California City Rebuilds Network Using All Open Source Software

"When the city of Madera, Calif., needed a new voice system, it turned to open source technology--not just for the IP telephony but for an entire network-infrastructure overhaul and loads of other functions. All the renovations cost less than half the estimated price of deploying a commercial VoIP system alone...

"The city's foray into open source began two years ago, when it brought on a new network manager, Paul Wheeler, specifically to shepherd through the VoIP conversion..."

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