Cisco UMC will require a data connection, just like Avaya Flare. Now the data connection while roaming is another!
I still think the SoLo DTMF is a better idea but that again is debatable. In my case, I don't need anything gisty. Just the ability to make/rcv calls cheaply.



On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 2:14 PM, techi <myskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Wash,

Yes, there is a difference. With Cisco UMC, u do not require a tablet
or any specific device. Cisco UMC works on iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia
(Symbian) and Windows Mobile, which covers a wide range of smart
phone-hence scalable and can be used by the entire organisation. The
downside of it is that it may not interoperate with the Avaya
Communications Manager in this case.

Avaya Flare is certainly a better idea in this case, provides your
boss with an executive platform to conduct business while out of the
country and is interoperable with the Avaya Communications Manager
(similar to the iPad and Webex). A SIP client or skype running on a
smart phone would offer a cost effective solution but may lack
supplementary features such contact lookup, voicemail, call forwarding
e.t.c

On 12/29/10, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Techi,
>
> Do you think this is any different than "Avaya
> Flare<http://www.avaya.com/usa/topics/unified-communications/>"
> theory? I already have Avaya Aura Communications Manager so Avaya Flare
> would just be a tablet I need to buy, but whether it is the Flare or the
> Cisco UMC, the one thing that I need to address is the "roaming" costs,
> which both don't have a clear cut way of addressing unless I am missing
> something obvious.
>
> Give me your thoughts...
>
> On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 8:32 AM, techi <myskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Wash,
>>
>>
>> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/voicesw/ps6789/ps7290/ps7271/data_sheet_c78-502296.html
>>
>>
>> On 12/27/10, mbuvieric@googlemail.com <mbuvieric@googlemail.com> wrote:
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