[cisco-voip] Paging solution for K-12 environment

[Dennis Heim]

What are some of your biggest pain points.... Knowing those, then the list can probably assist better with what will overcome those pain points.

Dennis Heim
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From: cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Denis Pointer
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 4:43 PM
To: cisco-voip at puck.nether.net
Subject: [cisco-voip] Paging solution for K-12 environment

Hello,
    I am working with a K-12 school division where we are deploying a Cisco VoIP Solution across numerous schools.  We have the Board office and several Schools already on the Cisco solution currently using Singlewire (formerly known as Berbee) InformaCast for paging, with Atlas Zone Control Modules to tie into existing analog over head paging, as well as some new Atlas IP Speakers.  However, for a few reasons (which I won't get into now) they want to investigate alternate solutions for the paging platform.

   They require real time paging capabilities to some IP phones and overhead speakers simultaneously (we are achieving this today through the use of the Atlas Zone Control modules).  They also need a built in bell scheduler.

   The two other paging vendors I am going to start looking into is IPCelerate (I believe the IPSession application) and Syn-Apps(I believe the SA-Announce and SA-Broadcast applications). I am curious to know what others experience has been with there products.  We want something that is easy for the end user to use, and can provide a seamless high quality integration.

   Also does anyone currently use / recommend any other vendor software for paging that will meet the requirements above?


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Denis Pointer, A. Sc. T.
Customer Systems Analyst (Senior Design)

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