Mike Benoit
2004-Jan-21 23:34 UTC
[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Management Interface... Do you want one?
Hi All, I realize there has been much talk about Asterisk web interfaces in the past, and there are even a few created such as vmail.cgi and Astweb. However, coming from the perspective of trying to convince upper management of a large multinational company to convert its entire phone system over to Asterisk, the question keeps coming up... Is it easy to manage, configure, and monitor in real-time? I think Asterisk's .conf files are pretty straight forward, but they still require that a person knows what they are doing. In a large company, things like changing passwords on voice mail boxes, changing greetings, monitoring support center call volume, viewing CDR logs and such is all very important. Having some sort of GUI interface to do this is essential. So, my question to the list is this: If there was a first class web based product that offered complete Asterisk (single and multiple server) configuration and monitoring features, together with fine grained access control so any user could login and carry out specific actions, would you be willing to pay for such a beast, and how much? (specify currency please. ;) Additionally, what would be the killer feature(s) that you feel this product should have? -- Mike