Sounds like standard Microsoft FUD tactics to me. As google seems to indicate, the warning is mostly due to idiots not being able to configure a somewhat secure installation of Asterisk, something that can also happens on Microsoft.
You could counter with the dozens of windows related warnings the FBI issued, about their server security in general. On Sun, 3 May 2009, David Shauger wrote: > Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 12:36:07 -0400 > From: David Shauger <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion > <[email protected]> > To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion > <[email protected]> > Subject: [asterisk-biz] Brokerage Firms and Asterisk? > > We have been approached by a brokerage firm to upgrade their phone system to > VoIP and presented Asterisk as a solution. Our competition is pushing > Microsoft's system and states that Asterisk is forbidden in the industry > especially following last year's FBI warning. Anybody have clarification on > this? Hoping they are wrong. > > Thanks! > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Shauger > Vice President > > Sollos Technology Solutions > > 678-317-9444 - voice > 404-886-7603 - cell > 772-679-5830 - fax > [email protected] > http://www.sollos.com/ > > This email has been certified by Thawte > Email certification helps prevent identity theft > Virus scanning provided by Clam Antivirus > > > > > _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
