Because you asked about it, we have built the first Elastix image for VMWare (TM), a popular virtualization engine which allows you to run Elastix even under the Windows (TM) Operating System. This helps the users to test Elastix without formating the whole hard disk.
At the same time of the launch of the new Elastix version 1.0, we are
pleased to announce the Best Elastix Contribution 2008 Contest. We want
to recognize those who have actively collaborated with the Elastix
project in any way. Every contribution is eligible. If you have created
a "theme", written a manual, an Elastix related web site or blog, coded
new features, proposed ideas, written a success story, posted in the forums, etc.. everything counts!
If you would like to participate, send us an email to
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telling us briefly more details about your
contribution. If you are thinking about your contribution but have not
executed it, tell us about it too!!
The deadline is May 16th, 2008 at midnight. The winners will be
announced on May 26th, 2008. The main criteria used for the selection
will be the level of innovation and the impact on Elastix as a project.
The awards will be:
First Place: 1 Elastix appliance w/ integrated 2 port FXO Openvox card
Second Place: Openvox hardware: 1 analog A400P11 card
Get involved now!
This contest is generously sponsored by OpenVox Communications Co. and PaloSanto Solutions.
More information coming soon... Meanwhile you can download Elastix 1.0 from here http://downloads.sourceforge.net/elastix/Elastix-1.0-Stable-10abr2008.iso
We are very close to 1.0: A new release candidate was released today!!
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
A new Elastix version was released today. This version is a release candidate and it's very very close to Elastix 1.0. We hope you can help us testing it.
The following is a list of the changes introduced:
The path for temporal installation files was changed from /tmp/ to /usr/share/elastix/tmp/ in the "elastix" RPM
A new Elastix module called "extensions_batch" was added. This module helps you to create lots of extensions from a cvs file
Security bug in the "File Editor" fixed. Reported by Tzafrir.
New RPM php-pear-DB now included in the distro.
Now is possible to delete CDRs in the CDR Report.
Fixing the OSLEC patch to adapt if for zaptel 1.4.9.2
New patch against Zaptel 1.4.9.2 as suggested by Tzafrir from Xorcom (zaptel_xpp_sleep_workaround.diff): Fix loading right after resetting the Astribank firmware (e.g: on XR3000 startup).
Fixed bug when the kernel-module-zaptel* is updated. This bug "install" a new RPM instead of updating it. It results in duplicated packages.
SugarCRM is now a separate RPM called elastix-sugarcrm.
Removed freeTDS support in asterisk.
Better method to include app_cbmysql in the asterisk-addons package. This module is for conference scheduling.
New RPM in "extras" repository called asterisk-addons-chan_mobile. Note: this RPM is not included in the Elastix distro but in the extras repo.
PaloSanto launches Elastix Appliance in International Forum
Thursday, 06 March 2008
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Ecuador based PaloSanto Solutions announced the availability of its
Elastix Appliance ELX-025 today at the First International Elastix Forum
in Guayaquil, Ecuador. This new Appliance is expected to fulfill the
needs of integrators and end-users worldwide to streamline their
installations and introduce standardization. It comes with 4 FXO ports,
1 Ethernet port, support for 12 concurrent calls, and a full blown
Elastix version 1.0 installation.
The First International Elastix Forum was held at the Guayaquil Chamber
of Commerce's Club and started with the presentation of the new Elastix
Appliance by PaloSanto's Jose Luis Landivar. Soon after, two top notch
international speakers were introduced. Jose Mena, engineer for RedFone
Communications, a Florida-based maker of high availability IP telephony
devices, presented Red-Fone's foneBridge2 device which interfaces with
two Elastix devices to allow for fault tolerance in the event that one
of the Elastix servers fails.
Nestor Sertzen, Chief Coordinator of Asterisk-Peru, a Latin American
blog site for all Asterisk enthusiasts, followed with an inspired
presentation on innovation and the role of all engineers in creating
open source software. The audience reacted positively to Nestor's
appreciation for this telephonic technology developed in Ecuador.
In the end, a demonstration of Elastix's features was conducted using
the newly announced Elastix Appliances. Also, an Appliance was raffled away!
This Forum was attended by the most important technical managers and
directors in Ecuador who were pleased to see that an event of this
technical level was organized in the city.
Red-fone Communications has announced compatibility of its new foneBridge2 product with Elastix. This announcement has important implications since Elastix can now be used in a high availability environment typical for call-centers and other critical applications. Red-fone's foneBridge2 products enable the balancing of multiple T1/E1 ports in a clustered Elastix setup.
"The simple install routine, clean user interface and leading edge software packages supplied by ELASTIX now combined with native foneBRIDGE2 support allows integrators to easily deploy robust telephony solutions for even the most rigorous and demanding environments where downtime is unacceptable", stated Mark Warren, President of Redfone Communications.
Elastix is an appliance software that integrates the best tools available for Asterisk-based PBXs into a single, easy-to-use interface. It also adds its own set of utilities and allows for the creation of third party modules to make it the best software package available for open source telephony.
The goals of Elastix are reliability, modularity and ease-of-use. These characteristics added to the strong reporting capabilities make it the best choice for implementing an Asterisk-based PBX.
Red-fone Communications has announced compatibility of its new foneBridge2 product with Elastix. This announcement has important implications since Elastix can now be used in a high availability environment typical for call-centers and other critical applications. Red-fone's foneBridge2 products enable the balancing of multiple T1/E1 ports in a clustered Elastix setup.
