DLS PBX Update Summary – March 18, 2025
Hello from the DLS Development Team, As of 11:58 P.M. on March 18, 2025, all 5.7 PBXs have been updated to version 5.7.76 (previously 5.7.74). All 6.0 PBXs have been upgraded to version 6.0.4 (from 6.0.0). OVERVIEW Since our initial upgrade last week, version 6.0 has received several bug fixes and improvements. Please see the … Read more
Linking Salesforce with Your DLS VoIP PBX

Salesforce is the number one CRM globally and an excellent tool to track customer data. It works with many email clients, including a popular Microsoft Outlook™. Tracking email is great, but what about other business conversations? Why link Hosted PBX with Salesforce? Any information you collect about your business interactions with the client has value. … Read more
Announcing DLS Hosted PBX 5.6
DLS is pleased to announce the DLS Hosted PBX 5.6, which will begin rolling out to production PBX systems this month. The new release brings many exciting new features. Because of the number of features and some of the recent regulatory changes, this release cycle took longer than initially anticipated by our developers. We appreciate … Read more
In the Event of Emergency: Dial V-o-I-P for VoIP
As word of the storm’s approach drew and concerns mounted in the Florida Keys and mainland Florida, Zoom Tan knew that they couldn’t remain idle. In the worst-case scenario, evacuation orders would be issued, and Zoom Tan’s office headquarters based in Naples, Florida would sustain damage, finding itself without power for who knows how long. They couldn’t leave things to chance. After all, Murphy’s Law tells us that if something can go wrong, it will. And, such was the case, when Hurricane Irma deprived millions of commercial businesses and residential homes of power, with its torrential rain and wind gusts more than 80 mph.
Companion Animal Growing Pains
Companion Animal Specialty and Emergency Hospital has rapidly become a networking hero in North West Chicago. They serve the demands of area veterinarians and clients with specialized internal medicine, physical therapy and skilled surgical services. Their practice grew from a need in 1997 to help general veterinary staff with after-hours and weekend emergency coverage. Facility … Read more
Building a Strategic Technology Plan Part 1
Growing pains are a natural part of a successful business. This milestone is often marked by a need for a larger space, more employees and, invariably, better technology to support it all. Part of this success comes from executing on a sound business plan developed in the early stages. Revisiting this practice not only helps … Read more
Winning Campaigns with Hosted PBX

Wars are won through effective communication and managing logistics. Political campaigns are no different. Effective campaign managers, like generals, must have an ability to rally staff to execute on an established plan with a central goal in mind. While political campaign battles are waged with words, the technology used should be just as cutting edge … Read more
Call Routing Rescue for Business

Call routing for your business is critical to retaining happy customers and doing it the right way increases your satisfaction ratings. What could possibly be worse than getting stuck in Answering Machine Hell when you’re trying to call a business to secure a service or purchase a product? Well, the truth is, a fast busy … Read more
Robust Reporting and Web Interface Tools Delivered by the DLS Hosted PBX 5.1

dls communications (www.dls.net), a technology company providing hosted Unified Communications platform (DLS hosted PBX), co-location, hosted Network Attached Storage and network consulting services, announced today the release of version 5.1 for their hosted VoIP platform. New features include easy integration with Salesforce.com™, an integrated simple chat and new browser-based license-free soft phone. Other improvements include … Read more
DLS Hosted PBX 5.1 enters Beta
Just like the all other releases, this version continues to make your Unified Communications more functional, ergonomic and reliable. Our service evolves over time and we continue to rely on your input to make the DLS Hosted PBX more useful. As much as we would like to release the product when it is “hot off the press”, DLS’s development culture emphasizes reliability and robustness embedded in design of our service.
