VoIP Analysis 10/19/09

• The Gartner Analyst met with College IT staff in September to answer technical implementation questions.
• Network Engineering and Client Services have received approval to move forward with a pilot project for VoIP telephones in the WCDE renovation at the Cafritz Foundation Art Center in Takoma Park.
• Verizon project planners and technical engineers met with College IT staff on October 12 to review step by step connectivity required in HSC for connecting and upgraded SV8500 to the network fto support IP telephony. As outlined in this meeting no additional network infrastructure will be required within the Cafritz building, all of the infrastructure and connectivity to the network will occur in the HSC MDF.
• Network Engineering and Client Services announced during TARGET meetings in October that VoIP was the direction for telephones in all new construction and renovation projects.