and
hate about both. If you're interested in unified messaging (Fax, voice =
mail,
and e-mail all in one place), the FirstClass solution is pretty slick =
and
integrates nicely with the FC server. FC also has some nice =
collaboration
features (like chat) that may or may not be great in your particular
environment. That said, calendaring, remote access, and Blackberry
integration are strong suits for Exchange, and our administrators, at =
least,
can't imagine life without Blackberries. Educational pricing for =
Exchange is
pretty competitive, and in my experience is no easier or harder to =
manage
than FirstClass. (shrug) I really think the "best" solution for a =
given
school depends on the institution's communications culture and how it =
hopes
to direct that culture in the future
Good luck with the decision!
David
David Rossell
Administrator of Network Services and Planning
Norwood School
8821 River Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20817
(301) 841-2178
drossell@norwoodschool.org
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[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Hoopes
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 10:41 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: FirstClass to Exchange 2007
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
February 22, 2008 at 10:37 AM -0500 wrote:
>Most organizations that considering do so because they feel they have =
to
>be M$ products from head to toe.
Pardon my terrible English here - typos abound. What I meant to say was:
Most organization that are considering moving from FC to Exchange do so
because they feel that top-to-bottom M$ integration is beneficial.
However, many schools have found that not to be the case.
>
And yes, we are a FirstClass school that has had a lot of success with
FirstClass. Its not perfect, but its a ton easier to manage than
Exchange...
Peter Hoopes
Director of Technology
St. Andrew's School
phoopes@standrews-de.org
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