HOSEF is proud to present the following public lecture and presentation. Please join us.
Please note that the speaking topic has changed. --==[ Open Source Pizza: Asterisk - The Open Source PBX ]==-- http://www.cyberpizzahawaii.com/ Info: Feb 21 • Tue • 5:45-8:30pm • University of Hawaii Manoa Campus: Marine Science Building Auditorium - Room 114 • $7 if you want pizza and drink Ron Fox Sr. Software Engineer - Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. Asterisk (tm) The Open Source PBX You may may have heard about Open Source Software and Linux and wondered whether this is something that you, or your business, should be involved in. This presentation may help you make that decision as we examine a specific application in some depth. The application is named Asterisk and it is a combination of Open Source Software and low cost hardware that make up a full-blown phone system (PBX) which is competing successfully with commercial, closed systems that cost in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Why would anyone want such a thing? In particular, why would you want such a thing in your home or business? There are many reasons, including: 1) To save 50% to 70% on your domestic and interisland long distance phone bill, even more on international calls 2) To enjoy phone features such as automated attendant, automatic call forwarding, multiple extensions, voicemail for each extension, pager notification, voicemail as an email attachment, wakeup calls, selective call blocking based on time of day or calling number or any other condition that you can measure, all without paying anyone extra for these features. 3) To connect to and interoperate with an existing phone system to extend the existing system's capabilities at extremely low cost. 4) Business potential, ever wanted to be your own phone company? 5) It's fun, be the first on your block! Ron will demonstrate how you can install Asterisk on any system that will run Linux in about 1 hour from a single CD with no input from you. We will then demonstrate how to configure the system using a web browser to enable most of the features described above and route toll calls to a VOIP carrier that charges 1.3 cents/minute for calls to anywhere in the domestic US (except Alaska). This will be a live demo with actual calls being placed and received so that you can judge the voice quality and ease of use for yourself. Time permitting, we may delve into other capabilities of Asterisk and this particular package, which is named [EMAIL PROTECTED] No previous experience with Linux or phone systems is required; we will define and explain the concepts involved. Ron Fox has been using Linux since 1994 and runs Linux on the desktop at work and at home. He has been an advocate for Linux and Open Source software since that time and is always looking for new ways to apply the advantages of Open Source at Diagnostic Laboratory Services, where the number of Linux servers now exceeds the number of Windows servers by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
