Standard features of the CVS include: 

Voice Mail
Every telephone is equipped with its own voice mail box.

Enhanced 911
Every phone in the system can access 911 regardless of its restriction status or if all lines are busy.

On Site 911 Notification
When a 911 call is placed, designated staff are alerted by phone, and also by a recorded message, which announces the origin of the call, over selected speakers.

Do Not Disturb
Individual teachers and staff can place their phone in the "Do Not Disturb" mode. This will prevent their phone from ringing and automatically route incoming calls to their voice mail box so that no calls are lost. Teachers and staff are notified that they have a voice mail message by a light on their phone. 

16 Party Conferencing
Short meetings can be accomplished telephonically by utilizing 3 telephonic conference rooms. Sixteen parties can participate in each room and all three rooms can operate simultaneously. Conference room doors can be locked to allow for privacy. 

Homework Helpline
The system is provided with the homework helpline feature. This feature allows up to 200 instructors to leave homework information in the system. Access to recording homework material is password-protected and can be accessed from the teacher's phone at home or at school. Students and parents can retrieve this information from their home telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Urgent Call
Schools require that teachers have the ability to place an urgent call to the office in emergency situations. The CVS system provides this feature from any phone in the system. The Urgent Call feature rings a group of designated phones and displays the priority level and the extension location of the call. In addition to displaying the call, a voice message is played over a selected group of speakers, identifying the location of the call. The first phone to answer the call is connected. 

Crisis Control
Using the classroom and hallway speakers, the school building can be programmed for listen-in by area. The building can be divided into 8 areas. By dialing a special code from any telephone in the system or from outside the building, the speakers can be activated, allowing rescue personnel to monitor activity in the location of the crisis.

Auto Attendant
The school's telephone operator is required to perform numerous tasks and is not always available to answer every phone call. The CVS system provides an auto attendant feature, allowing the callers to route themselves to individuals or groups without the assistance of the receptionist. 

Two Communication Paths per Classroom
In addition to the classroom telephone, the room speaker can be used as a second communications path to the classroom. This ensures that intercom calls and paging announcements will be heard even when the phone is in use. By utilizing classroom speakers rather than business speakerphone instruments, quality hi-fi reproduction, with sufficient audio power, ensures that teachers can hear and be heard from anywhere in the classroom. This path can be accessed by any telephone in the system. In addition, telephones outside the facility, such as the 911 operator, can get access.

Panic Buttons
As an optional feature, panic buttons can be installed in the classrooms to alert a designated group of display phones in emergency situations. The system can support buttons for every classroom or for a selective number of rooms.

Speaker to Phone Switching
The system provides for the automatic switching of conversation over the classroom speaker to the classroom telephone, by simply lifting the classroom telephone handset.

Auto Page
Before and after school hours, when teachers may not be in their classrooms, they can be automatically paged by the auto attendant. A message is played over the school's paging speakers that announces the extension of the phone being called. The teacher simply dials the extension number from any phone in the system and the call is automatically transferred to the teacher. If the page is not answered, the call will automatically go to their voice mail box. This call process is conducted without operator assistance. 

Cordless Phone
Every display phone is equipped with a cordless phone jack to allow for the use of a cordless phone. This phone can then become an extension to the display phone. Adminstrators and security staff can move about the school with a cordless phone and receive and make calls as if they were at their desks.

Voice Mail
Voice mail boxes are available to every telephone in the system as a standard feature. No special voice mail software is required. The system will automatically notify staff when they have a voice mail message by illuminating the telephone's message waiting lamp. Voice mail notifications to Digital Pagers can alert staff of new messages in their mail box. Messages can be retrieved from on or off premises, and can also be transferable to other mail boxes. Principals can broadcast a message to their entire staff simultaneously. Up to 200 guest mail boxes are available for traveling teachers. Teachers can place their phone on "Do Not Disturb" which will prevent their phone from ringing and automatically route calls to their voice mail box. Users are advised every time they access their mail box as to how many old and new messages they have.

Homework Helpline
CVS provides a homework helpline feature which allows up to 200 instructors to record homework information into the system by themselves. Students and parents have access to this information from their home telephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition, students and parents can leave messages for the teachers. The ability to record homework information is password protected and can be accomplished from any phone, on or off premises, by the teachers.

Enhanced 911
Every phone in the system can dial 911 even if all lines are busy. While calling the Public Safety Answering Point, the system simultaneously notifies a select group of display phones that a 911 call has been placed, along with extension number from where the call was placed. Also a voice notification message is played over a selected group of speakers. The 911 operator has the option to listen and/or speak to the 911 caller over the classroom speaker.

Urgent Call
Schools require that teachers have the ability to place an urgent call to the office in emergency situations. The CVS provides that feature from any phone in the system. The "Urgent Call" rings a group of designated display phones and displays "Urgent Call". The first phone in the group that answers the call is connected. In addition, an “Urgent Call” voice message with the identity of the location is played over a select group of speakers.

Do Not Disturb
Any of the telephones connected to the CVS system may be placed in the "Do Not Disturb" mode of operation. While in this mode, the phone will not ring and anyone calling will be automatically routed to the party's voice mail box. The voice mail message lamp on the party's telephone provides notification of a message in their mail box.

Attendant 98^TM
Attendant 98 is an optional software application for the Windows^TM operating system. When loaded onto a user's PC, it adds the functionality of a reception console to the PC screen. The receptionist can process calls while working on other Windows^TM applications. Since the application is simple to use, no extensive training or experience is necessary. Maximum efficiency is immediately apparent, as more calls can be answered quickly and more information can be passed along with each call. Graphic icons show the current status of all active lines and extensions. The power of the computer is able to provide the operator with a vast amount of information about each telephone extension and the calls. Caller ID and Call Status information is readily available on the screen. Call processing is easily managed by using point-and-click of the mouse, one-touch access to function keys on the keyboard, keyboard shortcuts or a combination of all three. Different user configurations allow the operator to streamline operations by integrating their personal work habits with Attendant 98.

Connect 98^TM
Connect 98 is an optional software application similar to Attendant 98 that allows for a telephone to be enhanced or replaced with a PC. Calls can be answered and directed to extensions while working in other Windows applications. Connect 98 includes a phonebook, extension and shortcut keys to simplify call handling. It has many of the features of Attendant 98, without the sophistication and the detailed call processing capabilities required by a receptionist.

Auto Attendant 
The school's receptionist is often required to perform numerous tasks and is not always available to answer calls promptly, especially during peak activity periods prior to the beginning of classes and at the end of the school day. The CVS system includes 20 built-in Auto Attendants that can answer and route incoming calls, enhancing call processing capabilities and eliminating the need for a dedicated attendant.

Server Based System
An open CTI architecture allows the school to build and add Windows^TM based telephone applications not possible with conventional microprocessor based PBX and Electronic Key systems.

Cordless Phone
The CVS system ensures that even the most mobile school staff members are able to receive and make phone calls. A standard cordless phone can be connected to the display phone's data jack. When staff members are away from their desks, they simply take a cordless handset with them, and it rings when a call rings at their extension. The cordless phone becomes an extension of the display phone. No additional extensions or special programming is required.

16 Party Conferencing
The system is provided with 3 telephonic conference rooms that allow 16 parties to be in a single conference within each room. This is in addition to the normal 3-party conference feature.