Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000) was a telephony and VoIP business phone with unified communications features from Cisco, targeted at SMBs. The product is discontinued, and superseded by functionality found in Cisco Webex Calling.
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Lifesize Video Conferencing
Score 9.8 out of 10
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Lifesize is a web conferencing platform focused on making video conferencing systems and video conferencing apps work well together, while still being easy-to-use. Their platform incorporates web conferencing software with meeting room devices and wireless screen sharing.
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Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
Lifesize Video Conferencing
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Enterprise
$12.95 per user/month
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Plus
$14.95 per user/month
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Standard
$16.95 per user/month
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Pricing Offerings
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Free Trial
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Yes
Free/Freemium Version
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Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
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With every plan, you get the collaboration features you use everyday, at no additional cost:
• Unlimited video conferences
• Downloadable desktop and mobile apps
• Secure encryption set by default
• Unlimited meeting duration
• Free, browser-based web app
• Two-way and group chat with popular chat integrations
• Centralized, name-based directory
• Online reporting and account management
• Email and calendar scheduling
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Community Pulse
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Features
Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Cloud PBX
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Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
8.6
17 Ratings
7% above category average
Lifesize Video Conferencing
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Hosted PBX
8.010 Ratings
00 Ratings
Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
9.115 Ratings
00 Ratings
User templates
8.416 Ratings
00 Ratings
Call reports
8.34 Ratings
00 Ratings
Directory of employee names
9.115 Ratings
00 Ratings
Call Management
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Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
8.8
20 Ratings
5% above category average
Lifesize Video Conferencing
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Answering rules
8.818 Ratings
00 Ratings
Call recording
9.115 Ratings
00 Ratings
Call park
8.818 Ratings
00 Ratings
Call screening
8.919 Ratings
00 Ratings
Message alerts
8.418 Ratings
00 Ratings
VoIP system collaboration
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Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
8.7
19 Ratings
8% above category average
Lifesize Video Conferencing
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Video conferencing
9.118 Ratings
00 Ratings
Audio conferencing
8.819 Ratings
00 Ratings
Video screen sharing
8.21 Ratings
00 Ratings
Instant messaging
8.515 Ratings
00 Ratings
Mobile apps
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Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
7.2
14 Ratings
11% below category average
Lifesize Video Conferencing
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Mobile app for iOS
7.314 Ratings
00 Ratings
Mobile app for Android
7.113 Ratings
00 Ratings
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
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Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
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Lifesize Video Conferencing
8.9
161 Ratings
12% above category average
High quality audio
00 Ratings
8.9161 Ratings
High quality video
00 Ratings
8.9159 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements
00 Ratings
8.9151 Ratings
Screen Sharing
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Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
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Lifesize Video Conferencing
9.0
156 Ratings
13% above category average
Desktop sharing
00 Ratings
9.0156 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
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Cisco Business Edition 6000 (discontinued)
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Lifesize Video Conferencing
8.9
149 Ratings
8% above category average
Calendar integration
00 Ratings
8.9113 Ratings
Meeting initiation
00 Ratings
8.9142 Ratings
Record meetings / events
00 Ratings
8.9112 Ratings
Slideshows
00 Ratings
8.997 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
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Lifesize Video Conferencing
9.0
93 Ratings
10% above category average
Live chat
00 Ratings
9.092 Ratings
Q&A
00 Ratings
9.062 Ratings
Online Events Security
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Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000) is well suited on small and medium sites that need entry-level voice and IP telephony capabilities, together with powerful, easy-to-use collaboration tools. However , if a single user interface or VMware servers are deal breakers for you, I suggest another call system will likely be a better fit.
Lifesize Video Conferencing is a real-time meeting and video conferencing solution that works simply and immediately with features that fit our needs. I recommend it because it is professional, easy to configure, with maximum security, and where collaboration and teamwork are essential. possible, increasing workflow and productivity, to increase communication and efficiency in projects, it offers positive results and a pleasant experience for all.
Happy with Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000); works great for us and costs to maintain it are well in hand. it also fits our current and future requirements going forward.
Other than the HIPAA compliance, we have no compelling reason to retain LifeSize when we can already pay for similar services included with our UCaaS service. Our UCaaS vendor, Fuze, includes video conferencing with the VoIP services via single, integrated client software package. Additional limitations include minimal implementation assistance, training service, training materials and assistance driving internal adoption. Issues with slow speed for desktop sharing and audio quality make the technical aspects of Lifesize inferior to competitors.
Overall experience with Lifesize Video Conferencing has been great. While it serves it's basic purpose of allowing smooth video/audio meetings of people located at different places with option of screen sharing/chatting/ recording, what add to it's pros are it's accessibility from various platforms, flexibility to switch to a listen only mode in case of network issues and ease of operation.
Since we are an educational institution we not only have scheduled classes which must be available, but we have staff members in a variety of areas ranging from recruiting and admissions to advancement and the President's office who need to connect with students, alumni and other interest groups, often at odd hours. I have not, since using Lifesize had anyone complain of not being able to connect
Lifesize is an amazing platform for VC. However, it is a costly solution for any scaling startup. However, implementation and user acceptability was fairly easy and worth the additional spend. Quality has always been on point and support has always taken care of us. Our account manager also ensured a seamless transition process for Google Hangouts. Will go with this solution again at any other organization.
Overall, the product provides excellent value for money. Our employees may interact at the same time on the Cisco Business Edition 6000 without disrupting the conversation. We have a significant number of employees that perform the same thing with calls, texting, and presence, and none of them have an issue.
Support has been decent throughout our use of Lifesize Video Conferencing. There were times we needed to make changes, customizations and additions to the application which took a little longer than expected. Overall the support team for Lifesize was very responsive to our requests. When we experienced issues with the application they were resolved to our expectations.
Sensus was really helpful in the initial setup and training of our technical Support Team. Sensus gave us training on site so that it would be our own equipment that was set up. Then the in house tech team took over to train other users who would be using the system. When needed the Sensus and Lifesize tech support were really helpful in trouble shooting or guiding us through any difficulty.
I gave this rating because Lifesize's website offers multiple quality videos that shows you exactly how the software works. The videos are divided into different categories which makes searching for a video fairly simple! If for some reason you have a question not answered in one of the how-tos you can always contact support. Excellent product, excellent service!
Great for companies that need to accomplish multiple things at once while at different places. From our experience, broadcasting news is most favorable considering the level of excellence you get with the product plus the affordability. It can be used both privately amongst employees, or shared publicly through covering events
Both Mitel and [Cisco Business Edition 6000 (BE6000)] allow the benefit of virtualization. If desired you could have an entirely virtual system. Cisco handles the virtualization a little better, however Mitel MiCollab is easier to integrate presence and calls. Cisco underlying architecture seems to be a little more stable, Mitel seems to be a little more user friendly. There are pros and cons and both are good solutions.
When compared to Zoom, one of the massive benefits that Lifesize brings is total peace of mind with security. Call encryption is part of the core in Lifesize and not an optional feature as in Zoom. I don't know about you, but every conversation can contain private and confidential information, so protecting me, my team, and my customers is totally covered with Lifesize! When compared with other providers, the quality of the video and lip sync on Lifesize is simply flawless. With the ability to deliver a call at 4k ultra high definition at 60 frames per second, the platform is simply awesome! Zoom is only 720p and the data share is only 5 frames per second. Zoom is simply substandard when compared to Lifesize. We often speak with clients who are using Teams or Skype for Business, but when you compare the video and audio quality with that achieved by Lifesize, they simply do not match up. If you want excellent quality video and ultra-sharp audio, then Lifesize is the only way to go!
With LifeSize Cloud, it's very easy to simply add another Icon to your system and join it to your cloud. You can easily and instantly create meetings and add users both in your organization and out without any difficulty. The cooperation between the Icons and cloud users running on their laptops makes it easy to scale this out to your entire company, including joint venture without difficulty.
Training users on how to use the software is quick and easy.
Calling abroad saves a good chunk of money for both the end user and company.
Does save on travel as remote users are able to have a similar experience as the people attending the meetings and no need to travel to the other locations for meetings.