There are many options when selecting a VoIP provider to terminate your Asterisk PBX. One of the most important factors in this selection is the quality of the internet connection between your PBX and the VoIP provider. The route between you and your VoIP provider is one of the most important considerations when selecting a provider. This article details a simple method for evaluating this connection using Asterisk.

I am currently evaluating a Moxa UC7408 for one of my customers. The UC7408 is a small fanless industrial computer that runs Linux or Windows CE. This article provides a basic overview of this unit and a review of some of the UC7408 features and the Linux distribution Moxa provides.

One of the big advantages of using Linux in embedded systems is the thousands of applications and drivers available for it (http://bec-systems.com/web/content/view/35/37/ ). One of the challenges of Embedded Linux is building these applications. Building applications for an embedded system often involves cross-compiling which is frustrating on a good day. This article details how to use OpenEmbedded (OE) with the existing toolchain Moxa provides to build a number of applications for the Moxa UC7408.