Julie Webb
Digium
+1 (256) 428-6203
jwebb@digium.com
Steve Bieniek
VoIP unlimited
+44 (1202) 61200
steve.bieniek@voip-unlimited.net
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., and DORSET, UK-December 07, 2009-Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, and VoIP Unlimited, a UK business SIP trunk specialist, today announced the interoperability of VoIP Unlimited's SIP network and Switchvox, Digium's unified communications solution. The partnership allows the companies to offer the UK channel a fully IP-based, turn-key business communications solution. VoIP Unlimited is the first ITSP in Europe to have undergone interoperability testing with Switchvox.
For years, software and IT support companies have been developing IP PBX solutions based on Digium's open source Asterisk platform, offering increased functionality and integration into their customers' networks. Many businesses appreciate the powerful features of the platform but don't want to change their business models from installers to software engineering. For these businesses, Switchvox is ideal.
Steve Bieniek, VoIP Unlimited's sales director, said: "We have already started working with Digium resellers and customers in the UK, offering our business-grade SIP trunk service. In the current economic climate end users are looking to reduce costs where possible and moving to SIP-based technologies is just one way of achieving that. Cost savings can be immediate-compare the rental costs of 4 ISDN lines against a flat fee of £10.99 month we offer for unlimited SIP channels. It's all about making businesses more efficient and introducing more flexible ways of communicating. Digium clearly demonstrates they have listened to the market and built features within Switchvox to make this happen effectively."
Bill Miller, vice president of product management for Digium, commented: "We chose VoIP Unlimited to provide services to the UK channel based on their established position in the country's ITSP market and their experience with Asterisk. Digium's seen strong interest in Asterisk and Switchvox by UK customers recently as they look to save money while gaining VoIP features and integrating voice with other business communications. We think VoIP Unlimited is an ideal partner for bringing these benefits to UK businesses."
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 and software to enable resellers and customers to implement turnkey VoIP systems or to design their own custom telephony solutions. More information is available at http://www.digium.com.
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