[asterisk-users] Cisco vs Asterisk

[Jason Aarons (US)]

I haven't used Asterisk Voicemail but here are Unity Unified Messaging (for Exchange) 5.x/7.x features, in short I think you need to be a Callmanager/Exchange Server shop with heavy integration with ActiveSync/Direct Push/Outlook 2007/OCS2007. The company that created Unity (Active Voice) was a bunch of ex-microsoft guys. If you are not a enterprise/campus or prefer IMAP/SMTP then I don't think you would see any benefits or ROI. I don't think just hanging Unity Voicemail Only off a Asterisk box would be of much value.
 
I like AVST CallXpress  http://www.avst.com/products/callxpressMessaging/ for smaller customers.

Unity Unified Messaging (for Exchange) 5.x/7.x
 Using Exchange Administrator it reads/writes directly to Exchange Message Store (not IMAP or SMTP)
 Phone View (listen to message as callers leave them, control message on Cisco 79xx phone LCD screen)
 Windows Mobile/Blackberry intergration (has Blackberry plug-in)
 Single number for fax/T38
 Speech Connect (reply to voicemails via Speech to Text or have them read Text to Speech)
 Mailbox greetings based on Calendar Integration 
 Unity Digital Networking for multiple sites being able to send each other messages

There are flash videos and datasheets here;
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/voicesw/ps2237/index.html

Now I will go read the Wiki and see how Asterik handles Voicemail....

Note there are several version of Unity (Unity Unified Messaging (with Echange), Unity Unified Messaging (with Domino), Unity Connection 2.x, Unity Unified Express). I choose the version with the most integration with Exchange to discuss here.



-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of C. Savinovich
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 3:07 PM
To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Cisco vs Asterisk


  It's amazing... the man starts the thread with a simple question: Can
anybody tell him if Asterisk can do the same things that the Cisco Unity
Server can do?, if it can do some better, some the same, and/or some worse,
can someone indicate which ones? Also, can Asterisk complement the Cisco
call manager functionalities?...  I wish I knew the answers, and I am myself
interested in the educated straight opinions of some of the members of this
forum.

CS


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Philipp
Kempgen
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 2:15 PM
To: Asterisk Users
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Cisco vs Asterisk

Alex Balashov schrieb:

> The question is:
> 
> 1. What are you trying to do?
> 
> 2. Can Asterisk do it?
> 
> 3. Can Asterisk do it well?
> 
> 4. Can Asterisk do it at the scale, volume and scope you're looking for?
> 
> The question is NOT:
> 
> 1. Is Asterisk basically like a free version of CallManager?
> 
> 2. Can Asterisk duplicate CallManager?

Come on. People want simple answers. So:
Can Asterisk duplicate CallManager? [y/n]
*scnr*

Grüße,
Philipp Kempgen
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