Well, another article is out slamming VoIP – because our networks aren’t “ready” for it. I started reading it expecting to find gems of hidden knowledge on VoIP implementation pitfalls, but instead found another naysayer who is holding VoIP to… Read More »More VoIP Hype – “VoIP’s Impossible Divide?”
Today I took a break from my Mambo and Asterisk work to attend a regional coordination meeting. Had some interesting discussions on a variety of topics – including one on Learning Management Systems (LMS). A variety of software was discussed,… Read More »Open source LMS – Moodle
This week’s Computerworld has an interesting article on VoIP security. The article states: “NIST made nine recommendations for implementing VoIP in a secure manner. For example, the report calls for IT managers to build logically separate voice and data networks.… Read More »Deploy VoIP With Care, Feds Warn
After browsing the list of Live Linux CDs this morning, I started wondering if there were live distros of Asterisk or sipX. After a little googling, I came up with the Asterisk Live! CD. It’s put together by Andy Powell,… Read More »Live Asterisk CD
From the MamboForge site: Patches are available for Mambo Version 4.5.0-1.0.9 and Version 4.5.1a at http://mamboforge.net/frs/?group_id=5 to counter a vulnerability within Mambo. All administrators of Mambo sites are encouraged to upgrade at their earlist convenience. New installations can use the… Read More »Mambo security patch available
Neat resource – lists a boatload of rescue CD’s available. Lets you sort by purpose or size. I found a couple that are quite useful. KnoppMyth is a great way to get MythTV set up on a box, and the… Read More »The Live CD List
I had one of those ‘eureka’ ideas this morning and it goes something like this… Background first: Out of the roughly 500 phones in place in my district, I’m replacing 2-3 a month. This doesn’t surprise me as they’re now… Read More »This can’t be my original idea
I had one of those ‘eureka’ ideas this morning and it goes something like this… Background first: Out of the roughly 500 phones in place in my district, I’m replacing 2-3 a month. This doesn’t surprise me as they’re now… Read More »This can’t be my original idea
Russel Shaw of ZDNet as found the eBay auction of my dreams. Now I just need the funds for the VoIP cutover. Anyone want to make a tax-deductible donation to my school for this? I’ll need more than 100 phones,… Read More »Speaking of VoIP, anyone have a spare $67,140?
I’ve been wanting to set up a test Asterisk box for quite a while now, but haven’t found any compatible cards cheap enough to justify giving it a try. I bought some MultiTech MultiVOIP gateways, hoping they would integrate with… Read More »Phones, open source, and VoIP