PBillX Hotel Property Management System Confirmed Interoperable with Xorcom

Hospitality market to benefit from running leading PMS solutions on open source Asterisk®-based IP-PBX systems; Solution certified by Micros Fidelio

Misgav, Israel and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic – Xorcom, a privately-held manufacturer of business telephony interfaces and appliances based on Asterisk open source software, and PBillX Inc., developers of P$X FIAS software that interfaces between any VoIP Asterisk solution and Micros PMS, Protel PMS, or Amadeus Hospitality, announced today that they have successfully completed interoperability testing between Xorcom’s XR3000 IP-PBX and the PBillX software. As a result, businesses in the hospitality sector (hotels, motels, resorts, spas, etc.) can enjoy the benefits of open source telephony while utilizing the leading Property Management System (PMS) software in one bundled solution.

Xorcom XR3000 IP-PBX: Reliable, Flexible Asterisk-based Telephony Platform

Xorcom’s XR3000 enterprise grade telephony system allows seamless communication using both VoIP and traditional telephony protocols. It supports up to 1,000 analog ports as well as E1, T1, CAS, R2, BRI ISDN and SIP interfaces. Xorcom’s unique system design ensures the reliability expected from a propriety telephony system, while providing the flexibility, scalability, easy integration and competitive pricing afforded by an open source platform. The Xorcom XR3000 IP-PBX line supports all the features of the extremely popular Asterisk PBX operating system while providing additional benefits, such as dual-PBX hot failover with the award-winning TwinStar feature, high density of telephony interface combinations in a small footprint, etc.

PBillX: Micros Certified Interface Between Open Source VoIP PBX and PMS

P$X software from PBillX, officially certified by Micros Fidelio in July 2009, provides the necessary interface required for hospitality installations between the PMS (Micros, Protel or Amadeus Hospitality) and the VoIP-enabled PBX. This includes support for the following functions: Check in / out notification; Simple Posting of Phone charges based on Meter Pulses, Total amount, Call Accounting on PMS side; Message handling; Room move; Wake up handling; Minibar charging by article number; Room status; Class of Service handling (bar unbar the extension); Database resync; and Do not Disturb notification.

Partnership Provides Cost-Effective, Hospitality-Specific Telephony Solutions

“The Xorcom-PBillX partnership ensures that integrated, cost-effective IP-PBX solutions can be offered to the hospitality sector,” stated Fred Montero, Executive Director of PBillX Inc. “Xorcom's ability to support up to 1,000 analog extensions on an Asterisk-based system with a full redundancy option makes its XR3000, together with PBillX, a perfect, complete solution for hotels.”

“We are pleased that PBillX has chosen to integrate their certified software on our IP-PBX platform,” stated Eran Gal, CEO of Xorcom. “This partnership complements the suitability of our hardware for high density analog and SIP installations, such as those popular in the hospitality industry. The combination with a Micros-certified solution provides real value to our hospitality customers.”

Availability

The Xorcom XR3000 PBX can be ordered from Xorcom’s worldwide distribution channel, or from PBillX Inc. Customers can order the PBillX software directly from certified Xorcom partners.

About PBillX Inc.

PBillx Inc. is the inventor and developer of the P$X FIAS interface software that works with any VoIP Asterisk solution and a Micros PMS or Protel PMS. Our software will significantly change the hospitality telephony market because for the first time hotels can use Asterisk the world’s leading open source PBX, telephony engine, and telephony applications toolkit and connect it to a Micros PMS or Protel PMS. For more information, visit: www.pbillx.org.

Contact Info

PBillX
Fred Montero
Tel: +1 829 514 7805