Asterisk is an open source communication framework that has become very popular in today’s voice communication systems using IP otherwise refereed to as VOIP.
Sponsored by Digium. Asterisk communications solutions or Asterisk for short is a framework for building very powerful and reliable voice communication applications used in most communication products like PBX. Being an open source linux based system, Asterisk developers can build powerful telephony systems used by small and large organisations to meet their communication needs.
Asterisk can be used in many communications applications. Some of the things you can build with Asterisk include:
– IVR server
– VoIP gateway
– Voicemail server
– IP PBX
– Call center
– Conference bridge
Asterisk is also easy to integrate, making it simpler to connect your communications products altogether.