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Set up and manage an office phone system - a simpler version of Asterisk

Description:
FreePBX is a free software application which has some pre-programmed functions It allows you to create and manage extensions. voicemail, IVR (Interactive Voice Response), and some other features. This functionality is accessible via a user-friendly web interface.

Some of the features that FreePBX supports are:

Set up an office phone system, make free or very cheap phone calls over the internet and create your own interactive voice response systems.

Description:
Asterisk is an open source/free software system which allows you to set up a telephone private branch exchange (PBX) and connect to other telephone services including the public telephone network. You can set up features such as voice mail, conference calling, interactive voice response (phone menus), and automatic call forwarding.

A user-friendly version of Asterisk which incorporates FreePBX.

Description:

Trixbox is a telephone system based on Asterisk , it allows an organization to setup and manage a telephone system with traditional telephone networks as well as Internet based telephony or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

Interactive Voice Response, or IVR systems, run on computers. They handle incoming phone calls and provide callers with a range of automated options, allowing them to report specific events or get specific information.

You can use FreePBX, Asterisk or TrixBox to do this. These tools are powerful and have great potential for advocacy, but they are currently very challenging to install and require Linux administration skills.

Build a version of a website that can be viewed on any mobile phone.

Who's it for: The toolkit can be used by organisations who wish to create a mobile-friendly version of their website. This is especially useful if an organisation has a dynamic news site that they wish people to be able to access on the move.

Investment required: In order to use the toolkit you will need to join the Nokia Forum. Some technical expertise is required but there is substantial documentation and support available.

Build and publish a version of a website that can be viewed on any mobile phone.

Who's it for: Wapple can be used by organisations who wish to create a mobile-friendly version of their website. This is especially useful if an organisation has a dynamic news site that they wish people to be able to access on the move.

Build and publish a version of a website that can be viewed on any mobile phone.

Who's it for: MobiSiteGalore can be used by organisations who wish to create a mobile-friendly version of their website. This is especially useful if an organisation has a dynamic news site that they wish people to be able to access on the move.

A server is usually a dedicated desktop computer running programmes (server applications) which help the applications on connected computers to work. Servers are often unattended and are left running for extended periods of time. Examples of server applications are Apache (a web server) and Asterisk (described later in this section).