TrixBox
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trixbox is a software PBX based on Asterisk
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trixbox was initially released under the name Asterisk@Home. In October 2006 it was renamed to trixbox after Digium
requested that its developers cease the use of the word "Asterisk"; the renaming was further justified by the fact that the product at that time consisted of much more than just Asterisk.
, with over two million downloads as of August 22, 2009.
trixbox CE was last updated with a beta release, and shortly after a blog post was made by the leader of development stating he was leaving. Since then, the forums have become inactive and no new releases have been scheduled.
available from Fonality which comes preloaded with either trixbox CE or trixbox Pro.
Asterisk (PBX)
Asterisk is a software implementation of a telephone private branch exchange ; it was created in 1999 by Mark Spencer of Digium. Like any PBX, it allows attached telephones to make calls to one another, and to connect to other telephone services including the public switched telephone network and...
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trixbox was initially released under the name Asterisk@Home. In October 2006 it was renamed to trixbox after Digium
Digium
Digium, Inc. is a privately held communications technology company based in Huntsville, Alabama. Digium specializes in developing and manufacturing communications hardware and telephony software, most notably the open-source telephony platform Asterisk....
requested that its developers cease the use of the word "Asterisk"; the renaming was further justified by the fact that the product at that time consisted of much more than just Asterisk.
trixbox CE
trixbox CE, the community edition founded by Kerry Garrison and Andrew Gillis, is completely free and is available under a GPLv2 license. It has been downloaded more than any other Asterisk-based PBX system according to SourceForgeSourceForge
SourceForge Enterprise Edition is a collaborative revision control and software development management system. It provides a front-end to a range of software development lifecycle services and integrates with a number of free software / open source software applications .While originally itself...
, with over two million downloads as of August 22, 2009.
trixbox CE was last updated with a beta release, and shortly after a blog post was made by the leader of development stating he was leaving. Since then, the forums have become inactive and no new releases have been scheduled.
trixbox Pro
trixbox Pro is the commercial version trixbox. Unlike the community edition it contains components for which the source code is not available. These extra components are geared towards making the software better able to fulfill the needs of larger companies and call centers.trixbox Appliance
trixbox Appliance is a server applianceServer appliance
A server appliance is a computer appliance that works as a server. It is designed so that the end-user does not need to understand the details of the operating system or the commands associated with it. Server appliances have their hardware and software preconfigured by the manufacturer. The...
available from Fonality which comes preloaded with either trixbox CE or trixbox Pro.
Core Technologies
trixbox CE's core technologies include:- CentOSCentOSCentOS is a free operating system based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux . It exists to provide a free enterprise class computing platform and strives to maintain 100% binary compatibility with its upstream distribution...
- The Linux distributionLinux distributionA Linux distribution is a member of the family of Unix-like operating systems built on top of the Linux kernel. Such distributions are operating systems including a large collection of software applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, media players, and database applications...
on which trixbox is built. - AsteriskAsterisk (PBX)Asterisk is a software implementation of a telephone private branch exchange ; it was created in 1999 by Mark Spencer of Digium. Like any PBX, it allows attached telephones to make calls to one another, and to connect to other telephone services including the public switched telephone network and...
- Provides the core PBX functionality. - FreePBX - Provides a web interface for managing and configuring Asterisk through a web browser.
- Flash Operator Panel (FOP) - Provides a graphical overview of current calls and provides controls to operators. This is created with Adobe FlashAdobe FlashAdobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
and is accessed via a web browser.