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Digium's Support Services Makes Open Source Communications Safer

Updated 7:56 PM EST, April 20, 2009We are in what we may want to call an open-source friendly economy and in such a market companies are more likely than ever to be persuaded that free software is worth serious consideration. But... Full Story

Posted on April 20, 2009 5:11 PM

Sangoma's S519 ADSL2+ Card Great for Inexpensive VoIP/Video

I had a chance to speak with David Mandelstam the CEO of Sangoma about his company's new ADSL 2+ networking card the S519 which provides an internal solution for people looking for DSL access sans modems. Asked why the card... Full Story

Posted on March 19, 2009 7:02 PM

Just Give it Away (at first)

I am sitting here at the DFW airport, looking forward to getting home but not thrilled about the 50 degree temperature drop I will be experiencing. While at the food court furiously checking email and blogging, a McDonald's representative walked... Full Story

Posted on March 6, 2009 7:53 AM

Sangoma Has Record Net Earnings

Sangoma had record net earnings this past quarter which was helped by a more favorable exchange rate. The bad news -- sales were $2.6 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2008 as compared to $3.07 million for the quarter... Full Story

Posted on February 27, 2009 6:58 AM

TMCnet Adds 40th Blogger, Keeps Growing

TMC has been aggressively adding new bloggers to its arsenal of content which attracts 2-3 million communications and tech decision makers worldwide each month. We are now at blogger number 40 and counting. We are still aggressively recruiting many more... Full Story

Posted on February 24, 2009 4:27 PM

Summary of ITEXPO East 2009 Coverage

Thanks to all the editors and bloggers who covered ITEXPO East 2009 in Miami and/or posted photos. Also, thank you all for the nice comments about the show. Most can be found here and some are in this blog entry... Full Story

Posted on February 17, 2009 8:25 AM

Four Signs IP Communications is Thriving

Is thriving too strong? Better than expected? Better than average. You choose the terms but you must admit things are better than many thought they would be. In the toughest economy in my lifetime, IP communications including VoIP is doing... Full Story

Posted on February 12, 2009 3:50 PM

Cuba Launches Nova OS Based on Linux

The goal of this post is not to make a political statement but rather a financial one. The law of unintended consequences seems to have a way of really stinging those of us in the tech space. For example, in... Full Story

Posted on February 12, 2009 10:34 AM

ITEXPO East 2009 Keynote Digium Danny Windham

Updated with new video file Wednesday, Feb 4, 2009 9:52 am EST.Danny Windham did a great job today giving an informative and educational keynote address. Here is a short video clip (which is about 15 MB). ... Full Story

Posted on February 3, 2009 1:25 PM

Asterisk World at ITEXPO

Digium has never been a stranger to ITEXPO but this year there will be more open source participation at the show than ever. The collocated Asterisk World event is expected to be buzzing with activity and in this economy, every... Full Story

Posted on February 1, 2009 1:30 PM

Some Important ITEXPO East 2009 News

Here are some links from a recent ITEXPO Show Daily sent to ITEXPO attendees. It doesn't live online yet so I can't post a link. (Show daily 1, 2) Instead I cut and pasted some of the more important parts... Full Story

Posted on January 28, 2009 5:42 PM

Asterisk, Trixbox and Switchvox Training

It is a foregone conclusion that the open source market will benefit as companies look to take advantage of the lower costs and productivity benefits of IP communications and collaboration while holding the line on costs. If you are a... Full Story

Posted on January 20, 2009 11:23 AM

11 More reasons to Attend Digium Asterisk World

Bill Miller recently blogged 5 reasons to attend Digium Asterisk World in Miami in just under three weeks - Feb 2-4 to be specific. Tom Keating - the consummate competitor had to add one more reason but Bill and Tom... Full Story

Posted on January 13, 2009 2:07 PM

The Digium/Asterisk Community Grows

 I just got word that just one booth in the Digium Asterisk World (DAW) event collocated with ITEXPO is available. As a reminder, the show takes place in just 23 days - Feb 2-4, 2009. I understand there are a... Full Story

Posted on January 9, 2009 12:58 PM

Blogger/Analyst/Media Invitation to ITEXPO

Attention bloggers, analysts, editors, reporters, industry gurus, etc - ITEXPO registration is open for you and we are looking forward to a few days of important dialogue with you regarding where our markets are headed. ITEXPO continues to be a... Full Story

Posted on January 8, 2009 4:11 PM

ITEXPO Miami Show Hotel Sold Out

A photo taken via iPhone just before the car giveaway at ITEXPO Los Angeles in September 2008I just received this email that Natasha in TMC Expo operations sent to exhibitors. It obviously applies to anyone and everyone who is coming... Full Story

Posted on January 7, 2009 11:33 AM

1.5 Million Asterisk Downloads in 2008

How do people offset a slowing economy? They increase their productivity with more efficient communications systems which embrace IP communications, presence and collaboration.Often they even do this at no cost as witnessed by the 1.5 million Asterisk downloads this year!What... Full Story

Posted on December 18, 2008 5:49 AM

Sangoma Explains Launch of B600 Line of Analog Voice Cards

Sangoma recently unveiled a new line of analog voice cards dubbed B600 and I was curious how the company sees these cards helping the industry. As you may know, Sangoma is a well-known quality Asterisk-compatible board maker. More recently... Full Story

Posted on December 3, 2008 10:23 PM

Linux On The iPhone

Now that Linux is sort of up and running on the iPhone, what's next? Will we see Asterisk, MySQL and other open-source programs running in your pocket soon? This is very interesting but remember that Apple devices are ultra-successful because... Full Story

Posted on November 29, 2008 3:26 PM

Digium/Asterisk World Has Nine Booths Already

With all the gloom and doom talk, I thought it might be worth sharing some really good news. I just got back into the office this morning after traveling for a few days and heard the great news that Digium... Full Story

Posted on October 23, 2008 5:35 PM

Aastra 57i and 57i CT Reviewed

Aastra is a great engineering company and they have a really interesting phone -- the 57i CT which has a DECT base-station built-in, allowing a second cordless phone to follow you around a 300,000 square foot (27,870 square meter) area,... Full Story

Posted on October 17, 2008 5:03 PM

Is Open Source a Business Model

A new report from 451 Group tells us the obvious -- open source is not a business model. Having spent countless hours with execs at Sangoma, Digium and Fonality I can tell you this is common sense in communications. In... Full Story

Posted on October 15, 2008 2:23 PM

Apple's Developer Can of Worms

In a perfect world, a company who decides to control which applications can be downloaded to its devices would have no problem doing so. We live however in a world which is far from perfect and Apple is having serious... Full Story

Posted on October 7, 2008 4:56 PM

Asterisk World Comes to ITEXPO

As a major supporter of open source -- especially in the communications market, I cannot be more thrilled to announce that Digium will be co-hosting Digium/Asterisk World at ITEXPO this February in Miami. It is well-known that open source companies... Full Story

Posted on October 6, 2008 12:02 PM

Some News Updates of the Week

I am traveling today so blogging activity may be lighter than usual. In the mean time, here are some stories which my be worth reading. I don't know about you, but it seems the news flow in the communications and... Full Story

Posted on September 26, 2008 7:40 AM