RE: microsoft lync 2010 Vs Call manager

thanks a lot Joe for the feedback....
one point to say:

MS will be hosted on Windows machines which can be effected by virus easily
===>call manager won also :)

> From: joe_at_affirmedsystems.com
> To: loserboy3000_at_hotmail.com; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: microsoft lync 2010 Vs Call manager
> Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:57:18 +0000
>
> You know something John?
>
> So save 60% of the costs....
>
> I think I would go with Microsoft if I was your boss.
>
> 1. Do you need special codecs?
>
> 2. Third party apps do - many lawfirms are already using FEAC with MS OCS
2007 R2.
>
> 3. MS has contact center, Team Viewer and Roundtable which are FAR better
than webex...
> Please read http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/41653
>
> 4. I think you need to read up on Microsoft a little more -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb894539%28office.12%29.aspx
>
> The Cisco product is great for very rich companies that don't want the
hastle of co-mingling the Server and the Voice worlds - but any sane company
would use the
> MS solution for no other reason than $$$.. 400 users with UCM is about
$250,000 (not including PoE switches)
>
> I just priced this out in November 2010.
>
> -Joe
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of John
Haddad
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 11:41 AM
> To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: microsoft lync 2010 Vs Call manager
>
> Hi to everyone,
>
> i am searing since a week for a good reason to convenience our management
to
> go with call manager instead of Microsoft Solution, but i couldn't the only
> thing which i found is the following
>
> 1-MS doesn't support special type of video codex
> 2- MS doesn't support the Forced Authorization Code
> 3-MS doesn't offer contact center solution, and also webex
> 4-MS solution is layer 7 application which deals with voice like any other
> programs it will not treat it as priority traffic !!!
>
> On the other hand
> MS will give us
> 1- unlimited number of softphones which will reduce the cost of the
comparison
> a lot
> 2-MS will support Voice messaging, auto attended feature as well
>
> we are planning to go with 400 users, but till now i cannot convince the
> management and convince myself regarding MS product.
>
> If you can help me to judge which product is better and why that will be
> great.
>
>
>
> Thx,
>
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