Archive for September, 2008

7 Answers You Need Before Buying a Phone System

Getting the right phone system for your business shouldn’t be difficult. After all, most of you who are reading this probably have better things to do with your time (like running your business or department). If it seems to you that phone system vendors do nothing more than confuse you with features, functions and technical [...]

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Digium and Skype Partner

Everyone was waiting for the big announcement out of Digium today and here it is…
Digium and Skype are partnering to bring Skype to Asterisk.
According to the official news, Skype and Digium are bringing a beta “Skype for Asterisk” add-on channel driver to market which will allow the integration of Skype functionality into Digium’s Asterisk software [...]

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Jazinga SOHO Phone System Hits The VoIP Supply Shelves

On Wednesday, our neighbors to the north, Jazinga, formerly released their new VoIP Phone System for the SOHO market. Now, I know you are probably thinking,
“Garrett, there are dozens of VoIP Phone Systems out there. What’s so exciting about another one coming to market?”
Well, I have had the privilege of using the Jazinga box in [...]

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Fonality Goes Crazy, Releases HUD 3.0 For trixbox CE

Okay, so the folks at Fonality aren’t REALLY crazy; but if you have seen or played with HUD3, the third version of their Unified Microcommunications messenger you might think that giving it away for free is, well, a little crazy.
And that is exactly what they are going to be doing with HUD 3.0 for trixbox [...]

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Introducing the Headset Compatibility Matrix

What Do You Know About Headsets?
Have you ever had the misfortune of purchasing a headset only to find out that it doesn’t work with your telephone, IP Phone, cellular phone or computer?
We have.
Ever find yourself wondering what headset best fits your business needs?
We have.

You’ve probably asked yourself numerous questions like:

Do I want a corded [...]

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Counterpath Announces X-Pro for Asterisk

According to Digium’s Steven Sokol, one of the primary organizers of Astricon, softphone gurus Counterpath…..makers of the popular X-Lite SIP softphone….have a new product release coming geared specifically toward Asterisk.

It’s called X-Pro for Asterisk. Details are sketchy at this point. I could find no mention of it on Counterpath’s website, other than the [...]

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