[March 05, 2007] Digium(R) Launches Authorized Reseller Program for Popular Open Source Telephony Platform Tweet ORLANDO, Fla. --(Business Wire)-- Digium(R), Inc., the Asterisk(R) company, today announced the first formal reseller program for the Asterisk community. The Digium Authorized Reseller Program is designed to provide new and existing resellers with access to cutting edge Asterisk open source telephony solutions and attractive incentives for bringing the proven solution to new markets. "Digium has a track record of being very channel centric, with more than 90 percent of our business flowing through the channel," said Steve Harvey, vice president of worldwide sales. "As end user interest in Asterisk continues to grow, we must build a network of regionally based resellers capable of installing and maintaining open source IP telephony solutions. The Digium Authorized Reseller Program is designed to provide resellers with the tools they need to excel in the market, with particular emphasis given to reseller profitability." The cost for an Asterisk solution is typically one-half to one-third the cost of a traditional legacy system. As part of the program, Digium will assist resellers in promoting, marketing and selling Digium's products, solutions and services. Approved resellers will be able to sell Digium's hardware and software solutions including all telephony interface boards, Asterisk Business Edition(TM) (Digium's professional grade version of Asterisk), and the Asterisk Appliance Developer Kit, which provides early access to the upcoming Asterisk Appliance for value added resellers to develop their own Asterisk-based solutions. Digium's Asterisk solutions also enable VARs to install hybrid VoIP solutions, allowing the use of legacy phone equipment when deploying a VoIP solution. Hybrid solution alternatives are especially important for small- and medium-sized businesses looking to decrease the initial, up-front cost of equipment when deploying a VoIP solution. "We joined the Digium Authorized Reseller Program to broaden our VoIP practice and support the most widely used open source PBX on the planet," said Michael Tanenhaus, president and CEO at Mavenspire, an IT consulting, sales and hosted technology services company. "Being a Digium reseller has opened opportunities for integration and bundling that are simply not available with proprietary products." The Digium Authorized Reseller Program offers resellers three program levels to choose from depending on anticipated sales levels: -- Authorized Reseller (up to $120K annually) -- Premier Authorized Reseller (up to $500K annually) -- Elite Authorized Reseller (over $500K annually) Resellers can register to join the Digium program by completing an online application at www.digium.com. Once a reseller joins the program, they will have an opportunity to purchase the Digium Reseller Starter Kit which includes a demo kit, sales collateral and access to reseller tools. With entrance into the program the reseller also has six months to complete the Digium Asterisk Boot Camp to become a Digium Certified Asterisk Professional. About Asterisk Code for Asterisk(R), originally written by Mark Spencer of Digium(R), Inc., has been contributed to from open source software engineers around the world. Currently boasting over 2 million users, Asterisk supports a wide range of TDM protocols for the handling and transmission of voice over traditional telephony interfaces, featuring VoIP packet protocols such as SIP and IAX among others. It supports U.S. and European standard signaling types used in business phone systems, allowing it to bridge between next-generation voice-data integrated networks and existing infrastructure. About Digium Digium(R), Inc., the Asterisk(R) company, 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(TM), the complete open source software appliance, and Asterisk Business Edition(TM), its professional grade version of Asterisk, to enterprises and telecommunications providers worldwide. Digium also offers a full range of professional services including consulting, technical support and custom software development services. 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. Additional information can be found at www.digium.com. The Digium logo, Digium, Asterisk, Asterisk Business Edition, AsteriskNOW and the Asterisk logo are trademarks of Digium, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]