[asterisk-biz] [asterisk-users] AsteriskNOW and IE

[Dean Collins]

Hi John,

I think my history is well documented within the asterisk community that
moving Asterisk out of the geek zone and into the mainstream business
space is good for everyone.

It's good for customers, and it's good for programmers looking for
funding for the next generation of Asterisk tools and applications.

Quick question though - whose boxes do you install on and is CogoBlue
available as a standalone application and how do dealers get involved
(and also what price points)?

 

Regards,

Dean Collins
Cognation Pty Ltd
dean at cognation.net 
+1-212-203-4357
+61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial). 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of John Signorello
> Sent: Thursday, 3 April 2008 10:33 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] AsteriskNOW and IE
> 
> To the Asterisk community,
> 
> Well this is as good a time to break cover as any, officially our
launch
> date isn't until next Wednesday the 9th of April, but based on this
> discussion I feel that we have to comment.
> 
> We are going to announce CogoBlue, the 3rd generation of Asterisk GUI
tools
>  (well I guess we are announcing it now :)
> 
> www.CogoBlue.com is a true "Drag and Drop" Asterisk gui available on a
> family of ISPBX appliances for small to medium businesses.
> 
> For the first time people installing these ip-pbx appliances can
> quickly implement an entire pbx installation without the need for
> manual conf file editing.
> 
> Using a visual display to implement call flow and processing is just a
smarter,
> faster (and more profitable) way to implement Asterisk installations.
> 
> With regards to ie7. The asterisk community has evolved from a clique
of
> linux guru's hand editing .conf files into a mainstream business tool.
> 
> Now while - everyone loves to prove how macho they are by coding in Vi
> using elaborate call routing code routines from memory....our
customers
> aren't that market any more.
> 
> Ie7 has 22% of the browser market (and probably higher in the
commercial
> non-consumer space).
> 
> It is no longer an option to tell 1/5th of your customers, that to use
our
> appliance you have to change your browser (which is why Kevin from
> Digium jumped in so quickly to explain that a new groud up version is
> being built right now to support ie7).
> 
> As the Asterisk community becomes more mature, with more and more
> mainstream customers getting involved with this fantastic technology,
> it's time to realize not everyone wants to climb a steep learning
curve to use our
> tools.
> 
> We can still code our own home systems on beta code running all the
> latest test code but we also have to understand that real business is
> about stability and efficiency and being able to work within your
> client's requirements......even if they run ie7 :)
> 
> 
> Regards,
> John Signorello
> jsignorello at ispbx.com
> ispbx.com
> (866) GO ISPBX
> 
> 
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