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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Interesting announcement today;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.crn.com.au/News/174872,microsoft-response-point-voip-gets-a-dirt-nap.aspx">http://www.crn.com.au/News/174872,microsoft-response-point-voip-gets-a-dirt-nap.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-style:italic'>Microsoft
this week revealed its intention to discontinue its Response Point, its small
business VoIP system for companies with up to 50 employees. <br>
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While not unexpected, the move is significant because Response Point was once a
promising product in which Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates took a particular
interest. <br>
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"After taking a good look at the Microsoft Response Point offering and the
needs of small businesses, we’ve decided to discontinue the sale,
support, and development of the Response Point phone system for small
businesses, effective August 31, 2010</span></font></i><i><font size=1
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Anyone got any thoughts about using OCS
in smaller than 50 users?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Shows the naysayers who suggested 3com/MS
voip was better because they had “big company support” compared to
the small asterisk vendors.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards, <br>
Dean Collins </span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Arial'><br>
Cognation Inc <br>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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