[nmglug] POP3 Server Request - finale?

[luis pena]

Andres,

The VoIP solution is proprietary and Windows based:

http://www.shoretel.com/

The solution involves using vendor hardware (Shoretel T1, PBX switches and IP phones).

The system managment software, shoreware director, integrates w/ exchange and allows a desktop based software to pull contacts from outlook into the PBX. Compared to other vendors, the solution was moderately priced and it not incredibly complex.

All non-FOSS discussion aside, I use Snort at the firewall as an IDS for my network. I hope to expand the use of *NIX solutions in my tenure as IT tech.

Luis

Andres Paglayan <andres at paglayan.com> wrote: which system? was it fonality?or any other asterisk based,if so, you can make it work with other apps too,


I do work for a non-profit too,
and I use/suffer techsoup too,


but I still run Linux servers wherever I can,
(much easier to admin, etc)
and I try to use as many FOSS apps as I can,


i.e. even if all PCs have MS office,
I still install OpenOffice, (and I sent my docs to everybody in ods)
from ghostcrip to the gimp,
plus firefox, and a myriad of other free software,
even if they are not being used, they're there, 





On Mar 15, 2007, at 8:33 AM, luis pena wrote:

Recently, the IT department has implemented a new VoIP system that has a symbiotic relationship with Exchange (viral indeed!).

On a related note, one of the main issues preventing a exodus towards an open source infrastructure w/ many non-profits is the MS practice of charity licensing. Sites such as TechSoup sell MS products at nominal fees for non-profit orgs. IMHO this is a blatant practice of circumventing the spread of FOSS solutions in sectors where $$$ is tight. Is anyone out there familiar w/ the practice of MS charity licensing? 

But this story is not over, nor am I defeated. The knowledge I have gained over the course of the last two weeks has been invaluable. Many thanks to everyone who submitted comments and responses. Hasta la victoria siempre! 


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