Xorcom Open Source PBX at the Corporate Communications Crossroads

Xorcom’s basic premise is that by using an intelligent console at the crossroads of corporate communications, e.g., an IP-PBX, ZigBee can be utilized efficiently and cost-effectively in the workplace. The Xorcom Asterisk-based IP-PBX can notify a human operator immediately about information collected using ZigBee (e.g., utility consumption aberrations, fire hazards, person/inventory location, smart panic buttons, etc.) using a variety of communication methods: via telephone, text message to mobile (SMS), pager, public address, e-mail, fax, etc. In addition, the Xorcom IP-PBX can be programmed to present the operator with an IVR (Interactive Voice Response) system for on-the-spot decision-making and device control.

The European IP PBX market is hot.

A 2006 study by Frost & Sullivan, focused on the European market, demonstrated strong growth in the sub 100 port segment. They found that pure IP PBXs accounted for around 26% of shipments in the MLE sector and 11% in the SME and SoHo sectors. TDM PBXs with no IP capabilities amounted to only 4% of total lines shipped.

Frost & Sullivan reported that the EMEA Unified Messaging and Communication Markets earned revenues of €613.3 million in 2005 and estimates this to reach €1,539.5 million in 2012. The EMEA IP telephony and VoIP access services market totaled €589.7 million in 2005 and predicts €78.66 billion by 2011.

According to IDC's Western European VoIP Applications Forecast and Analysis 2007–2011, the market for VoIP applications in Western Europe was worth US $ 194.8 million in 2006; by 2011 this market is expected to have grown to around $ 2.25 billion, with a CAGR of 63.1%.