[asterisk-users] Trixbox or FreePBX or Elastix or PBX In a Flash

[Patrick Lists]

On 10-07-12 20:42, Carlos Alvarez wrote:
> I'm currently trying to decide on which GUI-enabled version of Asterisk
> to use for one particular installation, where we will need good
> telecommuter support.  We've made it so easy for people to work remotely
> that the customer is downsizing their real estate and will have 90%
> remote workers with them rotating through the office as needed.  So most
> phones in the office will be shared, and I'm looking for a version of
> Asterisk that will easily allow people to log in and out of a specific
> desk.  What are your suggestions?  I have very little experience with
> GUI versions of Asterisk; we use bare Asterisk for nearly everything.

Afaik development of the free Trixbox has stalled. Elastix is a popular 
alternative and iirc it comes with provisioning tools that work with 
Polycom. Or you could just install a bare Asterisk and slap FreePBX on 
top of it if you don't need all the fancy stuff that Elastix offers.

Regards,
Patrick