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.

An open source group has posted free Session Initiation Protocol-based PBX software that lets businesses create their own phone switches from standard Linux servers – but drawing business customers to ...

The dizzying array of SMB VoIP products and unified communications available on the market means solution providers can pick and choose which features and capabilities to push to customers. That is ...

In a move that might send shivers down the spines of mainstream IP PBX vendors like Avaya, Cisco and ShoreTel, Michigan CAT has deployed an open source Asterisk IP PBX to handle its phone calls and ...

The Asterisk PBX platform has been around for nine years and has drawn interest from a wide range of end users and businesses looking to expand on the basic software or add peripherals to make it more ...

Open source has already shown some limited promise in the networking and IP telephony arenas. In the hallways at almost any IP telephony conference, attendees will inevitably hear someone mention ...

Eastern Management Group asked open source PBX customers about their decision-making. In Part 1 of a two-part article, we learn that most open source customers do consider multiple proprietary systems ...

Software developers in my company are increasingly using open source software. What are the main IP issues we need to consider when using open source software and are there any risks involved? For ...

Digium Inc. is beefing up the warranties for its open-source IP private branch exchange (PBX) wares in an effort to assure customers that the products are reliable. The company already had a two-year ...