The Time Has Come for Toshiba VIPedge Cloud Users to Migrate to a Current Cloud Platform
October 30th, 2020 by admin
60-Day Notice
As ATS has previously communicated in blogs, emails, and personal conversations, Mitel has slowly been implementing their end of life strategy for the Toshiba product line since their acquisition in 2017. We applaud Mitel that they have given clients ample notice of this strategy and have provided over three years of support providing time to proactively plan and migrate their systems.
Some premise Toshiba equipment will stay in support until October 2021, but the cloud platform, known as VIPedge, is coming to its end of life and end of support on December 31, 2020. So, it is time for VIPedge users to migrate now.
Mitel Notices
Mitel has been sending our reminder notices in recent invoices, but because of electronic billing, several clients may have been missing the announcement. Here is an excerpt from Mitel’s bulletin to their partners:
Mitel is announcing an end of life and support for Mitel VIPedge, effective December 31, 2020. Mitel is focusing its efforts on our flagship UCaaS offering, MiCloud Connect, which will meet and exceed the user experience that Mitel VIPedge has provided for SMBs and mid-market customers.
No extensions or renewals will be offered on existing VIPedge customer contracts. Customers will need to be fully functional on another platform before the December 31, 2020 date.
Get More without Spending More
With only sixty days left, it has become urgent for current VIPedge users to make a switch. ATS is committed to assisting all VIPedge users to another platform. Cloud technology for voice applications has proven to be a great solution for many businesses. You were an early adopter with the implementation of the VIPedge solution provided by ATS and realized these advantages for your business. Today’s cloud platforms provide the same historic benefits of simple licensing and competitive pricing and easy to use features. But many new applications are now included that were not available on the VIPedge platform like:
- IM Messaging/Presence
- HIPAA Compliancy
- Mobility Apps
- Video Calling
- More Feature Rich IP desk phones
- Modern User Interface
- Meeting Collaboration
- Desktop Softphones
- More third-party integrations
Our experience with clients that have already changed platforms shows they are getting much more for the same historic monthly VIPedge operating expense.
ATS Will Do the Work on Your Behalf
As always, ATS is here to partner with you to find the best fit for your business with either the Mitel platform or another cloud provider. Our team has implemented cloud voice solutions for over 15 years and we will have migrated over 2000 users this past year alone. Our team will work to handle all aspects of the migration and can complete the project in about three weeks. Let’s talk further so we can put together the right plan for you while we still have time. Contact your ATS advisor, or email us directly at service@teamATS.com and we will help get the process started.
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