Media5 has released a SIP client application that allows the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch to be used as a IP-PBX extension. The company says the full-featured softphone enables the Apple devices to be used to access the same phone services and features as if they were in the office.

That includes remote workers being able to contact other offices or employees.

Pascal Doré, Media5's mobility product line manager, said the new release of the Media5-Fone extends its mobile portfolio to iPhone users on the go.  "It offers them the key features needed to integrate an easy-to-use SIP IP-PBX extension within the iPhone," she said.

Doré said in addition to the Lite version, Media5's engineers are working to bring the next fully featured Enterprise version of the Media5-Fone.  She said that will embed strong Voice security encryption among the key features.

VoIP service providers who offer calling plan can also benefit from the same SIP connectivity extension for their customers who own an iPhone.

Enterprise users can also leverage the cost-saving benefits of VoIP by enabling their users with high quality phone calls wherever there is a broadband connection.

Media5-Fone is now available in the Apple App Store.

Other features of the Media5-Fone include:

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The three indicted in the U.S. are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, unauthorized access to computers and other charges, according to U.S. attorney Ralph J. Marra, Jr.

"The hackers we've charged enabled their conspirators in Italy and elsewhere to steal large amounts of telecommunications capacity, which could then be used to further or finance just about any sort of nefarious activity here or overseas," Marra said.

Pakistani nationals in Italy used the stolen codes to offer cheap calls to their clients on the PBXs of commercial companies in the United States, Australia and Europe.

Some of the profits from the scam were used to finance the activities of Islamist extremists in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Italian officials said, according to the IDG News report.

Marra said the hackers dialed into the PBXs and used a process known as a brute force attack to hit vulnerable points of the PBX systems.

Source: IDG News Service

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Digium is the creator, sponsor and driving force behind Asterisk, the most widely used open source telephony software. The company’s product lines include a wide range of hardware and software to enable businesses to implement turnkey solutions or to design their own VoIP systems.

Digium provides the award-winning Switchvox family of turnkey IP PBXs for small and medium enterprises. In addition, for custom implementations, Digium offers both commercially licensed and open source versions of Asterisk as premier development frameworks for application builders looking to leverage the power of Asterisk to create custom telephony solutions.

Since its inception in 1976, AMTELCO has been a leader in call center and computer telephony innovations. These innovations led to the XDS CTI Boards Division in 1980. AMTELCO has provided XDS E&M interface solutions for connection to special PBXs, radio dispatch and wireless communication devices in the police, military, aircraft, call center and healthcare markets. By providing reliable, easy-to-implement solutions, AMTELCO’s global XDS customer base continues to grow.

Jim Becker, AMTELCO vice president and director of the XDS division, stated, “This new partnership between AMTELCO and Digium provides developers with new opportunities when interfacing to radio interface devices, as well as more modern wireless dispatch platforms.”

“This new partnership provides market expansion opportunities for Asterisk developers in new and emerging wireless applications,” said Bill Miller, vice president of product management at Digium. “We welcome AMTELCO to the Digium ecosystem.”

Source: BusinessWire

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