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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I have the same situation in my company. They just renewed their
enterprise agreement which gets the E-CAL of Lync and I am being asked about
deploying new sites with Lync instead of CUCM. I would be interested in hearing
everyone’s opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I have already given up on trying to fight the replacement of Unity
with Exchange 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>JA Colmenares<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 17, 2010 6:12 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> cisco voip<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [cisco-voip] CISCO UC 8.X solution over MS OCS/Lync 2010. Why?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-weight:normal'>If you were asked why choosing CUC 8.X over OCS/Lync 2010
when the costs of setup and licensing for the MIcrosoft solution are much
cheaper?. Please take my word about being cheaper due to particular
circumstances in our company.</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#2F6680;font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'>What
would your reply be? , I need help justifying the CISCO option. I read this
document:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'><a
href="https://webmail.duckcreektech.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=7d9a2103295c47799dacf3a191228bc1&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cisco.com%2fen%2fUS%2fsolutions%2fcollateral%2fns151%2fC11-604516-00_Evaluating_UC_Solutions_WP.pdf"><span
style='color:black'>http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns151/C11-604516-00_Evaluating_UC_Solutions_WP.pdf</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'>I need
a more objective and unbiased resource. If you believe you can still take a
"jab" on the cost aspect, elaborate on it. But I am looking more on
the benefits and robustness of the solution. A Hybrid solution is not an
option. Either all CISCO or all Microsoft.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'>Not
even CISCO partners in my area have been able to provide solid answers to
this question.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:13.5pt'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#374B5B'>John<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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