asterisk users - Nov 2004 - Maddog weighs in on the state of the Linux [Asterisk plug]

http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid39_gci1022137,00.html

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What's the big story in enterprise Linux that's going to impact IT shops
in the next year? Why?

Hall: Actually, I think the next big story is in the VoIP [voice over 
Internet Protocol] space, and it is called "Asterisk." Asterisk is a 
F/OSS project that allows a complete PBX system to be implemented on an 
inexpensive PC with a couple of peripheral cards inserted. It has most, 
if not all, of the features that large, incredibly expensive PBX systems 
have. But most importantly, it is F/OSS, which means that a company can 
integrate the rest of their software into the PBX.

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Cheers
-- 
Jason Becker
Director & CEO
Coalescent Systems Inc.
403.244.8089
www.coalescentsystems.ca

Jason Becker wrote:
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http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/qna/0,289202,sid39_gci1022137,00.html
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> Excerpt:
>
> -begin-
>
> What's the big story in enterprise Linux that's going to impact IT 
> shops in the next year? Why?
>
> Hall: Actually, I think the next big story is in the VoIP [voice over 
> Internet Protocol] space, and it is called "Asterisk." Asterisk
is a
> F/OSS project that allows a complete PBX system to be implemented on 
> an inexpensive PC with a couple of peripheral cards inserted. It has 
> most, if not all, of the features that large, incredibly expensive PBX 
> systems have. But most importantly, it is F/OSS, which means that a 
> company can integrate the rest of their software into the PBX.
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> Cheers
And on another interview he said "I predict that over next three years, 
VoIP using an open-source solution, such as Asterisk, will generate more 
business than the entire Linux marketplace today" .

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/0,2000061791,39162030,00.htm