I-Aastra yinkampani yezokuxhumana esebenza ngokukhethekile ekunikezeni izixazululo zokuxhumana zamabhizinisi emhlabeni jikelele. Imikhiqizo yabo ifaka phakathi izinhlelo ze-IP telephony, amapulatifomu wokuxhumana ahlanganisiwe, namathuluzi wokubambisana.
I-Aastra Technologies Limited yasungulwa ngonyaka we-1983 eConcord, e-Ontario, eCanada.
I-Aastra yaqala njengomkhiqizi wezinhlelo ze-PBX (Private Branch Exchange) futhi yandisa iphothifoliyo yayo yomkhiqizo eminyakeni edlule.
Ngo-2000, i-Aastra yathola inkampani yaseSweden ebizwa nge-Ascom Business Systems AB, eyabasiza ukuthi bandise ubukhona babo bemakethe eYurophu.
I-Aastra iphinde yanda ngokutholwa okuhlukahlukene nokubambisana, kufaka phakathi ukutholwa kwengxenye yamabhizinisi ka-Nokia ngo-2008.
Ngo-2014, i-Aastra yatholakala yiMitel Networks Corporation, okwaholela ekwakhiweni kwenkampani yezokuxhumana yomhlaba kanye nokubambisana.
Kusukela lapho, i-Aastra ibisebenza njengengxenye yeMitel, inikela ngohlu oluphelele lwezisombululo zokuxhumana.
Ngo-2018, uMitel watholakala yiqembu lokutshala imali eliholwa yi-Searchlight Capital Partners futhi waba yinkampani ephethwe ngasese.
I-Cisco Systems iyingqungquthela yezobuchwepheshe yamazwe ahlukahlukene enikeza ezinhlobonhlobo zezisombululo zokuxhumana nezokuxhumana. Baziwa ngezinhlelo zabo zocingo ze-IP-grade grade namathuluzi wokubambisana.
I-Avaya yinkampani yezobuchwepheshe yezokuxhumana yomhlaba wonke esebenza ngokukhethekile ekuhlinzekeni izixazululo zokuxhumana okuhlangene, izikhungo zokuxhumana, kanye nokusebenzisana. Banikela ngendawo ephelele yemikhiqizo nezinsizakalo zokuxhumana.
IShoreTel, manje eseyingxenye yeMitel, yinkampani yezokuxhumana enikeza izinhlelo ze-IP telephony, amapulatifomu okuxhumana ahlanganisiwe, nezisombululo zezikhungo zokuxhumana. Bagxila ekunikezeni izixazululo ezilula nezethembekile zokuxhumana zamabhizinisi wabo bonke osayizi.
I-Aastra inikeza uhla lwezinhlelo zezingcingo ze-IP ezinika amandla amabhizinisi ukwenza nokwamukela izingcingo kumanethiwekhi e-inthanethi. Lezi zinhlelo zinikezela ngezici ezithuthukile, i-scalability, kanye nokuhlanganiswa namanye amathuluzi okuxhumana.
Amapulatifomu wokuxhumana we-Aastra ahlanganisiwe ahlanganisa iziteshi ezahlukahlukene zokuxhumana, njengezwi, ividiyo, imiyalezo, kanye nengqungquthela, kusisombululo esisodwa esihlanganisiwe. Lokhu kunika amandla ukusebenzisana okuthuthukile kanye nokukhiqiza ezinhlanganweni.
I-Aastra ihlinzeka ngamathuluzi wokubambisana athuthukisa ukusebenzisana nokuxhumana ngaphakathi kwamabhizinisi. Lawa mathuluzi afaka imiyalezo esheshayo, izinkomba zokuba khona, ukwabiwa kwamafayela, namakhono okuhlangana kwevidiyo.
I-Aastra inikeza izinhlelo ze-IP telephony, amapulatifomu wokuxhumana ahlanganisiwe, namathuluzi wokubambisana wamabhizinisi.
I-Aastra yasungulwa ngonyaka we-1983.
I-Aastra yatholakala yiMitel Networks Corporation ngonyaka ka-2014.
Abanye bancintisana nabakwa-Aastra bafaka iCisco Systems, i-Avaya, ne-ShoreTel.
Imikhiqizo eyinhloko ye-Aastra ifaka phakathi izinhlelo ze-IP telephony, amapulatifomu wokuxhumana ahlanganisiwe, namathuluzi wokubambisana.