Microsoft Pursues Digium Asterisk Partners

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"The latest example: John Frederiksen (pictured), general manager of Microsoft's Response Point business, is scheduled to speak at Digium AsteriskWorld on February 3. Why is Microsoft paying such close attention to an event for open source IP PBX advocates? The answer is obvious.

"Microsoft Response Point is a small business phone system. Frederiksen leads worldwide product development, marketing and business development for Response Point -- which appears to be on a collision course with Asterisk."

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