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Arun Ragunathan · ‎09-25-2015

We are delighted to announce that the Cisco Business Edition 60000 (BE6000) CSR11.0 release is now generally available. We’ve also enhanced the value of the solution significantly with some changes to Business Edition Starter License Bundles. From today you can now order a 35 User starter bundle with any new Business Edition 6000 – at the same price as the original 25 User bundles. We’re really excited about this change, as we believe it will help make collaboration accessible to even more small and medium sized organizations. Collaboration System Release (CSR) 11.0 features a number of enhancements that further improve the user experience, enhance the value of customer investments and make collaboration accessible to even more organizations by simplifying deployment and management. Select highlights of CSR11.0 for Business Edition 6000 customers include: · Improved native audio conferencing experience New Conference Now capabilities in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) 11.0 make it easier than ever to manage and join audio conferences · Enhanced value with native Emergency Call Handler in Unified CM Provide basic, but essential call emergency handling capabilities for smaller deployments with new capabilities that are native to Unified CM 11.0. For larger deployments and more advanced call handling capabilities Cisco Emergency Responder (CER) remains available as an additional application on BE6000M and BE6000H servers. · Simplified deployment and management with Prime Configuration Provisioning Prime Collaboration Provisioning is at the heart of our strategy for simplifying the initial deployments and the on-going management of Business Edition 6000 solutions. In CSR11.0 Prime Collaboration Provisioning features an enhanced user interface that streamlines bulk uploads of configuration changes. All Business Edition 6000 platforms are now available with CSR11.0 pre-installed and pre-configured applications. Partners should contact their distributor regarding availability of the latest distributor-offered configure to order services (CTOP) for BE6000 CSR11.0 BE6000 Product Team Find out more about Cisco Business Edition 6000. Helpful Resources: Cisco Business Edition 6000 Delivers Simple, Affordable Collaboration Cisco Business Edition 6000 Family Data Sheet Cisco Business Edition 6000 Family Sales Resources Including Ordering Guide Cisco Business Edition 6000 Support Community

Arun Ragunathan · ‎08-20-2015

V1.6.7 Update Summary (August 14th, 2015) Support New Software Releases and Applications (11.0, 10.5.2SU2) Application Image repository (Streamlined NAS directory structure) New Servers (M4 versions added) Automated Install (touchless install) Support Documentation changes (New CTOP administration guide) V1.6 Update Summary (April 14th, 2015) Distributor Self-Registration New Distributor registration page / Link Distribution Self Administration Enabled additional email domains Enabled additional service regions (Multiple Country Association) Enabled ability to Edit SOW exhibit statements Enabled Installation fees for Solutions and Server platforms Enabled Local Currency Enabled to set Solutions as Active/Inactive Enabled Sub-Contractors Fixes Fixed the ability to properly add new Distributors to partner profiles Additional performance improvements

Arun Ragunathan · ‎03-26-2015

Please refer to the following upgrade guides to upgrade CUCM/CUC and CCX http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/voice_ip_comm/cucm/upgrade/10_0_1/CUCM_BK_U4214F9D_00_upgrade-guide-cucm-100.html Cisco Unified Contact Center Express Installation and Upgrade Guide, Release 10.6(1) - Cisco Install, Upgrade, and Maintenance Guide for Cisco Unity Connection Release 10.x - Cisco

Arun Ragunathan · ‎02-13-2015

BE6000S SKUs have been orderable since 12/5/2014 (BE6S-PRI-M2-K9, BE6S-BRI-M2-K9, BE6S-FXO-M2-K9). First order confirmed successfully shipped 2/5/2015 so we can now declare FCS, and you will start to see this indicated on various partner sites. Currently processing backlogged orders from orderability thru present. Staggering NPH release as the manufacturing sites ramp up and expect to clear backlog within next couple of weeks when ramp-up completes. Brand new incoming orders will be auto-assigned the default new-SKU manufacturing NPH. At completion of site ramp-up, new incoming orders will no longer auto-NPH and orders will schedule normally. After NPH is removed on an order, a ship date / lead time is scheduled. Check CCW for assigned lead time. If want to move this up, follow standard CS/VP/EE expedite processes.

Arun Ragunathan · ‎12-12-2014

Brett Services and interface cards/modules supported on 2921 ISR but not bundled in the BE6000S packaged offer can be purchased ala carte and applied on the bundle. Please refer to 2921 datasheet for supported services and interfaces. Arun

Arun Ragunathan · ‎12-05-2014

We are happy to introduce the Cisco Business Edition 6000S (BE6000S) to our Packaged Collaboration Solutions portfolio, as well as simplified deployments for all BE6000 platform models. All-in-One Platform for Small-Scale Customers Now you can expand your sales success into smaller customers with the new BE6000S platform, orderable from Dec 5 th 2014, shipping from January 2015. Ideal for smaller sites, BE6000S is purpose-built to deliver core collaboration capabilities along with integrated routing and gateway functionality in one small form-factor platform. Solution Highlights Delivers essential collaboration for up to 150 users and 300 devices Easy to manage, all-in-one platform with 5 fixed, preconfigured core applications: Cisco Unified Communications Manager Cisco Unity Connection Cisco Unified Instant Messaging and Presence Service Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Cisco Paging Server Supports point-to-point video collaboration Industry’s first “office in a box” solution based on the Cisco ISR 2921V and UCS E160D M2 blade server, with routing, gateway, wireless, security, and collaboration services all together in a single chassis Simple and scalable solution with seamless migration path to higher-end platforms Simplified BE6000 Deployments Save Time & Costs Available with all BE6000 platform models (BE6000S, BE6000M, BE6000H) are new options for significantly reducing time and cost of deployments. Cisco Config to Order Portal (CTOP) – Starting now* you can offload routine implementation to select Distributors, and accelerate your customer deployment time by up to 30%. This new BE6000 implementation service includes. Day 0 set up/configuration processes managed at the Distributor’s site prior to customer ship Secure Portal to provide the Distributor your customer’s data for preconfiguring the BE6000 system *Check availability and pricing with your distributor. Preconfigured Virtual Applications – Starting January 2015, all BE6000 platform models will include as standard the following features that can expedite/reduce deployment time by up to 60%: Preconfigured applications with the most common configurations for: Cisco Unified Communications Manager Cisco Unity Connection Cisco Unified Instant Messaging and Presence Service Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning Dial Plan templates Router/Gateway configurations All orders for BE6000S will be on NPH (New product hold) until FCS (First Customer Ship) in January 2015.There is no action required for the customer or the partner to remove the order from NPH. Once NPH is removed, orders will schedule and a ship date will be assigned. Please check the support community for updates on FCS status. For more details please visit: Cisco Business Edition 6000. Helpful Resources: Cisco Business Edition 6000 Delivers Simple, Affordable Collaboration Cisco Business Edition 6000 Family Data Sheet Cisco Business Edition 6000 Family Sales Resources Including Ordering Guide Cisco Business Edition 6000 Support Community

Arun Ragunathan · ‎11-06-2014

Yes. CUWL Pro includes 1 yr subscription for Webex Cloud Meeting Center Named host as well as 1 user license for CWMS (Cisco webex meeting server) on-premise.

Arun Ragunathan · ‎02-12-2014

CCX Promo bundles are available under electronic license top level part number R-CBE6K-K9. Please see below for more details. http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/partner/WWChannels/technology/ipc/downloads/be_6000.pdf

Arun Ragunathan · ‎01-21-2014

*PLEASE READ* • BE6000 10.x new part numbers are on temporary new product hold (NPH) (customary for new releases) • NPH will be automatically removed once successful first customer shipment is achieved • Some Service Part Number are currently showing incorrect pricing – the Pricing Team is working to resolve this issue as a priority Please let us know if you are seeing any other issues with ordering, by responding to this post. Thanks

Arun Ragunathan · ‎01-21-2014

We are happy to announce the availability of Cisco Business Edition 6000 CSR (Collaboration System Release) 10.0, previewed at the Collaboration Summit in October 2013. The BE6000 CSR 10.0 boasts all the great new features and functionality available, including: Collaboration Edge with Cisco Expressway Series firewall traversal and interworking - Cisco Expressway is now available as one of the BE6000 suite of applications and is pre-loaded on BE6000 server. Remote teleworker functionality is now embedded with BE6000 UCL and CUWL licenses providing more value as customers deploy Jabber and mobile devices and experience consistent capabilities both inside and outside the firewall. Optimized conferencing using Cisco Telepresence Conductor – Cisco Telepresence Conductor is also now available as one of the BE6000 suite of applications and is pre-loaded on the BE6000 server. Cisco Telepresence Conductor can be deployed as one of the BE6000 applications with a conference bridge running off-box to ensure intelligent conference placement and optimum resource utilization in a BE6000 environment. Streamlined provisioning and management through Cisco Unified Configurator for Collaboration, Prime Collaboration Provisioning (Standard) 10.0 Enhancements and Simplified upgrade and migration using Prime Collaboration Deployment. With Prime Collaboration CSR 10.0, partners and customers now experience many new features including user-enabled phone provisioning and ongoing self-care, risk-free software upgrades, and smooth hardware, software, and license migrations motivated by significant purchase incentives offered through the Drive to 9 program. Enhanced Contact Center Bundles – New reduced price 5/25 Agent Enhanced/Premium seat bundles Support for export unrestricted Images with BE6000 HD server For ordering please refer to: Cisco Business Edition 6000 10.0 Ordering Guide Quick Pricing Tool Cisco Commerce Workspace

Arun Ragunathan · ‎05-31-2013

Cisco is happy to introduce new platform features and models, additional co-resident applications, and improved conferencing bundle options for Cisco Business Edition 6000 9.1 -- the right-priced, right-sized, single-server UC/Collaboration solution providing Cisco partners and customers with business transforming technology that drives competitive differentiation, sales advantage, and business success. Business Edition 6000 9.1 continues to boast the same features as Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM), and starting May 31, 2013, includes new product enhancements unique to its platform, including: New High-density Model – new powerful model option for partners selling to customers that require more advanced collaborative workspaces and services supporting a larger user base in a fast-paced/growing business: Cisco UCS C220 M3S HD (high-density) server 8 UC/Collaboration + 1 Provisioning applications concurrently Up to 1,000 users + 2,500 devices Feature: Support for unrestricted vRAM licenses – No longer restricted to 16G vRAM! New HD Model Option SKU: BE6K-STBDL-PLS-K9= Medium-density Model now with Support for Export Unrestricted Images – for partners selling to customers in export restricted countries or countries with import restrictions: Cisco UCS C220 M3 MD (medium-density) server 4 UC/Collaboration + 1 Provisioning applications concurrently Up to 1,000 users + 1,200 multiple devices Feature: Support for export of unrestricted images Support for unrestricted vRAM licenses – no longer restricted to 16G vRAM! Additional MD Model Option SKU: BE6K-ST-BDL-XU= (There is no change to existing MD Model Option SKU: BE6K-ST-BDL-K9=) More Co-resident Applications – ability to add more applications/services means increased flexibility and easier customization capabilities for partners and customers; all BE 6000 model options support the following: Cisco UC/Collaboration applications not factory-loaded/standard in BE 6000 New: Cisco VCS-Control and VCS-Expressway co-residency supports B2B and VPN-less remote worker capability for video endpoints Cisco-approved Third-Party Collaboration applications (maximum: 3 per server, 6 per deployment New: CDN Collaboration Applications and Solution Plus Collaboration Applications Improved Web Conferencing - incentive for partners to increase customer attach of meeting and conferencing cloud-based services that can deliver perpetual annual subscriptions renewal revenue: Cisco WebExMeetings bundles of 1, 3, or 5 year subscriptions @ 20% off GPL with purchase of Business Edition 6000 starter license bundle Minimum of 5 named hosts with unlimited number of consecutive meetings per host; maximum of 25 participants per meeting session Integrated VoIP 1 year limited service included; easy renewals with standard GPL SKUs New Bundle SKUs: WBX-MC-BE6K-NY1; WBX-MC-BE6K-NY3; WBX-MC-BE6K-NY5 Learn more now: Cisco Business Edition 6000 9.1 Ordering Guide Cisco Business Edition 6000 Co-residency Policy Requirements Quick Pricing Tool Installation Guide for Cisco Business Edition 6000 9.x Cisco Commerce Workspace

Arun Ragunathan · ‎10-29-2012

BE6000 9.0 is now off of NPH (New product hold). The distribution bundles BE6K-UCL9X-50USR= and BE6K-UCL9X-100USR= are noq orderable as well. Current lead time for new orders is 21 days or less. Please let us know if you are running into any lead time issues. We expect to have the UCSS/ESW double countin issue wit 9x3 migration SKUs under R-CBE6K-K9 add-on part number early this week.

Arun Ragunathan · ‎10-29-2012

Sini - I am checking wiht the CCX team. I will get back to you once i hear from them.

Arun Ragunathan · ‎10-24-2012

We are in the process of resolving the UCSS/ESW double counting issue with 9x3 migration SKUs. We expect to have this issue resolved by early next week.

Arun Ragunathan · ‎10-19-2012

Ryan The issue we had was the top level SKU R-CBE6K-K9 did not have ESW mapping. WE have this issue corrected and the change is replicating through the system. I am hoping you should be able to add ESW to R-CBE6K-K9 before the end of the day. You will know the mapping has replicated through the system when "Add Services" is enabled at the top level SKU R-CBE6K-K9. Arun

Arun Ragunathan · 10-19-2016

Yes. You can have SRST and BE6K co-located on the same site and can use SRST for failover.

Arun Ragunathan · 11-17-2015

Hello Everyone!I am a product manager in UC technology group. I primarily focus on commercial mid-ma...

Arun Ragunathan · 09-25-2015

We are delighted to announce that the Cisco Business Edition 60000 (BE6000) CSR11.0 release is now ...

Arun Ragunathan · 08-20-2015

V1.6.7 Update Summary (August 14th, 2015)Support New Software Releases and Applications (11.0, 10.5....

Arun Ragunathan · 03-26-2015

Please refer to the following upgrade guides to upgrade CUCM/CUC and CCXhttp://www.cisco.com/c/en/us...

Arun Ragunathan · 02-13-2015

BE6000S SKUs have been orderable since 12/5/2014 (BE6S-PRI-M2-K9, BE6S-BRI-M2-K9, BE6S-FXO-M2-K9). F...

Arun Ragunathan · 12-12-2014

BrettServices and interface cards/modules supported on 2921 ISR but not bundled in the BE6000S packa...

Arun Ragunathan · 12-05-2014

We are happy to introduce the Cisco Business Edition 6000S (BE6000S) to our Packaged Collaboration S...

Arun Ragunathan · 11-06-2014

Yes. CUWL Pro includes 1 yr subscription for Webex Cloud Meeting Center Named host as well as 1 user...

Arun Ragunathan · 02-12-2014

CCX Promo bundles are available under electronic license top level part number R-CBE6K-K9. Please se...

Arun Ragunathan · 01-21-2014

*PLEASE READ*• BE6000 10.x new part numbers are on temporary new product hold (NPH) (customary for n...

Arun Ragunathan · 01-21-2014

We are happy to announce the availability of Cisco Business Edition 6000 CSR (Collaboration System R...

Arun Ragunathan · 05-31-2013

Cisco is happy to introduce new platform features and models, additional co-resident applications, a...

Arun Ragunathan · 10-29-2012

BE6000 9.0 is now off of NPH (New product hold). The distribution bundles BE6K-UCL9X-50USR= and BE6K...

Arun Ragunathan · 10-29-2012

Sini - I am checking wiht the CCX team. I will get back to you once i hear from them.

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