Samary Lopez
Softmatica S.A.
809.276.1411
s.lopez@softmatica.edu.do
Julie Webb
Digium, Inc.
256.428.6203
jwebb@digium.com
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., and SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic- May 12, 2008 — Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, and Softmatica, S.A, a leading IT training and support company for converged networks, today announced a partnership to provide authorized Digium training courses to businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean.
As a Digium authorized training provider, Softmatica will arm businesses with the knowledge needed to experience the real benefits of open source and Digium’s revolutionary Asterisk-based VoIP/PBX technology. Digium training courses offered by Softmatica will include a one-day introductory course and a five-day "Boot Camp Certification." Each class is designed for audiences with basic to advanced skill levels.
Digium is the creator and driving force behind Asterisk, the open source voice communications software deployed by more than 3.5 million servers worldwide to manage VoIP calls for businesses and individuals. More resellers, telecom professionals and software developers choose Digium's products than those of any other open source telephony company because only Digium delivers the technical superiority, security and flexibility associated with Asterisk. Asterisk powers Digium’s family of software and hardware appliances including AsteriskNOW™, Asterisk Business Edition™ and Switchvox™.
"We are committed to helping businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean get the knowledge they need to deploy secure and reliable VoIP networks," said Cristian Romero, CEO, Softmatica S.A. "For the past ten years, we have worked closely with major brands such as Microsoft and Cisco Systems, and are thrilled to now add Digium to our authorized training portfolio. Together, we will work to make Digium the gold standard for the Caribbean and Latin America’s growing convergence market."
For more information about Softmatica S.A., please visit www.softmatica.com.do
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 SCF, Switchvox, Asterisk Business Edition, AsteriskNOW, Asterisk Appliance and the Asterisk logo are trademarks of Digium, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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