We
are pleased to announce the release of SipExchange r0.0.2a. This is an
Alpha release to give users a preview of the
system.
SipExchange is an open-source softswitch that provides
standard SIP services like registration, proxy and presence. Using
the
SipExchange application, service providers can offer telephone services
to their subscribers as well as other services based on voice, video
and instant messaging. SipExchange supports many of the standard
subscriber features offered by the traditional
telephone exchanges and PBXs. In addition, SipExchange supports
external call
control capabilities using which service providers and software
developers can create new features and
services rapidly and plug them into the SipExchange application.
Major new features have been added since the previous release. The
following are the highlights of the release.
An early version of the presence service has been
implemented. The presence service allows subscribers to add other
subscribers to their contact list and monitor their presence. The
feature allows subscribers to authorize or block request for
subscriptions. There are many limitations that will be fixed in the
next
release.
An early version of the Subscriber Console has been
implemented. The subscriber console is a web-based user interface
using which subscribers can manage their account, contacts and their
features.
The proxy code has been re-written to handle proxy-related
issues that caused SipExchange to not work with many SIP phones.
The administration console has been revamped. Administrator
accounts can now be managed from the console and domain
parameters can now be configured. There are many other look and feel
changes as well.
Email templates have been added. This feature will allow
emails sent out by SipExchange to be customized on a per-domain basis
using the powerful Apache Velocity templates.
Many bugs have been fixed.
If you have any questions about the project, please
contact us by sending an email to sipexchange@cafesip.org.