ShoreTel VoIP business phone systems have lowest total ownership costs, study finds

When it comes to investing in new business initiatives, company owners, managers and decision makers are looking for the perfect balance between quality and price. As such, business owners who want to upgrade their internal and external communications ability may want to look no further than the VoIP business phone systems made by ShoreTel.

On January 10, ShoreTel announced that Aberdeen Group, an IT research and analysis group, found that the company’s unified communications systems had a lower cost of ownership than similar systems provided by their competitors.

According to the study, customers who chose ShoreTel telephony systems saw a 67 percent savings in internal implementation cost per phone when compared to the price figures of some of their competitors. In addition, the cost to train workers in these systems was found to be more than 70 percent lower than other major name-brand telephony providers.

“The survey of 236 different businesses validates that ShoreTel’s unified communications solution is the easiest to use, deploy and manage when compared to other solutions on the market today,” a press release from the company said.

As such, business owners that are looking to upgrade their St. Louis or Chicago phone systems may want to consider the savings they could achieve with ShoreTel’s products. Small businesses may be able to save the most by purchasing VoIP phones through a provider of telephony software that also offers additional services.

For example, by outsourcing a business’s VoIP troubleshooting and training requirements, business owners can ensure that their productivity doesn’t suffer while these systems are being implemented, regardless of how short of a time period this may take with ShoreTel’s phones.

According to the study, customers who chose ShoreTel telephony systems saw a 67 percent savings in internal implementation cost per phone when compared to the price figures of some of their competitors.