Aspect Software has announced it is supporting the emerging open source Internet protocol for PBX (private branch exchange) — the Asterisk Business Edition — with a software package that includes the ...

Dubbed the Software Communications System 500 (SCS 500), the bundle included Pingtel Corp.’s open source PBX software as well as a number of other pieces. Having signed IBM and ...

In this Clear Choice test of four open source-based IP PBX systems, we found products that are well suited for the low end -- defined in this testing as supporting as many as 250 concurrent users.

Open source IP PBX solutions are feature-rich, offering capabilities such as voice mail, conference bridging, call detail recording, call routing, and provide all of the features – and in fact ...

SIPFoundry's sipX PBX touts advanced features, but major challenges lie ahead. An open source group has posted free Session Initiation Protocol-based PBX software that lets businesses create their ...

According to one researcher, Eastern Management Group, open-source PBXes now account for 18 percent of all PBX sales in North America -- and that number's rising.

First, the Open Source PBX systems these customers purchase are large when compared with overall market averages. At an average of 147 station lines, they have four times the number of stations of the ...

Open source IP PBX systems like Asterisk have benefits and risks. Learn what they are and assess your readiness for the IP PBX implementation in this tip from Gary Audin.

Most open source IP PBX solutions are based on one of two software packages: Asterisk, a complete feature-rich PBX solution, or SIPfoundry, which includes SIP-based projects such as sipX and ...

IP-PBX Architecture 101 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 ...

Digium, developer of the Asterisk open source IP PBX software, has launched the Asterisk Appliance, PBX hardware running Asterisk and able to serve up to 50 users. The Asterisk Appliance includes ...

The software supports a stand-alone PBX or can function as a gateway between older TDM PBXs and IP networks, and it includes features such as voice mail, conferencing, call distribution and voice ...