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Fonality boosts presence detection in new PBXtra4.0: Got a guided tour the other day of business phone system solutions provider Fonality's new PBXtra 4.0 phone system. Announced this morning, the new rev offers enhanced presence detection under the aegis of FindMe with Boomerang Mobile Integration. The sell...; Tags: Phone, Fonality, Telecom & Utilities, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-03-04
Fonality, Dell team up for SMB VoIP solution: Â Here at the Internet Telephony ConferenceÂ & Expo in Miami Beach, open-source Internet calling solutions provider Fonality is showing a new offering called the Fonality VoIP Phone System. Launched with Dell, the aim of Fonality VoIP Phone System is to make affordable phone...; Tags: Team, Dell Computer Corp., Fonality, Dell'Oro Group, Small And Medium Business, Fonality VoIP Phone System, Jes, Smb/Sme, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-24
Fonality makes two major moves: At the IT Expo here in Los Angeles, Asterisk-based open source business phone systems maker Fonality is touting HUD (Heads Up Display), its immediately forthcoming $995 call management and display solution free with trixbox Pro Enterprise or Call Center Edition.Â That's HUD screencap...; Tags: Fonality, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-09-11
Fonality releases free VoIP phone system trixbox Pro: Big announcements today from open-source business phone systems and solutions developer Fonality.Today marks the official release of trixbox Pro. Fonality is marketing the product as a free business-grade phone systemÂ that letsÂ business users withÂ 5 to 500 employees to make free VoIP calls.Â What this means: more pressure on residential-VoIP providers as they...; Tags: VoIP, Phone, Fonality, VoIP Phone, Phone System, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-08-13
Why have a phone network?: That's the question that constantly occurs to me when talking with folks like Fonality founder Chris Lyman.Fonality today announced trixbox 2.0, a new version of its open source PBX software, featuring a new Graphical User Interface (GUI) to make installation and integration easier.The irony here is that Fonality's business model...; Tags: Fonality, telephone, Lyman; Blog posts 2006-10-25

Placing some Fonality on the PBX Business with Linux: Placing some Fonality on the PBX Business with LinuxResponse from Fonality CEODana - you asked two questions at the closure of your blog and I have replied to them below:> Once everything moves to the Internet,> is a PBX really anything more than a very> limited operating system?The answer is:...; Tags: Telephony, VOIP, INTERNET, OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Fonality, Asterisk, PBX, voice quality; Discussion threads 2006-01-30
Placing some Fonality on the PBX Business with Linux: It may be the last step in the PBX evolution.A GNU-based Linux application that mimics all a regular PBX can do for 40-80% less. That's what Fonality is all about, transforming open source tools into a valuable product. The open source tool in this case is Asterisk, which last week...; Tags: open source, Lyman, PBX, Fonality; Blog posts 2006-01-30

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The one thing Asterisk has been missing: If you're like most folk, setting up a PBX is something you'd rather avoid, especially when its an open source PBX that isn't known for its easy configuration and installation. ISPBX aims to solve the pain with its drag-and-drop configuration tool, Cogoblue. Drag a few phone object...; Tags: Phone, Configuration, PBX, ISPBX, Cogoblue, Model 500, Model 12000, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Telephony, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-04-11
Enterprise IP PBX Buyers Guide: Features and Services That Matter: This Buyer's Guide covers the main features, services and requirements for enterprise class PBX systems and how to understand the differences between them. Outgrown your old phone system â€" in terms of size, functionality and technology? The typical reasons for upgrading to an IP PBX system for...; Tags: IP, VoIP-News, VoIP-News Buyer, Network Technology, Networking; White papers 2008-02-12
Compare IP PBX systems from leading vendors like Cisco, Nortel and Avaya: This Comparison Guide features the leading PBX systems from established vendors like Siemens, Cisco, Avaya and Nortel as well as cutting edge systems form new vendors like Shoretel and Fonality. The Enterprise IP PBX market is rapidly changing to keep pace with the rapid technological and business...; Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Vendor, IP, PBX, Cisco Systems Inc., Avaya Inc., VoIP-News, Telephony, VOIP, Operational Planning, Networking, Telecommunications, Business Operations; White papers 2008-02-12
Hosted vs. server-based Unified Communications: come and join the debate: Hosted vs. server-based Unified Communications: come and join the debateBelow the threshold...The problem with a 20 user company is that to buy all the hardware and software listed, you end up with (and pay for) far more capacity than you need. Other than the CAL's, the the system you...; Tags: VOIP, server, QUALITY Premise, Hosted, unified communications, IT-staff; Discussion threads 2008-01-31
News to know: Windows 7; eBay; Space race; Java: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 and Windows Live to get tighter Ed Bott: Vista virtualization: The bigger picture Via makes way for 64-bit chips Larry Dignan: eBay CEO Whitman steps down; execs shuffled amid weak...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Line Of Business, Java, eBay Inc., Phishing, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Keyboards, Cyberthreats, Open Source, Security, Spam And Phishing, Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Peripherals; Blog posts 2008-01-24
After a Vonage new features demo at CES, I am a bit less skeptical about them: Walking through the main Consumer Electronics Show exhibit hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, I chatted up some Vonage staffers at the booth. The chat-up resulted in me receiving a demonstration of two new Vonage features that have emerged from closed beta...; Tags: Vonage Holdings Corp., VPortal, Monitors & Displays, Microsoft Outlook, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Groupware, Hardware, Components, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-10
Taridium Case Study: T4G: T4G Limited is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, the highest certification, with expertise in five different competencies: data management; custom development, advanced infrastructure; information worker and Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS). The company recognized that the success of their business required a new communications infrastructure that used VoIP (Voice over Internet...; Tags: SIP, Taridium, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Telephony, VOIP, Data Management, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies, Networking; Case studies 2007-10-17
Major open source telephony news: Digium buys Switchvox: This morning, I can reveal that Digium, the company that is the creator and primary developer of open source telephony platform Asterisk has purchased business phone systems solutions developer Switchvox. Yesterday, I spoke with Bill Miller, vice-president of product management for Digium. While...; Tags: Telephony, GUI, Digium, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Open Source, Networking, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-09-27
Skype is back (for some); damage to reputation is done: Skype is back (for some); damage to reputation is doneMaybe this is just academically?Well, seems to me this is more important on the academic field than the business field (I might be totally wrong). Skype (I think) is a very good example of the Second Media Age products, and the...; Tags: Telephony, PRODUCTIVITY, VOIP, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, skype, Skype Technologies S.A.; Discussion threads 2007-08-17
Avaya agrees to private equity buyout: here's what comes next: IP telecommunications systems provider Avaya says this morning that it has agreed to a buyout offer of $8.2 billion in cash, or $17.50 a share, from private equity firms TPG Capital and Silver Lake.No surprise there. Nortel had kicked the tires and Cisco took a whiff but I felt...; Tags: News; Blog posts 2007-06-05
Open source and the attention economy: With the continued growth of the open source economy we in the media find our job is to pay attention.This is not what's best for our financial health. I have found that most stories I write about small open source start-ups go unread and unremarked upon.On the other hand, all...; Tags: Applications, Events, General, marketing, Microsoft, Software as a Service, VOIP; Blog posts 2007-05-23
Microsoft vs. open source now spreading to VoIP?: Paul at GigaOM writes about some new SIP-based, Microsoft office Communications software-compliant IP voice devices — phones, headsets, videocam monitors — being informally unveiled today at the Windows Hardware Engineering conference in Los Angeles.Paul correctly sees this as a move on Microsofts part to break into the corporate VoIP...; Tags: Asterisk, General, microsoft, Predictions and Observations; Blog posts 2007-05-14
Here's another example of Vonage's delusionality: Not a word, I know, but maybe itll catch on and become one. Like Stephen Colberts "truthiness." GigaOMs Paul Kaputska is so spot on with his erudite points about why Vonage has not become a more serious player in the SMB (Small and Medium Business) segment."While Vonage still does...; Tags: General, Vonage; Blog posts 2007-02-20