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<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I
started looking into asterisk cause we're looking for a real-world solution.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>(when
I say we I talk about a 50+ HQ and a 10+ branch office).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We currently
use a Panasonic analog PBX, with home-made IVR and PSTN lines.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We'd
like to deploy most of Asterisk's capabilities through out our organization –
to save on long distance and international calls.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I've
been playing with asterisk for a week now, and I am charmed (if not madly in love)
with it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Today
I went on and bragged to my boss about it and how we can implement it instead
of buying something like Cisco's call manager.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>He got
excited too and wants to have an estimate of hardware costs for a solution
that'll work for us.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Suddenly
I was weak at the knees…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I
have a couple of questions for you guys.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=A>
<li class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:.5in;
text-align:left;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Has someone
tried this in a real world, production environment?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:.5in;
text-align:left;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>What is the Asterisk
server hardware recommendation for managing approx. 75 extensions and 16
analog lines?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=3 type=A>
<li class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:.5in;
text-align:left;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>What telephony
hardware do I need in order to get all these extensions and lines
connected to Asterisk<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=4 type=A>
<li class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:.5in;
text-align:left;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Do I need to replace
our lines (analog) with a PRI line?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=5 type=A>
<li class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:.5in;
text-align:left;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Can I use the
existing infrastructure (connecting the existing extensions to asterisk,
for instance)<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=6 type=A>
<li class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:.5in;
text-align:left;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>What is there
to be said for network bandwidth consumption for this size of a
deployment?<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=7 type=A>
<li class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:.5in;
text-align:left;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Do I need
dedicated bandwidth for it to work properly<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0in' start=8 type=A>
<li class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:.5in;
text-align:left;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:embed'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Anything else
I might have left out…<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>See, I'm
not afraid of hard work, and I already started working on solutions not
embedded into the Asterisk package (like broadening the web interface, having a
directory application that connects to our internal phone directory, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am
afraid that since this is not a commercially available product, since there's
no guaranty it'll work I might find myself holding both ends of the short
stick.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For
instance, can I get the hardware and return it after a while if it's not
working? Where?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This way,
if it's a no go, I'm not stuck with useless hardware that cost thousands of
dollars.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In short,
can Asterisk be deployed to a real production environment, like ours?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal dir=LTR style='text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi:
embed'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cooper Black";font-weight:bold'>Shoval
Tomer</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font face="Cooper Black"><span
style='font-family:"Cooper Black";font-weight:bold'>, MCSE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:"Cooper Black";font-weight:bold'>Softov Advanced System Ltd. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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href="mailto:shoval@softov.co.il">shoval@softov.co.il</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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972-55-229220<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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