Mark Spencer, the creator of Asterisk, has created numerous popular open-source tools including GAIM,
the open-source AOL Instant Messaging client that is arguably the most popular IM client for Linux, l2tpd,
the L2TP tunneling protocol daemon, and the Cheops Network User Interface, a network service manager. In 1999, Mark had a problem though. He wanted to buy a PBX for his company so they could have voice mail, call other offices without paying for the telephone call, and do all the other things one expects from a PBX system. However, upon researching his options, he realized all the commercial systems cost an arm and a leg.
Undaunted, he did what every good hacker would: he set to writing a PBX suitable to his needs. On
December 5, 1999, Asterisk 0.1.0 was released. As the versions progressed, more and more features were
added by developers, gathering a following of users, conventions, and everything short of groupies along the
way. Asterisk’s first major milestone was reached on September 23, 2004, when Mark Spencer released
Asterisk 1.0 at the first Astricon, the official Asterisk user and developer’s conference. Asterisk 1.0 was the
first stable, open-source,VoIP-capable PBX on the market. Boasting an impressive set of features at the
time, it included a complete voice conferencing system, voice mail, an impressive ability to interface into
analog equipment, and the ability to talk to three different VoIP protocols reliably. Development didn’t stop
there though. Asterisk continued to grow. On November 17, 2005, Asterisk 1.2 was released, which
addressed over 3000 code revisions, included major improvements to the core, more VoIP protocols, and
better scalability. Also, this release introduced Digium’s DUNDi (Distributed Universal Number Discovery)
protocol, a peer-to-peer number discovery system designed to simplify interconnecting Asterisk servers
across, and in between, enterprises.The latest release of Asterisk, Asterisk 1.4, was released December 27, 2006.This release featured major changes in the configuration process, optimized applications, simplified the
global configuration, and updated the Call Detail Records for billing purposes. Also new in this version was
better hardware support, an improved ability to interface with legacy equipment, and better interfacing with
Cisco’s SCCP VoIP protocol. Also, as with any software project, this update addressed the bugs and
issues found since the 1.2 release.
the open-source AOL Instant Messaging client that is arguably the most popular IM client for Linux, l2tpd,
the L2TP tunneling protocol daemon, and the Cheops Network User Interface, a network service manager. In 1999, Mark had a problem though. He wanted to buy a PBX for his company so they could have voice mail, call other offices without paying for the telephone call, and do all the other things one expects from a PBX system. However, upon researching his options, he realized all the commercial systems cost an arm and a leg.
Undaunted, he did what every good hacker would: he set to writing a PBX suitable to his needs. On
December 5, 1999, Asterisk 0.1.0 was released. As the versions progressed, more and more features were
added by developers, gathering a following of users, conventions, and everything short of groupies along the
way. Asterisk’s first major milestone was reached on September 23, 2004, when Mark Spencer released
Asterisk 1.0 at the first Astricon, the official Asterisk user and developer’s conference. Asterisk 1.0 was the
first stable, open-source,VoIP-capable PBX on the market. Boasting an impressive set of features at the
time, it included a complete voice conferencing system, voice mail, an impressive ability to interface into
analog equipment, and the ability to talk to three different VoIP protocols reliably. Development didn’t stop
there though. Asterisk continued to grow. On November 17, 2005, Asterisk 1.2 was released, which
addressed over 3000 code revisions, included major improvements to the core, more VoIP protocols, and
better scalability. Also, this release introduced Digium’s DUNDi (Distributed Universal Number Discovery)
protocol, a peer-to-peer number discovery system designed to simplify interconnecting Asterisk servers
across, and in between, enterprises.The latest release of Asterisk, Asterisk 1.4, was released December 27, 2006.This release featured major changes in the configuration process, optimized applications, simplified the
global configuration, and updated the Call Detail Records for billing purposes. Also new in this version was
better hardware support, an improved ability to interface with legacy equipment, and better interfacing with
Cisco’s SCCP VoIP protocol. Also, as with any software project, this update addressed the bugs and
issues found since the 1.2 release.
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