Johann's Unified Communications : pbx

Getting Rid of Your PBX Can Be Liberating

jkruse — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:42:28 GMT

Jamie Ryan, CIO at Aspect, has written a great post about the benefits of replacing your legacy PBX or IP-PBX with Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

When I tell people that Aspect is the in the midst of a Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 R2 rollout, they often ask me if we are really able to live without our PBX’s. Believe it or not, many times they look wistful when they ask the question. It’s almost like they equate PBXs with an old friend who is moving to a far off land and will be sorely missed. My answer is always the same. I’m actually happy to be rid of my PBXs. We had too many - from too many different vendors. They were not integrated. And, they were expensive to manage. Plus, technology has come so far in recent years – why would I stay with the old, when the new is here and better?

Read it at http://blogs.aspect.com/2009/06/21/getting-rid-of-your-pbx-can-be-liberating/

Integrating Telephony with OCS R2

jkruse — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:10:47 GMT

Updated for OCS 2007 R2, this white paper covers everything you want to know about Voice Interoperability with OCS. Topics include Media Gateways, IP-PBXs, SIP Trunking, PBX integration Scenarios, Standards Compliance, Integration Features and Migration Strategies.

Download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8CDE0C3A-042E-445B-A514-2D12ED5B2AC2&displaylang=en

Office Communications Server 2007 and Office Communicator 2007 Interoperability Specifications

jkruse — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:36:00 GMT

We've released some really good information on how OCS 2007 interoperates with traditional PBXes and the PSTN.

Background information at http://blogs.technet.com/uc/archive/2007/03/07/office-communications-server-2007-office-communicator-2007-interoperability-specifications.aspx

And you can request the spec via email at http://www.microsoft.com/uc/default.mspx

Unified Messaging PBX Configuration notes for Cisco Call Manager (preview)

jkruse — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:23:00 GMT

Microsoft Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging PBX Configuration Note for Cisco Call Manager 4.1 (Preview)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=16fb1346-6b8f-47b0-8961-c05ccde0a88a&DisplayLang=en

This PBX configuration note (preview) contains information about deploying Exchange 2007 UM with a Cisco Call Manager 4.1 using direct SIP connection. You can use it to help decide if Exchange 2007 UM is the appropriate solution for your organization.

Microsoft Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging PBX Configuration Note for Cisco Call Manager 5.1 (Preview)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=86b2b1a1-ffc3-459d-b2ce-58f5b160047e&DisplayLang=en

This PBX configuration note (preview) contains information about deploying Exchange 2007 UM with a Cisco Call Manager 5.1 using direct SIP connection. You can use it to help decide if Exchange 2007 UM is the appropriate solution for your organization.