Compare CICS Software Features

Norstar ICS Features

CICS 1.0

Access  control to Link, LNR, SNR

X

Accidental Disconnect

X

X

Administration & Configuration tree 

(new programming structure)

X

X

Analog Station Module Recognition

Answer Groups

X

X

Autodial Keys

X

X

•  Number of Digits

24

24

• Store Facility Access

X

X

• Store Reach Through Codes

X

X

Automated Attendant

X

X

•  Custom Call Routing

X

X

• System Answer

X

X

Automatic Daylight Savings Time

X

X

Automatic Line Selection

X

X

Automatic Set Relocation

X

X

• Programmable On / Off

X

X

Auxiliary ringing

X

X

• For lines in service modes

X

X

Background Music

X

X

Busy Lamp Indication

X

X

• Online pool key

X

X

Button Inquiry

X

X

Call Display when busy

X

X

Call Duration timer

X

X

Call Forward

X

X

• All calls

X

X

•  Call Forward Busy

X

X

•  No Answer

X

X

•  Override

X

X

Call Identification

X

E

Call Park

X

E

•  Number of Call Park codes

9

9

• Round robin code assignment

N

•  Time outs (30-600 sec.) 

X

X

•  With Callback

X

X

Call Pickup

X

X

• Directed

X

X

•  Pickup Groups 

4 groups in CICS, 9 groups in MICS)

X

X

•  Trunk Answer From Any Station

X

X

Call Queuing

X

X

Camp On

X

X

Central Answering Position

X

X

•  CAP feature & autodial only

X

X

•  BLF indication

X

X

Class of Service

X

X

•  COS Passwords

19

19

•  Dialing Abilities

X

X

CMS/CLASS

•  Call Information Session

X

X

• Caller Log

80

80

•  Calling Name Display

X

X

•  Calling Number Display

X

X

•  LOGIT Feature

X

X

•  Long Distance Indicator

X

X

CTA 500dm Features

X

•  Incoming & outgoing data calls

X

•  Call Logging

X

•  Restrictions

X

Conference

X

X

•  Independently hold two calls

X

X

•  Using Privacy

X

X

Custom Business Product Compatibility

X

X

Delayed Ring Transfer

X

X

•  To prime

X

X

•  Programmable # of rings

X

X

Dial Attendant Set

X

X

•  Direct Dial Digit

0-9

0-9

Dialing Modes

X

X

•  Standard

X

X

•  Automatic

X

X

•  Predial

X

X

Dial Mode for Lines - pulse/tone

X

X

Dial Pad Feedback

X

X

Direct Station Select Buttons

X

X

Disconnect Supervision

X

X

Discriminating Ringing at Set

X

X

Distinctive Ringing Cadence

X

X

Do Not Disturb

E

X

• DND On Busy

X

X

End-to-End Signaling

X

X

•  Short tones internal

X

X

Enhanced Call Restrictions and Overrides

X

X

•  Dialing Filers (max)

25

25

•  Alternate toll restrictions

X

X

•  System Speed Dial overrides

X

X

External Line Access Code

X

X

Flexible Numbering Plan

E

X

•  Changing DN length

X

X

Group Listening

X

X

Handsfree

X

X

•  Automatic

X

X

Hold

X

X

•  Held Line Reminder

X

X

Host Delay

X

X

Host System Signaling

X

X

•  Feature code compression

X

X

•  Pause, run/stop, timed release

X

X

•  Programmed release

X

X

•  Recall / Link

X

X

Hot Line

X

X

• Max number of groups

• Members per group

• Selectable Modes

• Busy Options

Incoming Line Groups

X

X

X

X

• Basic Call Trunking

• Calling Name ID