBOX as one of the more noteworthy appliances to be reviewed by the CRN Test Center lab this year.

Critical Links’ edgeBOX^TM was selected by the CRN Test Center for offering  ”advanced enterprise-ready features that are normally not available to the SMB.” CRN has recognized the edgeBOX for its open source platform and ability to provide services including router, IP-PBX, QoS, file and print server, Wi-Fi, LDAP, Active Directory, RADIUS, firewall, network access control, Web filtering, Web server, VPN and FTP.

“Our edgeBOX solution continues to be recognized for its ability to marry so many business-critical applications in one easy to deploy, simple to use device,” said Abdul Kasim, vice president, Global Marketing and Business Development, Critical Links.  “Many appliances make their way to the CRN Test Center and we are pleased to be recognized as one of the publication’s top picks this year.”

Critical Links’ edgeBOX^TM is a multi-service business gateway appliance, providing a full fledged VOIP/ IP-PBX and a host of data and IT services in a single device, while dramatically reducing complexity and deployment costs. The edgeBOX^TM replaces up to 8 specialized solutions with a single integrated device, providing SMB customers with a complete networking infrastructure that is simple to install and configure, easy to maintain and upgrade and can be managed remotely.  With pricing starting under $2500 per unit, edgeBOX is available to SMBs through Critical Links global network of VARs, system integrators, OEMs and service providers.

More information on CRN’s Top Picks can be found at:ChannelWeb.com

About Critical Links

Critical Links is a global provider of converged voice, data and IT solutions for Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that dramatically simplify and cost-reduce by consolidating over a single scaleable and fault-tolerant platform.

Critical Links’ flagship product, the edgeBOX^TM, is an award winning multi-function gateway appliance that includes VOIP/IP-PBX, VPNs, security, NAC, QoS and a WiFi access point as well as a fax-server, web server, e-mail server, print server and data storage. It is available on a range of hardware platforms that support up to 300 users, with different form factors and a host of broadband interfaces such as BRI/PRI (T1/E1), FX0/FXS, Ethernet, etc. Critical Links typically serves SMBs through a global network of VARs, System Integrators, OEMs and Service Providers. For more information: www.critical-links.com/PR or info@critical-links.com.

Editors Notes:

1. All brands and names may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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Critical Links’ (News - Alert) edgeBOX product was chosen to support the “Schools Local Area Networks Initiative” in 1,220 Portuguese schools, according to the Criticians. The edgeBOX provides a full-featured IP-PBX (News - Alert) and VoIP gateway for offices with 10 to 300 users.

To read more: tcmnet.com

By David Sims