That may perhaps be an almost inflammatory question, but stick with me and see where it heads. What started my thinking was a series of articles lately like Big business to embrace VoIP, eventually from Mobile Magazine. That article says:

VoIP will be a major force in the enterprise communications market, according to a recent report from Research and Markets. But it won't happen overnight. Rather, the report asserts, the transition from traditional telephony to IP communication will progress at a gradual rate.

The communication method is still rather new to a majority of businesses around the world, especially those in the enterprise market. Skype and such have made VoIP an attractive option for individuals, but it will take some time for VoIP to catch on in a big way in big markets, the report asserts.

It's an interesting, yet generic story that says nothing of any real meat or consequence, although the report it mentions does have some interesting findings.

Today I had the opportunity to chat with David Mandelstam, the CEO of Sangoma Technologies. They're doing some pretty interesting work with open source VoIP. Yes, there is open source beyond Asterisk. Actually there's quite a bit of it. In the next few days I'll be writing up some notes from our conversation and sharing them with you, so do check back soon.

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