The PrimeNet T1/E1 Gateway board was first released to the market in the spring of 2006. Providing support for up to four T1/E1 spans, this 5.3-inch PCI card was specially designed and optimized to work with PIKA's patent-pending AllOnHost media processing software technology. The number of spans the board supports is field upgradeable; if a single span board is initially purchased, it can be expanded to a dual, triple or quad with the simple purchase of a software license.

 

Installation is as simple as downloading and installing the PIKA channel driver for Asterisk with the AllOnHost media processing software and plugging in the board. A PCIe version of this card, offering the same features and benefits, will be available later this year. PIKA Connect for Asterisk is a channel driver distributed under the GNU Public License.

 

PIKA's prior version provided Asterisk interoperability with its high-density, four- to 24-port analog boards and low density, one- to four-port analog boards, as well as with Skype. This new version adds interoperability with PIKA's new T1/E1 Digital Gateway board, thus offering a full line of network connectivity options to Asterisk developers and end users around the world. "The Asterisk development community continues to benefit from advanced features like reliable fax and DSP-quality echo cancellation in both analog and digital applications, made possible by PIKA's advanced media processing technology," said Terry Atwood, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Care at PIKA.

 

"Finally, the Asterisk community has a cost-effective answer when customers and users demand traditionally high levels of voice and fax quality and reliability." Asterisk users can now shop online for PIKA hardware PIKA also opened its new e-commerce web store today.

 

Available through the company's main site at www.pikatechnologies.com, the store gives Asterisk developers and end users a fast, easy method to procure the hardware they require. PIKA's analog and digital boards for Asterisk are available through the store. PIKA Connect for Skype, an Asterisk plug-in that allows incoming Skype calls to be handled by an Asterisk system in the same manner as calls received from the traditional telephone network, is also available.