<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="monospace" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, hevetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(55, 75, 91); "><div class="jive-thread-post-subject" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 576px; "><div class="jive-thread-post-subject-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-left: 0px; clear: none; background-image: url(https://www.myciscocommunity.com/images/jive-div-dotted.gif); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip:
initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: 50% 100%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; "><h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 0pt; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(47, 102, 128); font-weight: normal; font-size: 18px; width: auto; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial, sans; line-height: 22px; text-shadow: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(55, 75, 91); font-family: Arial, hevetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; font-size: 12px; ">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></h2></div></div><div class="jive-thread-post-message" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top:
0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: hidden; position: relative; "><div class="jive-rendered-content" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; overflow-x: visible; overflow-y: visible; clear: both; position: relative; width: 570px; "><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; "> </p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">What would your reply be? , I need help justifying the CISCO option. I read this document:</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; "> </p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a class="jive-link-external-small" 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" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;
">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns151/C11-604516-00_Evaluating_UC_Solutions_WP.pdf</span></a></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; "> </p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">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.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; "> </p><p
style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Not even CISCO partners in my area have been able to provide solid answers to this question.</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; "> </p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Thanks</p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; "> </p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px;
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">John</p></div></div></span></span></font></td></tr></table><br>