PIKA Technologies fully customizable PBX Platform

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• PIKA Technologies fully customizable PBX
  Platform

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Agenda

• PIKA Corporate Overview
• PIKA WARP Appliance - primer
• Introducing WARP Enterprise PBX Platform
• PC Boards vs. Appliance
• Getting More Information and who to contact

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First, some questions ..

• How many people here are familiar with PIKA
  Technologies?
• How many people here are familiar with the Warp
  Appliance?
• How many people have actually used the Warp?
• Are any of you struggling with our PADS SDK?
• How many of you are using FreePBX as your GUI?
• Any Trixbox CE users?

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PIKA Overview

• 22 years in telephony hardware
• Primary business is CT Cards
• Head Office Ottawa, Canada
• WARP product was designed with input from our
  Customers
• 120 developers worldwide working with WARP
  appliance today including
• IP PBX developers
• IVR developers
• Gateway developers
• Logging developers
• Cable Companies
• Service providers
• STRONG focus on quality and customer service

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PIKA WARP Appliance - Primer

• Purpose-Built Telephony Platform
• Flexible port options SIP, FXO, ISDN-BRI, FXS
• Ideal for Asterisk/FreePBX also for Linux
  Developers
• Small form factor, low power (1/18th), greener
• Targeted for SMB deployments
• Reliable with Solid State components
• True Alternative to PC Voice Cards

Pika Technologies, Inc. - Confidential
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Connectors and Ports
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• What is WARP Enterprise why did we introduce
  it?
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• Asterisk FreePBX
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  Market Leading FAX Support
• VoIP LCM other add-ons
  ..
• Simply A Higher Level of Enablement
• Benefits new and existing WARP customers
• Eliminates routine development
• Get to market quicker
• Offers you a road-map of add-on functionality
• Lets you focus on your differentiation
• Offers PC Developers a true alternative H/W
  Platform!

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Hardware Alternatives
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What type of Developer are you?

• Low Level Developer

• High Level Developer

• VAR/System-Integrator/Operators
• Integrate (H/W S/W) systems for your
  customers
• Technical capability and knowledge of Asterisk
  but perhaps not C code
• Likey have capabilities in
  Web development and PHP coding
• Have a higher expectations of support
• Technical capability at the configuration and
  programming level

• C Programmer
• Engineering focused - very technical
• Comfortable to write in C or other
• Comfortable with Linux environment
• Possible Embedded experience
• Comfortable with SDKs (eg. PADS)
• Contribute to open source s/w
• Comfortable with forum-type support

PIKA PADS SDK
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Asterisk and FreePBX pre-loaded on the PIKA WARP
appliance

• Reduces overall product cost
• Minimized hardware/component lifecycle churn when
  compared to PC boards
• Simplified procurement and minimized inventory
• System integration done for you (PC
  cards/drivers software pre-loaded)
• Single H/W vendor eliminates finger pointing
• Increased reliability with solid state
  components (no hard drive)

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• Customization to promote your company/
  product name/image
• Unique programmable LCD user interface
• facilitates quick installation (IP address)
• Purpose built telephony hardware
• Power Fail Transfer ports
• MOH/Paging ports
• 1 standard FXS port

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Features and Applications

• Standard Asterisk 1.4 features
• Optional VoIP Lifecycle Management (QOS)
  Broadsoft/Packet Island
• Tested and integrated on WARP Enterprise (license
  required)
• Other add-ons in development
• Microsoft Outlook Integration
• Presence client (Flash Operator Panel - FOP2)
• Phone auto provisioning (Aastra)
• .

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Warp Enterprise Components

• Software is LAMPA Based
• (L) WARP Linux Distro (based on std core kernel
  2.6.26.5)
• (A) Lighttpd (Apache light)
• (M) Mysql
• (P) Php, Perl
• (A) Asterisk 1.4.25.1, FreePBX 2.5.1

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Have a WARP already?

• Get Up and running in lt 30 minutes!
• Simply download the image, install configure
• Download 6 files onto USB stick
• Insert the USB into Warp
• Power up the unit and wait 20 minutes
• Warp is now running Asterisk the FreePBX GUI
• Connect to local network
• Tap once on screen button to get IP address
  (benefit of LCD)
• Enter IP address in web browser to access FreePBX
  log-in screen

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Customization Promote YOUR Brand
Chassis branding
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Customization Promote YOUR Brand
Front panel - paper template - LCD
INSERT COMPANY NAME HERE
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Customization Promote YOUR Brand

• Configuration GUI
• Customize your GUI using PHP and Stylesheets
  (CSS)
• Add your company/product name/images
• Modify the look and feel
• Add functionality (eg. Live Person

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• Recapping the benefits
• Quick time to market with Asterisk and FreePBX
  pre-installed
• Software integration done for you
• Benefit from the flexibility and customization of
  the traditional Warp platform
• For existing WARP users, less routine development
  required
• Eliminate PC churn costs when compared to PC
  cards
• Purpose-built, stable, solid state telephony
  appliance
• MOH / Paging (audio in/out ports)
• Power Fail Transfer

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• Recapping the benefits
• Minimize hardware and driver integration costs
  when compared to PC boards
• Increased Reliability solid state memory, no
  hard drives
• Easily brandable promote your business
• Flexibility multiple connectivity options
  SIP/FXO/FXS/BRI and GSM (future)

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Need more information?
PIKA Corporate - Web Site PIKA
Corporate - Forum Warp Xtra Community
Site Warp Xtra - Forum
Twitter
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Need more information? Some Examples.

• General Description, Technical Details and
  Getting Started Guide
• http//www.pikatechnologies.com/english/View.a
  sp?x1009
• Forum Discussion and support http//forum.pikate
  chnologies.com/index.php
• If you wish to brand the GUI, follow the
  instructions at http//pikawarp.org/?p269
• Training video How to build FreePBX for the
  WARP at http//pikawarp.org/?p350
• There are also an ever growing source of how-to
  videos and blogs on compiling, flashing, using
  this image on WARP Xtra www.pikawarp.org
• Dedicated thread on the forum where discussion
  topics are regularly addressed
  http//forum.pikawarp.org
• If you need technical support, please email Shawn
  Karow at support_at_pikatech.com .
• If you like to Twitter, you can follow Shawn on
  skar_pikawarp

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Backup slides
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Introducing WARP the appliance

• PIKA WARP the Appliance is a small, low cost
  development platform that can be used to deploy
  telephony based applications using Linux and/or
  Asterisk/FreePBX in small office/home office
  (SOHO) and small/medium Enterprise (SME) markets.
  
• Unlike typical PC board alternatives, the
  appliance eliminates hardware and software
  integration issues in a reliable, solid state
  and brandable form factor and includes
  traditional hardware based telephony features

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Warp - Features and Capabilities

• Features
• The only embedded customizable platform!
• Pre-installed default Asterisk config files
• Audio line-in/line-out (music on hold / paging)
• One standard FXS port
• Support for FXO/FXS/BRI/GSM modules
• Power fail transfer ports
• Fully customizable easily private labeled
• Cross-compile environment with top-level GUI
• Dynamic thermal management (fan)
• Solid-state / no hard drive
• Platform with Open Development Environment
• Desk mount/stackable or wall mountable
• Compact ready-for-market form factor
• Regularity Approvals
• North American telecoms and safety (FCC/UL/CSA)
• European Union (CE)

• Processor
• Embedded AMCC Power PC 440EP, 533MHz, 1,200 mips
• Supports floating point and MMU
• Memory
• Internal flash 256 MB
• Internal RAM 256 MB
• External SD flash
• Voice mail
• Prompts
• Configuration files
• Custom settings
• Capacities
• 40 VoIP end points
• 6 trunks
• 1 standard FXS port in every unit
• Up to 8 additional FXS ports
• Up to 8 FXO ports

• Display
• Liquid crystal (LCD)
• 2 x 20 character programmable
• Backlit
• Invertible for wall mounting
• API controlled
• Toggle button
• Changes LCD display

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Pika Technologies, Inc. - Confidential
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PC Cards versus Appliance
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Out of the Box, Warp Enterprise includes these
common PBX features

• Common Features
• Automated Attendant
• Conference Bridging
• Call Monitoring
• Call Parking
• Call Queuing
• Call Waiting
• Call Transfer
• Database Integration
• Dial by Name
• Music on Hold
• Time Conditions and Grouping
• 911 Calling
• Voice Mail to Email
• Day/Night Control
• CDR Reports

• Group Features
• Custom Inbound Routing
• Call Groups
• Call Queues
• Announcements
• System Recordings
• Music on Hold Groups
• Device Inventory
• PIN Codes
• Incoming Fax Detection
• Conference Calling
• Remote Office

• User Features
• Call Fwd Busy, N/A, Always
• Call Hold/Transfer
• Call Join, Conference
• Call Parking Control
• Last Number Redial
• Online Voice Mail Retrieval
• Voice Mail to Email
• Do Not Disturb
• Speed Dial
• Black List (Call Screening)
• Call Recording
• Call Waiting
• Call Presence

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Green Friendly

• Uses 18 times less energy than a PC with boards
• power supply low power usage
• 20 w 175 kwh per year versus 350 w / 3000 kwh
  per year for PC with boards
• 10 times less end-of-life disposal space
• 100 lead free
• enviro-safe paint
• outer packaging is 100 recycled materials

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Customizing ..
1. Chassis Label
2. LCD Display
3. Configuration GUI

• Branding can easily be accomplished using web
  design development resources.
• PHP programming work can change the complete look
  and feel of the GUI to make it your own
• Optionally PIKA can do it for you

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