[post by By Susan J. Campbell on tmcnet] Sangoma Technologies Corporation, a supplier of hardware and software designed to enable server-based voice and data communication applications, has announced at ITEXPO East 2010 that it is following through on its commitment to the FreeSWITCH open source project.

The company plans to extend its support by becoming a major sponsor of the open source conference and weekly FreeSWITCH community calls. In delivering financial and technical support, Sangoma hopes to facilitate the growth of the FreeSWITCH community by increasing the number and types of IP Telephony applications developed.

A Diamond sponsor – the highest level of sponsorship – of the 10^th annual ClueCon Conference, Sangoma will continue to promote its position and support of this initiative.

"Sangoma's contribution has been invaluable since the inception of the movement, both from a financial perspective as well as from a technology partnership level," said Anthony Minessale, lead developer of the FreeSWITCH project, in a statement. "We are excited about Sangoma's continued involvement and active support for the project."

As a sponsor of the FreeSWITCH community calls, weekly calls, leading developers will be able to present topics of interest to the open source telephony community. These developers will lead discussions on projects, best practices and other topics. Sangoma will provide technical support on calls whenever topics related to their expertise are on the agenda.