LAS VEGAS, NV and SECAUCUS, NJ--(Marketwire - Mar 27, 2012) - Panasonic System Communications Company of North America, the leader in business telephone systems*, today announced at 2012 Channel Partners Conference & Expo that Star2Star Communications has certified the Panasonic SIP KX-TGP500 Phone System for use with the Star2Star Business Internet Communications System and service. This alliance brings together Panasonic's global leadership in the DECT cordless telephone market and Star2Star's high-performance, fully integrated end-to-end Business Grade Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution, adding up to a winning combination.

Panasonic's SIP phones offer flexible, cost-effective communications solutions for both the home office and business environments. Plug and play simplicity allows for businesses to be up and running right away, while expandable system options provide immediate cost-saving benefits and flexible configuration options. Combining state-of-the-art telephony with business-friendly features, Panasonic's SIP phones boast outstanding voice quality for crystal clear business communication.

Star2Star Communications develops and delivers business-focused Internet communication systems and service. Star2Star's award-winning technology employs a powerful Blended Architecture that overcomes the limitations of other Internet technologies. Star2Star will offer the Panasonic SIP KX-TGP500 Phone to customers as part of their complete end-to-end integrated communication solution.

With flexible configuration options, it has never been easier to deploy Panasonic SIP phones with Star2Star's IP PBX solutions. By leveraging Voice over IP technology, customers can reduce their hardware costs and utilize the internet to route calls, all of which adds up to significant savings on monthly telephone bills. This enables the home office or small business to take advantage of a larger variety of business-class features such as call forwarding, intercom, conferencing, voicemail to email, fax to email, and many more unified communications tools once available only to large businesses.

From Tuesday, March 27 through Thursday, March 29, Panasonic will showcase the entire line of SIP solutions, including the UT series and TGP series, at 2012 Channel Partners Conference & Expo at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, booth #611.

*For full calendar year of 2011 in North America. By the Parsippany, NJ based information technology market research firm T3i Group. Defined by T3i Group as the sum of key/hybrid, PBX, and IP-PBX business phone systems with 2-40 extensions.

*For full calendar year of 2010 globally. By the UK-based market research firm MZA Ltd. Defined by MZA as the Corded PBX/IP PBX systems under 100 category

Panasonic Solutions for Business
Through its broad range of integrated business technology solutions, Panasonic empowers professionals to do their best work. Customers in government, healthcare, production, education and a wide variety of commercial enterprises, large and small, depend on integrated solutions from Panasonic to reach their full potential, achieve competitive advantage and improve outcomes. The complete suite of Panasonic solutions addresses unified business communications, mobile computing, security and surveillance systems, retail information systems, office productivity solutions, high definition visual conferencing, projectors, professional displays and HD and 3D video production. As a result of its commitment to R&D, manufacturing and quality control, Panasonic engineers reliable and long-lasting solutions as a partner for continuous improvement. Panasonic solutions for business are delivered by Panasonic System Communications Company of North America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation (NYSE: [ PC ]).

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About Star2Star Communications
Star2Star delivers innovative features and increased productivity while providing substantial cost savings. During 2011, Star2Star achieved 100% network uptime and was named to both the Inc. 500 and Forbes Most Promising Companies lists.

Star2Star products are sold through a diversified international network of distributors, master agents, and certified installing dealers. Available across North America, Star2Star Internet communication systems are installed in thousands of small- and medium-sized businesses and in many large national retail and restaurant chains.