> -----Original Message----- > From: Reza - Asterisk Enthusiast [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: April 13, 2007 2:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Call Activity Software for BCM > > Hey Dave! > > Of course we can still be friends :) :) :). Even if you > take away business from me, we will still be friends :). As > long as you don't take away the candy cane from my son's > hands... you are fine! :) > > This is quite amazing information Dave. So now it begs the > question... do you have a BCM laying around somewhere for > both Chuck and me to play with? Haven't used a BCM before > but sure wouldn't mind learning more about it!
STAY AWAY FROM BCM. Haven't you noticed that Dave just doesn't look as jolly as he used to? That's because he got infected with a BCM. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! Jim > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dave Donovan <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 2:15 PM > Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Call Activity Software for BCM > > Chuck, > > I just looked at a system we have here [Reza, I hope we > can still be friends :-) ] and when you hit the BCM with your > IE browser, you can choose "Install Clients" from the main > menu. Choosing that brings up a new page and on the left you > will see "CDR Client Wrapper". I've never run it or > anything, I just thought I'd share it with you so you know > that you probably have the ability to do it for yourself > rather than paying Bell. Here's what the BCM page says about > that tool: > > > CDR Client Wrapper provides an application that reports > call activity in real time and a new sample application in > BCM 3.0 that provides a scheduling mechanism for "pulling" > CDR files from any BCM in the network. > > You can record the information about each call made to > or from your company. When the call is completed, you can > print information about the call in a report. CDR Client > Wrapper also provides information on incoming calls as the > events occur. This information appears in a Real Time Call record. > > CDR Client Wrapper provides information about: > > * date and time of the call, and digits dialed > * the originating and the terminating > line or telephone > * whether an incoming call was answered > * elapsed time between origin of a call > and when it was answered > * whether a call was transferred or put on hold > * call duration > * call charges > * calls associated with Account codes > * incoming call Calling Line > Identification (CLID) information > * Bearer Capability of the line in the call > * Hospitality records for room occupancy status > * Real Time records for ringing, DNIS, > answered, unanswered, transferred, and released events for > incoming calls with CLID information and Hospitality room > occupancy status > > The CDR sample Pull application, delivered in BCM 3.0, > provides the ability to schedule transferring of CDR files > from any BCM in the network in order to have the data > processed by applications that produce statistics (i.e. call > accounting, traffic analysis, ...) based on this information. > The sample application provides the capability to: > > * Zip all CDR files previously not > transferred into a single compressed file making it more > efficient to download. > * Schedule the pulling of the CDR files > on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. > * Concurrently transfer CDR files from > multiple BCMs in the network. > * Delete CDR files on the BCM after they > have been successfully transferred. > > Note: The CDR pull application is a sample application > only. Check with the vendor of your CDR application for > availability/integration of this functionality within their software. > > > > > On 4/12/07, Reza - Asterisk Enthusiast > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > Your Nortel BCM is technically a Linux box :) > > Assuming this is a Nortel BCM 400 series, its > an Intel box with Linux on it. > Heck... What ever Bell charges, I'll charge > half and give your client > double the service :). To make things nice and > sweet I'll even produce your > clients favorite choice of graphs... that is > line graphs, bar graphs, or > pie charts :). > > I'm no expert on BCM's. But assuming you have > the userid and password, you > can retrieve the CDR and from what I've been > told, its a flat file of > CDRecods that can be downloaded from standard > FTP access to the box. > > Asterisk does wonderful things and most Nortel > experts who have used > Asterisk -- will likely choose Asterisk over a > BCM 400 when you account the > cost factor. > > So which begs the question, BCM 400 or Asterisk? > > Cheers! > Reza. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Mariotti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected] > > Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 8:54 PM > Subject: [on-asterisk] Call Activity Software for BCM > > > I have a client that is getting screwed by > Bell. To make things worse, > they want to charge him to see reports for > Nortel BCM... > > The software is called TELECOST CMS 50 - it's > call accounting for 50 > extensions or less. Basically pulls the CDR > records from two remote and > one local BCM. > > Can anyone recommend an alternate solution or > how this works exactly? > And how much one should expect to pay for such software. > > Regards, > > Chuck > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/759 - Release > Date: 12/04/2007 7:58 PM > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.4.0/759 - Release Date: 12/04/2007 7:58 PM
