[asterisk-biz] Dealing with Polycom (becoming certified) in Canada

[Craig Lawrence]

We've just completed that same process and I can confirm that Polycom's
own back end authorization systems don't include references to Asterisk
but do have Digium. Just call your Polycom University admin rep and they
will assist.

 

Regards

 

Craig Lawrence

www.mytel.net.au <blocked::http://www.mytel.net.au/> 

 

________________________________

From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett
Sent: Saturday, 2 June 2007 3:45 AM
To: 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion'
Subject: RE: [asterisk-biz] Dealing with Polycom (becoming certified) in
Canada

 

All you have to do is to put Digium, IIRC.  I am in the process through
my distributor.  Your distributor should be able to assist you in
getting setup.

 

 

-----
Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com

 

 

 

 

From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 10:27 AM
To: 'Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion'
Subject: [asterisk-biz] Dealing with Polycom (becoming certified) in
Canada

 

Hi,

 

I've made a very bad decision in the past: I've standardized on Polycom
VoIP phones.  Technically, they are good phones.  But from a VAR point
of view, the company itself is a problem to work with (as some of you
know).  

 

One of the requirements to become a certified Polycom reseller is to
have authorization from a technology partner.  Now, given that I plug
Polycoms on my home-grown Hosted PBX largely based on Asterisk
open-source, and that I don`t resell any of those technology partner's
products, I doubt they will even talk to me.  Digium is a partner
though, who should I be talking to?

 

I am guessing Digium wants to encourage people using their stuff and
their partners', and maybe they`ll actually rubber-stamp this....Or
maybe I`m just an optimist.

 

Any other tips on dealing with Polycom as someone who wants to be a
certified reseller?

 

Mike

 

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-biz/attachments/20070601/f9f21840/attachment.htm