We have a full-blown Cisco UCM-BE system in our main office, but we had a CME (router based) before that, and both systems worked pretty nicely for us. We plan to upgrade our office across town to a Cisco CME once their old Toshiba CTX100 system is fully depreciated, or dies, whichever comes first. When we were looking at VoIP systems a few years ago, we determined that the Cisco system had more of the features *we* actually needed and used for less money than the others at the time. Asterisk would have made it farther in the competition if we could have found a firm within a 2hr radius that could help deploy and maintain it. InterTel, Mitel, ShoreTel and PingTel were all short-listed in that same study and all of them were nice. In my experience, it's usually best to sick with the same manufacturer of VoIP equipment across an organization. The "minor" incompatibilities will net you "major" headaches. I'd touch bases with the larger org to find out what their VoIP plans are and work with them to find a solution that meets your needs and budget. Ted Crow Information Technology Manager Tuttle Services, Inc.
________________________________ From: David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 4:12 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Re: Phone System remote office for a larger org. ----- Original Message ---- From: Roger Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues <exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 12:03:37 PM Subject: RE: Phone System Stand alone office, or a remote location for a larger organization? Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 _____ From: David Baca [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 2:03 PM To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues Subject: Phone System Hello All, I am looking at options for a phone system for a relatively small office. Currently about five or six people. I am interested in VOIP options available. I have had some experience with asterisk and polycom phones but wanted to see what others are doing/using for small offices. Regards, David ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
