On Tue, 15 Jul 1997 13:05:39 -0500 Jennifer McCaughey
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>I'm sorry if this is off topic but I am looking for assistance (from
>anyone!!) who can help me.
>
>Our credit union is in process of upgrading our current telephone
>equipment and also tie the data lines and voice lines out to our 5
>branches.  We currently have point-to-point data circuits and Codex
>6015s at each location.  Our plan is to upgrade to a T1 with voice and
>data (so our branches are just another extension on our phones instead
>of a separate phone number) to our Nortel phone system and HP3000.
>
>Some of the vendors we have received bids from are either pushing all
>digital equipment or all analog equipment at each branch.  I realize
>the
>cost difference might sway our top brass one way or another but I am
>hoping for some additional knowledge on advantages/disadvantages
>either
>way.
>
>Jennifer McCaughey
>Federal Employees Credit Union
>Kansas City, Missouri

We (DenKor Dental Management, aka Willamette Dental Group, in Beaverton,
Oregon) have all of our data and inter-office voice combined on Micom
Marathon Modems, via Frame-Relay connections.  Two or three boxes here
are filled with voice and data cards, which in turn are connected to
either the ATT System 75 voice switch, or to our HP3000 DTCs.  Each
office (currently about 16 are connected this way) has a single box with
a mix of data and voice cards (two voice lines and three or four data
connections - including one printer at each office).  The voice quality
is good, and there is no degradation of data speed - plus the savings (in
long distance phone charges and point-to-point 56k data lines) paid for
all the equipment in about 1 year.  As we grow, we will continue to add
more offices this same way.

First Technology Federal Credit Union, here in Beaverton has multiple
branches, all supported on HP3000s.  You may want to talk to their data
services department to see how they did their connections.

I hope this helps!

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