[asterisk-biz] I need your skiils, but I can't hire you

[The VoIP Connection]

It doesn't diminish your point with respect to other products, but Polycom
and Sangoma both support Asterisk. 

We are a Polycom Certified Reseller for Asterisk solutions and Sangoma is
aggressively pursuing the Asterisk market.

Michael Crown
Managing Partner
www.thevoipconnection.com
321.989.6728 ext. 611
sip:611 at voiceserver.thevoipconnection.com
  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reid Forrest [mailto:rforrest at maxisnetworks.com] 
> Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:00 PM
> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
> Subject: RE: [asterisk-biz] I need your skiils, but I can't hire you
> 
> > I think you miss the point.  They are trying to establish a 
> "one stop 
> > shop"
> > for the client to call.  If the client had to call Digium, Sangoma, 
> > Polycom, and their channel bank manufacturer for support, why would 
> > they need support from a service provider?  If they had the skill 
> > level, they probably would not NEED a separate service provider.
> > 
> 
> Not to mention that Polycom, and possibly Sangoma do not 
> support Asterisk directly. Last time I checked (about 6 
> months ago) Polycom would not support Asterisk at all, and 
> would not certify resellers on Asterisk. It takes a reseller 
> committed to Asterisk and who has done the integration 
> legwork to support these configurations. Sangoma support is 
> very good, but I wouldn't expect them to help you 
> troubleshoot your zaptel/asterisk configs.
> 
>