To understand the challenges in building an embedded IP-PBX we first needto take a look at a typical PC-based x86 Asterisk PBX. Figure 1: Block diagram of a typical PC based Asterisk PBX. In this case ...

Editor's note: This article is based in large part on information provided by Mark Spencer and Digium. I recently had a reason to approve a purchase of a new phone system for a small company. Twenty ...

Three of the four products in this Clear Choice Test have a version of Asterisk at their core, but Asterisk founder Digium also assembles and supports several of its own packaged versions of Asterisk: ...

All of the systems examined in this Clear Choice were based on Asterisk. From its inception in 1999, when Digium’s Mark Spencer developed the Asterisk IP PBX, it has been one of the most widely used ...

Digium introduced a new version of it's Asterisk-based, IP PBX, SwitchVox today. The new release is a great example of the kinds of features that Voice 2.0 makes avaqilable to even the smallest ...

Here’s your network’s dirty little secret: Your private branch exchange (PBX) is old and outdated, and if you want to bring it into the modern era with IP telephony and voice over IP (VoIP), you’re ...

Will this be the year open-source PBX and VoIP systems are ready for their close-up? The opportunity is better than ever, argued attendees at January's Digium Asterisk World conference in Miami.

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Asterisk 1.2.1 is an extremely flexible IP PBX that ...

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 13, 2007 — OctWare, the echo experts, today announced the availability of SoftEcho a new per channel upgrade option for Asterisk-based IP PBX systems. SoftEcho is a simple to ...

I've had a phone line free household since I first got a cell phone. Being free from the wires works fairly well, but it has some limitations. To me the cellular phone is like a personal accessory, so ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. IP PBX startup Simicomm hopes to elbow its way into the ...