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FreeSWITCH aquired by Barracuda Networks – Rumor

While it is no surprise to some of us that FreeSWITCH finally found the right business partner to associate themselves with, it is interesting to note that even the most devote anti-corporate open source project leaders (Phillipe - FreePBX, Anthony - FreeSWITCH) have both recently been acquired by large companies. In both cases, these open source advocates are now employees of their respective owners. Let's face it, people have bills to pay and projects the size of FreePBX and FreeSWITCH require...

Using trixbox CE as a SIP Gateway

If you have a need to have multiple PBX systems running and you want them all to make and receive calls, you will run into a major problem with that because of NAT issues and port forwarding limitations. In this article, I will explain how to use a trixbox CE system as a front-end gateway that will manage the trunks to the SIP providers and forward calls to the different PBX systems as well as allow the PBX systems...

How to Set 3CX Caller ID

We have been getting a whole lot of questions lately in regards to setting outgoing caller ID on a 3CX IP-PBX with our, and other, Voip Services.  I recently typed up a quick knowledge-base article about this, which you can find here. If you are having problems with your 3CX passing your custom Numeric Caller ID, follow these quick steps and it should enable your 3CX to start passing your local caller ID settings. 1.) Within your 3CX Management...

3CX with Grandstream Video Phones

Written by Matthew Hanson, 888VoipStore Support Engineer Recently, we had a client looking to start a business reselling VoIP video phones and providing accompanying service. He planned to provide a hosted solution, with the ability to install various VoIP video phones throughout businesses in his area.  Doing so would allow these video phones to not only work with each other, but also in conjunction with video phones around the country. With business model in hand, our client trusted 888VoipStore...