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INTRODUCTION
SARK/SAIL is an Asterisk-based PBX, with a browser GUI component, a SIP provisioning system and an Asterisk code generator. It currently runs on SME Server 8 and Debian for i386 devices. It also runs under Debian Wheezy on ARM (EL and HF) and on the Warp ppc appliance. SARK and SAIL are essentially the same product, the difference is that SARK is the supported commercial release while SAIL is supported by the community. There are also some features available for the commercial product which aren't available in the community release. The product has established a reputation for being easy-to-use with a very small footprint while being functionally able to compete with traditional proprietary PBX offerings at a much lower overall cost-of-ownership.
There is also a high availability add-on which can give SARK users close to 100% uptime for their PBX (at the cost of a second server).
SARK is delivered as a series of Redhat RPMs or Debian debs ready to be installed onto an existing SME server 8.x or Debian Wheezy; It is also available as a ready to install .iso image or as a complete ready-to-run system.
The commercial version of the software is marketed under the SARK and ManX brandnames. The free-to-download version is called SAIL (SARK Asterisk Integration Layer). The main difference between SAIL and the commercial versions is that SARK UCS/MVP and ManX are supported by Aelintra Telecom Limited while SAIL is supported by the community. You will see SARK and SAIL used interchangeably throughout these pages.
SARK is distributed under the terms of the GPL and other licenses.
- SARK/SAIL Wiki pages
- SARK/SAIL V3.x Wiki pages
- SARK/SAIL V2.x Wiki pages on TWiki
- SARK/SME Server Support Forum (on Contribs.org)
