New book on ASTERISK

This book takes you from installing and configuring Asterisk to using its various advanced features—helping you build feature-rich telephony systems. With this book, you will learn how to:

* Install, configure, and deploy Asterisk
* Create a dialplan that suits your needs
* Build a fully-featured telephony system
* Monitor, record, and log calls
* Install and use Asterisk@Home
* Backup, secure, and maintain Asterisk
* Use example configurations for different requirements

Who this book is written for

This book is aimed at anyone who is interested in building a powerful telephony system using the free and open source application, Asterisk, without spending many thousands of dollars buying a commercial and often less flexible system.

This book is suitable for the novice and those new to Asterisk and telephony. Telephony or Linux experience will be helpful, but not required.