This past week TMC’s (News - Alert) Paula Bernier wrote that TMCnet recently asked some of the leading lights in the industry for their thoughts about 2011 and what’s in store for the year ahead.
Here’s what Jeff Dworkin, director of Marketing at Sangoma Technologies (News 
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Q: What was your company’s greatest achievement in 2011?
Dworkin: 2011 was truly a year of re-invention for Sangoma. Our new CEO, Bill Wignall, and our completely re-built executive management team have clearly established an entirely new strategic direction for the company. Even with an industry-wide reputation for some of the highest quality products available on the market, Sangoma’s evolution as a company had slowed, and we had experienced flat sales for a couple of years.
The new leadership team has re-ignited the growth engine, and we are 100 percent focused on delivering more value to our customers and to our distribution partners around the world. We have already begun to see results. In just our first three quarters together as an executive team under Bill’s leadership, our quarterly sales are already up 30 percent. We have dramatically expanded our product roadmap, launched aggressive new marketing programs, and hired key new sales executives in all the global regions closer to our customers.
Also, Carolyn J. Dawson reported recently that the launch of Xriz was announced by Damaka. For the first time, the video and audio capabilities of Asterisk PBX are now extended to mobile devices with the unique software client, Xriz.
The capabilities are extended to mobile devices like iPhone (News - Alert), iPad and Android by Xriz without the need for additional software or hardware. Damaka is a technology pioneer in mobile unified communications and collaboration.
Numerous enterprises of all sizes around the world deploy the open source IP-PBX software, Asterisk. Xriz with Mobile Video can be now leveraged by these enterprises. The full potential of their PBX can be therefore maximized by these enterprises.
Damaka has a strategy for enterprise mobile video and mobile collaboration. Advanced communication and collaboration solutions have been introduced by Damaka as part of this strategy. These solutions help in increasing the productivity for today’s workforce. The technology from Damaka is available on Android, iPhone, and iPad platforms. Damaka’s technology is also available on Symbian (News - Alert), Blackberry, and Windows Mobile platforms.
TMC is also offering a free case study titled “How To Reduce Asterisk Loads by 70 Percent.” The system load related to PSTN connectivity is a constant drain on system resources, much like a tax on your processor that you have to pay before you can do anything useful. Learn how to take care of that issue here.
Interested in learning more about Asterisk? Then be sure to attend Asterisk World, collocated with TMC’s ITEXPO East 2012 taking place Jan. 31-Feb. 3 2012, in Miami, FL. Asterisk World is focused on Asterisk business users and potential users who are interested in getting more in depth experience with Asterisk, and who also want to learn more from Asterisk adopters and see what's happening in the market. Offering flexibility unheard of in the world of proprietary communications, Asterisk empowers developers and integrators to create advanced communication solutions. For more information on registering for Asterisk World click here.
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How to Reduce Asterisk® System Loads by 70%
How to Reduce Asterisk® System Loads by 70%