"As voice-over-IP gains ground in businesses and with consumers, the open-source community sees an opportunity. While open source never posed a strong challenge to conventional voice technology, the move to converged IP-based communications lets open-source developers treat communications in the same way they attacked commercial computer software.
"This trend became more evident as open-source VoIP vendors announced a slew of new products in recent weeks. Most recently, Fonality on Monday unveiled a new IP PBX for midsize companies, joining the host of recent announcements that have underscored the potential and progress of open-source telephony..."
