Multi-Company Variant
16. Multi-Company Variant
Communications systems are frequently shared by several companies. These companies want to jointly use the existing infrastructure (e.g. the existing lines and features of the system), while at the same time they wish to organise and pay for their communication completely independently of one another.
This “multi-company variant” can be implemented using the OpenCom 510 within a shared office, for example.
In the multi-company variant, the companies are essentially completely independent of one another. This allows them to have their own trunk lines, which is useful for billing purposes. The OpenCom 510 hardware and software are used equally by all the companies, however. It is possible to configure the
OpenCom 510 for each company and define the extent to which the features of the system may be used.
In brief, the features of the multi-company variant are as follows:
■ Up to five companies can be configured at the same time.
■ Every user of the OpenCom 510 is assigned to a company.
■ Each available trunk group or SIP account is uniquely assigned to a company so that incoming external calls can be transferred to the correct internal subscriber.
■ For each company, every route can have its own code. For example, it is possible to activate different routes with the code “0” for different companies. This enables separate charging for outgoing external calls, for example.
■ An individual exchange (“operator”) can be set up for each company.
■ Each company can maintain the communication data of its business partners in its own company telephone book.
■ The charges can be billed individually for each company.
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