Just thought I'd share this info:
NORTEL BCM400:
The chassis comes fully equipped with a Pentium III 700-megahertz (BCM400) or
a Pentium Celeron 850-megahertz (BCM200) processor, 256Mb of RAM, a 20 GB hard
drive and a 350- watt power supply, all housed in a 19-inch, rack-mountable
chassis. The chassis also comes equipped with integrated features like voice,
data and management applications working in concert with Microsoft Windows NT
Embedded operating system.
The BCM has more than 150 powerful software applications preinstalled. Some
applications work immediately after the system is installed, while others can
be enabled and downloaded locally or remotely for implementation as business
requirements evolve.
Features:
a.. Multimedia Call Center
b.. Voice Messaging
c.. Message networking
d.. Unified Messaging
e.. Professional Call Center and Reporting
f.. Custom Call Routing (CCR)
g.. Attendant Console
h.. Fax Messaging
i.. Personal Call Manager (PCM)
j.. Unified Manager
k.. IP phone support
l.. Built in Voice Mail (requires activation)
m.. Support for Norstar Fiber Modules
n.. Intel Pentium III 700 MHz (BCM400) or a Pentium Celeron 850MHz
(BCM200), CPU
o.. 256 MB SDRAM
p.. 20 GB hard drive
q.. 2 10/100 BaseT Ethernet ports (on-board)
r.. 1 V.90 embedded modem (North America units only)
s.. 2 PCI slots (one used by the Media Services Card and one for adding a
WAN interface card)
t.. 4 media bays in BCM400, 2 media bays in BCM200
u.. 350 watt power supply (PS)
v.. Windows NTE 4.0.
http://www.twacomm.com/catalog/model_NT7B10AAED.htm?sid=564D2D854A66563AA246ACC14ADF4110
$5,250 USD + Installation Fee + Consultant/Specialist Fees.
>From what I see above... Asterisk can do it all. So $1,000 CDN +
>Installation/Consultant fees = over $4,000 CDN savings. Not to mention you
>get among the top of the line specs for a P4 with $1,000 CDN with more than 4
>times the ram and 4 times the hard disk capacity.
At the hard core technical level one can certainly debate about the features
and stuff between BCM and Asterisk. But at the small & medium size business
level... from a business perspective... most of the clients are not really
interested in what OS their phone system is on. For them the bottom line is
whether they will be able to make and receive calls.
My hands on experience with Nortel BCM's is zero. But from the feature set
above, as an Asterisk enthusiast and specialist - I'd go with Asterisk due to
the flexibility, scalability, low cost, support, & good
pointers/recommendations from the open source community which I think in my
perspective seconds to none -- and at the worst case scenario if the server
goes boom, it can be replaced in less than 24 hrs.
That's my 2 cents :). Having said that I'm still curious to learn MORE about
the BCMs. Maybe Nortel will give our group a BCM to play with? :).
Cheers!
Reza.
----- Original Message -----
From: doug vega
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 9:57 AM
Subject: [on-asterisk] nortel BCM 400
I read the Nortel BCM 400 User guide and they claim the OS is a Windows NT
Can anyone confirm this before some one put their foot in their mouth when
comparing Nortel and Asterisk with a customer.
Reza - Asterisk Enthusiast <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Your Nortel BCM is technically a Linux box :)
Assuming this is a Nortel BCM 400 series, its an Intel box with Linux on
it.
