Skype为Asterisk创造了无与伦比的创新

就在上周，Digium宣布与Skype合作，推出新的“Skype for Asterisk”测试版。这一激动人心的声明来自于年度Digium Asterisk会议，astron 2008，在亚利桑那州凤凰城。最近，我有幸与Digium的首席执行官丹尼·温德姆(Danny Windham)谈论了公司的新公告。通过谈话，我能够获得和分析一些自最初的公告以来发展的新细节。Danny清楚地说明了这种新的集成产生了许多创新的用途和特性，这些特性不仅从功能的角度，而且从ROI的角度来看，都将使用户受益。在过去的几个月里，我一直在分析Skype对商业市场的追踪。早在6月份，我就写了一篇题为“为什么Skype不能规模化”的文章。(http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/community/node/28313) skypefor Asterisk的新计划几乎100%解决了之前被质疑的业务可伸缩性和集成问题。*使用现有硬件，在Asterisk电话系统内拨打、接收和转接Skype电话。*以较低的Skype全球费率补充现有服务(低至2.1美元/分钟，全球超过35个国家)。 * Save money on inbound calling solutions such as free click-to-call from a website, as well as receive inbound calling from the PSTN through Skype's online numbers. * Manage Skype calls using Asterisk applications such as call routing, conferencing, phone menus and voicemail. Mr. Windham re-iterated the significant cost savings of the Asterisk platform in the recent economic tough times. Now, with further integration such as "Skype for Asterisk", there is even more of a push towards open-source-based solutions to increase feature sets and reduce overall telecommunication costs. Danny recently authored a blog post on this subject on the Digium site: http://blogs.digium.com/2008/10/01/economic-meltdown-%E2%80%93-friend-or-foe-of-open-source/ So, what are the technical and implementation details, you ask? Technically, the Skype for Asterisk application integrates as a channel driver, similar to SIP or IAX channel drivers. Call control and other functionality is typically handled from the Asterisk dialplan. This project is still in beta, however, a fast turnaround to production is expected. Digium is presently looking to recruit beta testers from diverse technical environments to load-test the product, readying it for the mainstream release. Bottom-line: this partnership and innovation is another nail in the traditional IP-PBX coffin. Users demand interoperability between platforms of various technology and implementation. This is becoming yet another definite reality with the Skype for Asterisk project.