Transcript Conference Bridge

SMB8000 Multimedia Conference
Bridge
February 12, 2010
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Multimedia Conference Bridge
▐ What is it?
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Cost effective solution for teleconferencing users
Conference up to 16 internal and external participants
Schedule conferences up to a year in advance
Use email capability to invite participants and automatically send
updates of any changes made to the conference date/time/agenda
▐ What could it mean to your customer?
 It’s an effective business tool
 Eliminates recurring cost of maintaining an external teleconferencing
account
 Extends internal control of communications resources to include
teleconferencing
 Provides security by password protecting conferences
 Collaboration
▐ What does it mean to you?
 Easy upsell on a current deal or reason to revisit an existing customer!
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Ideally Suited for …
ALL Verticals:
Organizations / User Groups:
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Education
Finance & Banking
Government
Healthcare
Hospitality
Insurance
Legal
Manufacturing
Real Estate
Retail
Sales
Services
Transportation
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Sales
Help Desk
Operations
Training
Telecommuters
Planning
Executive
Production
Distribution
Development
Engineering
Every Business Owner Asks These Questions!
▐ How can you help me reduce the costs associated
with travel and time spent by my remote management
and/or staff attending weekly/bi-weekly/monthly
meetings?
▐ How can you help my geographically dispersed
employees work more successfully in virtual teams?
▐ How can you help me reach my field/mobile managers
for impromptu meetings requiring their involvement?
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Here are the answers!
▐ How can you help me reduce the costs associated with the travel
and time spent by my remote management and/or staff attending
weekly/bi-weekly/monthly meetings?
Don’t waste the entire day
traveling to/from a central
location!
Call in from anywhere!
Eliminate the
expenses
associated with
business travel on
general internal
meetings!
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Use the time saved
on unnecessary
travel to keep/make
other appointments!
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Here are the answers!
▐ How can you help my geographically dispersed employees work
more successfully in virtual teams?
Augment emails with weekly “team calls” … give
the members the opportunity to exchange ideas
and make decisions real-time!
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Here are the answers!
▐ How can you help me reach my field/mobile managers for
impromptu meetings requiring their involvement?
Set it up in 4 easy steps:
Step 1 - go into scheduler and reserve the number of ports for the conference
Step 2 - set date & time (ex.: date = Today / time = 15-30 minutes from current time)
Step 3 - select participants from email address list
Step 4 - send email invitation to all with a message to have everyone call into the bridge
(messages will be delivered to each participant’s email account so it can be viewed on
their PC and/or smartphone wherever they happen to be!)
Conference Topic: Company
Merger
Please dial into the conference
bridge in 15 minutes for a quick
strategy discussion.
Bridge Dial in Number: 2145551212
NOTE: This slide depicts a message excerpt to a smartphone
A complete email with header shown later in this presentation
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Conference Bridge – Top Features
▐ Simple GUI Setup via Browser
 Intuitive GUI, no special user training required
 Online help
▐ Password Protected
 Each participant gets unique password
▐ Conference Reservation & Scheduler
▐ eMail Invitations to Conference Participants (POP3)
 Specify duration, number of participants
▐ Participants May Announce Name on Entry
▐ Fully Amplified & Balanced
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Simple GUI Setup via Browser
▐ Easy conference
setup
 User may …
 Specify duration
 Number of
participants
 Conference
options
 Send each
participant a unique
password or set a
single conference
password
 Intuitive GUI, no
special user training
required
 Online help
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Conference Reservation & Scheduler
Set up Recurrence
Use Standard Scheduler GUI
for Setup
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eMail Invitations to Conference Participants (POP3)
Add Participant eMail
addresses
LDAP Allows eMail Address
Access from Active Directory
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Conference Details
appear in eMail
Preview the Invitation
before sending
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Return on Investment – How to Justify
▐ Save Time
▐ Secure vs. Public Bridges
 Meet with Staff and
Customers Anywhere,
Anytime
▐ Faster Decision Time
▐ Resolve Issues On the Spot
▐ Save Money
▐ Reduce Travel
 Replace Pay-Per-Use
External Conferencing
 Use Existing Resources vs.
Service Providers
 Augment Web Based
MultiMedia Conferencing with
Internal Voice to Save $$
▐ Reduce Meeting Expenses
▐ Unify your Organization
▐ Green Eco Savings
 Reduce your Carbon Footprint
▐ Improve Employee Satisfaction
▐ Increase Productivity
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Roadmap – Future Plans
We are evaluating our options and following trends in the
market including integration with video and UC. Future
investments in products must align with market
requirements.
We recognize the importance of conferencing and will
continue to grow this application within the SMB product
line.
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How To Differentiate – Competitive Landscape
▐ Service Providers
▐ Hardware / PBX Solutions
 Typical without 800#
 Analog/Digital/VoIP
Conference Bridges
• 3-5¢ per Minute
• Or - $50 per Month
• Initial 8 Ports
• Starting prices range
between $2,937 and
$4,397 (compared to NEC
solution $1,600 MSRP)
 Toll Free
• Up to 10¢ per Minute
• Or - negotiable monthly
fee
 Sample List of Providers
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Office Depot
AT&T
InterCall
Qwest
Conference Plus
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MulitSuns
Forum
XOP Networks
Sonexis
AltiGen
Master Quote – Quoting and Design Tools and Tips
SV8100 Configurations
From Main Screen
go to: Addl Hardware
Use pulldown menu to
select 8 or 16
conference port
licenses
Note: Only 1
Conference Bridge per
system
Open Help Screen
for additional
information
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Master Quote – Quoting and Design Tools and Tips
SV8300 Configurations
From Main Screen
go to: Addl Hardware
Select the number of 8
and/or 16 port bridges
desired
Note: Up to 8
Conference Bridges
per System
Open Help Screen
for additional
information
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Platform / System Requirements
▐ SV8100
 Platform package based on
configuration
 8 Port Conference Bridge
• 670131 (1) CD-PVAA
• 670816 (1) LKS-PVA-CONFPORT 8-LIC
• 670838 (1) AKS CONF BRIDGE
APP CF
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 16 Port Conference Bridge
• 670131 (1) CD-PVAA
• 670816 (2) LKS-PVA-CONFPORT 8-LIC (per 8 ports…2
required for 16 ports)
• 670838 (1) AKS CONF BRIDGE
APP CF
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 Platform package based on
configuration
 670131 CD-PVAA (1 per
Conference Bridge)
 670816 LKS-PVA-CONFPORT 8-LIC (1 per 8 ports)
 670838 AKS CONF BRIDGE
APP CF (1 per Conference
Bridge)
Design Example – SV8100 NetLink Environment
▐ Supports single Multimedia Conference Bridge at the Host
PSTN
ISDN PRI
16 Locations
712 ports
Router
32 ports
DIGITAL
Remote ACD Agent
Dterm SIP
Remote ACD Agent
Router
WAN
PSTN
ISDN PRI
Router
240 ports
Router
16-Party Conference
Bridge
•Network DB
•Embedded VM
PC Pro
•Embedded ACD Administration
Router
SIP Trunk
Carrier/ ISP
Internal L2
POE blade
Dterm SIP
Remote ACD Agent
Primary
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160 ports
DIGITAL
Secondary
Design Example – SV8300 RemoteLink Environment
▐ Supports up to eight Multimedia Conference Bridges located
anywhere on the network
PSTN
ISDN PRI
96 ports
46 Remote Locations
2048 ports
8-Party
Conference
Bridge
Router
DIGITAL
Remote ACD Agent
WAN
PSTN
ISDN PRI
Router
Dterm SIP
Remote ACD Agent
Router
16-Party Conference
Bridge
288 ports
Router
•Network DB
MA4000
•VM
Administration
•ACD
Router
16-Party
Conference
Bridge
192 ports
DIGITAL
SIP Trunk
Carrier/ ISP
Dterm SIP
Remote ACD Agent
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Alternative Solution
▐ Attach Multimedia Conference Bridge to existing PBX (any manufacturer)
using analog trunks (POTS or TIE)
▐ 9.5” SV8100 equipped for 8-Port Multimedia Conference Bridge example:
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1 670067 CHS2U B-US (9.5”)
1 670005 CD-CP00 US (Main Processor)
1 670110 CD-4COTB
1 670111 PZ-4COTF
1 670131 CD-PVAA
1 670816 LKS-PVA-CONF-PORT 8-LIC
1 670816 AKS CONF BRIDGE APP CF
1 670010081 MNT SV8100 PREMIUM SW 64-PORT
• TOTAL MSRP = $3,110.00
$400.00
$600.00
$215.00
$195.00
$1,050.00
$350.00
$200.00
$100.00
▐ 16 Port Conference Bridge requires a 19” chassis to support 16 POTS
lines
▐ 19” chassis required for either 8 or 16 Port Conference Bridge using TIE
lines
Note: This alternative assumes that the other manufacturer’s equipment will support analog trunk interface.
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Alternative Solution
▐ Attach Multimedia Conference Bridge to existing UNIVERGE 2000 or
2400 using CCIS
▐ 9.5” SV8100 equipped for 16-Port Multimedia Conference Bridge:
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1 670067 CHS2U B-US (9.5”)
$400.00
1 670005 CD-CP00 US (Main Processor)
$600.00
1 670131 CD-PVAA
$1,050.00
2 670816 LKS-PVA-CONF-PORT 8-LIC
$700.00
1 670816 AKS CONF BRIDGE APP CF
$200.00
1 670119 CD-CCTA
$750.00
1 670010081 MNT SV8100 PREMIUM SW 64-PORT
$100.00
• TOTAL MSRP = $3,800.00
▐ Note: Quoting the system package in MQ for the alternatives shown on
these slides is $100 MSRP less for the basic chassis and CPU than
piece-parting the solution… however… be aware that you will end up with
an unnecessary board plus the expansion chassis resulting in a higher
total MSRP!
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Supporting Information and Links
▐ Installation Manual
 Information Portal -> Applications -> NEC Downloads -> 8100 ->
Conference_Bridge
 https://eip.necunified.com/Default.aspx
▐ UNIVERGE SV8000 Series Multimedia Conference Bridge
 http://www.necunifiedsolutions.com/main/Products/ProProduct.asp?ca
tid=212&prodid=393
 Select link to Conference Bridge Sales Sheet
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To Summarize….
▐ Cost effective solution!
▐ Effective collaboration tool
▐ Easy upsell on a current deal or reason to revisit an existing
customer!
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