Live from Etel - The Future of Asterisk
Note: VoiP-News has a nice write from Mark Spencer's address to the E-Tel conference audience.
"We’re welcoming Mark Spencer, the “Father of Asterisk.” In Japan, he says, it’s customary to begin with an apology. He apologizes for the presentation graphics, and also for app_voicemail. At the time he wrote it, it seemed like a simple concept, he says. He also apologizes for app_queue/chan_agent."
He says it’s great to get our concepts and projects “out of the box” but sometimes we just get ourselves into another box.
One of the important things he wants to do is build bridges between the community of developers with end users and customers. He wants to make it easier to build, configure, and customize it so that it’s accessible to those who aren’t experts in the technology.
Spencer has hired a new CEO for Digium so he can focus on software and community relationship development. He’s also expanding developer programs and the core development team. A goal is to reach out to end users with improved graphical configuration, that doesn’t cover up or hide asterisk, and improved desktop experience.
One audience question is whether they’ve considered integrating voice recognition. The answer is yes - in v.1.4 it’s included. It integrates with Sphinx.
Another is, what is the fate of the asterisk device? It’s available today with 4 ports of LAN, 1 WAN, same interface as PCI cards, compaq flash. It’s been released as a developer kit and will eventually be a final customer product for end user purchase.
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