Alexander Graham Bell developed the telephone in the 1870s and
it revolutionized communication. For the first time, people from
various parts of the world soon became able to converse in real
time. For over a hundred years, telephone technology remained
basically unchanged. In the 21st century, we have communications
options that include such things as the cell phone and the
Internet -- methods unimaginable to Bell way back then. Among
these methods is the new kid on the block for sending voice
around the globe: VoIP. VoIP runs regular voice calls over the
Internet as if it was regular data. This merging of 19th and
21st century technologies has become increasingly popular as of
late. One of the ways you can bring VoIP to your organization is
by using a software application called Asterisk. What is
Asterisk? Asterisk is a complete software PBX (public branch
exchange) created by Digium. You may be unfamiliar with the term
PBX, but chances are you have used one. If you ever have to dial
9 for an outside line,