[asterisk-biz] KSU Killers??

[Steve Totaro]

Steve Totaro wrote:
> Michael S. White wrote:
>   
>> 3COM gives credibility to Asterisk? Maybe... But my guess is that they
>> needed something in their arsenal that can actually compete with Cisco...
>> R&D cost was weighed against a commercial Asterisk license for their
>> appliance and well, you know the rest.
>>
>> 3COM = Sales Slump, buy-out/ Going Private
>> Asterisk/Digium = Growing like a weed.
>>
>> More info on Asterisk SLA --> http://www.asterisk.org/node/48342
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
>> [mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of shadowym
>> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 7:03 PM
>> To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
>> Subject: [asterisk-biz] KSU Killers??
>>
>> Some interesting product announcements lately.  Priced to pretty much kill
>> the traditional KSU market if people can get past the whole SLA thing or
>> lack of it in the case of Asterisk.
>>
>> The 8FXO port model is under $900US.
>> http://www.xorcom.com/products/xr1000
>>
>> http://www.pikatechnologies.com/products/appliance.htm
>>
>> And 3COM just announced they are rebranding the Asterisk Appliance for their
>> <30 market which should give this type of product more credibility.
>> http://seekingalpha.com/article/48678-3com-corporation-forget-cisco-think-op
>> en-source
>>
>>   
>>     
>
> 3com already has a better appliance.  Google for 3com V3000. 
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
>   
Sorry to reply to my own reply but I wonder if they will require 2 
people at a company to be "certified" on the Asterisk Appliance the same 
way they do with the NBX products.  If so, will they offer their own 
certification or dCAP?

Thanks,
Steve