Ip Telephony - Alcatel versus Cisco
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Posted by Bart on November 17, 2004, 3:40 am
Please log in for more thread options We are starting to deploy IP telehpony on a large scale in our enterprise. Our management wants to deploy Alcatel (4400), but the engineers and technicians really want Cisco IP-tel. So we need to convince our managment that Cisco is the "best" solution. Can we get some ammo for this? Articles, review, experciences... Tx Bart | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Ian on November 17, 2004, 12:59 pm
Please log in for more thread options Hi Talk to Cisco, They are amost evangelical on how good their system is compared to others and will tell you. Whether they are right or not doesnt matter to them, As far as they are concerned they are the best. I | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by T. Sean Weintz on November 17, 2004, 1:53 pm
Please log in for more thread options Bart wrote:
> Hi,
> > We are starting to deploy IP telehpony on a large scale in our > enterprise. > Our management wants to deploy Alcatel (4400), but the engineers and > technicians really want Cisco IP-tel. > > So we need to convince our managment that Cisco is the "best" > solution. > > Can we get some ammo for this? > > Articles, review, experciences... > > > Tx > > Bart In my experience, Cisco ISN'T the best. I like the sound quality on both Inter-tel and Mitel better. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by John on November 17, 2004, 3:24 pm
Please log in for more thread options > Hi,
I did a feature comparison between about a dozen mid-range systems (TDM and
> > We are starting to deploy IP telehpony on a large scale in our > enterprise. > Our management wants to deploy Alcatel (4400), but the engineers and > technicians really want Cisco IP-tel. > > So we need to convince our managment that Cisco is the "best" > solution. > > Can we get some ammo for this? > > Articles, review, experciences... > IP) about 18 months ago and found Cisco just about the weakest. That was Call Manager V3.x, though I think V4.x has probably brought enhancements. Alcatel's 4400 range has been developed over a longer period and is a more sophisticated system. Of course, you may not need the extra features. Why do you prefer Cisco? I can see that a network person might assume it would be easier to integrate and support within existing infrastructure. Your management, on the other hand, might prefer Alcatel for ease of integration with other telephony infrastructure (i.e. an existing PABX). ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! >100,000
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Posted by DPGumby on November 19, 2004, 1:35 am
Please log in for more thread options Look do you guys want the best system for your situation or just to buy what
you want? If the Cisco is best I would assume the engineers have some data to back up their preference, otherwise you owe it to your company to do a proper comparison and select which system is the best for your company ( who ever makes it ). I have dealt with a number of situations where someone pushes through a pet project and doesn't do proper reasearch. God if nothing else protect your ass by doing a through job. Otherwise you guys will get blamed if you just go for the Cisco and it flames out. The management can always fire the engineers the other way around doesn't happen. > Hi,
> > We are starting to deploy IP telehpony on a large scale in our > enterprise. > Our management wants to deploy Alcatel (4400), but the engineers and > technicians really want Cisco IP-tel. > > So we need to convince our managment that Cisco is the "best" > solution. > > Can we get some ammo for this? > > Articles, review, experciences... > > > Tx > > Bart | |||||||||||||||||||
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> We are starting to deploy IP telehpony on a large scale in our
> enterprise.
> Our management wants to deploy Alcatel (4400), but the engineers and
> technicians really want Cisco IP-tel.
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> So we need to convince our managment that Cisco is the "best"
> solution.
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> Can we get some ammo for this?
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> Articles, review, experciences...
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> Tx
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> Bart