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Grandstream GXV-3000 video phone
This is the new Grandstream GXV-3000 H.264 based SIP video phone launched at ITEXPO and which I promised to post a photo. This is the phone I told you about yesterday during my chit-chat with Digium's Mark Spencer. Based on...
Sangoma offers new analog cards
Sangoma Technologies Corporation announced at ITEXPO that it is now shipping its A200 analog FXO/FXS PCI cards for use in the popular Asterisk open-source IP-PBX..“There is still a huge demand and need for FXO/FXS technologies in many countries around the...
Chit-chat with Mark Spencer
I met with Digium's founder, Mark Spencer yesterday to discuss what was happening with Asterisk. Mark told me that they are working very hard on Jingle support, an open set of extensions to the IETF's Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol...
Signate announces SigPRO scalable Asterisk solution
Today, at ITEXPO, Signate is announcing SigPRO. SigPRO is a a hosted telephony system for telephone service providers with 5,000 to 500,000 customer extensions that Signate claims "sets a new price/performance standard".I have heard various issues surrounding scalability issues...
Asterisk and Ranch Networks make Asterisk secure and more scalable
Today at Internet Telephony Conference & Expo, Digium and Ranch Networks have announced that they are teaming up to make Asterisk a secure and scalable VoIP solution. I have a meeting with Mark Spencer, Mr. Asterisk himself at 4pm today...
Mark Spencer podcast interview
Ronald Lewis interviewed Mark Spencer, Asterisk founder/guru this morning. I listened to the podcast while simultaneously trying to read and respond to email, surf the Web, and prepare for Internet Telephony Expo next week. Unfortunately, my multitasking skills aren't what...
5 Days until Internet Telephony Expo plus Asterisk certification
I can't believe it's just 5 days till Internet Telephony Expo. While I'm excited to be leaving behind cold Connecticut for warm Ft. Lauderdale, Florida there is so much going on at this next show that I don't know how...
Gabcast audio blogger service
Gabcast is an interesting new service that lets you instantly create podcasts for your blog with integration with your blogging software. While, this in itself is nothing new, AudioBlog has been doing it successfully for awhile, the neat thing about...
Asterisk on a Nokia 770
Asterisk 1.2.1 running on a Nokia 770 tablet? B) The Nokia 770 is a mobile device with mobile wireless support, so now you can bring Asterisk wherever you go! Those crazy Asterisk gurus, what'll they think of next! ;) Check...
Linner with Asterisk guru Mark Spencer
Yesterday was a very hectic day for me. I didn't have time for breakfast so I figured I'd just grab lunch after moderating the Open Source Roundtable session which started at 2pm and was scheduled to run until 3:45pm. So...
Digium's new 24-port card
I happen to be moderating the Open Source Roundtable with Digium/Asterisk guru Mark Spencer at 2pm today, so I will have to get the details on this news below on their new 24-port card. Should be an interesting panel considering...
Digium Partner Program
Digium Inc., the creator of Asterisk and pioneer of open source telephony, today announced its Digium Asterisk Partner Program in response to the growing ecosystem of Asterisk and the demand for open source-based telephony platforms. The Digium/Asterisk Partner Program includes...
Asterisk The Future of Telephony book
There's a new book on the popular open-source Asterisk IP-PBX phone system out, titled Asterisk : The Future of Telephony that you may be interested in. One of the coauthors stated, "Shortly after discovering Asterisk, I realized that this phenomenon...
Linux softphones reviewed
Linux.com took a look at four Linux VoIP softphone clients and did some comparative analysis. The Linux softphones included Kiax, Linphone, Twinkle, and CounterPath's X-Lite. Three of the four softphones use the standard SIP protocol with Kiax being the one...
Intel and Asterisk
As I discussed in my interview with Mark Spencer, I mentioned how Intel was a fan of Asterisk. If you "read between the lines" you would know that I was "hinting" that Intel and Asterisk were going to partner. Shame...
Interview with Asterisk guru Mark Spencer
Tom Keating & Asterisk-guru & Digum President Mark SpencerA few weeks ago I went down to Alabama to meet with a few VoIP companies, including Adtran (see blog on Adtran) and Digium, the developers of the open-source Asterisk IP-PBX. I've...
Earthlink Vling uses Pingtel soft phone
Earthlink Vling uses a new product developed in open-source by Pingtel. Earthlink is Pingtel's first customer for their open source SIP user agent called SIPxua which Earthlink is using to support its rollout of its hosted VoIP Vling service. Pingtel...
Google Talk supports SIP, what does Skype do now?
Now that Google has announced plans to support SIP in Google Talk and plans to "federate" with third-party providers including Sipphone's Gizmo Project and Earthlink's Vling, where does this leave Skype? Skype up to now has been able to...
Asterisk's New Dual-span Hardware
Interesting news from Asterisk... Their dual-span hardware is now available. They made the news at LinuxWorld. Robert Liu from TMCnet also made some observations on this news two days ago.Digium Announces Two-Port Hardware for Asterisk at LinuxWorld San FranciscoTE205P and...
RedFone foneBRIDGE Quad Span T1 for Asterisk
Redfone Communications has a very interesting product coming to market - a solid state, virtual plug-and-play "appliance" used in conjunction with Asterisk which can be used instead of Digium or Sangoma cards. In addition, using the Redfone foneBRIDGE you can...
Digium releases new firmware
Digium Inc., the creator of Asterisk and pioneer of open source telephony, recently announced the availability of its second generation firmware for Digium. According to Digium, their new firmware increases quality, performance, and reliability. The new firmware solution relies less...
Fonality reaches 4 million Asterisk calls
Quick news release to share from Fonality. It follows the McDonald's & Skype marketing model of listing benchmark numbers - in this case 4 million calls on the popular open-source Asterisk PBX. The open-source Asterisk platform continues to make remarkable...
Asterisk Business Edition New Version
Interesting news from Asterisk...They've released a new version of Asterisk Business Edition Asterisk Business EditionA New Professional-grade Version of the Asterisk PBX Software Suite!Available now!Digium, the leader in open source telephony, is now shipping the new Asterisk Business Edition™, a...
Asterisk the Final Nail in the PBX Coffin?
Brian McConnel has written an excellent article on Asterisk titled "The PBX Is Dead; Long Live VoIP". Brian and I go way back to the days when I wrote for CTI Magazine and Brian worked for Pacific Telephony Design/PhoneZone. If...
Asterisk VoIP Blog
Asterisk fans looking for an Asterisk-related blog (besides my VoIP Blog of course) should go check out Asterisk VoIP News run by a guy who goes by the handle 'Dal'. I believe the Asterisk blog was started in January, but...
