From mark at weisler-saratoga-ca.us Wed Feb 7 12:32:34 2007 From: mark at weisler-saratoga-ca.us (mark weisler) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:32:34 -0800 Subject: SVLUG General Meeting: Voice over IP and =?iso-8859-1?q?the=A0=A0=A0Asterisk?= PBX Message-ID: <200702071232.37024.mark@weisler-saratoga-ca.us> Join the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group (SVLUG) this coming Wednesday to learn about Voice over IP (VoIP) and the Asterisk PBX available on the AstLinux distribution. This technology is revolutionizing the communications industry worldwide. ?WHEN: ? ?Wednesday, February 7, 2007 ? ?7pm-9pm ?MAIN PRESENTATION: ? ?TOPIC: ? ? Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) using Asterisk. ? ?PRESENTED BY: Dr. Sameer Verma, Associate Professor of Information Systems at San Francisco State University (http://verma.sfsu.edu/) ? ?TOPIC SUMMARY: This presentation will cover the design of VoIP for a small-business scenario. It will cover configuration and use of AstLinux using a bootable CD and a USB Flash key. Time-permitting, there will also be a demo of TrixBox, which supports many additional features such as logging, billing, CRM etc. ? ?ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Dr. Sameer Verma is Associate Professor of Information Systems at San Francisco State University. His research focuses on the diffusion and adoption of innovative technologies. He is currently working on several academic research projects which include the diffusion of open source software, wireless networks, and geo-spatial systems. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Verma has worked with companies in consulting capacity in the areas of content analysis, management and delivery. Dr. Verma also serves on the advisory boards of some SF Bay Area technology companies. Dr. Verma's first exposure to Linux was in 1997. He currently runs Linux on his laptop at work, servers and workstations in his lab, desktop at home, media center behind the bookshelf at home, and the PDA in his pocket. ?NIFTY OF THE MONTH: ? ?To be announced. ?LOCATION: ? ?Symantec ?(formerly Veritas Software Corp.) ? ?VCAFE Facility ? ?350 Ellis Street ?(near E. Middlefield Road) ? ?Mountain View, CA 94043 ? ?Directions on how to get there are listed at: ? ? ?http://www.svlug.org/directions/veritas.shtml ? ?We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate. ? ?If you have any improvements to make, please let SVLUG's volunteers know! ? ?webmaster {at} svlug -dot- org ?MEETING REFRESHMENTS: ? ?Open Country (http://www.opencountry.com/) will be graciously providing ? ?refreshments for this meeting. ?POST-MEETING GATHERING: ? ?If you just can't get enough, a smaller group usually goes to a local ? ?restaurant/diner after the meeting. ?We'll announce the restaurant ? ?selection at the meeting. ?We look forward to seeing you there! -- Mark Weisler -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available URL: