Comments on: Microsoft: Unplugging Phones, Dialing ThinkPads? http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/10/29/microsoft-unplugging-phones-dialing-thinkpads/ What's Next In the IT Channel Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:37:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tom Cross http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/10/29/microsoft-unplugging-phones-dialing-thinkpads/comment-page-1/#comment-105858 Tom Cross Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:12:02 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=5622#comment-105858 We have conducted research into UC since 2002 with forecasts beginning in 2004 that within five years the telephone deskset would be dead. While this certainly didn't happen, the early forecasts was based without OCS and now that its a reality, the death of the deskset will certainly accelerate. Of course, exceptions for hotel lobby phones, back dock, military, prison and hundreds of other examples will require physical sets, however, for the majority of professionals the headset and now with wireless headsets will be the preferred interface device. Cheers, TC www.techtionary.com & www.ocsforum.com We have conducted research into UC since 2002 with forecasts beginning in 2004 that within five years the telephone deskset would be dead. While this certainly didn’t happen, the early forecasts was based without OCS and now that its a reality, the death of the deskset will certainly accelerate.
Of course, exceptions for hotel lobby phones, back dock, military, prison and hundreds of other examples will require physical sets, however, for the majority of professionals the headset and now with wireless headsets will be the preferred interface device.
Cheers, TC
http://www.techtionary.com & http://www.ocsforum.com

]]> By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/10/29/microsoft-unplugging-phones-dialing-thinkpads/comment-page-1/#comment-105779 The VAR Guy Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:18:44 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=5622#comment-105779 Jeremy: Very interesting tip. Thanks for offering it up. Please keep us posted as Asterisk and soft phones spread within Yahoo. -TVG Jeremy: Very interesting tip. Thanks for offering it up. Please keep us posted as Asterisk and soft phones spread within Yahoo.
-TVG

]]> By: Jeremy Wadhams http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/10/29/microsoft-unplugging-phones-dialing-thinkpads/comment-page-1/#comment-105778 Jeremy Wadhams Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:11:46 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=5622#comment-105778 Yahoo's actually been doing this for about a year now. When we closed our Mission College towers, we offered about 800 users the opportunity to ditch their desk phone (Nortel or Avaya) for an all-softphone setup, powered by Asterisk. 20% took us up on it. We're also offering a softphone-only option to hiring managers when they're picking out IT equipment for new hires. Users get a better feature set, and it costs IT less to deliver. Yahoo’s actually been doing this for about a year now. When we closed our Mission College towers, we offered about 800 users the opportunity to ditch their desk phone (Nortel or Avaya) for an all-softphone setup, powered by Asterisk. 20% took us up on it.

We’re also offering a softphone-only option to hiring managers when they’re picking out IT equipment for new hires.

Users get a better feature set, and it costs IT less to deliver.

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