[Asterisk-Users] Where to start?

[Anon]

On Sunday 09 May 2004 12:59 pm, Ed Mansouri wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I manage a small office and we have a 4-year old legacy analog PBX
> manufactured by Iwatsu.  We have four incoming analog lines that terminate
> to 7 different desktop phones.
>
> The interface to Iwatsu requires Windows and the Iwatsu admin tools are
> proprietary and not extensible.
>
> What do I need to do to begin using Asterisk and/or Digium to create an
> open source PBX situation?
>
> I do not know where to begin in terms of harware needed, changes to
> service levels from my telco (Sprint), etc.  Can I leverage any of my
> existing PBX technology?

If I may ask, what is your motivation to change your existing telephone 
system?  What are you wanting to gain by this change?

Anon