What they want is a neck to choke if something goes wrong. > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex @ Kovasys Inc. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: June 15, 2007 3:57 PM > To: Jim Van Meggelen > Cc: Toronto Asterisk Business Group > Subject: Re: [biz] Does open source telephony need an > advertising campaign? > > Problem is that large institutions do not just need a PBX > system, but they need a unified messaging solution (which > Asterisk is far away from -- in my humble opinion). As well > as large company requires this solution to be backed by large > enough vendor who is not going to go out of business in a few > months when something goes wrong because their business depends on it. > > my 2 cents > > Alex > VoIPGizmos.ca > > On 6/15/07, Jim Van Meggelen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > CCRA (FKA Revenue Canada) uses it. They are not fortune 500, but > > they're a very large organization. > > Sunlabs uses it. > > Hundreds of educational institutions use it, from universities to > > small school boards (this is where you are most likely to > find a good case study). > > > > It should be noted that Asterisk was not developed by > hobbyists. Not > > even counting Digium, the folks that contribute code to > Asterisk are > > doing it mostly for business reasons, not for fun. The fact > that there > > is a lot of love there is a bonus. > > > > Still, I agree that it'd be nice to have more street cred, > but this is > > the same path that Linux had to follow. No CTO/CIO would touch it, > > until one day they found out that they were ALL running it. > Then all > > of a sudden they were telling each other how smart they > were for being visionary. > > > > Jim > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Stephen Remillard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: June 15, 2007 2:19 PM > > > To: Toronto Asterisk Business Group > > > Subject: Re: [biz] Does open source telephony need an advertising > > > campaign? > > > > > > The problem I have here is to find serious case studies or > > > testimonials of big company names that successfully deployed > > > Asterisk in a decent size production environment. > > > The CEOs & CFOs (at least where I work) see the > OpenSource factor as > > > a problem rather than an asset. They are afraid of trusting > > > something developed by hobbyists unless major companies > (i.e fortune > > > 500) trust it first. > > > > > > If someone here has links that can demonstrate some case > > > studies/testimonials corresponding to the above, please > send them to > > > me. Otherwise I'll be stuck with a Nortel BCM. > > > > > > Stephen... > > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2007-06-15 at 12:02 -0400, Alex @ Kovasys Inc. wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello all, > > > > > > As with everything it takes time for a product to become > > > recognized > > > between masses. > > > > > > The way it is going right now, I think it will > evolve on its > > > own. > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.16/849 - Release > > > Date: 14/06/2007 12:44 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.16/849 - Release Date: > > 14/06/2007 > > 12:44 PM > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional > > commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > Alex Kovalenko > Director of Operations > Kovasys Inc. > 1155 Boulevard René-Lévesque O., > Suite 2500 Montréal, QC H3B 2K4 > tel: 514.907.3192 ext. 701 > toll: 888.KOVAS4S > fax: 514.227.5377 > > www.kovasys.com > "Consultation et Recrutement en TI" > "IT Consulting & Staffing" > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.16/849 - Release > Date: 14/06/2007 12:44 PM > >
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