"Digium, the prime corporate mover behind Asterisk, is poised to push the popular, open source PBX into the carrier space, thanks to a new partnership with UK-based carrier switch vendor Integrics.
"The deal may mark a coup for Digium, Asterisk's commercial sponsors, which could see Integrics deploying its Enswitch product using Asterisk and jointly targeting carrier-class deployments.
"As a result, the new move could be the first step in a larger effort by Digium to tackle the market for carrier PBX and unified communications equipment, which is dominated by proprietary vendors..."
