[asterisk-biz] KSU Killers??

[shadowym]

Agreed,

I have pretty much decided to just not do KSU and at the same time avoid the
small businesses that usually end up being a pain anyways.

I don't think anyone should kid themselves that Asterisk is a good fit for a
small business that is used to a KSU.  Yea, sometimes you can convert them
to the PBX way but the KSU force is strong with many of them. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Totaro [mailto:stotaro at totarotechnologies.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 10:53 AM
To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] KSU Killers??

You have to create the "want" or "need" in the sales cycle.  It is not 
that hard to get people to get all excited about remote phones and 
offices, conference bridges, no per seat licensing, queues, recording, 
CDRs or SMDR, LCR, VM to Email, remote admin, easy MACs (I charge $75 
just for a truck roll), and all that other goodness.  Sell them on quick 
ROI due to increased productivity and reduced cost of ownership.

On a rare occasion, they will not bite and you should have a backup key 
system unless you make the business decision not to offer those types of 
systems.

Thanks,
Steve

shadowym wrote:
> Only if people WANT it which is the critical point you seem to be missing.
> Yes, SLA does not scale but a business with only a few lines doesn't care.
> They just want it.  There is also SCA which DOES scale and is used all the
> time by large organizations to group extensions.  Not the same as call
queue
> or call parking btw.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick [mailto:rick at rickrinehart.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:27 PM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] KSU Killers??
> 
> thx Dean,
> 
> i thought i was really missing something that would cause a business to 
> purchase 4 line phones for each desk so the first few lines could be 
> unavailable whenever someone in the building was 'on the phone'
> 
> several of my neighbors have toyota prius, i guess i won't purchase one 
> until the dealer can attach '57 chrysler fins to the back of it... 8*)
> 
> -rick
> 
> 
> 
>> It's simply old dog new tricks, people are used to it and want it that
>> way.
>>
>> Lol I know of one guy who refused for 10 years to through out an old
>> fujitsu box because of 1 function that it did and nothing would change
>> his mind.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dean Collins
>> Cognation Pty Ltd
>> dean at cognation.net
>> +1-212-203-4357 Ph
>> +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial).
>>
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