Softphones are, umm, interesting. Definitely do a trial with a number of different types of users before going whole hog. On Mar 26, 2014 2:16 PM, "Stefan Jafs" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes strictly Outlook and Exchange, and this is also about UM, not just a > phone system. The client for smart devices is very important and you are > correct we do not need phones for all desks, may use Softphones on quit a > few. We do not really care much for video and web conferencing, however we > are planning to use the Desktop sharing. > > > > __________________________________ > > *Stefan Jafs* > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Frank Ress > *Sent:* March 26, 2014 12:20 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] RE: How much to implement a Cisco telephone > implementation > > > > Depends on a lot of considerations that you don’t mention. Are you an > Outlook/Exchange shop? How much value is there in unified messaging and > the features that go with it (e.g. voice-to-text and vice versa)? > > > > Do you even WANT desk sets? (We’re looking at the same migration, and > intend to almost completely move to soft phones and headsets.) It’s not > either-or, you can save a lot with soft phones, but use desk sets where > you’d like. > > > > What about web and video conferencing? Again, that’s one of the > attractive features to us in a Lync solution. We could do more > self-hosting for these services. > > > > We looked at Cisco several years ago, when we first entertained our PBX > replacement. They didn’t yet offer soft phones, and the Cisco desk sets > were pretty expensive. I have no idea how well they’d interoperate with > the rest of a Microsoft environment today – and I don’t know how much you > care. > > > > We’re a fairly pure Windows/Exchange/SQL Server/Sharepoint/Office > environment. Lync fits well. I just wish that I had a budget. > Unfortunately, management usually perceives this as a pure voice play, and > it’s anything but these days. > > > > Frank Ress > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Stefan Jafs > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 26, 2014 10:35 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [NTSysADM] How much to implement a Cisco telephone > implementation > > > > We are looking at replacing our old Nortel BCM 450 for about 275 users. > > The shortlist is Cisco and Microsoft Lync. We are leaning towards Cisco a > bit more expensive but also only 1 vendor (the President likes the > “hardware” platform, even though Cisco runs with VM’s). > > Anyhow implementation is about $66k (Lync is about $56k), to me that > sounds like about twice too much, has anyone have done a similar > implementation, and / or is it a fair price? And we would do the placement > of the phones ourselves. > > > > __________________________________ > > *Stefan Jafs* > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > This communication is for the use of the intended recipient only. It may > contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient of this communication, the disclosure, copying, > distribution or use hereof is prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please advise me by return e-mail or by telephone > and then delete it immediately. >
