A new stable version of Elastix 1.2 is now available for download with new features and various bugs have been corrected. The principal changes include updating Asterisk to version 1.4.21.2 and Zaptel to version 1.4.11. Thanks to personnel at Redfone , we now have a GPL module to administer Redfone's foneBRIDGE.
Among the new features we would like to mention that the Asterisk Log module is ready. This module will allow you to have more specific and complete reports than available in the previous version.
In this version, Roundcube also has improvements. It is now possible for mail users to change their own passwords without asking the administrator. You no longer have to share your passwords with the Elastix administrator. Now the users have control and the administrator less responsibility. The integration with Postfix is better with no more email senders of the following type:
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The calendar module, a useful tool for reminders and wake up calls in hotels, has now been integrated with the schedule module. Now you can use your calendar to make phone calls using numbers from your schedule, and not only to local extensions.
The new distribution also includes some tools that will be fully functional in the near future. Spamassassin is now part of Elastix and in the next version it will have an administrative interface. We are working on the integration of Mailman mailing lists with Elastix, and in the future there will be other new surprises.
For the complete list of changes, please refer to the changelog .
The Elastix team has decided to publicly recognize the members of the community that each month contribute the most. The success of a free software project depends on it's community and that is why we think this recognition is needed.
During August 2008, the person who contributed the most within the community was Franck Danard (danardf) from France. Frank was not just the person who participated the most in the forums during the month of August 2008, but thanks to him the forum categories have been translated into French. This has allowed our community to grow beyond language barriers. In addition to all of this, Franck moderates the French forums and is the administrator of the French Elastix mailing list.
Congratulations, Frank, and thanks for your support to the Elastix Community.
We recently installed a new mailing list server to facilitate the communication of our community. Today besides the forums and the chat we can communicate with each other with email. Do not doubt to subscribe to our mailing list in English, Spanish and French.
If you want to have an Elastix mailing list in your language to share your experiences with other users that speak your language, please send and email to rbonifaz{at}elastix.org to help you create the mailing list.
Would you like to have an easy way to communicate with people all over the world with Elastix, but you do not have the infrastructure or the bandwidth to do it? Wouldn't it be great to have an Elastix server fully controlled in professional data centers? Good news, now there are hosting providers offering virtual private servers preloaded with Elastix.
Among the most known hosting providers that offer this service are:
We are very happy to announce thatElastix will be present at Linux World Conference & Expo to be held from August 4th to the 7th in San
Francisco, California. In this event, one of the most important Linux
events globally, we will be launching the new line appliance ELX-3000.
ELX-3000
is the new line of telephone exchanges produced by Palosanto Solutions.
This line has been produced by taking into consideration the different
needs of a wide range of companies. It can cover needs that range from
a few extensions up to 400 extensions. As a result, the line ELX-3000
is a good platform to grow with.
Thanks to the community suggestions, the new Elastix forums are ready. We have updated the forum software to the
latest version of Fireboard that includes a lot more features than what we had with joomlaboard.
The forums are reorganized with the
following categories:
General : This forum would be used for general purposes such as
Elastix team announcements, success stories, and suggestions from the
Elastix communit
Elastix : Use this forum if you need specific support to the Elastix project. You can also use it to share your tips and tricks :)
Elastix Components : Use this forum if you need help in one of
the Elastix components such as Asterisk, FreePBX, etc..
Hardware : Use this forum for specific hardware problems
Development : Do you have ideas on how to improve Elastix? Share your ideas here:) (if you want to report bugs, use the bug tracker system)
Localized Forums : Do you want to have an Elastix forum in
your language? Write an email to: rbonifaz[at]elastix.org
Your feedback is important. Help us to go in the right direction.
Elastix is an appliance software that integrates the best tools available for Asterisk-based PBXs into a single, easy-to-use interface. It also adds its own set of utilities and allows for the creation of third party modules to make it the best software package available for open source telephony.
The goals of Elastix are reliability, modularity and ease-of-use. These characteristics added to the strong reporting capabilities make it the best choice for implementing an Asterisk-based PBX.
