What is Asterisk?
Asterisk is software that turns an ordinary computer into a voice communications server. Asterisk powers IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, conference servers and more. It is used by small businesses, large businesses, call centers, carriers and governments worldwide. Asterisk is free and open source. But a PBX is only one of many applications you can build with Asterisk. The limits of Asterisk are the limits of your imagination.
Asterisk is an open source framework for building communications applications. Asterisk turns an ordinary computer into a communications server. Asterisk powers IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, conference servers and other custom solutions. It is used by small businesses, large businesses, call centers, carriers and government agencies, worldwide. Asterisk is free and open source. Asterisk is sponsored by Digium.
Today, there are more than one million Asterisk-based communications systems in use, in more than 170 countries. Asterisk is used by almost the entire Fortune 1000 list of customers. Most often deployed by system integrators and developers, Asterisk can become the basis for a complete business phone system, or used to enhance or extend an existing system, or to bridge a gap between systems.
- IP PBX
- Fax Server
- Voicemail System
- Conference Bridge
- IVR Server
- Call Center ACD
- Call Recorder
- Speech Server
- Gateways
Quick and easy installation. Web-based configuration interface makes most management tasks point-and-click. Build data-driven applications with integrated support for ODBC and HTTPS Install pre-built, packaged applications using the Application Manager. Automatic detection and configuration of analog and digitial telephony hardware. Sound Manager makes it easy to create, install and manage system prompts and recordings Dialplan and AEL script editor with syntax highlighting and validation simplifies development. Log and Call Detail Record (CDR) viewer gives instant access to system activity. Integrated help text for applications, functions, CLI, AGI and AMI commands. Realtime monitoring and debugging console helps simplify the development process. Step-by-step application development tutorials teach the fundamentals quickly. Support for clustering and high availability make it easy to scale your applications. Automatic updates keep your system in tune and secure. Save money with a special offer on DVCOM support and training services.
Cost of Value: Added Features in Asterisk
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| Single phone number for call & fax |
FREE |
| Auto Attendant - Welcome Greeting |
FREE |
| Multi language |
FREE |
| Voicemail |
FREE |
| Voicemail Email Integration |
FREE |
| Fax Email Integration |
FREE |
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Call Recording
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FREE
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Multi party audio conference
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FREE |
| Call Accounting & Miss Call Report |
FREE |
| Music on Hold |
FREE |
| Time Condition: Working & Closing Hours |
FREE |
| Call Access & Routing |
FREE |
| Follow Me |
FREE |
| Ring Group |
FREE |
| Paging & Intercom |
FREE |
| Call Parking |
FREE |
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FREE |
Asterisk was originally built as a PBX and today represents an astonishing 18% of global market for business telephone systems. The base feature set includes many of the most popular and powerful PBX functions. Tapping the power of Asterisk requires some knowledge of Linux, telephony, basic script programming and IP networking. For those who would rather point and click than compile and script, Digium offers Switchvox, a complete IP PBX system based on Asterisk.
Gateways connect legacy phone equipment (PBXs, ACDs, voicemail systems, etc.) to modern VoIP systems and services. Asterisk supports many different communications protocols from both the modern world of VoIP and from the legacy PSTN. This makes it a powerful tool for building gateways and protocol converters.
Asterisk's integrated voicemail application allows integrators to replace proprietary legacy voicemail systems with Asterisk-based solutions at a fraction of the cost. Asterisk's voicemail can be implemented as a basic stand-alone system or can act as the front end to a Unified Messaging system, storing message using IMAP or ODBC. Building a voicemail server is simple and requires only a bit of dialplan scripting.
Interactive Voice Response (a.k.a. IVR) allows companies to save money and eliminates manual repetitive tasks. Asterisk makes it easy to build IVR applications that respond to tone or speech input from the caller. Asterisk's support for data access of over HTTP and ODBC makes integrating the IVR with the data stores simple and reliable.
Asterisk's "MeetMe" conference bridge application allows you to build sophisticated multi-party conference applications with only a few lines of Dialplan script. Capable of scaling to hundreds of parties, Asterisk-based conference servers represent one of the most compelling values of Asterisk.
