Well... That's time to switch Nortel to Asterisk... :p
A On Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:26:40 -0700 Martin Glazer <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Duane at e164 dot org wrote: > > Chuck Mariotti wrote: > > > >> I'm sure most of you knew this was coming. But it's implications are > >> significant. > >> > >> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=a8E1VQ1yRq8k&refer=canada > >> > > > > From that article it sounds like they bet the house on WiMax trumping > > 3G, and well yea sales dried up! lol > > > > > While it is sad that Nortel as a Canadian institution has gone this > route, it also reaffirms to me the power of open source. > > I'm sure someone will pickup their telephony division and continue, but > what if they don't? What happens to all those people that have Nortel > systems installed? What does the future hold for them? > > If for example, Digium failed, Asterisk would still live on - it is not > tied to one particular company... > > This is one aspect that many companies do not see - the security and > freedom associated with open source. > > I know it is early days, but how do people see this as affecting the > telephony market here in Canada? > Do you see more adoption of Asterisk by others or will it have no impact? > > > M --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
