Hi Paul, I have never tried it, I am sure it is a good product. The version we had at Grand Central Communications was Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data)and it was my first experience working with it we had a CCIE from Fusion Storm come in and upgrade it to the latest version. Personally I prefer to support server technologies and dislike having to work on telecommunications, however the web interface on the Call manager system made it bearable to have to support it as well. I also like the Avaya system, it is also a very good solution, and I really don't think you can go wrong with either system. One wears many hat's in a Startup in environment where you do not have the personel to have them focus on their specialties. Regards, Jose Medeiros -----Original Message----- From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:PMAGLINGER@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:26 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Soka|Exchange & Cisco's Unity voicemail http://www.MSExchange.org/ What about Cisco Unity Express? Good solution for small office environment. -----Original Message----- From: Medeiros, Jose [mailto:jmedeiros@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:20 To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Soka|Exchange & Cisco's Unity voicemail http://www.MSExchange.org/ Robert brings up a good point. Unity is a nice system, but it would be nice feature if Cisco would allow users to have the option to choose not to recieve there voice messages as an email attachment. In some cases were you might have a general voice mail for the company, or when Sales and Marketing people need separate voice mail other then there personal account. Jose -----Original Message----- From: Robert Lawson [mailto:rlawson@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:58 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: RE: [exchangelist] RE: Soka|Exchange & Cisco's Unity voicemail Michael, Very helpful. How does Unity define United Messaging and Voice-Mail with the interface to Exchange? I believe we have "United Messaging" where Unity populates AD, and actually logs into Exchange and does a send-as. Thanks, Robert From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:michael@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wed 5/25/2005 7:41 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: [exchangelist] RE: Soka|Exchange & Cisco's Unity voicemail http://www.MSExchange.org/ I've installed a couple of dozen integrations between Unity and Exchange. Unity uses an email system (whether it's Exchange or Domino) as a message store. You cannot have a Unity subscriber without a mailbox. If Exchange is down, Unity places messages into the local filesystem until Exchange comes back up. Now, the various permutations get a little weird, depending on whether you are doing Unified Messaging or Voice-Mail Only. However, while there is a compatibility matrix, there is no inherent requirement that both pieces of software be upgraded at the same time. From: Robert Lawson [mailto:rlawson@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:37 AM To: [ExchangeList] Subject: Soka|Exchange & Cisco's Unity voicemail Hello All, We are looking for folks who have interfaced Cisco's Unity voice mail with Exchange. Is there a "lite" interface between these two products, so both products can be upgraded independently, yet voice-mail messages can still be delivered to Exchange mail boxes. Also is there a way to selectively turn-off/on the interface by individual user? Our shop: Windows Server 2003; Exchange 2003 Enterprise; Unity 4.0 Thanks, Robert Robert Lawson Database Administrator/email Administrator Soka University of America 1 University Drive Aliso Viejo, CA. 92656 main: 949.480.4000 fax: 949.480.4001 direct: 949.480.4224 rlawson@xxxxxxxx