Commercial grade VOIP solutions

[MPwannadecentincome]

Okay, which Commercial grade VOIP solutions do you have 1st hand experience of specifiying, purchasing, commissioning, and supporting?

95% of all companies will not be big enough to have anyone who has this experience!

So they can listen to the vendors, or employ a consultant to help them choose or learn!

[DimPrawn]

95% of all companies will not be big enough to have anyone who has this experience!

So they can listen to the vendors, or employ a consultant to help them choose or learn!

What's the purchasing dept of a company for then?

I wouldn't leave it to a lone techie to scour the Internet to find a commercial offering.

"I chose this one as I like the blue website and the fact that it interfaces to my iPhone."

[DaveB]

What's the purchasing dept of a company for then?

I wouldn't leave it to a lone techie to scour the Internet to find a commercial offering.

"I chose this one as I like the blue website and the fact that it interfaces to my iPhone."

Purchasing departments are for purchasing. Not spec'ing, short listing, reviewing and selecting a solution. Once thats done hand it over to your purchasing people to do the necessery with supplier contracts, due diligence and the rest of the paper work.

PS. The website is purple, not blue, and it works with the corporate issue Blackberry's

[MPwannadecentincome]

What's the purchasing dept of a company for then?

I wouldn't leave it to a lone techie to scour the Internet to find a commercial offering.

"I chose this one as I like the blue website and the fact that it interfaces to my iPhone."

95% of companies either do not have a purchasing dept, or if they do the poor person's first hand experience is in purchasing stationery and tea/coffee!

there are only 350 top 350 companies, the thousands and thousands of others are left fending for themselves against the vendors!

[FarmerPalmer]

What's the purchasing dept of a company for then?

I wouldn't leave it to a lone techie to scour the Internet to find a commercial offering.

"I chose this one as I like the blue website and the fact that it interfaces to my iPhone."

Dim-Tulip,

Purchasing departments are for purchasing a specced product at the best price. They are not speccing what to buy - that is what engineers / consultants are employed for.

Quite often we are asked to apply our analytical skills to find a best solution, which involves doing a bit of research, and boards like this can provide a good source of people who may have gone through the same process and so can help.

[DimPrawn]

Dim-Tulip,

Purchasing departments are for purchasing a specced product at the best price. They are not speccing what to buy - that is what engineers / consultants are employed for.

Quite often we are asked to apply our analytical skills to find a best solution, which involves doing a bit of research, and boards like this can provide a good source of people who may have gone through the same process and so can help.

Yeah, leave it to the techies to select a key business critical solution.

[BrowneIssue]

it works with the corporate issue Blackberry's

Was that a greengrocer's apostrophe on that Blackberry?

Was that weak gag worth the post? Probably not.