3Com is readying a Linux-based appliance version of its VCX 7700 enterprise IP PBX in hopes that an open-source version of the product will be easier to sell through its channel partners. 3Com is ...

Asterisk operates under the Linux or other Unix-based operating system mentioned in part I. While Asterisk will run on many different systems including low end consumer PCs, the primary limitations ...

Inter-Tel later this month is expected to announce a Linux-based IP PBX with multimedia support, presence and other advanced communications features that could help users perform their jobs more ...

It may be the last step in the PBX evolution. A GNU-based Linux application that mimics all a regular PBX can do for 40-80% less. That's what Fonality is all about, transforming open source tools into ...

The Alescere IP-PBX is a Linux-based business communications system. It's aimed at the Small/Mid-Sized Business market, with strong support for larger companies with many small to mid-sized branch ...

Some open-source projects have a certain perverse economic madness about them. For example, as I wrote about last month, you can use $600–$700 US worth of hardware and MythTV to re-create the TiVo box ...

The new platform, dubbed OmniPCX Enterprise, evolved from and succeeds Alcatel's OmniPCX 4400 IP PBX line. Like its predecessor, OmniPCX Enterprise supports a mix of analog, digital and IP phones, and ...

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 ...

More and more companies are making the transition to IP-based PBX systems because they offer flexibility and cost savings. In fact, some projections indicate that this year the number of IP PBX ...