Xorcom 'US' is in San Jose On 10/20/10, JD Austin wrote: > Rhino does make good hardware. > Another local vendor is Xorcom; while their parent company is based in > Israel XorcomUSA is based in Phoenix. > The only thing I like about Xorcom hardware over Rhino is that it scales a > little easier. It is USB2 based so you don't have to worry about whether > the motherboard is compatible with PCI cards (3v/5v), you can fit a lot of > telephony hardware in a small amount of space (for example this install: > http://picasaweb.google.com/twingeckos/FortPolkJointReadinessTrainingCenter#), > and it generally comes out at a slightly lower price for the customer > (sometimes significantly less). > That said... I don't care for the XR1000 server that Xorcom sells as it is > too underpowered to expand (ok for demos) but the XR2000 and XR3000 servers > are fine; they will be coming out with a more powerful XR1000 soon > thankfully. > > Sangoma also makes fine Asterisk telephony hardware. I haven't tried any of > the Chinese Digium knockoffs and probably never will. I don't recommend > mixing different vendor's Asterisk telephony hardware as it is very > un-likely that the combination has been tested by either vendor. > For 'roll your own' servers I recommend Server Micro hardware. > > Since the phones are what users actually touch get good phones :) For > phones I generally prefer Polycom or Aastra phones. You can use Cisco > phones if you flash them with the SIP firmware (there is chan_skinny for > Asterisk but why complicate matters); you may have to set qualify=no to > avoid registration issues. > > JD > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 14:37, Lisa Kachold wrote: > >> I recommend RhinoEquipment. I worked there for Jim Rhodea. Great mount >> of aggressive bad fun. >> >> I am not sure if Jim is doing systems contracting and service work, or >> troub k , >> >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 2:12 PM, JD Austin wrote: >> >>> My company does :) >>> >>> -- JD Austin >>> Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC >>> http://www.twingeckos.com >>> Voice: 480.288.8195x201 >>> Fax: 480.406.6753 >>> jd@twingeckos.com >>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>> AZTelcom Solutions >>> Voice:480.270.4368 >>> jd.austin@aztelcom.com >>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>> The Open Tech Guy >>> http://www.opentechguy.com >>> Voice: 480.269.4335 (480 2MY Geek) >>> jd@opentechguy.com >>> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >>> Xorcom USA >>> Technical Support >>> jd.austin@xorcom.com >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 14:05, Hunter Kreie wrote: >>> >>>> Could anyone recommend a consultant or firm that provides Asterisk based >>>> phone system support / installation? Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I would love the flexibility of having a Linux based PBX, but if I need >>>> some local resources who have worked extensively with Asterisk based >>>> systems >>>> to reach out to when I get stumped by an issue. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hunter >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Skype: 6022393392 >> ATT: 5037544452 >> GV: 6923073392 >> Phoenix Linux Security Team >> PLUG.PHOENIX.AZ.US >> http://www.it-clowns.com >> *"Great things are not done by impulse but a series of small things >> brought together." -Van Gogh* >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > -- Sent from my mobile device James Finstrom Rhino Equipment Corp. http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment IP: guest@asterisk.rhinoequipment.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss