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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,...

Tags: Phone, PBX, Attorney, FreeSwitch, Asterisk, Telephony, VOIP, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield

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...

Tags: Telephony, Internet service providers (ISPs), Asterisk, PBX, AT&T PBX, VoIP, small business

Discussion threads 2008-05-28

Tutorial shows how to configure P2P SIP dialing on your Asterisk PBX

Barrett Lyon has created a don't miss resource that shows you how to configure P2P SIP URI Uniform Resource Identifier dialing on your Asterisk-based PBX."There are thousands of people that operate their own Asterisk based PBX systems, yet they do not enable any method to allow for p2p sip...

Tags: Asterisk, SIP, SIP URI

Blog posts 2006-07-13

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

Additional Resources

Star Destroyer (zip)

Star Destroyer is a small application which can be used to retrieve passwords from applications that you might have forgotten. This application will bypass the asterisk or password character filter in most applications, and relay your lost password back to you in clear text.This version is the first release on...

Tags: Password, Passive Progress

Software downloads 2008-09-02

Sprint unveils location-based 'geobrowsing' on eve of WiMax launch

With the launch of its long-hyped WiMax service XOHM scheduled to debut in September in Baltimore, on Thursday Sprint announced a set of location-based personalization features that will enhance the user experience of WiMax subscribers by allowing them to, for example, quickly look up restaurants, check traffic and weather, and...

Tags: Sprint Xohm, Privacy, Sprint Communications, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Comcast VoIP's service is no great bargain- and I'm talkin' more than just the high price

Comcast VoIP's service is no great bargain- and I'm talkin' more than just the high pricewe just for 4 CDV linesWe have comcast internet and our own VoIP Asterisk server. We do some major volume we put around 20,000 minutes per line a month. I haven't found any all you...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, call quality, VoIP, Comcast Corp., fax, Comcast Voip

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

One Router to Connect Them All

One Router to Connect Them AllWives and out of townI have the same problem. I usually get infuriating phone calls where I have to talk her through the whole device reboot process each time, and she forgets how to do it.God awful from where I liveRead my "Harsh reality of...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, router, cable, Vonage Holdings Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

News to know: Google; Typosquatting; Apple; IDF

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Garett Rogers: Google gains share again, should Microsoft give up? Christopher Dawson: Can Dell compete on cost anymore? Dancho Danchev: Typosquatting the U.S presidential...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Open Source, Security, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-22

FEMA's PBX network hacked, over 400 calls made to the Middle East

Someone's been chatting a lot during the weekend, but picking up FEMA's PBX network as their main carrier might not have been the smartest thing to do. Over 400 calls, lasting from three up to ten minutes were placed through their network, a breach made possible due to an insecurely...

Tags: Network, PBX, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Telephony, VOIP, Security, Networking, Telecommunications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-21

Passcape Outlook Express Password (zip)

If one day you need to remember your old mailbox account password urgently, use this utility to recall Outlook Express passwords instantly and gain access to your old account data. The program can also unhide asterisk passwords, export data to file, retrieve password from binary registry files of your old...

Tags: password, microsoft outlook express, passcape software, microsoft outlook, microsoft office, office suites, software

Software downloads 2008-08-07

LiMo, dude, where's my Internet?

LiMo, dude, where's my Internet?Get a real phone, er a whatsthemajigNokia [url=http://www.opentoanything.com/]Open to anything[/url]RE: LiMo, dude, where's my Internet?LiMo wasn't formed to combat the iPhone (which didn't exist at the time), it was formed to combat Windows Mobile and Symbian. YOU may want an internet terminal (I might, too), but...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, LiMo Foundation, Apple iPhone, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

3CX Phone System (exe)

3CX VOIP Phone System for Windows Free edition is an Office Phone System/IP PBX that completely replaces a proprietary PBX, supports standard SIP soft/hard phones from any vendor, VOIP service providers & traditional PSTN phone lines. Developed for Windows, it is easy to install, configure and manage via web-based config....

Tags: SIP, Phone, PBX, 3CX, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Microsoft Windows, Telephony, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Operating Systems, Telecommunications, Emerging Technologies, Software, Networking

Software downloads 2008-08-04

Plat'Home OpenBlockS: Made in Japan

Embedded Linux devices have always fascinated me, because besides on the server, it's where I think the Open Source OS is going to make the most impact. From 2002 to 2004, I worked for SHARP as a developer liaison consultant on the very much before its time ZAURUS Linux/Java PDA,...

Tags: Developer, Device, Storage, Debian, OpenBlockS, OpenBlockS266, CF, Plat'Home Linux, TheOpenBlockS, Linux, Embedded Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-03

FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedent

FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedentif comcast is truly guiltythey should be fine and severely monitor and audit for a period of time . so they walk straight. FCC should make a example out of them so other should fear FCC for realRE: FCC slaps Comcast's...

Tags: Federal government, Internet service providers (ISPs), NOW HERE, Comcast Corp., FCC, wrist, network neutrality, Internet Service Provider, network

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Internet Explorer Password Recovery (zip)

The best known utility for lost Internet Explorer passwords. The program has wizard-like interface and can operate in different recovery modes. Good for newbies and gurus alike. Other features: asterisk revealer, export/import found data, cookies/cache/URL history/autocomplete data viewers, etc. It is compatible with all version of Internet Explorer. The only...

Tags: Password, Recovery, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Passcape Software, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2008-07-31

Network Serial Port Kit (zip)

You can connect data collection serial devices: bar code scanners, modems, sensors, gages, RF equipment, telephone PBX systems, laboratory or industrial instruments, and so on - to the serial ports of your computer to deliver that data anywhere over any TCP/IP based network. Program creates up to 254 virtual serial...

Tags: Network, Serial Port, Computer, FabulaTech, Productivity, Scanners, Modems, Networking, Hardware, Peripherals, Components

Software downloads 2008-07-25

Advanced PBX Data Logger (exe)

Advanced Phone Data Logger allows customers to collect, track or store PBX records or can collect CIR or SMDR calls from RS422, network, TCP/IP ports , capture real-time bytes to disk, a database, database (MSSQL, MySQL, Excel) or to other targets. The program can be integrated to your call accounting...

Tags: PBX, AGG Software, Advanced Phone Data Logger, Telephony, VOIP, Tcp/Ip, Databases, Networking, Telecommunications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-07-25

News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources

Blog posts 2008-07-23

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,...

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, open source, Asterisk, FreeSwitch

Discussion threads 2008-07-22