Astribank USB Channel Bank for Asterisk Wins “Best of Show” at ITEXPO West 2009

Astribank™ Recognized as the Best Open Source Solution at Leading IP Communications Conference in Los Angeles

Xorcom, a privately-held manufacturer of business telephony interfaces and appliances based on Asterisk open-source software, announced today that its Astribank Asterisk-based USB 2 channel bank has received a “Best of Show Award” in the Open Source category at Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®)’s ITEXPO West 2009 in Los Angeles.

USB 2.0-connected Channel Banks Provide Additional Ports, Effortlessly

Astribank is a versatile and powerful channel bank that supports all the common telephony lines and trunks: FXS, FXO, BRI, PRI and R2. Specifically designed for the Asterisk IP-PBX, the Astribank driver is a part of the standard Asterisk distribution, making its integration into any Asterisk-based PBX effortless.

“The USB 2.0 interface supplied with the Astribank server guarantees a reliable, extremely high bandwidth, hot-pluggable solution that is not dependent on a PRI PCI card,” claims Eran Gal, CEO and co-founder of Xorcom. “It eliminates the costly, cumbersome PRI cards that are needed for standard channel bank support, and adds unique features such as reliable fax support, transparent synchronization between Astribank units, an auxiliary system interface, and the award-winning TwinStar™ dual-server redundancy solution which provides high availability for the entire PBX, including all telephony interfaces.”

Innovative Solutions Recognized by Leading IP Communications Editors

“Our judging panel felt as though this year’s field was the deepest we’ve ever seen for the Best of Show Awards, and we congratulate the winners for standing out in their respective categories,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO and group editor-in-chief of TMC. The industry’s largest collection of service providers, enterprise buyers, developers, and resellers come to ITEXPO, to see innovative solutions from companies like Xorcom.”

The ITEXPO Best of Show Awards recognize innovative products and solutions that were featured in the Exhibit Hall during the event. This designation serves to highlight the technological achievement and creative product features that set these winners apart from the rest of the crowd. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine editorial staff evaluated the pre-show nominations, and met with vendors to inspect and review the displayed products on the first day of the Expo. A full list of the winners is posted on TMC’s Web site at www.tmcnet.com.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.