[asterisk-biz] 4PSA VoipNow 1.4 demo - some explanations

[Alex Epshteyn]

I wonder if it is ok to send "no need to worry" message to your customers. 

While management tools definitely make PBX configuration/management easier,
this creates a sense that you do not need professionals to do this kind of
work. I don't think this is really true.

You can definitely allow office administrators do moves/adds, etc, but GUI
without experience will not help making anything but the simplest
configuration useable. And for the simplest configuration you really don't
need all the power and flexibility of Asterisk.

Alex Epshteyn
Third Lane Technologies, LLC
http://www.thirdlane.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Paul
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 4:09 AM
> To: Rack-Soft Sec; Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] 4PSA VoipNow 1.4 demo - some explanations
> 
> Rack-Soft Sec wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >I did not want to start the "lady actress" discussion on the VoipNow demo
> movie. The point of this video was to describe the 4PSA
> >VoipNow installation and a basic configuration. Of course, anyone of us
> could have shot it. I thought that Andreea is a better
> >choice because she:
> >
> >- has absolutely nothing to do with computers
> >- speaks English pretty good and she is a nice appearance
> >
> >Also we wanted to see how someone with no previous 4PSA VoipNow
> experience can understand the system. We were pleased to notice
> >that after we shown her the process, she was able to do it again quite
> accurately. Additionally, she understood many things in two hours.
> >
> >So, basically we wanted people to focus on the product, not on her. I
> hope that the video succeeded to do this, although after
> >some comments I have mixed feelings. :)
> >
> >And, for the record. She is not married, but soon she will be. She is
> just a friend of mine; she does not shot commercials for
> >living. Actually she studied law.
> >
> >Best regards,
> >Bogdan Carstoiu
> >www.4PSA.com
> >Providing Custom Solutions
> >
> >
> I was watching it from the perspective of a geek who would want to sell
> the product to non-geeks. I think the movie is very effective. If it
> made the install look confusing or difficult, I would remember more
> details. Instead it came across as a "no need to worry about it"
> message. I remember how it started and how it ended. That's enough to
> sell the product.
> 
> 
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