IP-PBX is hot; traditional PBX is not. That's the scoop according to In-Stat, which expects server-based IP-PBX shipments to triple to 28.1 million lines by 2009 from 9.5 million this year. This momentum will see the number of IP-PBX shipments will surpass those of traditional PBXs, which are only expected to rise 6.6% in 2005. "The IP-PBX is revealing itself as more than a simple one-for-one replacement vehicle for digital systems," said In-Stat analyst Norm Bogen. The Dell'Oro Group expects sales of IP-PBX and hybrid IP/TDM PBXs will climb to $6.1 billion in 2009, an 11% CAGR. Of PBX shipments in four years, Dell'Oro expects 88% will be IP-based compared with 50% in 2004. I wonder how Mark Spencer and Asterisk are doing these days. The last real news I saw was the release of Asterisk@Home, which makes it easy for individuals to set up a VOIP Asterisk PBX using a Web-based GUI.