- Asterisk allows everyone from home users to enterprise administrators to roll out a robust, internet-based, and inexpensive yet powerful telephony solution
- Shows how Asterisk runs on all computing platforms, including Linux, Unix, Windows, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris
- Includes coverage of Asterisk installation, configuration, and troubleshooting
- Reviews common features such as call forwarding, call transferring, voicemail, hold music, and conferencing
- Also discusses advanced features including interactive voice response, call recording, call distribution, faxing, and deployment in different environments
