LXer: Internet Telephony Show Spotlight: Open Source, International and ...
 

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As VoIP moves into the mainstream, certain trends are strengthening, such as the availability of open-source software; while others are changing, such as how international service providers are deploying VoIP. The Internet Telephony Conference and Expo in Ft. Lauderdale this week is spotlighting these trends for more than 8,000 attendees at the Broward County Convention Center. Open-source guru Mark Spencer, president of Digium Inc., says the company is not planning a major follow-on to the popular Asterisk open-source platform, but is still adding new features to the platform. “I think Asterisk as a platform has a lot of life in it,” he says. However, Asterisk users can look forward to new features such as integrating video. Digium has done a technology demo with Grandstream Networks Inc. showing video voice mail, and is working on tighter integration with video conferencing. The company also plans to boost the performance of its server to handle more calls

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