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Converged voice switches are a dime a dozen, but most remain a collection of proprietary hardware and software. Not so with Zultys Technologies's MX1200 Enterprise Media Exchange. This new Voice over IP (VOIP) switch is based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Telephony Application Program Interface (TAPI), and Voice XML to deliver standards-based IP telephony to up to 1,200 users.
For network managers of small-to-medium-sized offices, the MX1200 appears to pack quite a punch. Its capabilities include Instant Messaging (IM), Automatic Call Distributor (ACD), voice mail, unified messaging, firewalling, and, of course, voice switching-all the applications needed to deploy a basic phone system. Wrap in its broad support for standards and the MX1200 seems to offer iT the right ingredients for remote and medium-sized office deployment.
But growth-minded networkers will want to think twice before going with the 1200. Scalability is limited to 1,200 users. Additional switches can be deployed, but without a single systems image, preventing multiple MX1200S from functioning as a single unit. Resiliency is limited at best; and switch functionality, while encompassing the top 25 measures, misses out on some core traditional features, such as least-cost routing.
BIG PUNCH
The MX12OO is a 2U box containing four Linux-based computers and two 18Gbyte Small Computer System Interface...