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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yet another option is a commercial system with
in-house staff. I used to maintain a NEC (NEAX 2400) for many years.
I went to factory training and had total responsibility for it. Some
manufacturers discourage or prevent this, but others are open to it. There
are also 3rd party organizations (such as Source) that can supply parts and even
expertise for those going that direction. Whether the result would be
higher availability than Asterisk, I don't know. Given I'm both a telco
guy and a computer guru (CS degree) I'd probably go the Asterisk route myself,
because its open and I would have more control.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wilton</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>>and bug fixes than any commercial product sold in the intra-industrial
channel </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>... and they won't charge you a $30,000 license fee
for the upgrade.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>