Next release BCM

[tech2233]

Anyone know when the next release of BCM will be coming out ? Any special or great features on the agenda for the next major release ?

 

[steeef]

beta trial starts mid of september. i think GA date may be next year. here's an overview of the new features:

Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Trunking Enhancements*
• SIP trunk enhancements for inter-working with service providers converged access
New SMB Centric IP Phones
• Introduction of IP Phone 1200 Series (1210, 1220, 1230) optimized for SMBs
• Support of IP Phone 1110 & Expansion Module for IP Phone 1100 Series
Meet Me Audio Conferencing Capabilities
• Flexible, secure, easy to use and scalable solution for up to 18 users
Activity Reporter
• Basic & advanced (customizable), reporting on telephony and related metrics
Intelligent Contact Center Enhancements
• New APIs for integration of 3rd party applications, Performance and reporting
enhancements, Silent Record a Call feature
Operability Enhancements
• IP Music Enhancements, Power On Self Test (POST) Logging, Business Element
Manager Change Tracking Logs, System ID Field Copy
Integration Enhancements
•Support for Unified Messaging 4.0 (including integration with MSN Messenger),

 

[Onyx1]

Hopefully it includes the ability to renumber a range of DNs instead of only one at a time. That would save a lot of time when installing 100 sets.

 

[nooop]

What about a Cold Reset option to renumber the DN's? I have done that on a new install and it changes all of them at once. I am sure you don't want to mess with existing DN's though.

 

[Onyx1]

Nooop:

That works if all your DNs are consective only. None of my sites are like that. They may want ext 2101-2105 then 2109-2120, then 2305-2315, and so on. At least on BCM 3.x you had the renumber wizard and could do a range of DNs.

 

[steeef]

I've heard that some kind of renumber feature will be re-integrated. But i don't know if it will be with the upcoming release.

 

[Khosher]

Is there any plans to increase IP set capacity on the BCM porfolio or or is 90 sets the limit for the fore-seeable future ?

 

[nooop]

How can I be a beta tester?

 

[fishmanfitz]

Nortel.com

 

[gm85]

After working with BCM for a little over a month, I am glad to see how feature-packed this system is. There are two features however I hope will be included someday

-Ability to use DN keys with "Transfer to Voicemail" feature
-SNMP communication with APC UPSs (the latest APCUPSd version supports this feature so MAYBE it'll be included in the next release)

Do you know if there is a way to contact Nortel for suggestions / improvements?

 

[madasahat]

i am at nortel tomorow i will ask questions

 

[madasahat]

well lots of new things comming a 500 port sip solution a increase of ip phones on the bcm and a rebuild of the motherboard and a doing away with the msc card

 

[tech2233]

When is all of this happening. Sounds like good stuff.

SIP - 500 end point ?
BCM re-design ?

 

[stuckNtcom]

I was told by a Nortel engineer the 450 would be a 600 port box

 

[tech2233]

And when does the 450 come out ?
Is it the same chassis and concept as the current BCM 400 ? same media bay modules ?

 

[stuckNtcom]

I was told later this year (2008). Didn't get much out of him as we were discussing how to get 140 analog ports on a 400 box...lol