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did g_m_ is the primary developer and maintainer of asterisk and the company
presenting this training to you
we'd like to take just a few moments to introduce the company and our products
before you return to focus on asterisk
digi m is an american company which was founded in nineteen ninety nine under
the name linac support services
the original business model involves selling technical assistance for the
winx operating system which was just becoming popular
asterisk was developed by the company founder mark spencer
when the business group large enough that a real pbx was needed
by two thousand two the open-source estrous program had generated enough
interest and excitement
but the company was restructured to focus his efforts on improving asterisk
and developing and selling products that would expand its usefulness
at the same time the company re incorporated as did him
the company headquarters are in huntsville alabama
but many employees also word from an office in san diego california
additional employees work remotely from various places in north america and
europe
did you miss mission is to fold
we regard ourselves as the responsible stewards of the asterisk open source
project on the one hand
at the same time we are in commercial entity that derives revenue from selling
products and services based on asterisk
on the commercial side there are two primary business lines which will be
discussed in the next two slides
digi ends business phone systems product line includes the powerful and polished
switch lock speedy acts
switch box is built on a strong foundation of open-source software
including asterisk and other opensource technologies
switch *** solutions are designed to be easy to use
and provide features that most small indian size businesses
previously considered out of their reach
switch boxes capabilities are unique in in industry that is cluttered with old
technology
integration with the web and back-office applications turns the business phone
system into a powerful platform for employees productivity and efficiency
each which fox system includes many free features that other communication
systems manufactures either don't have or charge extra for
the s_n_p_ version of switch fox also includes an intuitive personal
communications control panel
called switchboard
which assists with call management in real time well unifying phone calls
faxes emails instant messaging google maps c_ r_ m_ systems and other web
tools in a single easy to use interface
in addition to the business phone systems product line
did you also offers a lot of custom telephony solutions
which can be used in conjunction with an asterisk to develop a me to fit
telephony system
numerous analog and digital interface cards connect asterisk to the public
telephone network
several asterisk add-on packages extend the functionality if you telephone
system
for example but connecting it to skate
allowing it to send and receive faxes and providing the ability to use eighty
seven to nine audio codec
esther support in training also included in this business line
digimon offers open-source subscriptions two companies wanting to take advantage
of our expertise supporting in maintaining astra systems
we also offer instructor led training classes
and technical certifications worldwide
didion skill to market strategy allege directly with the two major product
families our switch fox product line is sold through a global network of
reseller partners
our custom telephony solutions business flows through a similar network of
asterisk integration partners
some of our channel partners choose to offer both switch box and astra
solutions all digi and channel partners source product through our global
distribution network
chances are there's a reseller near you
but were always looking for additional partners in new geographic or vertical
markets
if you'd like to learn more you can visit our ecosystem page linked from the
attachment stap
in this module we shoot some background about the g_m_ the asterisk company
recovered some of the company's demographics and introduced business
phone systems
and custom telephony solutions
did jim's two main lines of business
in the next module will look at it asterisk versioning