Asterisk

Ever heard about Asterisk? If you think about asterix and obelix, forget it. Or maybe you think about the symbol on the top of character 8 on the keyboard, forget about it too.

The Asterisk I talked about here is a piece of software from Digium. Run under Linux. Intended to changed the function of manual analog PBX.

With Asterisk you can communicate with others via Local Area Connection or maybe through the internet, as if making normal phone call. This technology is known with VoIP (Voice over IP).

Some might said that we already have IM (Instant Messaging) for that purpose. Yes, you might seen it that way, but you will never be able to call, for example 42521, with IM. With proper device and configuration you can call mobile phones and/or analog phones from you computer.

This is it for now, I will continue on my next post. Please bear with me, for this is my first post. But I will gladly try my best to answer any question you might have.

For the moment being maybe you’d like to check out these sites: digium, voip-info, asteriskguru, freeworlddialup, voiprakyat

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