Asterisk VoIP News

Sunday, October 30, 2005

Announce: Asterisk-Java 0.2-rc2 released

Asterisk-Java 0.2-rc2, a Java control for the Asterisk PBX, has been released.

The Asterisk-Java package consists of a set of Java classes that allow you to easily build Java applications that interact with an Asterisk PBX Server. Asterisk-Java supports both interfaces that Asterisk provides for this scenario: The FastAGI protocol and the Manager API.

The 0.2-rc2 release candidate focuses on the new features of the Asterisk 1.2 series though it still supports Asterisk 1.0.x.

The changes include:
* Bug fix for variables in OriginateAction (AJ-15)
* Support for FaxReceived event from spandsp (AJ-20)
* Better integration with Spring Framework via SimpleMappingStrategy and AGIServerThread

Asterisk-Java is used in several commercial environments and by the following Open Source projects:
* Asterisk-IM
A plugin for the Jive Messenger XMPP (jabber) server. It provides integrated presence between your IM client and phone, notification of incoming calls by IM and originate calls from supported IM clients.
* Asterisk Desktop Manager (ADM)A desktop application that will allow for automatic on-call volume reduction, one click dial from clipboard, integrated phonebook and more.

Asterisk-Java is available under Apache 2.0 license at
http://www.asteriskjava.org