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1. Asterisk in the Enterprise:
A Case Study
Dan Thomson – Executive VP
VocalNet, Inc.
2. Course Overview
Welcome and Introduction
Applications of Asterisk in the Enterprise
Providing Asterisk Based Solutions
Q&A
3. Asterisk in the Enterprise
Are Asterisk and VoIP truly ready for “Prime
Time”?
4. VoIP Key Statistics
10-12% of all calls TODAY are carried on a
VoIP network
45% of large businesses report using VoIP
US VoIP Revenue will grow from $1.3 billion in
2004 to $19.9 billion in 2009
Hosted IP Telephony will grow from $310
million in 2005 to $5.9 billion in 2009
Sources: Forrester, Infotech, Gartner Group
5. Asterisk Community Benefits
Well documented platform
Wide variety of patches and add-ons available
Active user community
– forums.digium.com
– www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk
– www.asteriskguru.com
6. Asterisk Business Edition Benefits
Fully Supported Platform
Decreased Risk
Stress Tested
Certified Hardware List
7. Asterisk as an Enterprise PBX
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership if the #1
Reason for IP PBX Deployment
– Inexpensive Deployment compared to traditional
hardware PBX solutions
– Reduced Maintenance Costs – M/A/C
– Convergence – One Wire to Desktop
8. Asterisk as an Enterprise PBX
Diversity of Implementation Options
– IP Phones
– POTS/ADSI Phones
– SIP/IAX Trunking
– TDM Interfaces
9. Asterisk as an Enterprise PBX
Other Key Benefits
– Forward Compatibility – Video, Presence
– Flexibility
– Richness of Features
– Web Based Management
– Multiple Office and Remote User Integration
– Disaster Recovery
10. Other Asterisk Applications
Conferencing Server
CRM Integration
Example Custom Applications
– Advertising Tracking
– Video Pushdown
– Time Capsule
11. Course Overview
Welcome and Introduction
Applications of Asterisk in the Enterprise
Providing Asterisk Based Solutions
Q&A
12. Competitive Nature of Telephony
More consumer options than ever
Customer management and support are crucial
to retaining business
Importance of differentiator
13. Typical Business Models
IP PBX Retailer/Implementer
Turnkey Service Provider
Application Development and Hosting
14. Hosted vs. Premise IP Telephony
Cost Efficiency vs. Reduced Control
Amount of Hardware to Maintain
WAN Concerns
Blending IP and TDM