RE: iSeries Voice Over IP

We never looked at open source the the simple reason we needed to make sure 
that the system stayed up 24/7 and if there was a problem I would need 
immediate assistance.

It just was not an option for me.  We evaluated about 10 different systems 
and it really cam down to NEC and Avaya in the end.

I would agree that you cannot skimp on the phone themselves, but even more 
important for us was reliability on the backend.  We operate 24/7 and cannot 
afford even 10 minutes of down time.
  

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:40:25 -0400, Himes, Jay wrote
> There is also a decent open source product called asterisk which 
> runs on a PC running linux.
> 
> In my experience your endpoints will make a big difference in call
> quality; so don't skimp on the phones themselves.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of D.W.
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 11:52 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: iSeries Voice Over IP
> 
> I would completely and totally agree with Dave on this question.
> 
> If you are looking for VOIP, and we just completed a four year 
> rollout of VOIP, I would have two suggestions - Avaya and NEC, 
> nothing else compares in my book.
> 
> Email me privately if you want further details and I will be happy to
> provide them
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Gibbs
> Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 8:15 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: iSeries Voice Over IP
> 
> Goinsc24@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > We are looking to purchase a new phone system.  What are the solid 
> > Voice Over IP solutions that are available to run on the iSeries and 
> > what is your
> 
> > opinion of them?
> 
> JMHO, of course ... but using the iSeries for VOIP seems like using the
> wrong tool for the job.
> 
> Of course I haven't done any research into it ... so I could be wrong.
> 
> david
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