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Written by Adam Gosling
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Friday, 05 January 2007 |
Digium has launched a new website and a new way to get Asterisk
up and running, with the launch of AsteriskNOW, a software appliance that
bundles a Linux distro and Asterisk into a single install.
Making the process of setting up Asterisk much easier, the GNU
licensed distribution also features the Digium-designed GUI and a new setup
wizard that guides users through the installation process.
The solution can be up and running within 30 minutes, claims
the company.
The Beta version has been available on the AsteriskNOW
website since last month and has been downloaded at the rate of more than 2,000
downloads per day.
The release of the appliance version comes after the release
of the final version of Asterisk 1.4.0 which became available for download on
the 27th December.
The latest release marks something of a milestone for the
Asterisk community. More than half of the new functionality in version 1.4.0
was developed by community members.
Like Asterisk 1.4.0, AsteriskNOW is primarily the work of Alabama-based
Digium Inc, but the IP-PBX software, donated to the Open Source community is
growing in functionality and has an increasingly active ecosystem.
The AsteriskNOW distribution includes all the Linux
components necessary to run, debug and build Asterisk, making the install process
easier with the use of a simple setup wizard, including the ability to use
default dial plans and easy configurations.
The AsteriskNOW GUI is highly flexible, giving users the
ability to add, modify and delete users.
"Our goal of reducing the complexity of installing and using
Asterisk will expand the market for Digium into more mainstream use," said Mark
Spencer, president of Digium and the original creator of Asterisk.
"Unlike other Linux distributions used to deploy
Asterisk, AsteriskNOW does not have unnecessary components that could
compromise security or performance," he added.
www.asterisknow.org
www.asterisk.org
www.digium.com
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