http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=76033&eid=4&edate=20070320 The company developed Response Point to work alongside traditional phone systems or voice-over-IP systems. Continuing its recent foray into the market for digital communications products, Microsoft on Monday introduced its first packaged digital phone system for small business. Anyone know anything about it? Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Pty Ltd dean@cognation.net +1-212-203-4357 Ph +1-917-207-3420 Mb +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20070319/a37ef178/attachment.htm
Wow. Does that mean that someone calling into the system will be able to use the Embedded voice recognition technology and halt the system by saying "stop now"? Or will it just do that without anyone saying it? On 3/19/07, Dean Collins <Dean@cognation.net> wrote:> > > > > http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=76033&eid=4&edate=20070320 > > The company developed Response Point to work alongside traditional phone > systems or voice-over-IP systems. > Continuing its recent foray into the market for digital communications > products, Microsoft on Monday introduced its first packaged digital phone > system for small business. > > > > > > > > > > Anyone know anything about it? > > > > > > Regards, > > Dean Collins > Cognation Pty Ltd > dean@cognation.net > +1-212-203-4357 Ph > +1-917-207-3420 Mb > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >
Is that FUD really necessary? On 3/19/07, C F <shmaltz@gmail.com> wrote:> Wow. Does that mean that someone calling into the system will be able > to use the Embedded voice recognition technology and halt the system > by saying "stop now"? Or will it just do that without anyone saying > it? > > On 3/19/07, Dean Collins <Dean@cognation.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=76033&eid=4&edate=20070320 > > > > The company developed Response Point to work alongside traditional phone > > systems or voice-over-IP systems. > > Continuing its recent foray into the market for digital communications > > products, Microsoft on Monday introduced its first packaged digital phone > > system for small business. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone know anything about it? > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Dean Collins > > Cognation Pty Ltd > > dean@cognation.net > > +1-212-203-4357 Ph > > +1-917-207-3420 Mb > > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-- ________________ Mitchel Constantin Snap - A desktop user interface for Asterisk www.snapanumber.com
> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users- > bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of C F > Sent: Monday, 19 March 2007 8:13 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Microsoft launches first PABX > > Wow. Does that mean that someone calling into the system will be able > to use the Embedded voice recognition technology and halt the system > by saying "stop now"? Or will it just do that without anyone saying > it? > > On 3/19/07, Dean Collins <Dean@cognation.net> wrote: > >Lol- shout BSOD three times to make it crash :) Regards, Dean Collins Cognation Pty Ltd dean@cognation.net +1-212-203-4357 Ph +1-917-207-3420 Mb +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial).
I think yes, why you disagree? On 3/19/07, mitcheloc <mitcheloc@gmail.com> wrote:> Is that FUD really necessary? > > On 3/19/07, C F <shmaltz@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wow. Does that mean that someone calling into the system will be able > > to use the Embedded voice recognition technology and halt the system > > by saying "stop now"? Or will it just do that without anyone saying > > it? > > > > On 3/19/07, Dean Collins <Dean@cognation.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.crn.com.au/story.aspx?CIID=76033&eid=4&edate=20070320 > > > > > > The company developed Response Point to work alongside traditional phone > > > systems or voice-over-IP systems. > > > Continuing its recent foray into the market for digital communications > > > products, Microsoft on Monday introduced its first packaged digital phone > > > system for small business. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyone know anything about it? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Dean Collins > > > Cognation Pty Ltd > > > dean@cognation.net > > > +1-212-203-4357 Ph > > > +1-917-207-3420 Mb > > > +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > > > > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > -- > ________________ > Mitchel Constantin > Snap - A desktop user interface for Asterisk > www.snapanumber.com > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
The Microsoft press release and links to photos etc.:
http://www.prnewswire.com/news/index_mail.shtml?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/03-19-2007/0004548826&EDATE
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C F wrote:> I think yes, why you disagree? >Has Microsoft actually ever come with such useful features? It would be great to demonstrate the complete instability/insecurity of Windows based servers by have it shut down automatically in front the boss with a recorded message :D. Even better if it comes with a BSOD command :)
mitcheloc wrote:> Is that FUD really necessary?No. Everyone can see this will be a disaster without the FUD. -Stephen-
Quoting shadowym <shadowym@hotmail.com>:> I just watched the webinar on this product. > > Very few technical details or details of any kind. They just talked about > how easy it is to add an extension without having to pay some guy to come > out and do it.yeah, that's if you can get your networking setup done for nothing, all its doing is transferring the need for infrastructure from phone to data side of cabling/hardware - not that I am against that, but its still not free or effortless to do. For low data volume yeah its pretty simple, but start to get vlans and priority and qos all rolled in and for most companies you've got outside help with a bill there before you know it. Not to mention are you going to trust some M$ based virus collector on the same physical network as something important and secure without firewalls between ? The only feature that looked interesting was the voice> recognition. It seemed to work pretty good at recognizing names and then > dialing. They also talked about how you only need to press the one > "special" button on the phone and the rest could be done with the voice > recognition. Looks like it will be able to integrate or import outlook > contacts which is no big deal. > > You will need an additional ATA gateway to connect to the PSTN unless your > using a VoIP provider. No mention of standards based protocols or the > ability to use 3rd party phones, gateways, VoIP providers etc. > > In other words, you gotta drink the M$ coolaid and use Dlink or the other > two manufacturers hardware. The phone looks pretty cheap. > > Nothing to get too excited about overall IMHO! There is already similar > stuff out there from Linksys etc. > > My 2 cents. > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >Jon Pounder _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ Inline Internet Systems Inc. Thorold, Ontario, Canada Tools to Power Your e-Business Solutions www.inline.net www.ihtml.com www.ihtmlmerchant.com www.opayc.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Anselm Martin Hoffmeister
2007-Mar-23 01:25 UTC
[asterisk-users] Microsoft launches first PABX
Am Donnerstag, den 22.03.2007, 22:17 -0700 schrieb shadowym:> As far as I can tell, the phone system does not run on a Desktop/Server OS > on a standard PC. Just the config clients run on the desktop. > > Then again they are using Dlink as one of the 3 manufacturers of the Phone > Server so I wouldn't expect commercial grade.Let us wait for the actual implementation before ranting too much - I have certain, not the best, expectations of any new MS products, but they might one day be proven untrue. I have to admin though that the combination of D-Link and MS does not exactly stand for highest quality, reliable, bugfree products. But they might once produce a great product. The most interesting of all this for me is which protocols they will use, e.g. wether they will talk SIP, or rather "MS OpenIAX" or "Skype2.0 protocol", or something completely new and not just slightly uncompatible. Let us see the facts: Telephone systems with more than a handful telephones and more than just the ability to call (be it voicemail, conferencing, queues, agents...) are complicated, and in most cases need to be tailored to the customers' needs. As long as the "customer" is not an IT-ish company, they will hopefully understand that getting all the knowledge about this internally costs work hours (and thus, money) the same - and experience is something that can not be learned in a few hours of document study and point-and-clicking. High-quality solutions need professional hands, pals, possibly yours. This will by no means be the death of the technical consulting around telephone PABXs. BR Anselm
Jon Pounder wrote:> >>> >>> This will by no means be the death of the technical consulting around >>> telephone PABXs. >> >> Er...is not this what asterisk is about? telephone PABX guys sniff at >> computer guys moving in their space. > > at least in the asterisk case its all about open standards, > interoperability, > reliability, scalability etc., cost savings does usually factor in as > well but > its not the primary driver for going with asterisk above another > solution in a > lot of cases.:). When the office location is changed, I am going to try and rip out the arcane Nitsuko KTS and replace it with asterisk + VoIP phones and add voice mail and what not :D.