[Mac-telephony-list] LinuxPPC & * or OpenPBX?

[Tom Rymes via List]

On Dec 21, 2006, at 11:15 PM, Benjamin Kowarsch via List wrote:

> On Dec 22, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Thoth via List wrote:
>
>> Add in samba sharing, ldap, openexchange, email, and web services,
>> and a linux server can provide a ton
>> of corporate level phunctionality all with no licensing fees.
>
> Nobody in their right mind would want to run a corporate PBX on
> anything but a dedicated-to-telephony-and-nothing-but-telephony-only
> server. Well, perhaps in a mom-and-pop business or a small startup
> short of funding, but certainly not in a corporate environment.

I second this opinion. Phones are simply waaaaaay too important to  
any business to not spend the money on a dedicated server for your  
PBX. Even in a mom-and-pop or startup situation, you can repurpose an  
older desktop or byu refurbished to save money. Heck, Dell servers  
like the SC440 should easily handle the minor call volume a small  
company like that will  generate. We have run 60 SIP extensions, an  
incoming PRI and multiple G.729 transcoded calls all on a Pentium 4  
system using a Sangoma card and it didn't even flinch.

Tom