AsteriskNOW - Say Goodbye to Beta!
Saturday, February 23, 2008
The much anticipated NON-Beta release of AsteriskNOW has finally been announced. The new software includes a few things that may make this the most logical solution available for people not well versed in the dark art of Linuxology.
The AsterisNOW 1.0.1 Release currently has the ability to turn a mild mannered PC into an extremely powerful IP-PBX, conference bridge, or IVR application. Features include an updated GUI, Asterisk release 1.4.17, Zaptel release 1.4.8, Linux Kernel 2.6.22, and automated Polycom Phone Provisioning.
AsteriskNOW also includes the Open Settlement Protocol and will be available in two versions AsteriskNOW! Pure, which contains only GPL and GPL compatible components and runs only the stock version of Asterisk, and AsteriskNOW! Plus which apparently has a more proprietary software arrangement.
For a complete List Of AsteriskNOW Supported Hardware and Phone Please Visit Our Online Store @ http://www.8774e4voip.com/
The AsterisNOW 1.0.1 Release currently has the ability to turn a mild mannered PC into an extremely powerful IP-PBX, conference bridge, or IVR application. Features include an updated GUI, Asterisk release 1.4.17, Zaptel release 1.4.8, Linux Kernel 2.6.22, and automated Polycom Phone Provisioning.
AsteriskNOW also includes the Open Settlement Protocol and will be available in two versions AsteriskNOW! Pure, which contains only GPL and GPL compatible components and runs only the stock version of Asterisk, and AsteriskNOW! Plus which apparently has a more proprietary software arrangement.
For a complete List Of AsteriskNOW Supported Hardware and Phone Please Visit Our Online Store @ http://www.8774e4voip.com/
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Aastra Consumes Ericsson
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Ericssonhas entered into an agreement to sell its enterprise Telecommunications solutions business to Aastra Technologies, a provider of standards based IP Telephony Solutions.
Through this acquisition, Aastra will gobble up roughly 630 employess from US and Swedish markets with the deal being completely closed in April of 2008.
Ericsson's enterprise PBX solutions business provides IP PBX, converged PBX systems and branch office solutions. The product portfolio includes communications solutions for enterprises of all sizes, mobility solutions, telephone terminals and services.
Executing on the strategy for the multimedia business, Ericsson says that it would focus on providing its broad portfolio of enterprise applications directly to operators and service providers. Strategic products from the acquisition of Netwise will also remain within Ericsson.
Through this acquisition, Aastra will gobble up roughly 630 employess from US and Swedish markets with the deal being completely closed in April of 2008.
Ericsson's enterprise PBX solutions business provides IP PBX, converged PBX systems and branch office solutions. The product portfolio includes communications solutions for enterprises of all sizes, mobility solutions, telephone terminals and services.
Executing on the strategy for the multimedia business, Ericsson says that it would focus on providing its broad portfolio of enterprise applications directly to operators and service providers. Strategic products from the acquisition of Netwise will also remain within Ericsson.
Digium Announces New ''Exceptional Satisfaction Program'' ESP
Monday, February 11, 2008
Digium annouced today their plans to "Step-up" the warranty and product guarentees by implementing ESP - ESP is short for ''Exceptional Satisfaction Program'', this new program is geared at vendors and resellers alike.
Program Features
Program Features
--A new five-year warranty on all new Digium PCI and PCI Express telephony cards
--A one-year warranty on all Digium Appliances that can be extended via subscription renewal
--All Commercial Asterisk Software will come with a one-year subscription standard and can be extended via subscription renewal
--A money-back guarantee should Digium products fail to perform as advertised.
“Open source solutions, including Asterisk, are now moving into the mainstream for many business users. Along with this adoption comes the expectation that open source solutions will perform with the same degree of quality and reliability that traditional solutions have delivered,” said Danny Windham, CEO of Digium. “Digium is launching the ESP program in response to this expectation to provide the confidence to our customers and partners that Digium is a company they can trust for all their telephony needs. The ESP program is yet another way Digium is extending its industry leadership through technology innovation and customer support.”
This Warranty has been extended to offerings such as:
Digium 410 -> http://www.8774e4voip.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=50
Digium AEX800 -> http://www.8774e4voip.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=46
And all other 4, 8, and 24 Port - PCIe and PCIx cards
Polycom SoundStation IP 7000 or the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
If you have any experience with the latest versions of Polycom SoundPoint and SoundStation IP software you've probably noticed something interesting about the sip.cfg files. In the listing there are configuration variables for the Polycom IP 7000.
After a bit more research and digging I have found a post on the Trixbox site from a Polycom engineer that claims that the SoundStation IP 7000 is available today as an OEM Cisco phone- the Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G... It has to be my guess that this was not "TOP SECRET"... Unfortunately the product is only available in Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP)
http://www.trixbox.org/forums/vendor-moderated-forums/polycom/polycom-ip-4000
For those not in the know...
SCCP is a Cisco proprietary protocol used between Cisco Call Manager and Cisco VOIP phones. It is also supported by some other vendors and available in Asterisk - I guess in theory this conference room phone could be used with Asterisk under any of the two SCCP channel driver variants that available within the open source PBX.
More on Skinny:
For VOIP solutions, the end station of a LAN or IP- based PBX must be simple to use, familiar and relatively cheap. SCCP defines a simple and easy to use architecture, while the H.323 recommendations are quite an expensive system. An H.323 proxy can be used to communicate with the Skinny Client using the SCCP. In such a case the telephone is a skinny client over IP, in the context of H.323. A proxy is used for the H.225 and H.245 signaling.
Polycom CFO Exercises Options
After broswing through some finanical data on Polycom I noticed this interesting post From AP
(AP)
The senior vice president and chief financial officer of communications equipment company Polycom Inc. exercised options for 112,500 shares of common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In a Form 4 filed with the SEC Monday, Michael R. Kourey reported exercising the options on Thursday for $23.50 apiece, then sold all 112,500 shares on the same day for $25.25 to $25.40 apiece.
The stock sale was conducted under a prearranged 10b5-1 trading plan which allows a company insider to set up a program in advance for such transactions and proceed with them even if he or she comes into possession of material non-public information.
Insiders file Form 4s with the SEC to report transactions in their companies' shares. Open market purchases and sales must be reported within two business days of the transaction.
I thought the stock was in recovery??? - I guess Michael has better places to put his cash...
More on the Aastra 312w
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
In an effort to see why some Blog posts that are obviously posted after mine are listing higher than mine I have decided to test a theory.
Don't bother reading this story about my experience with the Aastra 312w. It is pointless and only a test to see if it is possible for me to babble on about the SIP phone and not really ever say anything about the 312w. Just mention it over and over again.
For some one might think that simply Blogging about an item like the Aastra 312w will bring them to the top. (ME) for example- I carry the same page rank as other bloggers that are obviously waiting on me to scoop stories like the Aastra 312w -
Again, check out the Aastra 312w page; It is hot.
Don't bother reading this story about my experience with the Aastra 312w. It is pointless and only a test to see if it is possible for me to babble on about the SIP phone and not really ever say anything about the 312w. Just mention it over and over again.
For some one might think that simply Blogging about an item like the Aastra 312w will bring them to the top. (ME) for example- I carry the same page rank as other bloggers that are obviously waiting on me to scoop stories like the Aastra 312w -
Again, check out the Aastra 312w page; It is hot.
Digium Releases TDM410 - Modular Quad Port FXO/FXS with Echo Cancellation
Monday, February 4, 2008
These cards are available in our store:
Digium has released their new TDM410. The new card is a half-length PCI 2.2-compliant card that supports FXS and FXO station interfaces for connecting analog telephones and analog POTS lines through a PC. The second generation TDM410 Card Also Supports the New Digium VPMADT032 Echo Cancellation Module.
Using Digium's Asterisk Open Source PBX software and standard PC Equipment, one can create a SOHO (Small Office Home Office) IP telephony environment that includes all the sophisticated features of a high-end business PBX telephone system.
The TDM410 takes the place of an expensive channel bank and brings the system price point to a low level. By using X100M and S110M modules with the TDM410, one can create a solution with support for a range of telephones. To scale this solution, simply add additional TDM410 cards populated with modules.
Like the Digium TDM400 the Digium TDM410 supports Single Port Analog FXO and FXS Modules.
Using Digium's Asterisk Open Source PBX software and standard PC Equipment, one can create a SOHO (Small Office Home Office) IP telephony environment that includes all the sophisticated features of a high-end business PBX telephone system.
The TDM410 takes the place of an expensive channel bank and brings the system price point to a low level. By using X100M and S110M modules with the TDM410, one can create a solution with support for a range of telephones. To scale this solution, simply add additional TDM410 cards populated with modules.
Like the Digium TDM400 the Digium TDM410 supports Single Port Analog FXO and FXS Modules.