Asterisk is a free open-source VOIP platform from Digium - the name comes from the term "wildcard" which refers to anything and everything. So no matter what system , protocol or platform you have , asterisk can interface with it. Solutions like FreePBX , Trixbox and Elastix - to name only a few , might be asterisk-based but it not truly asterisk and still have many issues , but using raw asterisk is stable , robust and most powerfull. This means that you can create your own IP-PBX using a Normal server and a PSTN gateway or build a Home Automation system that can switch lights on/off telephonically or build a VOIP platform and sell airtime to your clients and much more - but do it yourself !

VOIP skills are currently high in demand and will be for a long time to come. In fact , if you are in IT and don't have VOIP skills - get a move on ! A lot of secrets will also be shared and demistified. It often takes only one system to get your money back , sort of a no-brainer ...

Voipmagic teaches all 3 areas of skillsets required for asterisk - which is Linux , Telco and Asterisk programming skills - ALL in one course. We have been doing this since 2005 and the feedback and results we get are really positive - in actual fact - we live for these results. We always gave stuff away during the course but never made a big fuss about it. It was always more important for us to see delegates leaving with the skills they came for , but starting with 2012 we will be giving away really nice stuff . We often support delegates long after they have completed the course - this makes us different , what can we say , we just love asterisk !