Pingtel announced availability of an IP PBX (private branch exchange) infrastructure software suite which uses open standards and runs on standard Linux-based systems. The product, called SIPxchange IP PBX, is said to take advantage of industry standards and an open architecture — including SIP, Java, XML and VoiceXML, and Linux — to provide “more affordable, manageable, productive, and secure voice… communications than any other IP PBX or digital PBX.”

Pingtel said its SIPxchange offering consists of the following three primary modules running on Linux servers . . .

• Pingtel Communications Server — provides standard PBX functionality built on SIP routing, authentication and authorization;
• Pingtel Media Server — provides a programmable voicemail, auto attendant, interactive voice response, and other audio features using SIP and vXML-based scripting;
• Pingtel Configuration Server — provides browser-based management of account configuration, system software update as well as an easy-to-use voicemail and call handling interface for end users.

“The system reduces operating expenses by running on open-source Linux, which is lower cost, easier to support, and less vulnerable to security breaches and virus attacks than Microsoft Windows NT or 2000,” noted Pingtel director of marketing Steve Guthrie.

In addition to the IP PBX infrastructure software suite, Pingtel also offers IP telephones (which have VxWorks embedded inside), and softphone software for use on ordinary Windows-based PCs. Additionally, options are available for connectivity to the PSTN (public switched telephone network) and for supporting analog devices, such as phones and fax machines.

 
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