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

[James Buchanan]

My experience with SA-Announce has been largely positive. It easily ties
into IP-based and analog-based paging systems as well as Cisco IP
phones. I like it better than IPSession because IPSession relies on LDAP
to get the list of phones, which has proven to be cumbersome.
SA-Announce just uses AXL to get the list. 

 

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)

CCVP, CCNA, CCDA
Cisco Unified Contact Center Specialist
Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist
Cisco Unity Design Specialist
Cisco Unity Support Specialist
Cisco IP Communications Express Specialist

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