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Vega Cash Bonanza

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Vega Cash Bonanza

Sangoma is pleased to announce a special rebate offer on Vega Gateways for Sangoma resellers! Purchase any of the qualifying Sangoma Vega Gateways from your authorized “Empowered by Sangoma” Distributor before June 30, 2012, and receive a rebate of up to $250 per unit!

The claim process is quick and easy:

  1. Contact your authorized Sangoma Distributor and purchase a Sangoma Vega Gateway.
  2. After completing your purchase, complete the online form to claim your rebate.

For each Vega properly purchased and submitted, Sangoma will rebate you up to $250. For the exact rebate amount for each Vega, please see the chart attached.

At the conclusion of each week of the promotion until June 30, 2012, Sangoma will validate your purchases and rebate form submission and authorize payment for the rebate amount. **Note: All rebates are in USD.

Terms and Conditions

By providing the information requested and submitting this rebate form, you acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions set forth by Sangoma Technologies Inc. and Distributor.

  • Valid only on eligible Vega purchases made from April 1, 2012 – June 30, 2012.
  • There is no limit on the number of rebate submissions per reseller. While supplies last, no substitutions or rainchecks allowed.
  • Rebate offer may not be combined with other offers or discounts from Sangoma Technologies.
  • All rebate request forms must be completed and submitted by June 30, 2012 (12:00 AM EST).
  • Rebates will only be issued to the original purchaser name as a cheque in US dollars. Sangoma Technologies reserves the right to reject incomplete submissions.
  • Rebates cannot be redeemed after the June 30, 2012 date and/or if rebate promotion terms and conditions are not met. For all approved purchases, Sangoma will issue payment by the end of the July 2012. Rebate cheques will be void if not cashed within 90 days of issuance and will not be reissued. Only actual original purchaser of the qualifying products may participate in this rebate offer.
  • This rebate program is only offered to value added resellers and system integrators, who purchase Vega gateways through authorized Sangoma Distributors. Employees of Sangoma, distributors, partners, suppliers, representatives, agents, advertising and promotional agencies, the independent agency if any, and the household members and Immediate Family of any of the above, are not eligible to participate in the Vega Cash Bonanza rebate offer program. For the purpose of this rebate offer program, “Immediate Family” means spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter, whether or not they reside in the same household.

Availability and terms of offer may change without notice by Sangoma Technologies Inc.

Hail Damage at SoTel Systems

Monday, April 30th, 2012

There should be no major interruption in business this week, but our building here at SoTel Systems did receive some roof and water damage from this past Saturday’s hail storm. If you haven’t heard, there was a pretty nasty storm that moved through this area and also downtown. We have insurance, remediation and roofing folks coming out today to assess and repair the damage.

Here are a few quick pictures of some of the hail pieces that someone saved in the break room fridge:

Here’s a relevant news clip regarding the damage locally:

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO (KTVI) – A busy, and frustrating Monday lies ahead for many people in the Maryland Heights area after Saturday’s devastating hail storm took a horrible toll cars and even some buildings, particularly in the Westport Plaza area.

Read the full story at FOX2now.com.

Finally, here’s one of the best videos I could find that was taken live during the storm. I’d estimate that this person’s home is about one mile of the office. If you watch closely, you can see the windows of the cars across the street get busted.

European Union Browser Cookie Law – #nocookielaw

Thursday, April 26th, 2012

For a quick glimpse of our web statistics on our main site – www.sotelsystems.com – we get about 13% of our total visitors from the continent of Europe. This is compared to over 70% from the United States. An interesting piece of information came across my desk this morning regarding a new law in effect in Europe.

It’s called the No Cookie Law and here’s one perspective on it and why it’s bad.

This is a pretty good explanation and should be a quick wake-up call for any business that gets website traffic from Europe. In summary, the new law makes any website that uses browser cookies illegal, unless they use intrusive popups, banners or some other method to alert their visitors. Whereas the intent is to protect user privacy, the method required is obnoxious and difficult to implement.

The law requires gaining the user’s consent before utilizing cookies. But most users do not want to stop browsing long enough to read terms or give consent regarding their privacy. It’s an interesting conundrum. We currently have made no changes to our website regarding compliance, but I wanted to share this information with our partners and other business customers. I’ll post more information as things change.

Siemens Showcase

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

We are working a new feature from Siemens into our website so that we can more easily and conveniently share the solutions we carry from Siemens with you.


You can also learn more about Siemens Enterprise Communications.

April Specials Have Been Posted

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

Just in time, the specials for April have been posted. Here is a quick snippet of the list.

Adtran

NetVanta 3200 Network Access Router

1202860L1 (refurbished)

$45

Adtran TA908 Router

4212908L1 (unused)

$835

Adtran TA908E Router

4242908L1 (unused)

$1,350

Adtran Dual FXO Plug in Module

1200103L2 (refurbished)

$15

Adtran FXS Mod Quad 2nd Gen

1200300L1 (refurbished)

$25

Avaya

9620

Refurbished

$135

9630

Refurbished

$185

9650

Unused

$229

G450 MP 80

Unused

$3,200

5610SW

Refurbished

$195

TN2602AP with Adaptor!

Refurbished

$4,900

Nortel

NTDU96

I2007 – Refurbished

$155

NTDU96

I2007 – Unused

$195

NTBB20

NORSTAR 12X0 TRUNK MOD – Refurbished

$80

NTBB20

NORSTAR 12X0 TRUNK MOD – Unused

$195

NT7B08AAAL

BCM DIGITAL STATION 16 – Refurbished

$140

NT7B14

BCM400 EXPANSION CABINET – Refurbished

$195

NTDU92

I2004 WITH BEZEL – Refurbished

$89

NT2N24-03

M8009 BLACK – Refurbished

$32

Cisco

VWIC2-2MFT-T1/EI

Unused in box

$550

CP-7936

Unused

$525

CP-7914

Unused

$140

CP-7915

Unused

$200

CP-7970G

Unused

$205

CP-7961G-GE

Unused

$245

Sangoma – Vega Promotion

Just announced last week, Sangoma is now ready to take orders for the Vega 100 and Vega 200, and SoTel Systems is your distributor.

In tandem with the announcment, we are excited to continue and expand our Sangoma Vega Series promotion. Receive 90 days FREE SIP service with the purchase of any Sangoma Vega series gateway! Contact our Sangoma product manager, Andrew Leet, for more information at 314-787-1763 or email us at partners@sotelsystems.com.

See the full list at April Specials.

New Sangoma Vega Series Gateways

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

We’ve recently updated and published a new page for the Sangoma Vega Series Gateways that you will want to check out.

Sangoma is now ready to take orders for the Vega 100 and Vega 200, and SoTel Systems is your distributor.

Vega 100

Sangoma: Vega 100 E1/T1

E1/T1 Digital Gateway

  • SKU: VEGA-VS0154
  • MSRP: $1395 USD

The Vega 100 VoIP gateway connects digital telephony equipment to IP networks. Each E1/T1 interface can be independently configured as network side or terminal side. All Vega gateways support SIP, H.323 & T.38 FAX. The 100 gateway has proven interoperability with a wide range of existing telecommunications & VoIP equipment.

Vega 200

Sangoma: Vega 200 E1/T1

E1/T1 Digital Gateway

  • SKU: VEGA-VS0155
  • MSRP: $2195 USD

The Vega 200 VoIP gateway connects digital telephony equipment to IP networks. Each E1/T1 interface can be independently configured as network side or terminal side. The Vega 200 gateway can therefore be connected to a PBX & the PSTN simultaneously. All Vega gateways support SIP, H.323 & T.38 FAX. The Vega 200 gateway has proven interoperability with a wide range of existing telecommunications & VoIP equipment.

To learn more, visit the New Vega Series Gateways.

A Day in the Internet

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Here is another interesting infographic that breaks down the amount and type of data that flows across the Internet on any single day.

A Day in the Internet

Created by: MBA Online

Latest News from Sangoma – March 2012

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Just released today is the latest eNews from Sangoma. If you haven’t received it, here is a snippet of the table of contents.

Latest Update From Epygi

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Here is the latest Epygi New Publications. Included this time around are the following updated software on their channel portal. You will need to log in to see more details.

There are other documents available in the full list including case studies, support documents and marketing resources.

March Specials Have Been Posted

Monday, March 5th, 2012

The specials for March have been posted. We’ve revamped the format for our monthly newsletter and will be using the same template for the rest of the year.