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Well Healed Asterisk Leads the Open Source VoIP Pack.
2007-11-26 15:46:00 I had to write something after reading an article on Australian IT. It is not only that Open Source has traction in VoIP IP Telephony, most of the VoIP was Open Source until recently where big companies were /are still selling legacy telephony switches. Now that companies like Microsoft has entered the arena, there will be analysts who will try to pull wool over eyes of people. What pushed me to even mention this article is the mention of YG below. There are other open source initiatives on VoIP, like OpenH323, OpenGateKeeper, that were equally old or older. But that is not the point here. "Even though industry researchers such as The Yankee Group say VoIP is too early in its development cycle to be properly open-sourced, vendors are launching products. (Remember the same Yankee Group said that SCO will Prevail Against IBM! And we will start seeing praising of Microsoft VoIP products from this same group, but that is the business they are in. Selling ignorance to ignorant!) Already...
Are You SIPconnect Compliant ?
2007-11-21 19:52:00 This is something I wanted to post two months ago but some how skipped my mind. Following the tradition, better late than never, I will post it now. The SIP Forum, it's primary target of promoting SIP in the industry has members from 3COM to Wipro with names like Avaya, Cisco, Digium and Oracle (Just a few) in between. Anyone who is interested in SIP technology, industry recommendations for development of a SIP Phone, SIPit interoperability events and general promotion of SIP in the industry, may join and help to promote SIP. You will find the links at the end of the news release.SECAUCUS, N.J., Channel Partners Conference & Expo, September 26, 2007 ? The SIP Forum today announced the introduction of the SIPconnect Compliant program, a unique certification mark created to ensure interoperability among equipment manufacturers, software providers and service providers, as well as to promote further adoption of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) as the standard for VoIP communicat...
Hosted VoIP for UK Market From Coms Plc
2007-11-16 14:43:00 LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Coms Plc, provider of VoIP business telephony solutions, has today launched Coms.Net, a fully hosted VoIP service for business. Coms.Net provides its customers with a fully featured, scalable, configurable and low cost state of the art VoIP business phone system. Terry Martin, CEO of Coms Plc, commented: ?For many years now small businesses have been plagued with problems of telephony systems; specifically scalability and cost. Using Coms.Net Hosted PBX services you don't need a traditional PBX installed in your office - immediately lowering costs for the business. Incoming and outgoing calls are answered and routed by our servers to any phone, wherever it is. Adding new users is simply achieved with the click of a mouse and most importantly without the capital expenditure incurred on a traditional PBX since scalability is already built into our solution. Typ...
INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East 2008 Will Offer TMC University's
2007-11-13 17:19:00 NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), in conjunction with Dialogic (www.dialogic.com), announced today that their TMC University division will offer SIP Certification Courses at INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO East 2008 in Miami, Florida. The daylong course, which includes a 30-minute certification exam, will be held Wednesday, January 23rd, day one of the three-day conference. Titled, ?SIP: The Foundation for Building Enhanced Services?, this TMC University course offers six individual training sessions teaching service providers how to use SIP to create profitable enhanced services they can roll out to new and existing subscribers. TMC has partnered with Dialogic, a leading provider of open systems platforms to both enterprise and service provider markets, to build the comprehensive curriculum for TMC University. A...
The Linksys SPA962 VoIP telephone
2007-11-06 18:35:00 The SPA962 VoIP telephone will appeal to businesses using a hosted IP telephony service, an IP PBX, or a large scale IP Centrex deployment, with it's array of features.Here are some features that stand out;Full featured six line business class IP Phone supporting Power over Ethernet 802.3afConnect directly to an Internet Telephone Service Provider or connect to an IP PBXDual switched Ethernet ports, Speakerphone, Caller ID, Call Hold, Conferencing, and moreAppealing Four Inch, True Color Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)I like the fact that it has a color Screen!Standard features on the SPA962 include six active lines, dual switched Ethernet ports, 802.3af PoE support, a high resolution color display, speakerphone, and a 2.5 mm head-set port. Each line can be independently configured to use a unique phone number (or extension), or can be configured to use a shared number that is assigned to multiple phones. The power supply for the SPA962 is sold separately and will be required if PoE f...
SwitchVox Free Edition is Available for Download.
2007-11-04 06:01:00 After acquiring SwitchVox, Digium has released a free version of the SwitchVox. This was announced at the Fall VON, but the press release was buried under all those notes I took at Fall VON. Better later than never and here is the Press Release.Also you can download the release directly from SwitchVox site. It is great way to test or have a trial run of the software which comes in a easily installable package. But for production, it is suggested that the the commercial version, SOHO or SMB, is used. The package includes, Fedora Core 6 Linux, the open source Asterisk PBX software, plus all the software necessary to make Switchvox such a revolutionary communications solution. BOSTON (Fall VON and Digium|Asterisk World) ? October 31, 2007 ? One month after its acquisition of Switchvox, a leading provider of IP PBX phone systems for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, announced the immediate availability of Switchvox Free Edition. The new p...
Sigma And Xener Systems Team To Accelerate VoIP Deployments In Asia Pacific
2007-10-23 09:15:00 TORONTO, ON/SEOUL, KOREA ? October 17, 2007 ? Sigma Systems (www.sigma-systems.com), a premier provider and leader in the design, development and deployment of OSS service management solutionsand Xener Systems, Inc., (www.xener.com), a key provider of Next Generation Networks, of Seoul, Korea, have signed a strategic alliance to accelerate and collaborate on voice over IP (VoIP) solutions in Korea and Asia Pacific. ?Softswitch vendors now recognize the value of an integrated service management platform to enable operators to deliver an end-to-end solution as an integral part of a complete service delivery model,?says Sigma Systems president and COO Tim Spencer. ?As such, we have forged a strategic alliance to embark on a joint marketing and sales strategy that will provide a holistic solution for Xener's current and prospective customers in Korea and APAC.? ?With this agreement, we gain momentum to expand into new markets by taking Sigma Systems' residential and comme...
Asterisk wins ?Best of Open Source Software? Award
2007-09-18 19:07:00 HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, today announced that its popular Asterisk VoIP telephony platform has won the InfoWorld ?Best of Open Source Software? Bossie Award for 2007. Digium is the only open source VoIP provider to make the list recognizing the best open source software available for the enterprise, ranging from CRM and ERP to middleware to networking, storage and security software. Digium?s Asterisk solution was singled out for cost savings and flexibility that are ?too compelling to resist.? InfoWorld selected businesses that exemplify innovation, functionality, ease of use, implementation, and a proven track record in serving the needs of today?s businesses. The Bossie judges applauded Digium for being the ?most mature and scalable? IP PBX currently available and noted that Asterisk ?has the stuff for enterprise d...
Demand for IP PBX on the rise in business
2007-09-08 03:04:00 According to an article on PC World, VoIP usage in the business' are on the rise. Both the United satates and in Europe.Forrester Research recently surveyed some 516 landline voice decision-makers in North American and Europe to gauge their interest in IP telephony. Results show that more than half (54 percent) of those polled are increasing their budgets for IP PBX systems and services this year, with planned migrations most likely wrapping up in the next few years. The research firm attributes the growth to diminishing concerns over reliability and resiliency, as well as declining costs, and credits an ever-increasing mobile workforce as forcing more companies to consider IP telephony.PC World article.Tags: IP PBX, VoIP, landline, mobile workforce, IP telephony
Go find your Pure IP PBX here, 2.23 Million of them!
2007-08-31 04:24:00 Don't expect to find Avaya or Nortel here, it is only Cisco and Mitel leading the market and in turn by chased by 3Com, ShoreTel, and Inter-Tel (also part of Mitel now). Also I did not see the number of devices based on OSS products like Asterisk information. Perhaps they were too open to be called pure IP PBXs. (I have not seen the report and my rumblings are pure guesses from the information provided)Basically The iLocus report will give you the following information on;Total IPPBX end user licenses shipped (and revenue) worldwide with regional breakdownIP PBX end user license shipment market share of different vendors worldwideIP PBX end user license shipment market share of non-Cisco vendorsIP PBX end user license shipment market share of different vendors in North AmericaIP PBX end user license shipment market share of different vendors in Asia PacIP PBX end user license shipment market share of different vendors in EMEAVendor Updates.Now I hav...
Equip your Office with IP PBX
2007-08-22 20:09:00 One of the most important in your business is accessibility to your customers and supplier. Without this toll or equipment you will be left behind and lost a lot of opportunities. Many functions of this system were added that when you use it you will never want to use the old system of PBX. Just imagine yourself unplugging the telephone set and put it in other location be it in the next floor or even in the other side of the world with the same number. As long as you have an office there using the same technology, the boundary is not an issue.As an Electronic Engineer and a certified Cisco technician, I know a lot about this equipment. Since it is an IP technology, long distance is no longer an issue too. Save long distance call and make your call high tech and automatic. You can even use this PBX to get data, video and audio signal. It is called convergence. In one system you have it all. Using VoIP phone systems in your office is the best solution whether your business is small or...
Quelle est la Différence Entre IP PBX et Softswitch ?
2007-07-20 19:18:00 Les systèmes et les softswitches d'IP-PBX sont par certains côtés des pommes et des oranges. Tandis que dans la plupart des cas les softswitches sont des systèmes d'IP-PBX, l'inverse n'est pas toujours vrai. Quand un système désigné sous le nom d'un IP-PBX, cela indique typiquement seulement que le système soutient la communication de VOIP au combiné et/ou au PSTN (par l'intermédiaire de quelque chose comme des troncs de SIP). Avaya et Nortel ont des systèmes d'IP-PBX, avec une foule de fabricants établis et nouveaux d'autre dans l'espace de telecom. Un « softswitch » dans le sens le plus vrai est un PBX qui dérive sa fonctionnalité de dispositif principalement du logiciel. Voicemail, la manipulation d'appel, fonctionnalité centrale d'appel, etc., sont tous mis en application par l'intermédiaire du logiciel et utilisent le matériel seulement pour la connectivité de base au PSTN ou au combiné. L'astérisque est un exemple d'un softswitch. So... |
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