<s>
Microsoft	B-Device
Response	I-Device
Point	I-Device
was	O
an	O
advanced	O
software-based	O
telephone	O
system	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
,	O
a	O
PBX	O
system	O
targeting	O
small	O
businesses	O
with	O
less	O
than	O
50	O
employees	O
,	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
systems	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
is	O
VoIP-based	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
SIP	B-Application
as	O
its	O
signaling	O
and	O
call	O
setup	O
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
supports	O
voicemail	O
and	O
multi-party	O
calling	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
two	O
party	O
VoIP	B-Application
calls	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
features	O
innovative	O
voice	O
recognition	O
technology	O
to	O
manage	O
calls	O
and	O
voice	O
mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
voice	O
dialing	O
can	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
phone	O
directory	O
which	O
is	O
currently	O
limited	O
to	O
1100	O
contacts	O
per	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contacts	O
may	O
be	O
imported	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	O
Address	O
Book	O
or	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
automatically	O
detects	O
gateways	O
and	O
phones	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aastra	O
became	O
the	O
third	O
OEM	O
entry	O
with	O
a	O
system	O
,	O
Aastralink	O
RP	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
delivery	O
of	O
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Device
Response	I-Device
Point	I-Device
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
(	O
RP	O
SP1	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
,	O
announced	O
by	O
former	O
Microsoft	O
Chairman	O
Bill	O
Gates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SIP	B-Application
trunking	O
support	O
(	O
SIP	B-Application
trunking	O
allows	O
an	O
PBX	O
owner	O
to	O
replace	O
traditional	O
PSTN	O
lines	O
with	O
PSTN	O
connectivity	O
via	O
a	O
SIP	B-Application
trunking	O
service	O
provider	O
(	O
ITSP	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Device
Response	I-Device
Point	I-Device
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
(	O
RP	O
SP2	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
January	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VoIP	B-Application
gateway	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Configure	O
VoIP	B-Application
service	O
with	O
an	O
on-premises	O
gateway	O
device	O
that	O
helps	O
improve	O
service	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
Later	O
 '	O
release	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
shipped	O
as	O
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
2	O
by	O
end	O
of	O
Q1	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
May	O
2009	O
however	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
's	O
next	O
version	O
has	O
become	O
uncertain	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
its	O
timing	O
and	O
feature	O
set	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
recent	O
article	O
by	O
Paul	O
Spain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
also	O
postponed	O
its	O
Chinese	O
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
'	O
Later	O
 '	O
(	O
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
2.0	O
)	O
release	O
was	O
originally	O
expected	O
to	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
officially	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
discontinuing	O
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
,	O
citing	O
lack	O
of	O
demand	O
for	O
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
software	O
from	O
the	O
Response	B-Device
Point	I-Device
Base	O
Unit	O
and	O
onto	O
a	O
virtual	O
server	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
system	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
