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<DIV>Microsoft is announcing the general availability of its Response Point
phone system and has set this Friday, October 5, as the first day for customers
to preorder systems from manufacturing partner <!--ZZZLinkBegZZZ-->Quanta
Computer (<A
title=http://www.tmcnet.com/snapshots/snapshots.aspx?Company=Quanta+Computer
href="http://www.tmcnet.com/snapshots/snapshots.aspx?Company=Quanta+Computer">News</A>
- <A title=http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/subs.aspx?k1=Quanta
href="http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/subs.aspx?k1=Quanta">Alert</A>)<!--ZZZLinkEndZZZ-->.
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">According to Microsoft, Quanta-based packages
will cost approximately $2,500 for a base unit with built-in analog telephone
adapter (ATA) and secure gateway, plus four phones. Additional phones can be
purchased for $159 each.</DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">from: <A
title=http://internetcommunications.tmcnet.com/topics/enterprise/articles/11693-microsoft-prices-response-point-smb-voip-solution.htm
href="http://internetcommunications.tmcnet.com/topics/enterprise/articles/11693-microsoft-prices-response-point-smb-voip-solution.htm">http://internetcommunications.tmcnet.com/topics/enterprise/articles/11693-microsoft-prices-response-point-smb-voip-solution.htm</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">-rick</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:AFShin9@gmail.com
href="mailto:AFShin9@gmail.com">Seysan</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 11, 2007 20:59</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com
href="mailto:asterisk-biz@lists.digium.com">Commercial and Business-Oriented
Asterisk Discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [asterisk-biz] Check this out :(</DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Does any Body knows the price of this Product?<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 10/11/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Aleks
Clark</B> <<A title=mailto:aleks.clark@gmail.com
href="mailto:aleks.clark@gmail.com">aleks.clark@gmail.com</A>> wrote: </SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Alex,
I concur. Like I said, I'm looking for the same thing that happened to the
xbox to happen to their voip hardware. XBMC is great stuff, it's the reason I
have an xbox (well, and halo ;) If in a year, I can get one of their systems
for ~150 with some pstn hardware and a cool little lcd display, and put linux
+ oss voip on it, I'll be happy with MS for getting into VoIP :D
<DIV><SPAN class=e id=q_115919e11f3aa65c_1><BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 10/11/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Alex
Balashov</B> <<A title=mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com" target=_blank>
abalashov@evaristesys.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote
style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"><BR>Yeah,
but it has brand identity and well-defined, ubiquitous purpose
and<BR>performance characteristics. Of course, as you rightly
observe, that can<BR>have nothing to do with intrinsic merit or the
monetisation aspect of <BR>market acceptance (as opposed to the "hype"
aspect).<BR><BR>I would wager there is going to be a lot of noise about
Microsoft<BR>telephony systems in the foreseeable future, due to its ability
to<BR>engineer it. But it seems to me like a very inflexible
small-office <BR>PBX; the moment any kind of sophistication or
polymorphism is required,<BR>it's time to look elsewhere for something
customisable, open-source and<BR>multifarious.<BR><BR>And VoIP is kind of
like that - look at all the things we are doing with <BR>it every day that
extend far, far outside the domain of traditional
PBX<BR>expectations. Customised IVR systems, data acquisition
interfaces, some<BR>degree of carrier network element functionality and
switching,<BR>translation, routing, peering... a lot of the ingenuity of
what is, in the<BR>end, a business-oriented Asterisk PBX system depends on
the ability to<BR>flexibly integrate this type of functionality.<BR><BR>--
Alex<BR><BR>On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, shadowym wrote:<BR><BR>> The Xbox is
just a PC running gaming software for the consumer
market. They<BR>> have remained committed to it for years and
lost a lot of money in the<BR>> process. Despite what
"impression" you may have by all the advertising and <BR>> hype, they
continue to be spanked by Nintendo which sells 2 or 3 boxes for<BR>>
every one Xbox. Or maybe it's the Sony or maybe
both. Can't remember which<BR>> but Google will tell
you.<BR>><BR>> The only reason people seem to want it is for online
Halo so it's a one<BR>> trick pony. They just lost a billion
dollars on that massive recall for<BR>> consoles going dead as
well.<BR>><BR>> From: Aleks Clark [mailto: <A
title=mailto:aleks.clark@gmail.com
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:aleks.clark@gmail.com"
target=_blank>aleks.clark@gmail.com</A>]<BR>> Sent: Thursday, October 11,
2007 10:49 AM<BR>> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk
Discussion <BR>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Check this out :(
<BR>><BR>> I dunno about the core competency...seems the Xbox is doing
ok :D<BR>> On 10/11/07, Alex Balashov <<A
title=mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com" target=_blank>
abalashov@evaristesys.com</A><BR>> <mailto:<A
title=mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com" target=_blank>
abalashov@evaristesys.com</A>> > wrote:<BR>><BR>>
Indeed. We should all so be so lucky as to have an R&D budget
1/128th of<BR>> that size. I've got lots of stuff I'd like to
throw at the wall. I'm <BR>> sure you do too.<BR>><BR>>
On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, shadowym wrote:<BR>><BR>>> I
agree,<BR>>><BR>>> M$ is a blaster company. They
blast the wall with all sorts of stuff to<BR>> see<BR>>> what
sticks and if nothing much happens after a year or two they move on.
<BR>>> The farther away they are from their core competency the less
likey they<BR>>> will remain committed to making a good product and
sticking with it. An<BR>> IP<BR>>> PBX is a LONG ways
from their core compentency. <BR>>><BR>>> -----Original
Message-----<BR>>> From: Alex Balashov [mailto:<A
title=mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com"
target=_blank>abalashov@evaristesys.com </A>]<BR>>> Sent: Wednesday,
October 10, 2007 11:28 PM<BR>>> To: Commercial and Business-Oriented
Asterisk Discussion<BR>>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Check this out
:(<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>> I am not particularly beset with the
impression that the VoIP business <BR>>> community has anything to
fear from this product or the particular<BR>>> vendor's attempt to
enter the space.<BR>>><BR>>> On Mon, 10 Sep 2007, Derrick
Moennick wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>> Looks like just another strong
player entering into the IP telephony <BR>>>> world to make sure
the world goes this route.<BR>>>><BR>>>>
Derrick<BR>>>><BR>>>> -----Original
Message-----<BR>>>> From: <A
title=mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com"
target=_blank>asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com</A><BR>>>>
[mailto: <mailto:<A title=mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com"
target=_blank>asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com </A>><BR>> <A
title=mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com"
target=_blank>asterisk-biz-bounces@lists.digium.com</A>] On Behalf Of
Michael S.<BR>>>> White<BR>>>> Sent: Wednesday, October
10, 2007 6:57 PM<BR>>>> To: 'Commercial and Business-Oriented
Asterisk Discussion' <BR>>>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] Check this
out :(<BR>>>><BR>>>> I noticed this a while back - My
thoughts were.<BR>>>><BR>>>> Hmmm. I'm sure it will only
require 3-4 reboots a day! <BR>>>><BR>>>>
Mike<BR>>>> <A title=http://www.8774e4voip.com/
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.8774e4voip.com" target=_blank>http://www.8774e4voip.com</A>
<<A title=http://www.8774e4voip.com/
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.8774e4voip.com/" target=_blank>
http://www.8774e4voip.com/</A>><BR>>>><BR>>>>
<BR>>>><BR>>>> Saysan Wrote-<BR>>>> <A
title=http://www.microsoft.com/responsepoint/default.mspx
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.microsoft.com/responsepoint/default.mspx"
target=_blank>http://www.microsoft.com/responsepoint/default.mspx
</A><BR>>>><BR>>><BR>>> -- <BR>>> Alex
Balashov<BR>>> Evariste Systems<BR>>>
Web : <A title=http://www.evaristesys.com/
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="http://www.evaristesys.com/"
target=_blank>http://www.evaristesys.com/</A><BR>>>
Tel : +1-678-954-0670<BR>>> Direct :
+1-678-954-0671<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>
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