Cisco Unified Communications Software Subscription April 2007
What Is Cisco Unified Communications Software Subscription? Allows customers to pre-purchase major software version upgrades at a reduced cost as a one, two or three year subscription with increasing discounts Consistent pricing structure among all Cisco Voice Technology Group products Priced per seat, mailbox or agent based Replacement for the upgrades (U) in Software Application Support plus Upgrades (SASU) service Complementary to Cisco Unified Communications Operate Services (Essential and Sel
Cisco Unified Communications Software Subscription—Value Proposition Increase your Cisco Unified Communications business value and return on investment through an economical approach to upgrading to new Cisco applications and solutions. Maintain competitiveness by staying current with new software product features and capabilities. Lower overall costs through discounted upgrades and multiyear discounts.
Definition of a “Major Application Software Release Upgrade” A major software release is indicated by the first number that identifies the software version. For example, for the product X.Y(z), X identifies the major Major release upgrade example (covered under UCSS): UCM 4.1 to UCM 5.0 Minor release update example (covered under Operate Services): UCM 5.0 to UCM 5.1 UCSS Overview © 2007 Cisco All rights reserved.
The “U” of SASU Now Becomes UCSS Legacy Upgrades Software Hardware UCSS Overview Today For New and Renewal SASU UCSS Software Application Support Plus Upgrades Unified Communications Software Subscription SAS ESW Software Applications Support Essential Operate (Software) SNT SNT SMARTnet SMARTnet © 2007 Cisco All rights reserved.
Cisco Unified Communications Services Transition Legacy Î Operate Services IP Phones, Gateway Servers (Application) Application Software SNT No Change SNT SNT No Change SNT SAS Software Only ESW ESW Software Upgrades SASU ESW + UCSS UCSS UCSS Overview © 2007 Cisco All rights reserved.
Cisco Unified Communications Software Subscription Availability Product Name Top Level UCSS SKU Product Name Top Level UCSS SKU Cisco Unified Communications Manager UCSS-UCM Cisco Unified Presence Server UCSS-CUPS Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise UCSS-CCE Cisco Unified Mobility Manager UCSS-MM Cisco Unified Contact Center Express UCSS-CCX Cisco Unified Personal Communicator UCSS-UPC Cisco Unified MeetingPlace UCSS-MP Cisco Emergency Responder UCSS-CER Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Exp
Cisco Unified Communications Software Subscription Tiered Pricing SKUs Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5 Increment Cisco Unified Communications Manager 10 100 1,000 5,000 10,000 User Cisco Unity 10 100 1,000 5,000 10,000 User Cisco Unity Connection 10 100 1,000 - - User Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise 10 100 1,000 5,000 - Agent Cisco Unified Contact Center Express 1 10 25 50 - Agent Cisco Unified MeetingPlace 1 10 100 500 - Port Cisco Unified MeetingP
Cisco Unified Communications Software Subscription – Ordering Example Customer Requires a 3 year subscription for 4,250 Users of Cisco Unified Communications Manager: They would order: • UCSS for UCM for Three Years - 1,000 Users UCSS-UCM-3-1K (Quantity 4) • UCSS for UCM for Three Years - 100 Users UCSS-UCM-3-100 (Quantity 2) • UCSS for UCM for Three Years - 10 Users UCSS-UCM-3-10 (Quantity 5) UCSS Overview © 2007 Cisco All rights reserved.
Cisco Unified Communications Software Subscription Quoting/Ordering/Activation Process Step 1: Generate a Cisco Unified Communications Software Subscription (UCSS) quote using the Quick Quote Tool. Step 2: Place a UCSS order using Solution Expert, Quote Builder or other customary product ordering method. Step 3: Upon receipt of a UCSS Subscription Activation Document and Activation Keys, go to the Activation Website and activate subscription.
For More Information: http://cisco.com/go/ucss UCSS Overview © 2007 Cisco All rights reserved.
UCSS Overview © 2007 Cisco All rights reserved.
