John McElhenny
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Julie Webb
Digium, Inc.
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Digium® Expands Commitment to AstriCon, the Premier Open Source Telephony Conference and Exhibition
Fifth annual event will be the world's largest, most informative gathering of expert developers and users of the popular Asterisk® telephony platform
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—May 7, 2008— AstriCon, the industry's first conference and exhibit devoted to the most widely used open source telephony platform, Asterisk®, is on track to be the largest and most successful in this, its fifth year. Digium®, Inc., the creator of and corporate sponsor of Asterisk, today announced that the event will be held in Glendale, Ariz., near Phoenix, from September 23-25, 2008, and invited submissions for presentations. Digium's commitment to and investment in the conference promises to make this year's AstriCon the most educational of any Asterisk event, for expert users and beginners alike.
AstriCon is the pioneer and longest-running event devoted to all things Asterisk, one of the most influential open source projects today. Attendees will learn about trends in Asterisk use, the growing Asterisk ecosystem, the newest applications and a wide range of technical topics from Asterisk developers, users and entrepreneurs.
"AstriCon is so vibrant and productive because it brings together the people who live and breathe telephony innovation," said Mark Spencer, creator of Asterisk and Digium's chief technology officer. "This is the one time in 2008 when the individuals who are most focused on development and use of Asterisk will come together, making it the show that both enthusiasts and those who are looking to get to know Asterisk must attend."
In the past, many Asterisk users and Digium partners needed to select one Asterisk event to attend in the fall—AstriCon or Digium|Asterisk World, which has been held in conjunction with Pulvermedia's VON Conference & Expo. However, due to recent changes at Pulvermedia, Digium will not hold Digium|Asterisk World this fall. As a result, the many ISVs, resellers and integrators, and developers who selected one over the other in the past, or needed to split attention and resources, will be able to focus on AstriCon.
AstriCon 2008 will be held at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel and Spa in Glendale, Ariz. Those wishing to submit speaking proposals may do so by June 1, 2008. Registration is now open at www.astricon.net.
About Digium
Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, created, owns and is the innovative force behind Asterisk, the most widely used open source telephony software. Since its founding in 1999, Digium has become the open source alternative to proprietary communication providers, with offerings that cost as much as 80 percent less. Digium offers Asterisk software free to the open source community and offers Asterisk Business Edition and Switchvox IP PBX Software to power a broad family of products for small, medium and large businesses. The company's product line includes a wide range of hardware to enable resellers and customers to implement turnkey solutions or to design their own voice over IP (VoIP) systems. More information is available at www.digium.com.
The Digium logo, Digium, Asterisk, Asterisk Business Edition, AsteriskNOW, Asterisk Appliance, Switchvox and the Asterisk logo are trademarks of Digium, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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