What is Asterisk?

• Open Source PBX (Private Branch Exchange)

  • powerful
  • low cost
  • affordable
  • expandable
    • scripting support for multiple languages using a technology called AGI (similar in concept to CGI)
  • meld available and future telephony technologies

• Runs on multiple platforms

  • Linux (fully supported)
  • BSD (in progress)
  • Mac OS X (developers are trying to make it work)