Quick overview of Partner ACS voice mail options

[jlshelton]

For general reference. Would appreciate follow-up comments.

Partner phone systems have had several voice mail options made by AT&T/Lucent/Avaya. Here's a quick view of what's been made and the major differences between them.

Partner Mail System
Releases 1 - 3
External box (PC sized)
up to 6 ports, 100 mailboxes, 21 hours
Directory assitance (name lookup)
No longer manufactured.

Partner Mail VS
Releases 1 - 5
Up to 4 ports, 48 mailboxes, 100 hours
Single Partner card fits in 2- or 5-slot carrier
Supports record-a-call (4-port only)
No longer manufactured.

Partner Messaging PC Card
Releases 1 - 3
Up to 4 ports, 12 mailboxes, 120 minutes
PC Card packging, plugs into ACS processor.

Partner Messaging
Releases 1 - 6
Single Partner card fits in 2- or 5-slot carrier
2,4, or 6 port (requires PC card "license" plugin)
200 mailboxes, 100 hours storage, configurable limits per mailbox
RS-232 and Ethernet ports for sysadmin from PC
Unified Messaging architecture; allows download of messages to PC software
Record-a-call support (4- or 6-port configs only)

 

[jinxs]

The PMVS Pc card is only two ports, not four..ext 78 and 79, and I wouldn't say R1-R6 for the messaging, more like R1 or R6.

 

[TouchToneTommy]

Hey John: I have a .pdf produced by someone at Avaya called "Partner ACS Messaging Comparison / Differentators" that may already do some of what you are putting together here. It compares Partner Mail R3, Partner Mail VS R4 and R5, Partner Voice Messaging R3, and Partner Messaging R1 and R6. Since I can't post files here, I would be glad to send it to you if you want to send me your e-mail address to touch_tone_tommyNOSPAM@yahoo.com