Open source 15,000-seat VOIP network arrives at uni
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| The Linux-based SER call control and Asterisk messaging servers were a better
| fit with UPenn's standard back ends for authentication (Kerberos and RADIUS),
| its OpenLDAP directory structure, and e mail. While commercial IP PBXs are
| adaptable to these platforms, "they don't work that way out of the box"
| typically, he adds.
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http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id;463896274
Related:
University dumps Cisco VOIP for open-source Asterisk
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| SHSU is in the process of moving its 6,000 students, faculty and staff off
| of Cisco CallManager IP PBXs and a legacy Nortel Meridian PBX over to Linux
| servers running Asterisk...
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1646405846;fp;4;fpid;78268965
Dumping Cisco for open-source
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| Open-source networking trend is limited so far, but it
| could grow fast
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| The open-source movement, which has long made inroads
| into corporations via Linux and other enterprise-level
| software, now has a potentially bigger target in its
| cross hairs: the PBXs and network routers from companies
| such as Cisco Systems Inc. that form the basis of
| networking infrastructure.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9004223
http://tinyurl.com/t8cfw
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