To succeed in business today, a company must be faster, smarter, and more reliable than the competition. There's a communications system that helps small businesses gain these critical advantages. It's the Norstar Compact 3x8 telephone system.

The simple, yet sophisticated, Norstar Compact 3x8 system was designed specifically for small businesses:

• Up to 3 CO lines and 8 telephone extensions
• Voicemail, automated attendant and telephone support
• Supports all Business Series Terminals, including fully-featured digital functions with LCD and soft keys

• Flexible design allows you to easily add enhancements, as your business needs change.

• Moving to the next Norstar platform is easy and cost-effective. Your original investment in telephones and some peripherals is protected because they can be used with any Norstar system.

• Digital technology assures reliability and clearer sound, while positioning you for future advances.

• With one of the industry's lowest failure rates, Norstar is the best-selling small system for businesses worldwide.

• A wide variety of features–standard, not options–save you time and money while simplifying communications in your busy office.

Time is scarce in your business–there's never enough time to get it all done. Norstar saves you valuable time and helps you squeeze more productivity from each day. Norstar telephones with built-in LCD windows integrate seamlessly with the Compact 3x8. Instructions for using Norstar features appear in the LCD window to make using the system easy. So you and your employees get more done–without time-consuming, often costly, telephone training.

Better call handling improves customer service.

Whether it's a key client or valuable supplier, every call to your business is important. Norstar simplifies communications and prevents "dropped" and "abandoned" calls.

Transferring calls is easy – simply announce the call and send it. If the other line is busy or unanswered, the call returns to you.

Tones and music on hold assure callers that they haven't been forgotten or disconnected.

Held line reminder doesn't let you forget that an important caller is holding.

Discriminating ringing makes it easy to distinguish between internal and external calls and respond appropriately.

Paging enables you to quickly locate a co-worker by making an announcement through Norstar phones, auxiliary speakers or both.

Conference feature lets you quickly bring a third person into a conversation.

LCD window delivers step-by-step instructions, if you're unsure how to use any feature.

Norstar's flexible design makes it easy to add software and hardware options for your business, including:

Norstar applications such as Norstar Flash make voice messaging easy.

Integrated automated attendant assures your calls are answered 24 hours a day with Flash Voice Mail

Analog terminal adapters connect computer modems, fax machines, credit card terminals, and other analog devices without the need for a dedicated line.

Station message detail recording (SMDR) tracks your calling activity for monitoring telephone costs and assigning codes for client billing.