Daren Matthews

Take a look at this video, which features the Catalyst 2960 products range. Notice the 2960PD-8TT-L, which is a little gem; I can imagine many circumstances when this could be used. The switch receives it’s power via PoE.

Q. What is the Cisco Catalyst 2960PD-8TT-L compact switch?

A. The Cisco® Catalyst® 2960PD-8TT-L switch has eight 10/100 Mbps ports and receives power over the Gig uplink port from an upstream power over Ethernet (PoE) switch.

The Cisco Catalyst 2960 powered device (PD) switch is ideal for deployments outside the wiring closet such as conference rooms and classrooms with spacing and wiring constraints.

Here is some more information and a 2960 product video: Read more…

Cisco Unified Expert Advisor is a very good alternative to traditional call-handling and would be especially good for call centres, avoiding the frustration of CTI (press 1 for this, 2 for that, etc.) and also having to take pot-luck, hoping that you’ll eventually speak to somebody who has relevant expertise. Read more…