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August 31, 2009

Asterisk PBX 1.6.0.14 and 1.6.1.5 Now Available

The Asterisk Development Team is pleased to announce the release of Asterisk 1.6.0.14 and 1.6.1.5. Asterisk 1.6.0.14 and 1.6.1.5 are available for immediate download at http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/

Asterisk 1.6.0.14 is the first full, non-security release since 1.6.0.10.  The release candidate 1.6.0.11-rc1 was redone as 1.6.0.14-rc1 (which this release has been created from) after security releases were done as 1.6.0.13.  Asterisk version 1.6.0.12 was released and rescinded shortly thereafter due to a failed merge.

Asterisk 1.6.1.5 is the first full, non-security release since 1.6.1.2. The release candidate 1.6.1.3-rc1 was redone as 1.6.1.5-rc1, which this release has been created from.

These releases resolve an assortment of issues in a number of areas in Asterisk.


For a summary of the changes in these releases, please see the release summaries:

http://svn.asterisk.org/svn/asterisk/tags/1.6.0.14/asterisk-1.6.0.14-summary.txt
http://svn.asterisk.org/svn/asterisk/tags/1.6.1.5/asterisk-1.6.1.5-summary.txt

For a full list of changes in these releases, please see the ChangeLogs:

http://svn.asterisk.org/svn/asterisk/tags/1.6.0.14/ChangeLog
http://svn.asterisk.org/svn/asterisk/tags/1.6.1.5/ChangeLog


The following list of issues were resolved with the participation of the community, and these releases would not have been possible without your help!

* Fix SIP transport type issues.
(closes issue #13865. Reported by st. Tested by mmichelson, Kristijan, vrban, jmacz, dvossel. Patched by: mmichelson, vrban, Kristijan)

* Fix an issue where the 'h' extension may occasionally not fire when a Dial is executed from a Macro. Debugged in #asterisk with user tompaw. Fixed by Tilghman.

* Fix MWI NOTIFY if Asterisk listens on a non-standard port (5060) (closes issue #14659. Reported by klaus3000. Tested by dvossel, klaus3000.
 Patched by klaus3000, dvossel)

* Check if polarityonanswerdelay has elapsed before setting a channel as
  answered after a polarity reversal.
(closes issue #13917. Reported, tested, and patched by alecdavis)

* Don't fast forward past the end of a message.
(closes issue #14554. Reported, tested, and patched by lacoursj)

* Prevent phantom calls to queue members.
(closes issue #14631. Reported, tested, and patched by latinsud)


Thank you for your continued support of Asterisk!

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Obama wants emergency control of 'the internet / web'

How far is too far in the pursuit of power?

How much power is too much power?

Who is power in America mandated by?

These are all questions every free-thinking American should be asking themselves in light of the newest development in the Socialist take-over of the Federal government. A new draft of Senate bill S.773 has been leaked to and broken by Declan McCullagh of CNET News and CBS News. The main theme of the bill gives the Executive Branch "emergency" control of private-sector computer networks in the event of a "cyberemergency" or "cybesecurity attack" during a severe attack or natural disaster. And specifically says, “whatever is necessary” to repel the attack.

 In addition, it will mandate Federal licensing requirements for the professionals that work on certain communications networks.

"Cyber" is defined as anything having to do with the internet, telecommunications, computers, or computer networks.

 A previously defeated bill in the U.S. Senate specifically included the power to disconnect private-sector computer networks from the internet. This one appears not to specifically define the steps the President can take to shut down a "cybersecurity" attack only "the power to do whatever is necessary", which troubles the Internet Security Alliance; a group made up representatives from major communications companies. Not to mention the American people, IF they find out.

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August 19, 2009

Asterisk Project Changes Music-On-Hold Provider

http://blogs.digium.com/2009/08/18/asterisk-music-on-hold-changes/

The Asterisk project has changed providers for Music-On-Hold (MOH) content distributed with/for Asterisk. In addition to the change for future Asterisk releases, we have also opted to rebuild historical releases with the new MOH content, in an effort to eliminate unnecessary distribution of the old MOH content.

This means that all Asterisk releases available on downloads.asterisk.org have been rebuilt to include the new Opsound MOH files, and the release branches and tags in the svn.digium.com Subversion repository have also been changed so that any checkouts from those tags/branches will include (or install) the new MOH files as well.

Finally, the AsteriskNOW RPMs available on packages.asterisk.org have been rebuilt using the Opsound MOH files.

We have tried to make the changes in a relatively convenient and painless way, but if you encounter any issues with these changes please don't hesitate to post on the asterisk-users mailing list or create an issue on issues.asterisk.org.

Thanks for using Asterisk!

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August 10, 2009

Equivoice Launches Two New MPLS Based Wireless Services for Chicago Area

Equivoice launched two new MPLS based wireless services to serve business customers in metropolitan Chicago. Equi-Wireless T1 back up provides standby wireless T-1 service and provides automatic, transparent backup, in the event of cable cuts or other outages. Equi-Wireless 2 Meg Primary is a 2 megabit full duplex service, expandable to 10 megabits, which supports voice, data and video applications. Both products can be customized.

Equi-Wireless services are robust and highly reliable. The highly scalable services utilize a mesh architecture with no common point of failure. Equi-Wireless services provide native IP addressing with no tunneling, QOS for voice services and do not traverse the open internet.

"Equi-Wireless combines the capabilities of our powerful MPLS network with the reliability and cost effectiveness of wireless, said Marcus McEwen, president of Equivoice Inc."

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) enables customers and carriers to build next-generation intelligent networks that deliver a wide variety of advanced, value-added services over a single infrastructure. This economical solution can be integrated seamlessly over any existing infrastructure, allowing subscribers with differing access links to aggregate an MPLS edge without changing their current environments.

Equivoice Inc. was founded by President/CEO, Marcus McEwen, a telecommunications entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience and CIO, Scott Grau, patent holder of "System and method for communication of audio data over a packet-based network" Document Type and Number: United States Patent 5526353.

Source: PR Web

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August 04, 2009

Polycom Named Platinum Sponsor of AstriCon 2009 Conference

Digium, Inc., the Asterisk Company, today announced that Polycom has signed on to be a platinum sponsor of the upcoming AstriCon Open Source Telephony Conference and Exhibition. The Digium-sponsored event, now in its sixth year, attracts hundreds of software developers, integrators, resellers, enterprise Asterisk users and Digium partners working with phone systems, unified communications and Voice over IP (VoIP).

AstriCon 2009 will be held October 13-15, 2009, at the Renaissance Glendale Resort and Spa near Phoenix, Arizona. Business, technical, carrier and advanced Asterisk tracks offer detailed information for a variety of attendees. Registration for the conference is open at www.astricon.net.

“Polycom’s commitment to telephony innovation combined with its expansive line of desktop, conference and wireless VoIP phones has made them a core Digium partner over the years,” said Leslie Conway, vice president of marketing at Digium. “AstriCon attendees—developers, integrators and carriers alike—will benefit from hearing about the latest developments from one of the industry’s most influential players.”

“AstriCon is the place to learn about new and better ways to serve the unified communication needs of today’s businesses,” said Jim Kruger, vice president of marketing for Polycom Voice Communications Solutions. “At this year’s event, we’ll demonstrate new capabilities and applications, that combined with our VoIP endpoints, will give the Asterisk community the ability to deliver an exceptional customer experience.”

In addition to Polycom, other sponsors of AstriCon include Aastra, AG Projects, AMTELCO, Freeside, Infradapt, Loquendo, LumenVox, OpenVox, OrecX, PIKA Technologies, Presence Technology, Sangoma, ScanSource, snom, Vestec and Xorcom.

Source: Business Wire

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