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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Anyone care to say what a Broadsoft implementation costs? I really don’t even know what broadsoft sells, is it hardware box that we rack up in our data center?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> VoiceOps [mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Alex Hardie<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 19, 2014 10:16 AM<br><b>To:</b> Peter E<br><b>Cc:</b> voiceops@voiceops.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [VoiceOps] Broadsoft MoH<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>It's pretty advanced guys - and expensive for a reason - it's bullet proof. Those centered around it being a POTS replacement are correct - when you look at business continuity, scalability and reliability. Taking those points into consideration it is the only platform that can exceed six 9's.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Even more so when you compare it to something like Call Manager or an Asterisk derivative... Asking either to scale is a mistake - at any load they become as unstable as Gladys Kravitz on a triple espresso... <br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Aug 19, 2014, at 9:30 AM, Peter E <<a href="mailto:peeip989@gmail.com">peeip989@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>It may not be "the most advanced" but I'm not sure I agree with your "POTS replacement" assessment either. We have many, many enterprise customers and BW suits them just fine.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Aug 19, 2014, at 7:11 AM, Alex Balashov <<a href="mailto:abalashov@evaristesys.com">abalashov@evaristesys.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The idea that Broadsoft is "the most advanced softswitch out there" is woefully misguided. It is "the most expensive softswitch out there".. <br><br>Otherwise, its feature set is geared toward generic, cookie-cutter POTS replacement. <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 18 August 2014 22:32:25 GMT-04:00, Colton Conor <<a href="mailto:colton.conor@gmail.com">colton.conor@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I was talking with a friend about their broadsoft implementation, and they mentioned that the had a client complaining about Broadsoft's music on hold's features. Basically, the said you could only upload one music file at a time, and it would only play the beginning of that file every time. Plus you can only upload a .wav file, and broadsoft won't convert a .mp3 or other audio file for you. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sure enough I checked out Wholesalers implementation, and found the same thing. Is this true for all Broadsoft installations? This seems like quite a feature limitation for the most advanced softswitch out there. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><pre style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></pre><pre><br>VoiceOps mailing list<br><a href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><o:p></o:p></pre></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>--<br>Sent from my mobile, and thus lacking in the refinement one might expect from a fully fledged keyboard. <br><br>Alex Balashov - Principal <br>Evariste Systems LLC<br>235 E Ponce de Leon Ave<br>Suite 106<br>Decatur, GA 30030<br>United States<br>Tel: +1-678-954-0671<br>Web: <a href="http://www.evaristesys.com">http://www.evaristesys.com</a>/, <a href="http://www.alexbalashov.com">http://www.alexbalashov.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>VoiceOps mailing list<br><a href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br><a href="https://puck.nether..net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>VoiceOps mailing list<br><a href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></body></html>