[asterisk-users] Fwd: Nortel BCM - Call Accounting Interface?

[Steve Howes]

On 21 Dec 2009, at 12:04, Alex Bell wrote:
>  Dear List,
>       Need to know if anyone on this list has had any experience  
> with using the Nortel BCM 50 for Call Account Reporting using an IP  
> connection to a Linux / Asterisk interface? Presently, I have a BCM  
> 50 installed that uses a local Lenova Small Form Factor PC with a  
> windows XP / os that quit reporting because of a up-grade to the  
> Nortel reporting software. Nortel support is now telling me that my  
> PC needs to be up-graded for it to work with the newly patched  
> reporting software. Nortel as far as I know is a Windows only shop  
> and uses IIS and a utility to pull the data stream out of the BCM  
> and into the local pc that uses MSSql. What I'm looking to  
> accomplish is use a virtual machine running * and MySql to pull the  
> call data. I'm aware that Nortel use proprietary sw, but was  
> wondering if any Nortel Guru on the list has had any luck using *  
> and a 3rd party call accounting software to share?
>
>  Thanks for any help, suggestions or directions on where to find  
> help you can provide.
>  Al

What is the Asterisk bit for? Cant you just pull the CDRs off the  
Nortel by whatever means their software did, then put that into some  
3rd party software?

S