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Chapter 2
Size up your host solution
LANs, minis or mainframes? For smaller centers, a local area network can
serve as the entire host side of the solution. Recently, application develop-
ment and the experience of established call centers have shown that a LAN-
based or client/server-based application provides more flexibility for
importing telephone functions to the workstation. If there is already a
mainframe or mini in place, use the existing hardware. These systems may
be used as host servers and connected to workstations via local area net-
works, combining the flexibility of a LAN with the processing power ...