VoIP Users Conference » digium http://www.voipusersconference.org Live every Friday at 12 Noon Eastern time Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.voipusersconference.org/feed/podcast/ This is a weekly live meeting of people all over the world who are interested in sharing knowledge and experiences about telephony over the Internet. Guests include authors, innovators, programmers and Internet personalities. The conference is reached by phoning in using SIP, Skype or a web page widget shown on the main web site http://vuc.me @voipusers clean @voipusers itunes@voipusersconference.org itunes@voipusersconference.org (@voipusers) VOIP allows you to do almost anything with incoming and outgoing telephone lines. telephony,communications,international,asterisk,freeswitch,freepbx,skype VoIP Users Conference » digium http://www.voipusersconference.org/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/_vuc144.jpg http://www.voipusersconference.org Happy 2012 from the VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/happy-2012-from-the-vuc/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/happy-2012-from-the-vuc/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:04:40 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=3735

The recording is an informal chat (is there any other kind of VUC?) about Republic Wireless (why won’t Brian talk to us?) and Invoxia’s iOS desk phone, the one Michael Graves is evaluating.

2011 was a fantastic year for VUC. I was able to get to Astricon, thanks to Digium, and met several new VUC folks (such as the ubiquituous James Body) as well as seeing old friends again, including the elusive John Todd 2.0.

We’re on Google Plus this year and we hope to see it grow: http://gplus.to/vuc. Please spread the word. G+ is a great way for us to communicate about each week’s sessions. Don’t be shy, that’s what we’re there for.

We had help from great sponsors and partners: Voxeo Labs, Sangoma, OnSIP.com, e4strategies and of course our great partnerships with ZipDX and Voxbone.

We chatted with amazing people doing amazing things: Allison Smith, Bryan Johns, Simon Wood, John “Captain Crunch” Draper, Kevin Fleming, Chris Veazy, Danielle Morrill, Chris Matthieu, Diana Cionoiu, Gerd Graumann, Jason Goecke, Dan York , David Burgess, Steven Song, Dave Michels, Ward Mundy, Brough Turner, Eric Klein, Nir Simionovich, Ben Klang, Alok Saboo, Alex Balashov, Andy Abramson, Bryan Martin, John Riordan, Charlotte Oliver, Emil Ivov, Rob Wolpov, Mike Oeth, Thilo Salmon, Frederic Dickey, Pascal Doré, Todd Carothers, Randal Schwartz, Jim Gettys, Dave Taht, Hugh Goldstein, Adrian Georgescu, Andrew Kuan and all the great regulars!

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/happy-2012-from-the-vuc/feed/ 0 Adrian Georgescu,Alex Balashov,allison smith,Alok Saboo,Andrew Kuan,Android,Andy Abramson,Astricon,Ben Klang,Brough Turner,Bryan Johns,Bryan Martin The recording is an informal chat (is there any other kind of VUC?) about Republic Wireless (why won't Brian talk to us?) and Invoxia's iOS desk phone, the one Michael Graves is evaluating. - 2011 was a fantastic year for VUC. The recording is an informal chat (is there any other kind of VUC?) about Republic Wireless (why won't Brian talk to us?) and Invoxia's iOS desk phone, the one Michael Graves (http://mjgraves.org) is evaluating. 2011 was a fantastic year for VUC. I was able to get to Astricon, thanks to Digium, and met several new VUC folks (such as the ubiquituous James Body) as well as seeing old friends again, including the elusive John Todd 2.0. We're on Google Plus (http://gplus.to/vuc) this year and we hope to see it grow: http://gplus.to/vuc. Please spread the word. G+ is a great way for us to communicate about each week's sessions. Don't be shy, that's what we're there for. We had help from great sponsors and partners: Voxeo Labs (http://labs.vixeo.com), Sangoma (http://sangoma.com), OnSIP.com (http://onsip.com), e4strategies (http://e4strategies.com) and of course our great partnerships with ZipDX (http://zipdx.com) and Voxbone (http://voxbone.com). We chatted with amazing people doing amazing things: Allison Smith, Bryan Johns, Simon Wood, John "Captain Crunch" Draper, Kevin Fleming, Chris Veazy, Danielle Morrill, Chris Matthieu, Diana Cionoiu, Gerd Graumann, Jason Goecke, Dan York , David Burgess, Steven Song, Dave Michels, Ward Mundy, Brough Turner, Eric Klein, Nir Simionovich, Ben Klang, Alok Saboo, Alex Balashov, Andy Abramson, Bryan Martin, John Riordan, Charlotte Oliver, Emil Ivov, Rob Wolpov, Mike Oeth, Thilo Salmon, Frederic Dickey, Pascal Doré, Todd Carothers, Randal Schwartz, Jim Gettys, Dave Taht, Hugh Goldstein, Adrian Georgescu, Andrew Kuan and all the great regulars! @voipusers clean 46:53 Kevin Fleming on Digium R-Series Products http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/vuc-friday/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/vuc-friday/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:16:12 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=3527

Kevin Fleming  joins us to talk about Digium‘s Redundancy Series products.

Redundancy Series (aka “R-Series”) products, are a family of inexpensive, versatile appliances that enable physical layer failover of analog (POTS) and digital (T1, E1, PRI or BRI) telephony connections to Asterisk-based communications systems. The R-Series devices allows Asterisk administrators to create high-availability solutions that insure uninterrupted business communications, even in the event of a catastrophic hardware or software failure. R-Series appliances include all the tools necessary to build a fully redundant active/passive communications solution. If the primary server experiences a hardware or software fault, all telecom services will automatically switch to the backup server.

The R-Series integrates with software to mirror file systems, manages the transition of a shared IP address and monitors system health between the primary and backup. The R-Series family consists of 2 models, the analog R800 appliance and the digital R850 appliance. Each model supports eight (8) public switched telephone (PSTN) circuits. The appliances deliver PSTN circuits to each Asterisk server via Digium’s telephony interface cards. Management and failover communications between the Asterisk Servers and the R-Series appliance is done using a set of USB connections, which also provide power—saving energy costs over the lifespan of the appliance.

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/vuc-friday/feed/ 1 analog,asterisk,BRI,digital,digium,failover,Kevin Fleming,POTS,PRI,R Series,Redundancy,T1 Kevin Fleming  joins us to talk about Digium's Redundancy Series products. - Redundancy Series (aka “R-Series”) products, are a family of inexpensive, versatile appliances that enable physical layer failover of analog (POTS) and digital (T1, E1, Kevin Fleming (http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/asterisk-scalable-communications-framework/) joins us to talk about Digium (http://www.digium.com)'s Redundancy Series products. Redundancy Series (aka “R-Series”) products, are a family of inexpensive, versatile appliances that enable physical layer failover of analog (POTS) and digital (T1, E1, PRI or BRI) telephony connections to Asterisk-based communications systems. The R-Series devices allows Asterisk administrators to create high-availability solutions that insure uninterrupted business communications, even in the event of a catastrophic hardware or software failure. R-Series appliances include all the tools necessary to build a fully redundant active/passive communications solution. If the primary server experiences a hardware or software fault, all telecom services will automatically switch to the backup server. The R-Series integrates with software to mirror file systems, manages the transition of a shared IP address and monitors system health between the primary and backup. The R-Series family consists of 2 models, the analog R800 appliance and the digital R850 appliance. Each model supports eight (8) public switched telephone (PSTN) circuits. The appliances deliver PSTN circuits to each Asterisk server via Digium’s telephony interface cards. Management and failover communications between the Asterisk Servers and the R-Series appliance is done using a set of USB connections, which also provide power—saving energy costs over the lifespan of the appliance. @voipusers clean 27:41 Invoxia NVX 610 http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/invoxias-innovation/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/invoxias-innovation/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:00:56 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=3502

Meet the Invoxia NVX 6210, a desktop phone that integrates the iPod, iPhone or iPad as a control interface. You make calls by dialing from your iPod, iPhone or iPad using the dedicated invoxia app. You can now receive calls made to your mobile as well as calls to your office on the Invoxia phone. To answer a call in handsfree mode, whether it’s coming from your mobile or desktop phone, simply press the volume button. There are just two sensory buttons on the invoxia phone’s base: one for muting the mic, and the other to access your voice mail.

Features

A wide range of connections are available on the invoxia desktop phone:

  • 2 USB ports (for the corded handset, your iPad and for headphones, for example)
  • 2 Ethernet ports, including 1 PoE port to power your phone and to connect your network cable and computer.
  • iPhone/iPod docking station
  • Bluetooth technology for wireless communication with your iPhone or iPod, or to pair your phone with a wireless headset (Headset Profile or A2DP),
  • DECT technology for optional cordless handsets
At the end of the call, Bryan Johns chimes in with an Astricon report.
]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/invoxias-innovation/feed/ 2 Astricon,digium,France,Invoxia,iPad,iPhone IOS,iPod Meet the Invoxia NVX 6210, a desktop phone that integrates the iPod, iPhone or iPad as a control interface. You make calls by dialing from your iPod, iPhone or iPad using the dedicated invoxia app. You can now receive calls made to your mobile as well ... (http://www.voipusersconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Invoxia.png) Meet the Invoxia NVX 6210 (http://www.invoxia.com/en/products/nvx610), a desktop phone that integrates the iPod, iPhone or iPad as a control interface. You make calls by dialing from your iPod, iPhone or iPad using the dedicated invoxia app. You can now receive calls made to your mobile as well as calls to your office on the Invoxia phone. To answer a call in handsfree mode, whether it’s coming from your mobile or desktop phone, simply press the volume button. There are just two sensory buttons on the invoxia phone’s base: one for muting the mic, and the other to access your voice mail. Features A wide range of connections are available on the invoxia desktop phone: * 2 USB ports (for the corded handset, your iPad and for headphones, for example) * 2 Ethernet ports, including 1 PoE port to power your phone and to connect your network cable and computer. * iPhone/iPod docking station * Bluetooth technology for wireless communication with your iPhone or iPod, or to pair your phone with a wireless headset (Headset Profile or A2DP), * DECT technology for optional cordless handsets At the end of the call, Bryan Johns chimes in with an Astricon (http://astricon.net) report. @voipusers clean 41:02 eComm 2011 Coverage http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/emerging-communications-conference-2011/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/emerging-communications-conference-2011/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 23:00:46 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=3299

Give us a +1 for Google above!

eComm 2011 VUC Specials by VoIP Users Conference

Andy Abramson, Dan York and whoever else is able to function coherently (or not) at 7:45 AM USA Pacific Daylight Time will be on VUC in three special live breakfast sessions from eComm2011: Emerging Communications Conference, next week. Speakers at eComm are some of the brightest lights in VoIP, including Tim Panton, Dan York, Darren Schreiber, Johnny Diggz, Voxeo CEO Jonathan Taylor, Lee S Dryburgh, Digium’s Bryan M. Johns and many more.

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2011/emerging-communications-conference-2011/feed/ 0 Asterisk Scalable Communications Framework, http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/asterisk-scalable-communications-framework/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/asterisk-scalable-communications-framework/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:20:05 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=2550

Asterisk SCF is a framework that will allow developers to move beyond voice and also create open source video and text that can be used for anything from embedded applications to enterprise and carrier solutions, according to Digium. It is delivered as a system of distributed components that can be deployed in clusters on a single system or on many systems, and will support pretty much all real-time IP communications including video, wideband audio, chat and desktop sharing.Asterisk SCF seeks to meet four requirements for businesses looking to deploy open source communications solutions:

  • Performance
  • Scalability
  • Fault tolerance
  • Extensibility

Live from Astricon (well it was when we recorded it), Kevin Fleming, director of software technologies at Digium joins us at talk about the big Digium announcement.  This discussion was made possible  by Tim Panton and Michael Graves. Kevin, Tim and Joshua Colp were in a room, surrounded by John Todd’s tie-dyed shirts.

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/asterisk-scalable-communications-framework/feed/ 0 asterisk,communication,communication software,communication solution,computing,digium,extensibility,fault tolerance,frameworks,Kevin Fleming,leverage,performance Asterisk SCF is a framework that will allow developers to move beyond voice and also create open source video and text that can be used for anything from embedded applications to enterprise and carrier solutions, according to Digium. (http://www.voipusersconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/asterisklogo.jpg)Asterisk SCF is a framework that will allow developers to move beyond voice and also create open source video and text that can be used for anything from embedded applications to enterprise and carrier solutions, according to Digium (http://www.digium.com/). It is delivered as a system of distributed components that can be deployed in clusters on a single system or on many systems, and will support pretty much all real-time IP communications including video, wideband audio, chat and desktop sharing.Asterisk SCF seeks to meet four requirements for businesses looking to deploy open source communications solutions: * Performance * Scalability * Fault tolerance * Extensibility Live from Astricon (well it was when we recorded it), Kevin Fleming, director of software technologies at Digium joins us at talk about the big Digium announcement.  This discussion was made possible  by Tim Panton and Michael Graves. Kevin, Tim and Joshua Colp were in a room, surrounded by John Todd's tie-dyed shirts. (http://www.asterisk.org/asterisk/scf) @voipusers clean 1:39:12 Russell Bryant Q & A (and more) http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/open-session/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/open-session/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 23:00:32 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=2350

With everything up in the air, we weren’t sure they’d be a session, but I arrived back in time, so I should be there to talk about whatever anyone brings up.

By a bit of good luck, Russell Bryant stopped by and shared a lot of interesting details and answered question about what’s new with Asterisk. Russell is Engineering Manager for the Open Source Software team.

We later got into talking about the 3G used, unlocked and jailbroken iPhone I bought in the USA and broght back to Europe without knowing how it would work. I was saying that in California, the iPhone showed my location to withjin feet without data or wifi connection, as long as the map was already loaded (using wifi at home). That brought us to GPS and how it works. Here in France, the location it finds is much less accurate.

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/open-session/feed/ 0 3G,AEL,Asterisk 1.8,cell data,dialplans,digium,GPS,iPhone,Russell Bryant With everything up in the air, we weren't sure they'd be a session, but I arrived back in time, so I should be there to talk about whatever anyone brings up. - By a bit of good luck, Russell Bryant stopped by and shared a lot of interesting details an... With everything up in the air, we weren't sure they'd be a session, but I arrived back in time, so I should be there to talk about whatever anyone brings up. By a bit of good luck, Russell Bryant (http://www.russellbryant.net/blog/category/digium/) stopped by and shared a lot of interesting details and answered question about what's new with Asterisk. Russell is Engineering Manager for the Open Source Software team. We later got into talking about the 3G used, unlocked and jailbroken iPhone I bought in the USA and broght back to Europe without knowing how it would work. I was saying that in California, the iPhone showed my location to withjin feet without data or wifi connection, as long as the map was already loaded (using wifi at home). That brought us to GPS and how it works. Here in France, the location it finds is much less accurate. @voipusers clean 1:00:14 New Allison Smith Collection of Funny Prompts http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/allison-smith-funny-prompts/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/allison-smith-funny-prompts/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:16:24 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=2332

Allison Smith (@VoiceGal) pinged me about the collection she recorded for Joey Lindstrom for use with Asterisk pbx. The full set, which Mr. Lindstrom has generously decided to place in the public domain is available for dowload free here:
http://vuc.li/FunnyAllison.

Joey wrote to say this was his way to give something back to the community, and he’s asking Digium to put these prompts in the Asterisk distribution should they wish to do so.

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/allison-smith-funny-prompts/feed/ 0 “@BeelineBill” Bill Miller http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/beeline-bill-miller/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/beeline-bill-miller/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:00:14 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=1972

This was a very interesting look into the corporate corridors, where Bill has worked for decades. He traces his humble beginnings to analog computers, tells of few Mark Spencer stories and just plain hangs out with the VUC regulars.

Bill Miller is a former Vice President of Product Development at Digium. Bill was also a senior product manager at 3COM and has decades of network experience. He’s worked in VoIP since 1996. I’m sure he’s got some great stories to share!

Over 25 years in voice and data networking, security and network management. Extensive product management and marketing background, Bill has held successful senior level positions at fortune 500 and multinational companies and with early stage start-ups in marketing, sales, and strategic alliances.

IRC LInks for 2010-04-23

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/beeline-bill-miller/feed/ 2 3COM,analog computer,Bill Miller,digium,Internet,interview,networking,technology,VoIP This was a very interesting look into the corporate corridors, where Bill has worked for decades. He traces his humble beginnings to analog computers, tells of few Mark Spencer stories and just plain hangs out with the VUC regulars. - This was a very interesting look into the corporate corridors, where Bill has worked for decades. He traces his humble beginnings to analog computers, tells of few Mark Spencer stories and just plain hangs out with the VUC regulars. (http://www.voipusersconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/BeelineBill.jpg)Bill Miller is a former Vice President of Product Development at Digium. (http://www.voip-news.com/vendors/digium/) Bill was also a senior product manager at 3COM and has decades of network experience. He's worked in VoIP since 1996. I'm sure he's got some great stories to share! Over 25 years in voice and data networking, security and network management. Extensive product management and marketing background, Bill has held successful senior level positions at fortune 500 and multinational companies and with early stage start-ups in marketing, sales, and strategic alliances. IRC LInks for 2010-04-23 @voipusers clean 1:14:58 Counterpath and Digium Do It! http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/counterpath-and-digium-do-it/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/counterpath-and-digium-do-it/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:00:52 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=1498


We will be welcoming Bria Product Director Todd Carothers to the VUC in a second segment on Jan 29th at 1PM EST.

From this press release:

CounterPath and Digium(R) Launch Asterisk-Based Multimedia Softphone

Based on open standards, Bria for Asterisk combines Digium’s Asterisk, AsteriskNOW and Asterisk Business Edition telephony platforms with Bria Professional, CounterPath’s enterprise-class, multimedia softphone. Bria for Asterisk gives users advanced telephony features, yet can be quickly set up and configured with any Asterisk deployment.

The VUC is officially testing Bria on Windows and OS X and we hope provide valuable feedback to Counterpath during this launch.

[audio:http://media.blubrry.com/winelover/recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-22622/TS-315634.mp3|titles=Bria and Counterpath with Todd Carothers]

Yet another group of geeks discuss the iPad
[audio:http://media.blubrry.com/winelover/recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-22622/TS-318318.mp3|titles=Yet another group of geeks discuss the iPad]

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2010/counterpath-and-digium-do-it/feed/ 1 asterisk,Bria,counterpath,digium,sip,softphone,Todd Carothers We will be welcoming Bria Product Director Todd Carothers to the VUC in a second segment on Jan 29th at 1PM EST. - From this press release: - CounterPath and Digium(R) Launch Asterisk-Based Multimedia Softphone - Based on open standards, (http://voipusersconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Counterpath.jpg) We will be welcoming Bria Product Director Todd Carothers to the VUC in a second segment on Jan 29th at 1PM EST. From this press release (http://bit.ly/729ZP2): CounterPath (http://www.counterpath.com/) and Digium (http://digium.com)(R) Launch Asterisk-Based Multimedia Softphone Based on open standards, Bria for Asterisk combines Digium's Asterisk, AsteriskNOW and Asterisk Business Edition telephony platforms with Bria Professional, CounterPath's enterprise-class, multimedia softphone. Bria for Asterisk gives users advanced telephony features, yet can be quickly set up and configured with any Asterisk deployment. The VUC is officially testing Bria on Windows and OS X and we hope provide valuable feedback to Counterpath during this launch. Yet another group of geeks discuss the iPad @voipusers clean The UnixDawg on FusionPbx http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/fusionpbx/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/fusionpbx/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:07:43 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=1232

fusionpbx

Thanks to Digium andfor allocating more channels of Skype for Asterisk to reach the ZipDX conference bridge and to John Todd for making this happen! We had a lot of live callers, including many on Skype.

Unixdawg on FusionPbx
[audio:http://media.blubrry.com/winelover/recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-22622/TS-288078.mp3]

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/fusionpbx/feed/ 1 digium,Fusionpbx,skype Thanks to Digium andfor allocating more channels of Skype for Asterisk to reach the ZipDX conference bridge and to John Todd for making this happen! We had a lot of live callers, including many on Skype. - Unixdawg on FusionPbx (http://www.voipusersconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/fusionpbx1.png) Thanks to Digium (http://digium.com) andfor allocating more channels of Skype for Asterisk (http://www.digium.com/en/products/software/skypeforasterisk.php) to reach the ZipDX conference bridge and to John Todd for making this happen! We had a lot of live callers, including many on Skype. Unixdawg on FusionPbx (http://fusionpbx.com) @voipusers clean Digium Security Webinar http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/digium-security-webinar/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/digium-security-webinar/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:11 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=1229

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/digium-security-webinar/feed/ 0 Vestec’s Kashif Kahn at Astricon http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/vestec-offer/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/vestec-offer/#comments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:00:03 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=1102

You meet a lot of great people at Astricon, and you learn a lot of interesting new things. One thing that may be of interest to you is the announcement Kashif Kahn, Vestec VP of Biz Dev, made in his presentation on speech recognition here: You can get a full license for one port of their speech recognition for $25. Kashif says specifically that they came up with this offer as a way of reacting to the feedback from our session with Digium/Vestec a few weeks ago. Good news for everyone, you can now afford to evalute the product with an unlimited license, including the API, for the price of a week’s worth of coffees at $YourExpensiveCoffeeChain.

[audio:http://media.blubrry.com/winelover/recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-22622/TS-280550.mp3]

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/vestec-offer/feed/ 2 speech recognition You meet a lot of great people at Astricon, and you learn a lot of interesting new things. One thing that may be of interest to you is the announcement Kashif Kahn, Vestec VP of Biz Dev, made in his presentation on speech recognition here: You can get ... You meet a lot of great people at Astricon, and you learn a lot of interesting new things. One thing that may be of interest to you is the announcement Kashif Kahn, Vestec VP of Biz Dev, made in his presentation on speech recognition here: You can get a full license for one port of their speech recognition for $25. Kashif says specifically that they came up with this offer as a way of reacting to the feedback from our session with Digium/Vestec a few weeks ago (http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/10/affordable-speech-recognition/). Good news for everyone, you can now afford to evalute the product with an unlimited license, including the API, for the price of a week's worth of coffees at $YourExpensiveCoffeeChain. VUC clean 10:00 Affordable Speech Recognition http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/affordable-speech-recognition/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/affordable-speech-recognition/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:33 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=1031

Vestec Speech Engine for Asterisk®

Digium has just rolled out a new Asterisk speech recognition tool-kit from a partner company called Vestec.  At $99/channel, speech recognition is down to a price point where virtually any application can be speech-enabled.

Also, Fax for Asterisk, Skype for Asterisk, Astricon, mobile phones and more on part two.

Part 1: [audio:http://media.blubrry.com/winelover/recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-22622/TS-264000.mp3|Steve Sokol and Kashif Kahn on Vestec Speech ENgine]

Part 2: [audio:http://media.blubrry.com/winelover/recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-22622/TS-275278.mp3|titles:iVoIP SIP for mobiles Google Voice]
Transcript IRC-20091002

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/affordable-speech-recognition/feed/ 1 speech recognition,Digium Vestec Speech Engine for Asterisk® - Digium has just rolled out a new Asterisk speech recognition tool-kit from a partner company called Vestec.  At $99/channel, speech recognition is down to a price point where virtually any application can be speech... Vestec Speech Engine for Asterisk® Digium has just rolled out a new Asterisk speech recognition tool-kit from a partner company called Vestec.  At $99/channel, speech recognition is down to a price point where virtually any application can be speech-enabled. Also, Fax for Asterisk, Skype for Asterisk, Astricon, mobile phones and more on part two. Part 1: Part 2: Transcript IRC-20091002 randulo clean 1:00:00 AMOOCON 2009 Video http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/amoocon/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/amoocon/#comments Sat, 09 May 2009 07:27:44 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=485

And now, hot off the FlipVideo, here’s a taste of Rostock and AMOOCON from a human perspective:

THE DIGIUM you didn’t know existed:

And then there was the “C Shanties”

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/amoocon/feed/ 0 General Discussion at AMOOCON http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/amoocon-talk/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/amoocon-talk/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 15:54:40 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=464

[audio:http://voipusersconference.org/wp-content/uploads/amoocondiscussion.mp3|titles=AMOOCON 2009, Tim Panton, John Todd, Russell Brand, Kevin Fleming...]

Although I managed to herd a great group of people into the speakers’ lounge and record a wide-ranging discussion, the first part was lost due to a software glitch on the recorder. It seems that the low battery level shut things down and ditched the file. The part posted here is only the second hour (heh) but there are some interesting things to hear.

Topics covered include codecs, video, Skype for Asterisk, teleconference robots, “robot Mark”, presence, stereo codecs, and lots more. One side (Zoa, Diana Cionoiu etc) rags on the iPhone, the other side says “get used to it”.

MP3 DOWNLOAD LINK

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/amoocon-talk/feed/ 0 AMOOCON discussion Although I managed to herd a great group of people into the speakers' lounge and record a wide-ranging discussion, the first part was lost due to a software glitch on the recorder. It seems that the low battery level shut things down and ditched the fi... Although I managed to herd a great group of people into the speakers' lounge and record a wide-ranging discussion, the first part was lost due to a software glitch on the recorder. It seems that the low battery level shut things down and ditched the file. The part posted here is only the second hour (heh) but there are some interesting things to hear. Topics covered include codecs, video, Skype for Asterisk, teleconference robots, "robot Mark", presence, stereo codecs, and lots more. One side (Zoa, Diana Cionoiu etc) rags on the iPhone, the other side says "get used to it". MP3 DOWNLOAD LINK (http://voipusersconference.org/wp-content/uploads/amoocondiscussion.mp3) randulo clean 1:00:00 Digium Support for Asterisk Open Source Edition http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/fri-apr-17th-at-12-noon-support-for-asterisk-open-source/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/fri-apr-17th-at-12-noon-support-for-asterisk-open-source/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:00:34 +0000 VUC http://www.voipusersconference.org/?p=378

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Randal Schwartz (FLOSS Weekly) chatted with us about paid support for Open Source software.

Steve Sokol joined us to talk about what this means to the community and to small, medium and large busines installations.

With Digium’s support subscriptions for open source Asterisk, enterprise developers and systems administrators can call on the expertise of the company that created Asterisk. Digium’s technical support team offers professional assistance with installation, configuration, and systems operation issues.

Digium’s blog has a post about this, and that sends you to the product page.

A lot more happened including discussion of Digium’s new free FAX channel that replaces drop in solutions such as SpanDSP and the eternal questions about SfA (Skype for Asterisk).

Note the name siptosis, unlike the similar word “halitosis” is pro-nounced “SIP 2 SIS”. These calls are educational!

IRC Transcript 2009-04-17

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2009/fri-apr-17th-at-12-noon-support-for-asterisk-open-source/feed/ 0 Asterisk FAX,digium,open source,randal schwartz,SfA,siptosis,Skype for Asterisk,Steve Sokol,support Randal Schwartz (FLOSS Weekly) chatted with us about paid support for Open Source software. - Steve Sokol joined us to talk about what this means to the community and to small, medium and large busines installations. Randal Schwartz (FLOSS Weekly (http://twit.tv/floss)) chatted with us about paid support for Open Source software. Steve Sokol joined us to talk about what this means to the community and to small, medium and large busines installations. With Digium's support subscriptions for open source Asterisk, enterprise developers and systems administrators can call on the expertise of the company that created Asterisk. Digium's technical support team offers professional assistance with installation, configuration, and systems operation issues. Digium's blog (http://blogs.digium.com/2009/03/31/digium-launches-support-for-open-source-asterisk/) has a post about this, and that sends you to the product page (http://www.digium.com/en/supportcenter/asterisk.php). A lot more happened including discussion of Digium's new free FAX channel that replaces drop in solutions such as SpanDSP and the eternal questions about SfA (Skype for Asterisk). Note the name siptosis, unlike the similar word "halitosis" is pro-nounced "SIP 2 SIS". These calls are educational! IRC Transcript 2009-04-17 (http://www.voipusersconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/2009-04-17.txt) randulo clean 1:00:00 Skype for Asterisk with Steve Sokol http://www.voipusersconference.org/2008/skype-for-asterisk/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2008/skype-for-asterisk/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:00:31 +0000 VUC http://sessions.voipusersconference.org/?p=210

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Skype for Asterisk with Steve Sokol, Digium product manager. Also a general talk about life, the universe and everything such as the high points of VoIP in 2008.

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]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2008/skype-for-asterisk/feed/ 0 asterisk,digium,skype Image by alexmuse via Flickr Skype for Asterisk with Steve Sokol, Digium product manager. Also a general talk about life, the universe and everything such as the high points of VoIP in 2008. Related articles by Zemanta - (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/97/279414177_02f779df60_m.jpg) Image by alexmuse (http://www.flickr.com/photos/93504305@N00/279414177) via Flickr Skype for Asterisk with Steve Sokol, Digium product manager. Also a general talk about life, the universe and everything such as the high points of VoIP in 2008. Related articles by Zemanta Digium Offers Subscription Support Plans for Asterisk (http://ostatic.com/blog/digium-offers-subscription-support-plans-for-asterisk) (ostatic.com) Skype for SIP == Skype for Asterisk DOA? (http://skypejournal.com/2009/03/skype-for-sip-skype-for-asterisk-doa.html) (skypejournal.com) Top 30 VoIP Leaders On Twitter (http://www.lucafiligheddu.com/2009/03/top-30-voip-leaders-on-twitter.html) (lucafiligheddu.com) (http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=d8d09582-548e-4c8f-84af-16b412194d69) @voipusers clean Recent Voip News & Commentary with Michael Graves http://www.voipusersconference.org/2008/recent-voip-news-michael-graves/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2008/recent-voip-news-michael-graves/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:00:44 +0000 VUC http://sessions.voipusersconference.org/?p=267

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Recent Voip News & Commentary, Digium partners with FreePBX, SIP/DECT vs ATA+DECT for cordless phones, Karle Fife on the new Rhino failover BRI/PRI card, John Todd on “The Proxifier”, Darrick Hartman announced Astlinux 0.6 expected next week, includes Asterisk GUI 2.0 Digital Opsys draw for Astricon 08 exhibitors pass Many thanks to Michael Graves for stepping in!

]]> http://www.voipusersconference.org/2008/recent-voip-news-michael-graves/feed/ 0 astlinux,Astricon,ATA,Darrick Hartman,DECT,digium,FreePBX,gui,John Todd,Michael Graves,Rhino,sip Recent Voip News & Commentary, Digium partners with FreePBX, SIP/DECT vs ATA+DECT for cordless phones, Karle Fife on the new Rhino failover BRI/PRI card, John Todd on "The Proxifier", Darrick Hartman announced Astlinux 0.6 expected next week, Recent Voip News & Commentary, Digium partners with FreePBX, SIP/DECT vs ATA+DECT for cordless phones, Karle Fife on the new Rhino failover BRI/PRI card, John Todd on "The Proxifier", Darrick Hartman announced Astlinux 0.6 expected next week, includes Asterisk GUI 2.0 Digital Opsys draw for Astricon 08 exhibitors pass Many thanks to Michael Graves (http://mgraves.org) for stepping in! @voipusers clean Mark Spencer, Creator of Asterisk http://www.voipusersconference.org/2008/mark-spencer-creator-of-asterisk/ http://www.voipusersconference.org/2008/mark-spencer-creator-of-asterisk/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:00:20 +0000 VUC http://sessions.voipusersconference.org/?p=275

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Does Mark need an introduction? I think not. He’ll be live to answer questions and talk about what’s going on with all things asterisk (which is a registered trademark of Digium)

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