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Competition Analysis. Competition. 3Com – Summary,1. IP telephony systems 3Com NBX 25 Communications System 3Com NBX 100 Communications System 3Com SuperStack 3 NBX Networked Telephony Solution 3Com VCX V7000 Soft Switch. 3Com – Summary,2. Phones
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3Com – Summary,1 • IP telephony systems • 3Com NBX 25 Communications System • 3Com NBX 100 Communications System • 3Com SuperStack 3 NBX Networked Telephony Solution • 3Com VCX V7000 Soft Switch reference only check for update
3Com – Summary,2 • Phones • 4 different models of desktop IP phones with 2 line displays • 3Com NBX pcXset Soft phone for windows • Applications • 3Com NBX Call Center application software • 3Com NBX Unified Communications application software reference only check for update
3Com – Finding information • Information was readily available on everything except the 3Com VCX V7000 Soft Switch reference only check for update
3Com NBX 25 • 3Com NBX 25 Communications System • Solution for site with up to 25 devices • Proprietary call control • Maximum of 12 Analog FXO lines • Multiple single points of failure • Web based administration reference only check for update
3Com NBX 25 vs. MX250, 1 reference only check for update
3Com NBX 25 vs. MX250, 2 reference only check for update
3Com NBX 100 • 3Com NBX 100 Communications System • Solution for site with up to 200 devices • Proprietary call control (H.323 requires licenses) • Multiple chassis can be linked • Multiple single points of failure • Requires licenses for inter site connectivity between boxes • Web based administration • Competes with the MX250 reference only check for update
3Com NBX 100 vs. MX250,1 reference only check for update
3Com NBX 100 vs. MX250,2 reference only check for update
3Com – SuperStack 3 NBX,1 • 3Com SuperStack 3 NBX Networked Telephony Solution (2 boxes) • Call processor box • Chassis • Solution for site with up to 1500 devices reference only check for update
3Com – SuperStack 3 NBX,2 • Proprietary call control (H.323 requires licenses) • Multiple chassis can be linked • Requires licenses for inter site connectivity between boxes • Web based administration • Competes with the MX250 and the MX1200 reference only check for update
3Com – SuperStack 3 NBX vs. MX250,1 reference only check for update
3Com – SuperStack 3 NBX vs. MX250,2 reference only check for update
3Com – SuperStack 3 NBX vs. MX1200,1 reference only check for update
3Com – SuperStack 3 NBX vs. MX1200,2 reference only check for update
3Com – Licensing • 3Com charges extra for the following items • Voice mail and AA ports • Hours of voice mail (NBX 100) • H.323 ports • TAPI ports • Soft phones • Virtual tie lines to link between sites • Exchanging voice mail between sites • On the fly IP Site License • allows phones to make calls and return their IP address to a pool of IP addresses between calls reference only check for update
3Com – VCX V7000 • IP Telephony solution for large enterprise • Announced 28 April 2003 • Modified version of carrier class CommWorks softswitch • Uses SIP • Scalable to tens of thousands of users • Integrated with the other NBX platforms by next year • Using SIP reference only check for update
3Com – Phones and Analog adapter • 3Com NBX Analog Terminal Adapter • Single analog FXS port • NBX 2101 basic phone • LCD 2 x 24 • NBX 2102 phone with separate attendant console • LCD 2 x 16 reference only check for update
3Com – Phones • Polycom Soundstation IP 3000 • Fully integrated with NBX systems • Phones available in black, white or gray reference only check for update
Executive Phone, 1 reference only check for update
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Entry Level Phone, 1 reference only check for update
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3Com – Softphone • pcXset • 3Com Softphone • Must be purchased • Modes • Phone mode (above) • Windows application mode (below) reference only check for update
3Com - Applications • Call Center Application • 3rd party software from Apropos running on servers • According to reseller, very difficult to debug and does not work well • Only up to 25 agents and 2 supervisors • Unified Communications • Supports up to 25 users per system • Targeted toward sales people and executives reference only check for update
Alcatel - Summary • IP telephony systems • OmniPCX Office • OmniPCX Enterprise • Phones • Reflexes • Applications • Contact Center • WebSoftphone and 4980 Softphone reference only check for update
Alcatel – Finding Information • Detailed information VERY difficult to find • Website difficult to navigate • Information doesn’t add up • OmniPCX office says 2 HDD on one datasheet and 1 HDD on another • Drives do not appear to be on insertable modules • OmniPCX office claims up to 84 10/100 Base-T ports and low point of entry about USD 1500 • Are you going to get an 8 Gbit/s backplane for that price? reference only check for update
Alcatel – OmniPCX Office • Alcatel’s all-in-one box for the SME • 3 different size modules • Each with universal slots • All systems run on Linux • Unified messaging integrated into soltution reference only check for update
Feature Comparison MX250, 1 reference only check for update
Feature Comparison MX250, 2 reference only check for update
Feature Comparison MX250, 3 reference only check for update
Alcatel – OmniPCX Enterprise • Alcatel e-ND OmniPCX Enterprise • Next generation 4400 • Turned the 4400 into a media gateway (e-MG) • Can move call control onto IBM E-servers (e-CS) • Similar approach to Avaya with G600 • Unified messaging integrated into soltution reference only check for update
Feature Comparison MX1200, 1 reference only check for update
Feature Comparison MX1200, 2 reference only check for update
Feature Comparison MX1200, 3 reference only check for update
Alcatel – IP Phones • First Reflexes (USD 90) • Not sold with new line • Easy Reflexes (USD 145) • Premium Reflexes (USD 292) • Advanced Reflexes (USD 396) • Older reflexes phones have to be IP-enabled with extra software • Small fee they claim reference only check for update
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Entry Level Phone, 1 reference only check for update
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Alcatel - Applications • Contact Center • CCagent is a GUI for agents • For OmniPCX Enterprise • CCdistribution and supervision are packages for multimedia skill-based distribution and monitoring of incoming customer correspondence • CCoutbound is an outbound call center package • Genesys Suite 6 • Complete contact center solution reference only check for update
Alcatel - Softphones • 4980 Softphone • Older version of softphone • WebSoftphone • New version of softphone • Distributed free of charge • XML based • XML SDK offered at $4,469 for those who want to customize functions with OmniPCX reference only check for update
Avaya – Summary,1 • IP telephony systems • R300 remote office communicator • IP Office • IP 600 • S8XX Media gateways and GXX Media servers • Phones • IP Phones 46XX series • 802.11b Wireless IP Phone 3606 • Softphone reference only check for update
Avaya – Summary,2 • Applications • Call Center software and Contact Center software • Unified Messenger • IP Agent Softphone reference only check for update
Avaya – Finding Information • Easily found information on IP Office • Medium effort finding information on IP600 • Very hard to find any detailed information on the • S8XX Media gateways and GXX Media servers • Pretty young solution • BCR tested 1.1 beta version of solution in Jan 2003 reference only check for update
Avaya – R300 Remote office communicator • R300 Remote office communicator • Only supports Definity call control • No H.323 • Supports PSTN and WAN connections • T1/E1 PRI and CAS and Frame Relay • Up to 25 digital stations + 2 analog reference only check for update
Avaya – IP Office “Family” • IP Office 401, 403, 406 and 412 • 412 is the newest box • Maximum 60 simultaneous VoIP calls • Requires additional VCM module to support VoIP • Expansion boxes required to add support for analog, BRA and proprietary digital phones reference only check for update
Feature Comparison MX250, 1 reference only check for update