"...GNU Telephony Secure Calling is intended to make it both possible, and easy, for individuals, private organizations, and public institutions to deploy secure realtime voice and video communications (VoIP) both in closed and openly accessible networks, and to do so in a manner which helps make passive and warrantless communication intercept of private communication a thing of the past.
Read more »Secure Calling Initiative Reaches Second Milestone
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Tony Mobily interviews the developers of Ekiga
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Tony Mobily at Freesoftware Magazine interviews the developers of Ekiga, the free sfotware for making free 'phone call across the internet.
By the time you have finished reading this epic article you will know a hell of a lot about Ekiga and VOIP in general. Catch these great guys in full spate!
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VoIP app WengoPhone forced to find new sponsor
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In the closing days of 2007, open source voice-over-IP (VoIP) project WengoPhone found itself without a sponsor. The project's creator and underwriter, Wengo, announced it was halting its support after more than three years of development. Fortunately, longtime contributor MBDSYS offered to take over maintainership of the project, and has begun the transition, setting out a roadmap and reinvigorating the developer base.
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Skype now has no free software competitor. Or has it?
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The OpenWengo project ceased to exist last November, and all the developers have been laid off. So, is it true that Wengophone is dead and Skype has no other serious competitor? Not quite.
Read more »Asterisk is no longer just a PBX footnote
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While Asterisk IP PBX software can be a boon for cash-strapped businesses that need phone upgrades, the free, open source platform has also spawned a host of for-profit vendors that charge for Asterisk professional services, peripherals and software extensions and still manage to undercut the prices charged by more established IP PBX vendors.
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Dell Dials Open Source Phones
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It’s one small step for Dell, and another great leap for Asterisk — the open source VoIP phone system. Dell plans to promote Fonality (a major Asterisk proponent) to small business customers seeking IP telephony systems. It’s a landmark development, folks, that benefits Dell in multiple markets (open source, VoIP, unified communications, and managed services). Here’s why.
Read more »Another New Twist on Open-Source VoIP
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There's a feeling of inexhaustible energy radiating through the world of open-source VoIP. And the more we learn, the more we discover.
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Vista security threats to rise in 2008: McAfee
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Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system will face increasing security threats, according to McAfee Avert Labs predictions for top 10 security threats in 2008.
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VoIP: Fertile Ground for Open-Source Solutions
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As IP telephony gains acceptance in the SMB market, it's not likely to be the products of mainstream IP PBX vendors that lead the change. Open source software, some say, may be the mechanism whereby IP telephony vendors bring affordable, reliable, and innovative products into the largely untapped—and highly cost-conscious—small-business arena.
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Open Source VoIP Guide Part 2: Who uses it?
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The Asterisk open source VoIP platform is making "pretty substantial headway" in the business market place, says creator Mark Spencer.
Read more »Open Source VoIP Guide Part 1: An overview
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Open source is claiming a seat at the table when it comes to Voice over IP - but is it open for business?
Read more »Asterisk speeds up call centre response
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Achievement Awards Group, a South African motivational organisation, has implemented Asterisk to upgrade the capability of its specialist call centre and to react quickly to the needs of clients.
Asterisk is an open source VOIP (voice over IP) PBX used to drive telephony systems. The call centre solution was set up by the group's IT partner, Clarotech Consulting.
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Designing a basic Asterisk VOIP system for SIP clients
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Asterisk is becoming an increasingly popular way for organizations to deploy Voice over IP (VoIP) without making a huge investment in proprietary systems. One of the major hurdles to get over when deploying Asterisk is to learn how the different configuration files work together and how to configure the system to answer phones.
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German Court convicted Skype of violating the GPL
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German district court Munich has convicted Skype of violating the GPL. One of the VoIP telephones sold by Skype run Linux, but the GPL text was not handed out together with the phone, although the GPL requires that.
Read more »Free Gizmo VoIP client rings up AIM, MSN
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Internet phone service provider SIPphone, whose Gizmo Project software enables Linux, Windows, and Mac users to make free phone calls using their PCs, announced this week that it has added support for the AOL Instant Messenger and MSN Messenger networks.
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