Elastix is an
unified communications
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server
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Computing
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Role
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software that brings together IP PBX, email, IM, faxing and collaboration functionality. It has a Web interface and includes capabilities such as a
call center software with predictive dialing.
The Elastix 2.5 functionality is based on open source projects including
Asterisk,
FreePBX
FreePBX is a web-based open-source graphical user interface (GUI) that manages Asterisk, a voice over IP and telephony server.
FreePBX is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3. It is a component of the FreePBX Distro, which is ...
,
HylaFAX,
Openfire
Openfire (previously known as Wildfire, and Jive Messenger) is an instant messaging (IM) and groupchat server for the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP). It is written in Java and licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
History
The ...
and
Postfix. Those packages offer the PBX, fax, instant messaging and email functions, respectively.
As of Elastix 5.0 all functionality is provided through
3CX, a
software
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...
based
private branch exchange (PBX) based on the SIP (
Session Initiation Protocol) standard. It enables extensions to make calls via the
public switched telephone network (PSTN) or via
Voice over Internet Protocol
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(VoIP) services. Elastix 5.0 is an IP business phone system that supports standard SIP soft/hard phones, VoIP services and traditional PSTN phone lines.
Elastix 2.5 is
free software
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, released under the
GNU General Public License
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.
Elastix 5.0 is