Asterisk

Ever heard about Asterisk? If you think about Asterix and Obelix, forget it. Or maybe you think about the symbol on the top of character 8 on the keyboard, forget about it too.

The Asterisk which I talked about here is a piece of software from Digium and run under Linux, which is intended to change the function of manual analog PBX.

With Asterisk, you can communicate with others via Local Area Connection or maybe through the internet, as if making normal phone call. This technology is known with VoIP (Voice over IP).

Some might said that we already have IM (Instant Messaging) for that purpose. Yes, you might see it that way, but you will never be able to call, for example 42521, with IM. With proper device and configuration you can call mobile phones and/or analog phones from your computer.

That’s it for now, I will continue on my next post. Please stay with me, for this is my first post. But I will feel glad try my best to answer any question you might have.

For the moment being maybe you’d like to check out these sites: digium, voip-info, asteriskguru, freeworlddialup, voiprakyat