Patton and Elastix Announce Fully-Integrated Unified Communications Solution at elastixWorld 2011

Today at elastixWorld, PaloSanto-a leader in open source technology and new innovation in Latin America-in alliance with Patton—the leader in business and carrier-class network access, connectivity, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and mobile video-surveillance equipment-announced a built-in system management tool that integrates SmartNode VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) equipment with Elastix unified communications solutions.

The fully-integrated element management tools offer Elastix value-added resellers and system integrators increased productivity and higher profit margins by providing automatic discovery and streamlined, intuitive provisioning of SmartNode VoIP devices.

Patton and Elastix announced their mutually-certified unified communications solution at ITExpo in February. The certified-interoperable solution offered Elastix developers and integrators such system enhancements as local and remote-office survivability for business continuity, SIP trunking, Quality of Service, distributed call control, VoIP-over-VPN security and others.

Elastix Version 2.2 supports all SmartNode analog VoIP devices via the "endpoint Configurator" section of the Elastix Administration GUI. Support for digital SmartNode devices should be available within a few weeks.

This year, elastixWorld takes place 3-4 November at the Melia Reforma Hotel in Mexico City. The event gathers the global community of Elastix end-users, partners, resellers, integrators and developers to share experiences, showcase new products and develop business opportunities.