Telephony

Asterisk CallerID Perfected: CallerID Superfecta 2.0

Asterisk CallerID Perfected: CallerID Superfecta 2.0

Monday, May 11, 2009

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Nerd Vittles today introduces the ultimate CallerID management system for FreePBX-based Asterisk systems. CallerID Superfecta 2.0 is a new FreePBX module that provides CallerID name lookups from Google, AnyWho, WhitePages, YellowPages, Addresses, WhoCalled, as well as AsteriDex, the Asterisk Phonebook, and SugarCRM. The entire setup and configuration process takes less than 5 minutes!

Asterisk on Steroids: The Orgasmatron Installer, Part III

Asterisk on Steroids: The Orgasmatron Installer, Part III

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

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To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, today you can turn a garden-variety Asterisk PBX into a turnkey VoIP PBX with every bell and whistle on the planet… in less than 5 minutes: free text-to-speech apps for news, weather, tides, and messaging plus inbound and outbound faxing, regular and recurring reminders, wakeup calls, phone blasting, callerid lookups, 20-user conferences for under $10 a month, ODBC connectivity, and much, much more.

Asterize Your Data: Taming ODBC with Asterisk

Asterize Your Data: Taming ODBC with Asterisk

Thursday, April 30, 2009

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Ever wanted to use your Asterisk phones to quickly retrieve data from a company database? Today’s article will walk you through getting ODBC connectivity working on your Asterisk system. And it provides all of the building blocks you’ll need to connect to almost any database in the world.

Googlified Messaging Returns: The Gizmo-Asterisk Marriage

Googlified Messaging Returns: The Gizmo-Asterisk Marriage

Friday, April 24, 2009

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We’re back! Once again you can make free calls in the U.S. and create a free voicemail transcription service with any Asterisk PBX. Today’s tutorial will show you how. And we’ve set up a demo phone number and click-to-dial utility to let you experiment with Googlified Messaging yourself and review Google’s automated transcription results.

Asterisk on Steroids: The Orgasmatron Installer, Part II

Asterisk on Steroids: The Orgasmatron Installer, Part II

Monday, April 20, 2009

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In our last column, we introduced you to the new Orgasmatron Installer for PBX in a Flash. After a one-week break to prepare for our visit to the Atlanta Asterisk® Users Group 3d Annual InstallFest, we’re back in the saddle today to flesh out the new baby. For those that are new to all of this, let’s briefly review what the Orgasmatron Installer has added to your Lean, Mean Asterisk Machine. Faxing and email now work out of the box.… Read More ›

Asterisk on Steroids: Introducing the Orgasmatron Installer

Asterisk on Steroids: Introducing the Orgasmatron Installer

Thursday, April 9, 2009

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With today’s free Orgasmatron Installer, you can turn a garden-variety Asterisk PBX into a turnkey VoIP PBX with every bell and whistle on the planet… in less than 5 minutes: free text-to-speech apps for news, weather, tides, and messaging plus inbound and outbound faxing, regular and recurring reminders, wakeup calls, phone blasting, callerid lookups, and much, much more.

Google Voice: Is the SIP and Asterisk Honeymoon Over?

Google Voice: Is the SIP and Asterisk Honeymoon Over?

Monday, March 30, 2009

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A quick recap of where things stand in the Google Voice arena as Google decides whether to emulate Skype or AOL in its quest for a share of the VoIP telephony pie…

Googlified Messaging: Asterisk's New Best Friend

Googlified Messaging: Asterisk’s New Best Friend

Monday, March 23, 2009

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Today’s tutorial walks you through harnessing the power of Google Voice: free calling within the U.S. and free voicemail transcription for deployment with any Asterisk PBX. We’ve also set up a demo phone number and click-to-dial utility to let you experiment with Googlified Messaging yourself and review Google’s automated transcription results.