[Asterisk-biz] Asterisk for small businesses.

Jason Becker jason at coalescentsystems.ca
Wed Feb 16 09:25:39 MST 2005


With all due respect, Can you guys take this discussion off-list?

Regards,

Jason

Grant Cheeseman wrote:
> Peter,
> 
> I am presently analyzing a similar thought process, I am part of a Telecom
> Billing & customer care software business with development resources. We are
> looking to expand into the VOIP market and ideally would lend much expertise
> to the billing portion. Feel free to call me if you would like to discuss in
> more detail.
> 
> Grant
> 604-970-6269
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Bowyer" <peeebeee at gmail.com>
> To: "Mike Dent" <mcdent at gmail.com>; "Commercial and Business-Oriented
> Asterisk Discussion" <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-biz] Asterisk for small businesses.
> 
> 
> 
>>Mike
>>
>>We are embarking on a related project, I wonder if there's an
>>opportunity to collaborate?
>>
>>'We' means a group of experienced software and integration
>>consultants, one of whom runs a small manufacturing facility. Our
>>skills are in Linux, networking and VoIP. We've collaborated before on
>>a number of projects, one of which was a cross-border VoIP
>>implementation for a multi-national transport business. We have IP
>>hosting and software development facilities.
>>
>>Our very skeletal plan is to produce customised hardware (appliance)
>>to run Asterisk, suitable for the SoHo market; run an centralised
>>softswitch with DIDs and LCR PSTN origination, tied together with a
>>'control panel' billing/config portal.
>>
>>We'd need an army of people to implement and support this, and the
>>independent consultant is very much the right sort of person for the
>>job.
>>
>>It's early days.. what do you think?
>>
>>Peter
>>
>>
>>On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:52:23 +0000, Mike Dent <mcdent at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I'm looking in to the possibility of starting to sell a small Asterisk
>>>installation in to one or two small businesses to test the waters in
>>>my area, north west UK.
>>>
>>>Are others doing similar things on a small scale? I currently do not
>>>have a lot of investment to  plough in to this business at the moment
>>>so things would have to be done within my
>>>current financial constraints.
>>>I have a full time job at present which I plan to leave in  months
>>>time if all goes to plan.
>>>
>>>Now I realise people are not going to disclose their business winning
>>>secrets but I'd welcome any friendly advise from others who have done
>>>this or are doing it at present.
>>>
>>>(I have linux/unix experience going back to 1992 but only about 3
>>>months * experience,
>>>with a server at home running 2 analogue lines and 4 extensions.)
>>>
>>>Many thanks
>>>
>>>Mike
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>>
>>
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