[cisco-voip] Voicemail vs. Unified Messaging

[Brian Duncan]

We are in talks on campus about migrating to an MS Exchange system for
email.  We are currently running Unity voicemail.  I understand from my
readings that if we purchase an exchange system from Microsoft with the
proper client access licenses and move our current exchange mailboxes over
we will be violating some license with Cisco and will need to migrate to
Unified Messaging.  

 

The thing is I can't get anyone to explain to me what benefit I actually get
(besides being able to listen to my voicemail in outlook.whoop-didee-doo)
from the over $30,000 they are asking for the upgrade. 

 

Where is the additional cost to Cisco?  It seems to me like if I use an
exchange server other then theirs I should be saving money.  What do we
actually get?  Is anyone actually using UM?

 

Any help you guys might be able to offer would be greatly appreciated.  

 

Brian Duncan

Coordinator of Telecommunications

Ozarks Technical Community College

1001 E. Chestnut Expressway

Springfield, MO 65802

417-447-7505

duncanw at otc.edu

 

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