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Who has the market for Business Telecommunications? 1
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Avaya traces it's roots back to Alexander Graham Bell and has long been the market leader throughout the world. AT&T spun off Lucent, Lucent spun off Avaya. AT&T also spun off (or more accuratly, sold off) Nortel.
That being said, Avaya is still the market leader, but Cisco is rapidly closing the gap by leveraging their market dominance in data networking.
That being said, Avaya is still the market leader, but Cisco is rapidly closing the gap by leveraging their market dominance in data networking.
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phoneguy55
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I sure do. This should answer your question.
Also have a look at this if you are thinging about a Cisco CM.
Also have a look at this if you are thinging about a Cisco CM.
GroundRatt
IS-IT--Management
FicBen, I feel your pain. Im in the exact same situation. I am a radio tech converted to phone tech. So I have little computer in my background. I may be changing careers depending on what happens. To bad they dont look at the phone switch a a technology that needs upgrades like a server. They will drop a ton of money on any I.T. project and not even blink. But if I simply want to go from terranova to ASA you would think I was breaking the bank.
Steve
Senior Telecom Systems Specialist
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
"DON'T BE LEFT BEHIND"
Steve
Senior Telecom Systems Specialist
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
"DON'T BE LEFT BEHIND"
mikeydidit
IS-IT--Management
LordOfTheRings.
Our situation is worst than most as we both work for a state agency and a hospital.
Either way, it is like pulling teeth to get them to spend money on the telephone systems. Both together is not an easy situation to deal with.
The problem.. The network always goes down even after they dump tons of money into it and the phone system, well they put no money into it and it never goes down.
One other thing is the networking side of the house technology changes everyday and so do the boxes, power supplies, G bits, boards, you name it.
The phone side: uses the same old box. Upgrade the software and were at the latest greatest load Avaya has. We might need to replace a pack or two as part of the hardware side of the upgrade but nothing compared to the Cisco side of the house.
Ok, I am through ranting on this for today.
If you ever have anything come up that I can help with Steve, let me know. We are only 100 miles away for each other.
Mikey
Our situation is worst than most as we both work for a state agency and a hospital.
Either way, it is like pulling teeth to get them to spend money on the telephone systems. Both together is not an easy situation to deal with.
The problem.. The network always goes down even after they dump tons of money into it and the phone system, well they put no money into it and it never goes down.
One other thing is the networking side of the house technology changes everyday and so do the boxes, power supplies, G bits, boards, you name it.
The phone side: uses the same old box. Upgrade the software and were at the latest greatest load Avaya has. We might need to replace a pack or two as part of the hardware side of the upgrade but nothing compared to the Cisco side of the house.
Ok, I am through ranting on this for today.
If you ever have anything come up that I can help with Steve, let me know. We are only 100 miles away for each other.
Mikey
GroundRatt
IS-IT--Management
AMEN Brother Mikey!
Steve
Senior Telecom Systems Specialist
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
"DON'T BE LEFT BEHIND"
Steve
Senior Telecom Systems Specialist
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
"DON'T BE LEFT BEHIND"
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