1 / 17

Asterisk in the Enterprise: A Case Study

Asterisk in the Enterprise: A Case Study. Dan Thomson – Executive VP VocalNet, Inc. Course Overview. Welcome and Introduction Applications of Asterisk in the Enterprise Providing Asterisk Based Solutions Q&A. Asterisk in the Enterprise.

scriss
Download Presentation

Asterisk in the Enterprise: A Case Study

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Asterisk in the Enterprise:A Case Study Dan Thomson – Executive VP VocalNet, Inc.

  2. Course Overview • Welcome and Introduction • Applications of Asterisk in the Enterprise • Providing Asterisk Based Solutions • Q&A

  3. Asterisk in the Enterprise • Are Asterisk and VoIP truly ready for “Prime Time”?

  4. VoIP Key Statistics • 10-12% of all calls TODAY are carried on a VoIP network • 45% of large businesses report using VoIP • US VoIP Revenue will grow from $1.3 billion in 2004 to $19.9 billion in 2009 • Hosted IP Telephony will grow from $310 million in 2005 to $5.9 billion in 2009 Sources: Forrester, Infotech, Gartner Group

  5. Asterisk Community Benefits • Well documented platform • Wide variety of patches and add-ons available • Active user community • forums.digium.com • www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk • www.asteriskguru.com

  6. Asterisk Business Edition Benefits • Fully Supported Platform • Decreased Risk • Stress Tested • Certified Hardware List

  7. Asterisk as an Enterprise PBX • Reduced Total Cost of Ownership if the #1 Reason for IP PBX Deployment • Inexpensive Deployment compared to traditional hardware PBX solutions • Reduced Maintenance Costs – M/A/C • Convergence – One Wire to Desktop

  8. Asterisk as an Enterprise PBX • Diversity of Implementation Options • IP Phones • POTS/ADSI Phones • SIP/IAX Trunking • TDM Interfaces

  9. Asterisk as an Enterprise PBX • Other Key Benefits • Forward Compatibility – Video, Presence • Flexibility • Richness of Features • Web Based Management • Multiple Office and Remote User Integration • Disaster Recovery

  10. Other Asterisk Applications • Conferencing Server • CRM Integration • Example Custom Applications • Advertising Tracking • Video Pushdown • Time Capsule

  11. Course Overview • Welcome and Introduction • Applications of Asterisk in the Enterprise • Providing Asterisk Based Solutions • Q&A

  12. Competitive Nature of Telephony • More consumer options than ever • Customer management and support are crucial to retaining business • Importance of differentiator

  13. Typical Business Models • IP PBX Retailer/Implementer • Turnkey Service Provider • Application Development and Hosting

  14. Hosted vs. Premise IP Telephony • Cost Efficiency vs. Reduced Control • Amount of Hardware to Maintain • WAN Concerns • Blending IP and TDM

  15. Pricing Discussion • Traditional Per-Line Fees • Per-Seat Software Style Licensing • Metered Usage and Flat Rate • M/A/C Recurring Revenue

  16. Client Implementation Notes • Importance of smooth transition • Physical infrastructure concerns • LAN/WAN Qualification • Standardization

  17. Question and Answer • Any Questions? • Feel free to email me questions at dthomson@vocal-net.net • Thanks For Coming!

More Related