During a phone conversation yesterday, a trusted source discussed open source and Linux certification with The VAR Guy. It was an interesting chat, but our resident blogger is looking further down the road and expects Asterisk certification to be the next big trend for VoIP solutions providers. Here’s why.
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Welcome to The VAR Guy Live: Podcast Edition. In this episode, Digium Director of Global Channel Sales Jim Butler answers five key questions about Asterisk (the open source IP PBX) and Digium’s partner strategy.
As the economy went off a cliff from September to December 2008, Digium says Asterisk downloads rose by 32 percent compared to the same period in 2007. But that’s not all. Digium — which promotes Asterisk, the open source IP PBX — has about 550 channel partners and resellers, up from about 170 in December 2007, The VAR Guy has learned. Here’s the scoop.
Gas is expensive … inflation is rising … yada, yada, yada… where should solutions providers focus their efforts amid the economic turmoil? Finally, some answers from OnForce, the online marketplace for IT service providers. OnForce has analyzed recent trends within its marketplace, and spotted some key areas of opportunity for solutions providers.
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Most folks are casually covering Nortel Networks’ acquisition of Pingtel, which specializes in open source VoIP and unified communications solutions. But there’s a bigger story here — much bigger, folks — that most observers have overlooked.
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