Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH!

2000-12-14 Thread Kenneth Lorenzo
Is it just me or is it that Sales engineers at Cisco try to sell stuff that they don't even know will fit right for the environment at which the Cisco stuff are to be installed. Take for instance, I invited a Sales engineer to come over our office this morning showing him what our network looks li

RE: Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH!

2000-12-14 Thread Chuck Larrieu
[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Kenneth Lorenzo Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 8:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH! Is it just me or is it that Sales engineers at Cisco try to sell stuff that they don't even know will fit right for the environmen

RE: Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH!

2000-12-14 Thread Eddie Parra
renzo Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 11:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH! Is it just me or is it that Sales engineers at Cisco try to sell stuff that they don't even know will fit right for the environment at which the Cisco stuff are to be installed. Take fo

Re: Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH!

2000-12-14 Thread Jim Bond
1. I think you should talk to a Systems Engineer, not Sales Engineer. 2. 6500 switch doesn't fit in your network doesn't mean Foundry is better; likewise this sale guy is idiot doesn't mean all sales guys at Cisco are idiots. I say this because I'm very happy with Cisco SEs. I've worked with at

RE: Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH!

2000-12-14 Thread Eddie Parra
Eddie -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim Bond Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 1:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH! 1. I think you should talk to a Systems Engineer, not Sales Engineer. 2.

Re: Cisco sales engineer -- ARGH!

2000-12-15 Thread Ed Moss
They all have a product to sell and "their" product IS ALWAYS the best product. Of course, the bigger margin they make the better - after all, it is nice to get those bonus checks. What so many fail to see is that different products may be better than each other for different situations. Qu