The ProVu team have now officially ditched their front door keys as a result of updating the door entry phone with the new Protalk RFID unit.

All members of staff can now use their RFID tags to gain access to the building. A door release button has also been fitted to exit the building.



The RFID unit is connected to electromagnetic door release locks enabling staff to enter without the need of a key.

In an instance where a visitor needs to be let in, a member of staff can simply type a pre-defined key sequence into their phone keypad to release the door locks.

Need somebody to to install your door entry unit and magnetic locks? Please send an email to contact@provu.co.uk and we'd be happy to give you our recommendations.


Find out more about the ProTalk RFID unit

We've taken stock of Vega gateways.

These are the products which were previously known as Vegastream. The whole product range has been bought by Sangoma. We are relaunching the products in the UK.

The products are all in one appliance gateways from SIP to PRI, BRI, FXS and FXO telephone connections.

You might use these for connecting a traditional PBX to SIP trunks.

On the FXS side, you can connect existing analogue lines to an modern IP pbx or hosted system.

Full details:
http://www.provu.co.uk/sangoma.html

By Graham Ferguson, Sr. International Product Manager on December 27, 2011

Once in a while you get a request from a channel partner that develops into a broader relationship. So it was in EMEA when a channel partner was looking into a customer request for a door-entry system compatible with the ShoreTel UC platform...

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Order Date	Delivery Date
21st December	22nd December
22nd December	3rd January
23rd December onwards	4th January
3rd January (Back to normal)	4th January

If you are in need of a special delivery throughout the holiday period we may be able to arrange a service; surcharges will apply. Please contact a member of our sales team to discuss possible options on 01484 840048.

We work very hard with our couriers to ensure punctual delivery, but unfortunately as we all know the bad weather can sometimes affect our normal everyday workings especially at this time of the year. So please accept our advance apologises if there are any delays caused by bad weather.

ProVu Christmas Opening times:

• Fri 23rd: 9:00-14:00
• Sat 24th – Tues 27th: Closed
• Weds 28th – Fri 30th: Open (Skeleton staffing) 10:00 – 16:00
• Sat 31st – Mon 2nd: Closed
• Tues 3rd: Resume normal working hours 9:00 – 17:30

By Trefor Davis, Chief Technology Offier at Timico on Monday, 31 October, 2011

I love it when our engineers come up to me and say “want to see something interesting?”. Today one of our top VoIP engineers showed me the ProTalk IP (SIP) antivandal door entry unit. This is a rock solid door entry system controlled by SIP video phone...

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To celebrate the release of the new Gigaset 049 Firmware which now enables full compatibility between the A510 handset and N300IP base, we are pleased to announce a new bundled package at a reduced price. The aim of this bundle is to establish the combination of the N300IP base and A510 handset as the natural replacement for the hugely popular Gigaset A580IP. And although there is a small increase in price the new N300IP Firmware allows it to be deployed using our fully automated Provisioning system ProSys and allows 3 simultaneous SIP calls plus one PSTN call.



Because the N300IP can support upto 6 handsets we are also offering up to 5 additional A510H handsets at a reduced price with every A510H and N300IP bundle purchased.

To find out more information about this solution, pricing and to purchase a bundle with up to 5 additional handsets, contact our team on 01484 840048 or send us an e-mail to contact@provu.co.uk

Please Note:
1. This Bundle will run whilst stocks last
2. Only 5 additional A510 handsets can be bought with each N300IP-A510H bundle.
3. Prices exclude VAT and delivery charges


Want pricing? Log on to our online price list or give us a call on 01484 840048

Part Codes: N300IPA510-1 N300IPA510-2 N300IPA510-3 N300IPA510-4 N300IPA510-5 N300IPA510-6

We will be attending the Convergence Summit South event 3rd - 4th October at the Sandown Park, Surrey. We hope you will come and see us, we will be working with Yealink, snom and Gigaset over the event. We look forward to seeing you there :)

View more details about the event - Convergence Summit South

This training course is a must for any reseller interested in selling the Yealink range of phones. Completing the course will give your company Yealink certified reseller status. Enabling you to create that invaluable trust with your customers for being experts at working with Yealink phones.

ProVu and Yealink are running a one day course, taking place at The Red Hall Hotel in Bury, Greater Manchester on the 27th September 2011.

The course costs £200 and will include:

• A complementary Yealink T28P


• Breakfast bacon / sausage rolls


• All day refreshments


• Lunch

To reserve your place please visit the Yealink training booking page or speak to a member of the ProVu team on 01484 840048.

*If you wish to stay in the The Red Hall Hotel, the hotel are providing a special discounted rate for attendees of the course. For more details please give us a call*

They are not a switch. They do nothing with the data. You still need a switch port to connect each power port to.

For each powered port they have an in and out socket.

in = data only to connect to the switch or router.
out = power and data to connect to IP phone or other Poe device.

When you are using the 8,16 or 24 port version you would usually need a set of short patch cables to connect all the in ports to the switch.

So why not just buy a POE switch?

1) Size. The spans aren't very deep so will fit in most networking cabinets. Many POE switches are full depth devices

2) to power an existing switch. If you have made an investment in switches, you can add power without throwing away. For many high end managed switches, separate power can be cheaper than a powered switch to the same specification.

3) if you just want to power some ports.

More information about the Phihong Power Over Ethernet Midspan Injectors

We've rehosted the old snom tools:

- screen viewer
- ringtone generator
- idle screen generator


Check out http://snom.provoip.co.uk/