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- VOIP reaches end of its proprietary era
- VOIP reaches end of its proprietary eraVoIP was never proprietary, Skype IS.VoIP is not and has not been proprietary since almost the beginning. It is Skype's implementation of VoIP that is proprietary. Both their signaling protocol and their Codecs.Most VoIP systems started out using H.323 standards and then migrated...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-21
- Open Source Softswitch Adds Skype
- Here's an interesting teaser for you Skype aficionados. Later this month, the new release of FreeSWITCH, the first open source softswitch, will enable carriers and enterprise to integrate Skype into their VoIP services and platform. For the first time, developers will have a free, high-performance voice switching...
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- What's going on with Skype for Business?
- Rumors coming out of Skype have it that the company is going to be taking a fresh look at the business market once again. Skype has long said that a large percentage of its customers are business users. I believe it. I've almost completely switched over to...
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
- Nine Ways VoIP 2.0 Can Transform the SMB
- With the release of SwitchVox SMB 4.0 IP PBX, SwitchVox has added a number of integrations and mashups with mainstream applications. It's a good example of what voice 2.0 can offer the SMB. by David Greenfield
- Image galleries 2009-02-02
- Does open source control 18% of the PBX market?
- Does open source control 18% of the PBX market?Open Source PBX studyThank you for your writing about our recent Open Source PBX study. Here?s the methodology that was followed. The number of Open Source PBX surveys conducted and completed for the research exceeded 7,000. Then our PBX...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-30
- SIP is the future of telecommunications
- SIP is the future of telecommunicationsahhh no mention of IAX(2)?IAX(2) is better than SIP... they just want to focus on what they have and not what they should be using.I cisco, but at times like this... it makes me wonder.RE: SIP is the future of telecommunicationsYep, you can buy a...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?
- Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?FreeSWITCH is a great choiceBrian's experience is not an isolated one. FS is starting to gain momentum as people realize just how much it can do and how well it can do it. Prior to the 1.0.0 release we saw a trickle of new users,...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?
- When the time came for a new PBX, Brian Snipes chose to do something a bit unconventional. The IT manager at law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell, and Newton LLP didn’t purchase a commercial PBX, nor did he settle on the open source market leader,...
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Is VoIP a good idea for small business?
- Is VoIP a good idea for small business?Another option...We have an Asterisk box running our PBX. We have some PRI cards from digium. What we do is run a T1 PRI line into the box. We have split it up 50/50 between 12 DIDs and the rest is...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- The one thing Asterisk has been missing
- The one thing Asterisk has been missingAll well and good......if you don't mind living with potential GUI limitations and the vendor's restriction on access to *.conf and other Linux configuration settings for a 'turn-key' system.If you want the flexibility to configure any way you want (e.g., your hardware, your Linux...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- 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. That's HUD screencap...
- Blog posts 2007-09-11
- Asterisk 1.4.11 (Mac)
- Asterisk is a complete PBX in software. It provides all of the features you would expect from a PBX and more. Asterisk does voice over IP in three protocols, and can interoperate with almost all standards-based telephony equipment using relatively inexpensive hardware. Asterisk provides Voicemail services with Directory, Call...
- Software downloads 2007-08-26
- VoIP security vulnerabilities demonstrated at Black Hat conference
- Several presentations at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas yesterday illustrated some of VoIP's security vulnerabilities.According to Forbes.com's Andy Greenberg, who was in attendance, the presentations documenented ways "in which cybercriminals can eavesdrop on VoIP calls, steal data from Internet telephony devices, intercept credit card numbers from...
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- Asterisk pioneer Digium introduces subscription-based service
- Today, open source telephony pioneer Digium has introduced a new subscription-based service offering it says designed to give Digium Asterisk customers and partners faster, easier and unlimited access to Digium service and support.The service, which is being offered in Silver, Gold and Platinum levels, kicks off on the Digium...
- Blog posts 2007-07-31
- Packet 8 takes leap forward with customized recording services
- In what I view as a promising and useful extension to Packet 8's enterprise-oriented VoIP service tools, the company has started to offer professional voice recording services to business users who subscribe to its 8,000-subscriber, Packet8 Virtual Office hosted iPBX phone service.Message3 on hold and voice production services vendor...
- Blog posts 2007-07-14
- BULLETIN: "I have one" iPhone craigslist offers: $1,500 and rising
- With iPhone now on sale everywhere in U.S. except on the West Coast, I decided to hit several craigslists and see how much iPhone purchasers who claim to "have one in hand" are asking for.I found this offer from someone in suburban Chicago.And there's at least one $1500 from NYC:II...
- Blog posts 2007-06-29
- The telecomm revolution will not be televised
- The telecomm revolution will not be televisedOKI've found a "new" columnist I can relate to and look forward to reading.Shrewd analysis and eyes-fully-open observation. Great combination.Keep up the good work, Dana.aloha . . .Lurking Even Bigger Than Asterisk: FreeSWITCHThe open source telephony ecosystem is definitely rocking and rolling. Asterisk...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-21
- The telecomm revolution will not be televised
- Maria Bartiromo of CNBC ticked me off the other day.It was in her introduction to the NxtComm show in Chicago, the successor show to Supercomm. She breathlessly described how "the industry's heavyweights" were there to "decide on the future of telecommunications."But the future doesn't come from there anymore.The future is...
- Blog posts 2007-06-21
- Avaya said to be buyout candidate: will Asterisk benefit?
- Â Avaya, one of the leading players in IP Telephony hardware, solutions and consulting- may be positioning itself for a sale.The New York Times reports that Basking Ridge, N.J.-based Avaya is drawing interest from competitors Cisco Systems and Nortel Networks- in addition to private equity firm Silver Lake Partners.Fuel for this...
- Blog posts 2007-05-28
- Digium Asterisk-Vyatta VoIP solution poses threat to Cisco and others
- A new joint marketing and development agreement between open-source router platform developer Vyatta and open source Asterisk VoIP solutions platform developer Digium holds lots of promise.This promise is largely an artifact of what both companies are bringing to the table.As Phil Hochmuth of Network World notes, Vyatta makes the Open...
- Blog posts 2007-05-24
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