Digium announces the immediate availability of Switchvox Free Edition. The new product includes the telephony features of the widely used Switchvox SOHO edition and can be downloaded and installed in minutes on existing hardware. The release underscores Digium’s commitment to delivering full-featured telephony systems at low price points to allow organizations around the world to benefit from the Asterisk open source movement and flexibility of VoIP.

Switchvox products are based on Asterisk, the open source telephony software created and owned by Digium. Switchvox Free Edition includes tools such as an interactive voice response editor that allows system administrators to create auto attendants and menus. It also includes features such as voicemail to email, find me/follow me, unlimited calling queues (automatic call distribution, or ACD) and advanced reports on system use.

Switchvox Free Edition supports Digium’s line of analog cards. Users can install Switchvox Free Edition on existing hardware or use Switchvox-certified hardware. For details on hardware support, see http://www.switchvox.com/certified_hardware.

Switchvox Free Edition is on display this week at Fall VON 2007 and Digium|Asterisk World at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The product may be downloaded from http://www.switchvox.com.