asterisk users - Apr 2008 - Asterisk and the Mitel SX 200 integration

Hi.  One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate
computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a
COV card which is in his case an ISA card!  We would all like to
migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into
the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the
extensions?  

If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions,
particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of
its t1 cards.

Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated.

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         John Covici
         covici at ccs.covici.com

At 17:32 4/11/2008, John covici wrote:
 >Hi.  One of my clients has an old Mitel SX 200 with a separate
 >computer doing the voicemail and auto attendant and integrated via a
 >COV card which is in his case an ISA card!

Is it an ActiveVoice system?

 >We would all like to
 >migrate to asterisk, but as a first step, can asterisk integrate into
 >the Mitel, so it can serve as auto attendant and the voicemail for the
 >extensions?

We've got a client with the exact same setup.
They have suffered long enough with this
dinosaur.  They are in the process of going
with an all-Asterisk system.

You would probably make more money trying an
intermediate step using the SX-200 and Asterisk,
but it would be obviously more costly for them
as well as prolong their misery.

It's your call, but I would recommend getting
away from 30 year old technology as fast as
you can run.  The ActiveVoice system is a
cantankerous 20 year old system in itself.

You have just received 2 cents worth of advice
for FREE!





 >
 >If this is successful we could gradually migrate extensions,
 >particularly if we could get the Mitel to talk to asterisk via one of
 >its t1 cards.
 >
 >Any assistance or experience along these lines would be appreciated.
 >
 >--
 >Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
 >How do
 >you spend it?
 >
 >         John Covici
 >         covici at ccs.covici.com
 >
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