Introducing the Stealth AutoAttendant for Asterisk 1.4 and FreePBX
Today we walk through designing a complete AutoAttendant with IVR fallback for unanswered calls using the new Cepstral Allison text-to-speech voice system for Asterisk 1.4, FreePBX, and PBX in a...
View ArticleIt’s TeleYapper 5.0: The Ultimate RoboDialer for Asterisk
Introducing TeleYapper 5.0: the ultimate RoboCaller and data collection system for Asterisk. Upload your data in CSV or XML files and generate personalized calls to a dozen or thousands of callees....
View ArticleIntroducing Incredible Pi: $35 for Asterisk, FreePBX & Google Voice Utopia
It’s Back-to-School Time in most of the United States, and the Nerd Vittles crew needed a good fall project to distract us from all of this year’s dreadful politicians. We feel like a kid in a candy...
View ArticleAllison Smith: State of the IVR Address
We’re delighted to welcome Allison Smith as our first (and only) Guest Columnist. We had asked Allison to provide us an update on IVR technology, and she was gracious enough to accept our invitation....
View ArticleIVR 101: Six Quick Steps to Building Incredible IVRs for Asterisk with FreePBX
As more and more Asterisk® platforms enter the open source community, it seems as if we spend a lot of energy covering the basics of getting those new systems into place, and there’s little time left...
View ArticleMastering XiVO IVR and AutoAttendant Design
Today we want to talk a little about design choices and IVRs. First and foremost, we don’t want to leave anyone behind during our XiVO adventure. XiVO is a platform that adjectives really can’t...
View ArticleThe Definitive Quick Start Guide: Introducing Incredible PBX for XiVO
Today we kick off a new Asterisk® adventure with the introduction of Incredible PBX™ for XiVO®. This pure GPL implementation of Asterisk has no strings, no gotchas, no hidden agenda, and no...
View ArticleThe Stealth AutoAttendant for Incredible PBX and PIAF5
This week we’re dusting off an oldie but goodie, The Stealth AutoAttendant. If you missed our original column 8 years ago, here’s a quick refresher. When a call comes into your PBX, a generic greeting...
View ArticleIntroducing IVRs in a Flash with Incredible PBX for Wazo
Last week we introduced the all-new, API-driven Admin User Interface for Wazo 17.07. But pretty pictures are only the icing on the cake. It’s what’s under the hood that really matters. And today we...
View ArticleBeginner’s Navigation Guide to VoIP PBXs and Nerd Vittles
Here at Nerd Vittles, we cover a lot of VoIP territory over the course of a year. To kick off the new year, we thought it might be helpful for those just beginning their VoIP adventure to sketch out...
View ArticleBack to School: Introducing FusionPBX for FreeSWITCH
SECURITY ALERT: https://securityboulevard.com/2019/06/rce-using-caller-id-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-fusionpbx/ It’s been quite a week with the surprise acquisition of Digium® and Asterisk® by...
View ArticleCreating Free IBM Voice Prompts for FusionPBX/FreeSWITCH
SECURITY ALERT: https://securityboulevard.com/2019/06/rce-using-caller-id-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-fusionpbx/ One of the first things you’ll need if you choose to migrate to FusionPBX and FreeSWITCH...
View ArticleFusionPBX on Steroids: Text-to-Speech Apps Have Arrived
SECURITY ALERT: https://securityboulevard.com/2019/06/rce-using-caller-id-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-fusionpbx/ And you thought you needed an Asterisk® PBX for your users to enjoy FREE text-to-speech...
View ArticleIntroducing Incredible PBX Custom Contexts for VitalPBX
Last week we introduced Incredible PBX for VitalPBX 2.3.8 to the Asterisk® community. And today we’re pleased to present the first of many Incredible PBX® add-ons, Allison’s DEMO IVR featuring...
View ArticleGoing Public with Incredible PBX 16 and VitalPBX 2.3.8
As part of our ongoing development efforts, we maintain about a dozen honeypot servers across the U.S. and Canada to monitor the latest adventures of the bad guys. Security becomes especially important...
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