Re: [asterisk-biz] Switchvox Free Edition vs Thirdlane

[dave cantera]

mike, yes, lets not sidetrack the thread...  like a key system was not a reference to functionality... just a reference to perception.  there are visionaries, pragmatists, and naysayers...  the visionaries are quick to adapt new technology to leap-frog the competition, pragmatists want to follow the leader, and naysayers hate change and avoid changing their business in any way...  there are very few visionaries and naysayers... you can't make money on either of these... you have to get to the pragmatist to make any money...  they like things to be very familiar, prooven, and llike to see others using the product.  if you come in with something new, they will say 'well, isn't that nice'...  and go purchase a key system... you won't get to first base with them...  they will not try something that new.  that is the visionaries job... daveC Michael S. White wrote: Not trying to hijack this thread… but   “(Like a key system)”   SwitchVox/Asterisk is an IP-PBX – The functionality is quite different from a Key System, especially from the end-user’s perspective.   If you have a customer that demands key system functionality, I’ve figured out a nice work around for using SwitchVox free edition to compete w/ a key systems SLA feature…   Here are the notesà http://www.8774e4voip.com/blog/2007/11/switchvox-free-edition-vs-key-systems.html   Mike White .e4 Technologies http://www.8774e4voip.com     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of dave cantera Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 11:19 AM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Switchvox Free Edition vs Thirdlane   speaking of the gui being a work in progress and from the banter about my switchvox post, I realized that I was so wrapped up in what I was doing, I neglected to 'watch the marketplace'. for new developments...  it seems that each offering has at least one, probably more, unique takes on solving the gui problem... when reviewing the thirdlane website, which was substantially updated since I last checked, alex offers a unique product that allows a reseller entré into a market where there is no way to get into that market with a solution such as switchvox.  where switchvox is a nice clean and bullet proof install for a biz that wants a telephone system (like a key system) with an IVR they can work with themselves and pretty much not muck it up, Thirdlane offers a gui that the reseller can customize and brand as their own and, I suspect, add customized features tailored specifically to that application of asterisk and that would otherwise not be available in a gui form....  alex perhaps you can expand on this, as it is better to come right from the horse's mouth. daveC Dovid Bender wrote: <snip> You are also very right that GUI is "work in progress" all the time. My point is is one and only: GUI is collection of knowledge, skills and experiences and lets not forget after sales service which are crucial to successful deployments. </snip> Windows XP has been released how many years ago ? Aren't they still coming out with fixes for it ? IMHO there is no perfect human being.     _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com--   asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:    http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz     No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.17/1103 - Release Date: 11/01/2007 06:01 AM   -- My wife's sister is in California.  I should buy her a Videophone2008!   Truly, The Next Best Thing to Being There! --   WorldWideVideoPhones.com 856.380.0894     No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.20/1108 - Release Date: 11/03/2007 09:42 PM -- My wife's sister is in California. I should buy her a Videophone2008! Truly, The Next Best Thing to Being There! -- WorldWideVideoPhones.com 856.380.0894

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