Open Source Telephony Gives Customers Control, Consultant Says

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 18, 2007

“Thomas Howe is a telecommunications developer and consultant
who is passionate about the role of open source software in the
telephony industry. He calls open source the ‘next generation’ of
telecommunications, and works with large enterprise companies to
help them design phone systems that fully integrate with their
business flow. ‘Only open source can do that,’ Howe says.

“Howe says open code is the key to highly customizable phone
systems that truly meet the needs of individual companies…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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