University dumps Cisco VoIP for open-source Asterisk

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <[email protected]>
Date: December 31, 2006 10:22:23 PM EST
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Subject: [Dewayne-Net] University dumps Cisco VoIP for open-source  
Asterisk
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[Note:  This item comes from reader Dave Hughes.  DLH]

From: "Dave Hughes" <[email protected]>
Date: December 31, 2006 7:06:32 PM PST
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: [wsfii-discuss] University dumps Cisco VoIP for open- 
source Asterisk

Through several filters, but interesting nevertheless.

I first heard of use of Asterisk in the 3d world when I was in Denmark
couple years ago.

Dave Hughes

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Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2006 3:20 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [wsfii-discuss] University dumps Cisco VoIP for open-source  
Asterisk

Hi all,

I just saw this at network world news and thought it might be of  
interest.

University dumps Cisco VoIP for open-source Asterisk


Sam Houston State University replaces Cisco CallManagers, Nortel PBXs  
with Linux-based VoIP and messaging servers

By Phil Hochmuth
<http://www.networkworld.com/Home/phochmuth.html>, NetworkWorld.com,
09/18/06


Some organizations consider taking the plunge off of big iron PBX
platforms into IP telephony as being pretty daring, but that's nothing
compared to what Sam Houston State University (SHSU) is doing. The south
Texas school is boldly moving thousands of users off a Cisco VoIP
platform to an open-source VoIP network based on Asterisk.


<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/091206-von-sam-houston.html?t5>

Asterisk maker preps for growth with $13.8 million investment

By Tim Greene
<http://www.networkworld.com/Home/tgreene.html>, NetworkWorld.com,  
08/09/06

Open source IP PBX vendor Digium is about to launch a calculated
marketing and packaging campaign it hopes will land its Asterisk
software and products based on it in the networks of carriers, large
corporations, small businesses and even consumers.

<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/080906-asterisk.html?prl>

Jeff