Let’s face it, if Microsoft builds it, they will buy it. Partnered with Aastra, D-Link, Quanta, and Uniden, Microsoft has developed complete end-to-end VoIP phone systems based on Microsoft Response Point software platform. Released on November 12, 2007 MS has finally begun their journey into the SMB VoIP market a voip PBX appliance that is still very limited in it’s capability at this time. Although late in the game, I am sure they have plans of dominating the market in the near future.

It currently supports  up to 50 users with analog trunks. The future will support SIP trunks with no plans for digital trunks such as T1/PRI made known at this time. It does however boast superior voice recognition technology. Most of the end user menu options are accesible via a voice driven menu at the touch of the trademarked “ResponsePoint” button. Check out this short demo video to see it in action: http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=2a5ff762-46e8-40cd-8cee-aad6087111c4.

If not a pbx solution for the business, I think it would make an excellent solution for the home. Check out some images here: http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/voip/microsoft-response-point-voip-for-business.asp