[asterisk-biz] Digium, Polycom, and Netxusa Cutting Us Out?!?

[Darren Nickerson]

"Kevin P. Fleming" <kpfleming at digium.com> wrote:

> This is absolutely correct. There is a brand-new Digium Authorized
> Reseller program in place, with complete details on the Digium website
> under the 'Asterisk Ecosystem' link.

Kevin,

I know the biggest barrier to becoming an authorized Digium reseller that we
have faced has been Digium's draconian requirement that said reseller can
only sell Digium zaptel cards. That is to say, if Sangoma or Rhino cards are
also sold by that reseller then they CANNOT qualify. I would assume, for
instance, that some of the largest sellers of your hardware (Voipsupply
comes to mind) will be ineligible for this scheme for that reason! I wonder
if an exception is made for Xorcom products? They are not a zaptel 'card' in
the strict sense of the word.

Please consider this a public appeal for Digium to allow choice in the
market, rather than artificially restricting consumers' options. It's better
for everyone, including Digium I would argue, for there to be competition.
We move a lot of your product ourselves - we'd really like to be able to be
blessed as 'official' by y'all but we're really not in favor of restricting
the consumer's choice, and applaud the efforts of Sangoma, Xorcom, and even
Rhino. The competition has raised everyone's game, led to competitive market
pricing, and broadened Asterisk's reach and credibility.

-Darren

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Darren Nickerson
Senior Sales & Support Engineer
Telephony Depot
www.telephonydepot.com
+1.215.825.8710 ext 8106 (office)
+1.215.243.8335 (fax)