<font size="4">This might be interesting</font>: <br><a href="http://www.proexchange.be/blogs/ocs2007r2/archive/2009/12/04/interesting-whitepaper-microsoft-amp-cisco-on-interop-statement-for-uc.aspx">http://www.proexchange.be/blogs/ocs2007r2/archive/2009/12/04/interesting-whitepaper-microsoft-amp-cisco-on-interop-statement-for-uc.aspx</a><br>
<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Bill Riley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bill@hitechconnection.net">bill@hitechconnection.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I have already given up on trying to fight the replacement of Unity
with Exchange 2010. </span></p>
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<a href="mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net</a>] <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?</span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 16.5pt;"><span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(55, 75, 91); 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; color: rgb(47, 102, 128); font-weight: normal;"></span></h2>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(55, 75, 91);">What
would your reply be? , I need help justifying the CISCO option. I read this
document:</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(55, 75, 91);"><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" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns151/C11-604516-00_Evaluating_UC_Solutions_WP.pdf</span></a></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(55, 75, 91);">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.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(55, 75, 91);">Not
even CISCO partners in my area have been able to provide solid answers to
this question.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(55, 75, 91);">Thanks</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; line-height: 13.5pt;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(55, 75, 91);">John</span></p>
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