Open source telephony gives customers control, consultant says
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| But that is just what Howe is doing. Howe bases his custom communications
| solutions on Asterisk, the popular full-featured open source telephony engine
| that many companies are adopting as they move away from legacy phone systems
| in an effort to save money and gain more control over their infrastructure.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/122472
Speaking of phones, another platform is still on its way:
Palm and Verizon Wireless Announce Treo 755p
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| Among other things, Palm has indicated it will be releasing an entirely new
| Linux-based Palm OS in 2009.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20071217/tc_nf/57268
Related:
Linux dominating VoIP devices?
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| Trolltech says its development framework and software stack for mobile
| devices was selected by Skype as the preferred platform for Skype-certified
| VoIP (voice-over-IP) phones. Additionally, the Qtopia framework/stack has
| been used in about 40 VoIP devices, making it the "dominant Linux
| development platform for VoIP/WiFi devices," according to Trolltech.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9974606142.html
Linux Sees 'Astronomic' Growth in Mobile Devices
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| "We were very aware that the growth in mobile for Linux was huge, but we
| didn't know it was so astronomic," Amanda McPherson, marketing director for
| the Linux Foundation, told LinuxInsider. "These are very encouraging
| numbers." Why Linux has drawn significant support from the community of
| handset manufacturers can be explained on several fronts, McPherson said.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/59162.html
Frankly Speaking: Game-changer
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| Will the GooglePhone matter? Last week, Google officially unveiled its
| long-rumored mobile phone software. Dubbed “Android,” the Linux-based
| software stack is being backed by more than 30 partners, including handset
| makers Motorola, Samsung, LG and HTC, and service providers Sprint Nextel,
| T-Mobile and NTT DoCoMo.
|
| But no Nokia. No AT&T or Verizon. No Apple or Palm. No Symbian, Microsoft or
| RIM. Without them, will Android matter at all?
|
| Hold that thought.
|
| The day after Google’s Android announcement, the One Laptop Per Child
| Foundation said that its low-cost, Linux-based laptops for kids are finally
| rolling off the assembly line in China. The little green XO laptops, with
| their built-in mesh networking and low-power-consumption design, will start
| shipping to Uruguay and Mongolia shortly.
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http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/6529
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