[asterisk-users] Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration

[John covici]

Yep, you guessed it, an activvoice system.  Anyway to make Asterisk
act like that for a while?

Thanks.

on Friday 04/11/2008 Doug(Doug at NaTel.net) wrote
 > At 17:32 4/11/2008, John covici wrote:
 >  >Hi.  One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate
 >  >computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a
 >  >COV card which is in his case an ISA card!
 > 
 > Is it an ActiveVoice system?
 > 
 >  >We would all like to
 >  >migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into
 >  >the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the
 >  >extensions?
 > 
 > We've got a client with the exact same setup.
 > They have suffered long enough with this
 > dinosaur.  They are in the process of going
 > with an all-Asterisk system.
 > 
 > You would probably make more money trying an
 > intermediate step using the SX-200 and Asterisk,
 > but it would be obviously more costly for them
 > as well as prolong their misery.
 > 
 > It's your call, but I would recommend getting
 > away from 30 year old technology as fast as
 > you can run.  The ActiveVoice system is a
 > cantankerous 20 year old system in itself.
 > 
 > You have just received 2 cents worth of advice
 > for FREE!
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 
 >  >
 >  >If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions,
 >  >particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of
 >  >its t1 cards.
 >  >
 >  >Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated.
 >  >
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 >  >you spend it?
 >  >
 >  >         John Covici
 >  >         covici at ccs.covici.com
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