<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'>these are great points. summarized what i was suspecting quite well.<br><br>thanks, Lelio<br><span><br><span name="x"></span>---<br>Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1<br>(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)<br>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it. <br> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)<br><span name="x"></span><br></span><br><hr id="zwchr"><b>From: </b>"Craig Staffin" <craig@staffin.org><br><b>To: </b>"Lelio Fulgenzi" <lelio@uoguelph.ca><br><b>Cc: </b>cisco-voip@puck.nether.net<br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, August 15, 2012 11:01:45 AM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [cisco-voip] OT: Cisco Telepresence vs. independant setups<br><br>So the first question is really going to be how large is the end state.<div><br></div><div>For a small install you are correct that ones offs are going to be easier/cheaper.</div><div><br></div><div>The benefit of centralized comes from a few things.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Central Dial Plan</div><div>Central link to UC environment for PSTN access</div><div>Central Phone Books</div><div>Software Control</div><div>No firewall holes need to be punched through due to the VCS Expressway acting as a gateway</div>
<div>Central monitoring and ticketing of issues</div><div><br></div><div>There are numerous other advantages dependent on the environment.<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Lelio Fulgenzi <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lelio@uoguelph.ca" target="_blank">lelio@uoguelph.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana"><br>I'm trying to get my head around the benefits of deploying a Cisco telepresence solution (TMS, VCS, C60, Movi, etc) vs simply buying one off Polycom units that dial each other and bridges when necessary. I understand the centralized address book, but what else? It seems like I'm building a contained solution that needs additional equipment and licenses in order to talk to these other devices, i.e. VCS Expressway.<br>
<br>Anything stand out for people who have investigated this route?<br><span><br><span></span>---<br>Lelio Fulgenzi, B.A.<br>Senior Analyst (CCS) * University of Guelph * Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1<br>(519) 824-4120 x56354 (519) 767-1060 FAX (ANNU)<br>
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br>Cooking with unix is easy. You just sed it and forget it. <br> - LFJ (with apologies to Mr. Popeil)<br><span></span><br>
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