Quorum Technology
End-to-End Quality
From our crystal clear sound based on a state of the art network and VoIP optimized infrastructure, to our Voice Management Device for assuring that your data network is optimized for Hosted PBX and VoIP services, Quorum is 100% focused on quality, reliability, and business continuity. Customers from 5 users to 100+ with multiple locations rely on Quorum every day. Doctor offices, car dealers, consultancies, wholesalers and even call centers rely on Quorum to manage their communications services.
Feature List Introduction
The Quorum Hosted PBX and Business VoIP Features List is intended to provide Quorum customers and partners with a comprehensive list of features available from Quorum hosted and premise based solutions. Certain features may cost extra. Please note that our features change frequently in response to customer requests and market needs, so please check with us often to receive an updated version of this Features List.
Features Available
Category: Quorum Hosted PBX Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Customer Portal | Web based user interface that allows users to configure their PBX, create call queues and groups, view call detail records and billing information, listen to and delete your voicemail, upload music on hold |
| Top Level Auto Attendant (Always On) | Allows callers to select from menu options using a standard telephone keypad. Through the portal interface, calls can be routed to extensions, mailboxes, groups, conference rooms, call queues, or unlimited depths of additional auto attendants |
| Multiple Top Level Auto Attendants (Always on) | Allows for separate telephone numbers to be routed to unique Top Level Auto Attendants. Each Auto Attendant is configurable individually. |
| Top Level Auto Attendant (Time Based) | Available after N rings or based on time of day |
| Sub-Level Auto Attendants | Sub-Level Auto Attendants are often used for different departments within an organization. For instance, you may have a main Auto Attendant for the company, and then a sub-level Auto Attendant for Sales, Support, etc… |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Auto Attendant Answering | Setup a telephone number to dial directly to an Auto Attendant. Callers are then presented with predefined options via the Auto Attendant Feature. |
| Live Person Answering | Setup a telephone number to ring a specific extension first, or a group to enable sequential or simultaneous rings. This enables your company to have a live person answer the caller, and not an auto attendant. |
| Direct Inward Dialing | Setup a telephone number to dial directly to a device or extension. |
| 2, 3, or 4 (or More) Digit Extension Dialing | Your Quorum Hosted PBX can support 2, 3, 4 or more digit extension dialing. |
| Caller ID | Customize the appearance of your outgoing Caller ID by outgoing number or by extension |
| Voicemail | Associate a voicemail box with an extension, or use an announce-only voicemail box to provide customers with a pre-recorded message when they choose an option on an auto attendant or extension. |
| Voicemail to Email | After a voicemail is received, the Quorum PBX will send an email to any valid email account or alias that you enter into the Quorum Portal. The message will include the date and time of the call, as well as the duration, caller ID if provided, the mail box number, and an attached WAV file that can be played on your PC or mobile device (ie/ smartphone or PDA capable of playing WAV files). |
| Voicemail to Text Message | Don’t have a smartphone or PDA capable of playing WAV files? Enter an SMS address in the Quorum Portal and the Quorum PBX will send a shorter text message to your device. 3rd party text messaging rates may apply. |
| Ring Groups | Enables multiple extensions to be joined as a group, and then calls may be routed sequentially or simultaneously to that group. |
| Find Me (Quorum Digital Assistant) | Setup a personal assistant to “find you” at up to five (5) locations. This feature is configured per extension, and offers an extensive number of options to route calls once they have reached the given extension. Callers are asked to“announce themselves”, and are offered the option between locations to try the next location, or to leave a message. |
| Call Hold | Place calls on hold, and play music or a commercial on hold. |
| Attended Transfer | Transfer a call to an extension, group, or phone number AFTER announcing the party being transferred. |
| Unattended Transfer(Blind Transfer) | Transfer a call to another extension, group, or phone number WITHOUT announcing the party being transferred. |
| Call Forwarding | Forward calls via the Quorum Portal, or via your device or SoftPhone. Calls may be forwarded to any extension or phone number. Device or SoftPhone forwarding functionality may vary by manufacturer. |
| No Answer Call Forwarding | Automatically forwards your calls to an extension, group, or phone number when you do not answer your phone. |
| Busy Call Forwarding | Automatically forwards your calls to an extension, group, phone number when your phone is busy. |
| Incoming Call Blocking | “Black list” phone numbers to block them from calling your PBX. |
| Incoming Privacy Screening | Force callers with “no caller ID” or“blocked caller ID” to enter a number that will be presented as their caller ID. |
| Incoming Caller ID Routing | Route calls from a unique DID or phone number to any auto attendant, extension, group, phone number, or ACD or Call Queue. |
| Incoming DID Routing | Route calls based on the number that was dialed. Calls may be routed to an auto attendant, extension, group, phone number, or ACD or Call Queue. |
| Outgoing Call Blocking | Prevent calls to specific numbers or services (ex: 900 calls) |
| Incoming Call Identification | Identify an incoming call on the phone’s LCD display by modifying the Caller ID display indicating how the call was routed. |
| One Button Redial | A device or SoftPhone feature that redials the last number dialed by the extension user. Not all phones support this feature. |
| Do-not-disturb (DND) | A device or SoftPhone feature that simulates a phone being off-hook, sending calls received directly into voicemail. Other routing options are also available. |
| Call Waiting Indicator | Indicates incoming call (and caller ID, if available) while another call is in process. |
| Automatic Call Distribution (ACD) | Used to route calls in a call center environment to the appropriate agents, based on factors such as time availability, behavior, and priority levels. |
| Call Queue | Call queues are used to route calls in a first-in-first-out manner to the appropriate extension or group. These extensions can be agents logged into the system. Call Queues are commonly used with an ACD, where the callers hear an announcement that says something like “thank you for calling, all available agents are busy, please hold for the next available agent, or press N to leave a message”. When the call is ready to be routed, the ACD handles the routing rules. |
| Call routing based on business hours, after hours & holiday hours | Allows routing decisions based on time and date. Multiple schedules can be configured, as in the case of departments with different hours of operation. |
| Speed Dial | A device or SoftPhone feature that automates the dialing of a pre-determined phone number. |
| Company Wide Directory | A list of contacts and phone numbers that are uploaded via the Quorum Portal, and are made available on an IP phone or SoftPhone. |
| Forward your calls Locally or Remotely via Phone or Web | Call forwarding is easy to setup and manage. |
| Caller ID Blocking | Disable Caller-id for all outbound calls made from your PBX. |
| Call Recording | Selectively record calls for training or documentation purposes. |
| DISA (Direct Inward System Access) | Allows someone from outside the PBX to obtain a dialtone and to place calls from it as if they were placing a call from within the switch (with password protection) |
| Office Intercom | Dial another user’s extension, activating their phone speaker to make an announcement |
| Disable Outbound Dialing | Disable Outbound Dialing on certain extensions only |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 3-way Conference Call | After making or receiving a call, a user may conference in any third party for a 3-way call. |
| Conference Bridge | Multiple on-site and outside callers can simultaneously participate in password protected conference calls. Callers can be assigned talk-listen or listen only access. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Default Music On Hold | Royalty free music provided by Quorum |
| Custom Music On Hold | Music provided by Customer, and uploaded through the Customer Portal |
| Commercial On Hold | Record your commercial and upload it to your PBX via the Quorum Portal. |
| Commercial On Hold By Location or Queue | Multiple commercials on hold may be uploaded to your Quorum PBX, and can be unique based on location or queue. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Call Detail Records | Real-time call logging is available via the portal. From, to, call duration, date and time, and call type (International, On-Net, etc). In addition, frequently called numbers can ‘tagged’ with text descriptions for legibility. |
| Call volume graphs by time of day, month, year or custom dates | Histograms graphically display calling patterns and trends |
| Call traffic by extension | Track number of calls by individual |
| Detailed Accounting | Track orders, invoices and all Quorum billings online. |
Category: Voice Management Device (VMD)
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| LAN Segmentation | Separate voice and data on a customer Local Area Network (LAN). |
| VoIP Firewall | Firewall the VoIP network. |
| DHCP for VoIP Devices | Provide the IP addresses for all Quorum VoIP devices. |
| Data Bridge | The data side of the network is passed through the Quorum VMD. |
| Rate Limiting | Traffic on your broadband connection may be managed to control the allocation of bandwidth for voice and data. This model protects the amount of bandwidth available for voice, and assures that heavy data usage will not interfere with your voice quality. Rate limitations may be changed at any time as needed. |
| Diagnostics | The Quorum VMD has diagnostics that our support Agents may utilize to diagnose any issues you might have. |
| Configuration Management | Each VMD may be configured to meet the requirements of your environment. |
For additional information on premium or custom features, please contact your Quorum representative. Just as important, the features listed above may vary considerably from actual features provided by Quorum. Actual features made available may vary based on the Services ordered by each Customer or Reseller. Some features may not be available depending on the specific Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) device and/or SoftPhone being used. Each manufacturer controls and determines the features of their CPE device or software based on the make and model, and the version of any software provided by the manufacturer.
DISCLAIMER: The above features and functions are subject to change without notice.