SFGate is reporting that Vonage won a permanent stay from a court order that would have barred it from acquiring new customers, while they appeal the March verdict.
I am glad the court is allowing Vonage to operate while the appeals process takes place. This is the only sane action. Now lets hope these patents […]

Today at the Interop 2007 Las Vegas Hot Stage event we discovered a strange, but explainable behavior with OpenSER.
If you start OpenSER using fork=no, TCP and TLS support will not get started even though the messages printed out makes it seem like they should be working. Unspin on IRC pointed out the fact that in […]

I am proud to be a part of the VoIP Wireless and Security Team for the 2007 Interop Show in Las Vegas. I am currently in Belmont, CA setting up for the the Hot Stage event, which is the actual testing with all of the vendors and volunteers.
This year we are going to […]

In my last How To Configure Asterisk Article, I showed you how to setup and deploy a basic Asterisk PBX system. In this article, I will demonstrate the power of using Macros in your dial plan.
Macros assist you by significantly reducing the amount of code in your dialplan. Once you define a Macro, they […]

At 0532 Eastern Time today I turned 31. Another year has passed me by. Last year was a very crazy year for me.
Lets quickly recap.
Last April my little ‘company’ was humming along very nicely with nearly 5,000 active customers, when my business partner had a nervous break down or […]

After almost 5 years, Timo Sirainen has finally decided that Dovecot is ready for 1.0 status.
Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux or UNIX-like systems, written with security primarily in mind. Dovecot is an excellent choice for both small and large installations. It’s fast, simple to set up, requires no special […]

I would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter.
Here in Michigan it is cold and windy with some fresh snow on the ground. My family and I are about to devour way too much food, but my mom loves to cook, so we are doing some serious eating today (and leftovers for the […]

The battle rages on: C|net News has reported that The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has blocked the injunction from taking effect until they are able to hear arguments in the case.
This means business as usual at New Jersey based Vonage.

BusinessWeek.com announced that Judge Hilton barred Internet Telephone Provider Vonage from signing up any new customers.
This is a blow for Vonage, but they are still very much alive and fighting.
I see this sparking other similar lawsuits.

Zeeek on #asterisk IRC Channel pointed out an interesting event focusing on Asterisk. Every Friday at 12:30PM Eastern, 11:30AM Central or 9:30 AM Pacific there will be a Live Conference/PodCast discussing the various usages of The Asterisk PBX.
Randulo has setup a TalkCast on TalkShoe.
This could become a very good source of information for everything relevant […]