All three sites are running old Mitel sx200's currently. The PMS is from Rumasis? I just sent them an e-mail to verify the name of the PMS software.
Tim Booth President VisionCom 207-828-4600 VoIP 207-618-1419 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Welter Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 11:35 AM To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] looking for Asterisk Hotel Solution Tim Booth wrote: > Does anyone know of a commercial Asterisk solution for the hospitality > market? We have a client with 3 hotels that all have about 80 single > line phones and 20 admin phones per hotel. Any references would be > appreciated. I have been hearing about a 24 channel? Digium card for > analog phones. Does anyone know if this card can light a message waiting > LED on a single line phone? > > The problem is with the interface to the hotel's Property Management System. Asterisk must be able to deliver CDR records to the PMS system in real time. The PMS must be able to restrict 9+ dialing when a guest checks out and restore 9+ calling when a guest checks in. Some hotels limit 9+ dialing for guests that have prepaid, teens, etc. Also, there are certain extension numbers that staff uses. A maid will, for example, key a number to indicate a room is ready for sale. The maid's supervisor will key another number to indicate the room has passed/not passed inspection. Data collection from Asterisk IVR is easy, but getting the information to the PMS is another matter. Then there is the matter of the telephone set. The TDM24xx card is a nice alternative, but can four be put in one * box? When the TDM24xx pricing becomes available we'll have to do a cost comparison between the TDM cards, channel banks/T1 cards, and inexpensive SIP phones. Cat3 vs. Cat5 wiring, etc. Tim, do these hotels have an existing telephone system? Can you determine which PMS is being used and if the interface specification is published? -- Michael Welter Telecom Matters Corp. Denver, Colorado US +1.303.414.4980 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.TelecomMatters.net _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Biz mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Biz mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
