HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, today announced that its popular Asterisk VoIP telephony platform has won the InfoWorld “Best of Open Source Software” Bossie Award for 2007. Digium is the only open source VoIP provider to make the list recognizing the best open source software available for the enterprise, ranging from CRM and ERP to middleware to networking, storage and security software. Digium’s Asterisk solution was singled out for cost savings and flexibility that are “too compelling to resist.”

InfoWorld selected businesses that exemplify innovation, functionality, ease of use, implementation, and a proven track record in serving the needs of today’s businesses. The Bossie judges applauded Digium for being the “most mature and scalable” IP PBX currently available and noted that Asterisk “has the stuff for enterprise deployment and has proven itself in large-scale implementations.” The Asterisk solution was also praised for being “immensely configurable and compatible with darn near everything.”

“Open Source Software has moved into the mainstream,” said Steve Fox, editor in chief at InfoWorld. “InfoWorld’s inaugural Bossie Award winners represent mature, flexible and reliable solutions that increasingly define the segment.”

Digium is the original creator and primary developer of Asterisk, the industry’s first open source telephony platform. Digium provides hardware and software products, including AsteriskNOW™, the complete open source software appliance; Asterisk Business Edition™, the professional-grade version of Asterisk; and the AA50, the Asterisk Appliance™ hardware-based telephony solution, to enterprises and telecommunications providers worldwide. Digium also offers a full range of professional services, including consulting, technical support and custom software development.

Used in combination with Digium’s telephony interface cards, Asterisk offers a strategic, highly cost-effective approach to voice and data transport over IP, TDM, switched and Ethernet architectures. Digium’s offerings include VoIP, conferencing, voicemail, legacy PBX, IVR, auto attendant, media servers and gateways, and application servers and gateways.

“Asterisk is indeed taking the VoIP world by storm,” said Mark Spencer, CTO and founder of Digium. “Receiving this industry recognition from IDG and InfoWorld is not only a win for Digium, but the entire open source telephony community as a whole. Digium is committed to taking Asterisk to even greater heights and developing new ways for businesses all over the world to experience cost savings and flexibility never before possible with proprietary VoIP solutions.”

For more information about Digium Asterisk solutions, please visit www.digium.com.

About InfoWorld Media Group

InfoWorld Media Group helps IT solutions management choose the right technology, within the context of a cohesive strategy, for business impact at their organizations. Rather than merely covering the enterprise technology market, InfoWorld identifies and promotes emerging technology segments that add unique value for the organizations that implement them, as well as the vendors that provide those solutions. Using an integrated communications approach including online, events, research, and a continued investment in an independent Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging technologies and products. Visit InfoWorld at http://www.infoworld.com.

About International Data Group (IDG)

International Data Group (IDG) is the world’s leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG’s online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG’s lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers.

IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends.

Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at http://www.idg.com.

About Digium

Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, created, owns and is the innovative force behind Asterisk, the most widely used open source telephony software. Since its founding in 1999, Digium has grown to become the open source alternative to the traditional communication providers, with offerings that cost as much as 80 percent less than proprietary voice communication platforms. Digium makes Asterisk available to the open source community under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and uses business-class Asterisk to power a broad family of products for small, medium and large businesses. The company’s product line also includes a wide range of hardware to enable resellers and customers to design their own voice over IP (VoIP) systems. This year alone, more than 12 billion minutes of calls will be made using Asterisk. More information is available at www.digium.com.

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