Find out about hosted auto attendant products for business phone systems

Hosted auto attendant products for business provide a higher level of technical and customer support than many other options

I recommend: Retail giant Office Depot offers its hosted auto attendant business phone services. AccessDirect Unified Messaging, a service provider, has its Hosted PBX Phone Service with auto attendant. Service provider Voxeo offers its Prophecy IVR Hosting system over a VoIP-compatible platform. Office phone service provider TellMe, a Microsoft subsidiary, not only has its office telecommunications system, it also offers technical service to upgrade and repair your company's phone system including some of the hardware.

Visit web-based auto attendant services websites

Web-based auto attendant services are a lower-cost do-it-yourself alternative to hosted phone services.

I recommend: GotVMail is a web-based lower cost auto attendant service provider aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses. FreedomVoice Systems has its WebLink Web Interface that includes automated attendant services. The Virtual Office from Packet8 touts a low-cost VoIP service that includes auto attendant services.

Consider hardware/software automated attendant service office phone products

For those businesses with a technical staff, hardware/software office phone products with auto attendant solutions provide a self-maintenance option.

I recommend: Samsung offers a business phone system (hardware and software) that includes voicemail and automated attendant service. Vodavi Communications Systems has the TalkPath voice processing system with its auto attendant solution. Voxeo has its Prophecy IVR Platform Software coupled with its Evolution Developer hosting service.

Consider stand-alone auto attendant software products

If you have a small business and are technically-oriented, stand-alone automated attendant products may be a lower cost self-maintenance option.

I recommend: Australian company, NCH Software, has its Windows and Linux-compatible configure-it-yourself IVM Voicemail Software with auto attendant and more. TalkSwitch has its hardware-software Attendant Console with auto attendant services and VoIP.