If you are among those who usually install Asterisk from source, available here is a handy utility that lets you automatically download the latest stable branch of 1.6.
The utility is based on dialog and download the sources into / usr / src / asterisk if executed as root in ~ / asterisk if performed by non-root user.
Libpri version for 1.6 Asterisk - May 9, 2008 Matthew Fredrickson has posted details on which version of libpri to use with Asterisk 1.6
Asterisk 1.6, Now with Distributed Presence - June 12, 2008 Russell has posted an item on his blog regarding distributed presence in Asterisk 1.6 based on his distributed event model.
New Asterisk 1.6 Releases - March 24, 2009 The Asterisk.org development team is pleased to announced the release of Asterisk release candidates 1.6.0.7-rc2, 1.6.1.0-rc3, and beta release 1.6.2.0-beta1. Additionally, new release candidates of Asterisk-Addons 1.6.0.2-rc1 and 1.6.1.0-rc3 have been created.
espeak app for Asterisk 1.6 - September 2, 2009 Lefteris Zafiris has written a multi language text to speech module for Asterisk 1.6
espeak app for Asterisk 1.6 - September 2, 2009 Lefteris Zafiris has written a multi language text to speech module for Asterisk 1.6
AgentCallBackLogin with Asterisk 1.6 - January 5, 2010 Lenz from Loway has written a dialplan replacement for AgentCallBackLogin in Asterisk 1.6.
A2Billing 1.6 Release - February 19, 2010 Areski has posted details of the latest version of A2Billing.
Asterisk on Windows - September 11, 2004 COLinux package which runs Asterisk on Windows
Link (Asterisk) - September 11, 2004 Link to a PC Mag article on Asterisk
Help needed for Asterisk News - September 19, 2004 We could do with some help adding news items for Asterisk. Come over to the site and see if you can help.
AstriDevCon: October 29th, Washington DC August 23, 2010 Average Vote: 10
John Todd has posted a note about the AstriDevCon conference which occurs within the Astricon conference.
Voip-Forum: Lots of new articles March 12, 2005 Average Vote: 10
Oej's Voip-Forum.com site has posted lots of new news articles while I've been away. Hopefully you found them via the asterisk-docs site. If not I've bookmarked them for you.
Interview with Mark Spencer November 26, 2004 Average Vote: 9.9
We have managed to get an interview with Mark Spencer AKA Markster. Mark Spencer is the creator of Asterisk and by far the most active developer.
Back to life July 21, 2010 Average Vote: 9.8
Hey all - I am back online after some pretty big projects which have taken all my time. Will be updating the Asterisk news over the next few days.
Announcing Adhearsion 0.8.5 August 25, 2010 Average Vote: 9.8
Ben Klang has posted a note about the latest release of Adhearsion - a framework for developing Asterisk based solutions using Ruby.
app_swift v2.0 released July 21, 2010 Average Vote: 9.8
Like a few of these news stories that I will be posting over the next couple of days this is a little old - hope it is not something you have already seen. This one is for a new version of the app_swift text-to-speech module for Asterisk 1.2, 1.4, and 1.6.
Monitoring Asterisk with Munin January 7, 2010 Average Vote: 9.7
I had a few requests for these munin plugins after some discussion on one of the Asterisk lists and thought people might like them.
GUI changes from Trixbox, FreePBX, 2600hz, BlueBox September 1, 2010 Average Vote: 9.7
Ok, bear with me on this one. If you understand all the ramifications, FreePBX has split to a new project called BlueBox contained within the 2600hz project. This obviously has implications for Trixbox that uses FreePBX to provide quite a bit of functionality.
libpri 1.4.11.4 Now Available September 3, 2010 The Asterisk Development Team has announced the release of libpri 1.4.11.4.
New CDR Stats Package September 1, 2010 This one has been a long time coming. A new CDR stats package from Star2Billing to replace the 7 year old stalwart for viewing Asterisk call detail records.
GUI changes from Trixbox, FreePBX, 2600hz, BlueBox September 1, 2010 Ok, bear with me on this one. If you understand all the ramifications, FreePBX has split to a new project called BlueBox contained within the 2600hz project. This obviously has implications for Trixbox that uses FreePBX to provide quite a bit of functionality.
RazorQuotePBP Asterisk Payment Module August 31, 2010 RazorQuote has sent us a press release about the launch of RazorQuotePBP, a native Asterisk module that allows any Asterisk connected device to accept credit card payments.
AstriCon approaches August 25, 2010 John Todd has posted a note about the upcoming AstriCon conference in Washington, DC, and the innovation awards.
Announcing Adhearsion 0.8.5 August 25, 2010 Ben Klang has posted a note about the latest release of Adhearsion - a framework for developing Asterisk based solutions using Ruby.
AstriDevCon: October 29th, Washington DC August 23, 2010 John Todd has posted a note about the AstriDevCon conference which occurs within the Astricon conference.
The XV Commandments of IVR August 17, 2010 An update on the 15 tips for creating effective IVR systems by Allison Smith - the Voice of Asterisk.
