Contact Information: PR Contact: Marla Whittemore Email Contact 1.941.234.0001, ext 108
Star2Star Gives TAPI Dialer Back to Open Source Community
| Source: Star2Star Communications
SARASOTA, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 25, 2006 -- Star2Star Communications, maker of the world's
most reliable business grade Internet phone solution, is offering its TAPI
Dialer that works for general Asterisk installations back into the open
source community. TAPI (Telephony Application Programming Interface) is
used for connecting telephone services to a computer running Windows. TAPI
was introduced in 1993 as the result of joint development by Microsoft and
Intel.
This TAPI Dialer software from Star2Star integrates with Astrerisk
installations so users can now dial a contact automatically via a "click to
call" button. Because this is a TAPI Dialer any Windows TAPI Dialer-based
product will integrate, such as ACT and Outlook.
CTO and President of Star2Star, Joe Rhem, states, "Star2Star was founded by
Asterisk enthusiasts and remains dedicated to sponsoring the creation of
next-generation Asterisk-based applications that extend the marketplace and
add value to the Asterisk Platform."
In addition Star2Star is a sponsor at Astricon, the official Asterisk user
and developer's conference. The 3rd annual Astricon Conference is being
held in Dallas, Texas from October 24 through October 27 at the Dallas
Westin Park Central hotel. Not only have 3 Star2Star executives been
selected to speak at Astricon but Star2Star is also a sponsor of an
Asterisk Development Playground debuting at Astricon. The Asterisk
Development Playground includes StarBox-X (a complete embedded systems
Asterisk-based PBX), plus a framework that extends Asterisk in all sorts of
interesting ways. The Development Playground also includes free hosted
database access, a free SIP account, plus a web-based community for sharing
and spreading great ideas about Asterisk-based applications. The StarBox
alone typically retails for over $1,000 but, to support the development of
next-generation Asterisk-based applications (and crazy experiments),
Star2Star offers the complete Development Playground, including StarBox-X,
for $50 to registered Astricon attendees.
For more information about the TAPI Dialer for Asterisk installations or
for the Development Playground stop by the Star2Star booth (#117) at
Astricon or go online to www.star2star.com or call 1.941.234.0001.
About Star2Star Communications
PR Contact: Marla Whittemore, mwhitemore@star2star.com – 1.941.234.0001,
ext 108
Star2Star Communications offers the only true end-to-end IP phone solution.
Star2Star manufactures the StarBox PBX, provides tuned and optimized phone
service (StarService) and manages and monitors all aspects of the system
via its 24x7 automated StarWatch service. Star2Star solutions are sold
through a nationwide dealer network. As the only solution at both ends of
the call path, Star2Star provides powerful features, superior quality,
unmatched reliability and dramatic savings on phone costs for small to
midsized organizations.