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There are various options for integrating the Asterisk IP PBX with Bitrix24 CRM available online, but we have decided to create our own. The functionality is quite standard: By clicking on a link with the client's phone number in Bitrix24, Asterisk connects the internal number of the user who clicked with the client's phone number. A record of the call is logged in Bitrix24, and upon completion […]
An update has been prepared for the OpenWrt 19.07.4 distribution, designed for use in various networking devices such as routers and access points. OpenWrt supports a wide range of different platforms and architectures and features a build system that simplifies cross-compilation, allowing various components to be included in the build, which makes it easy to create firmware or disk images tailored to specific tasks with […]
The Ubuntu*Pack 20.04 distribution is now available for free download, presented in the form of 13 independent systems with various interfaces, including Budgie, Cinnamon, GNOME, GNOME Classic, GNOME Flashback, KDE (Kubuntu), LXqt (Lubuntu), MATE, Unity, and Xfce (Xubuntu), as well as two new interfaces: DDE (Deepin Desktop Environment) and Like Win (Windows 10 style interface). The distributions are based on […]
Details have emerged about a new vulnerability (CVE-2020-1968) in the TLS protocol, codenamed Raccoon, which under rare circumstances allows the determination of the pre-master key that can be used to decrypt TLS connections, including HTTPS, when intercepting transit traffic (MITM). It is noted that the attack is very complex to implement in practice and is more theoretical in nature. To carry out the attack […]
Let's discuss why CI tools and CI are quite different. What pain points is CI aimed to solve, where did the idea originate, what are the latest confirmations that it works, and how to determine if you actually have practice rather than just a set-up Jenkins instance. The idea to give a presentation on Continuous Integration came about a year ago when I was attending interviews looking for a job. I spoke […]
On Habr, it is often said that all IT courses are not quite right. There is a unique opportunity to get courses that are just perfect. All you need to do is participate in the creation. Slurm is gathering a group of consultant-testers for a course on monitoring and logging in Kubernetes. A consultant-tester can suggest a lesson topic that is needed for their real-life tasks. Influence the depth of material coverage — […]
Many are familiar with the PostgreSQL DBMS, and it has proven itself well in small installations. However, the trend toward transitioning to Open Source has become increasingly evident, even when it comes to large companies and enterprise requirements. In this article, we will discuss how to integrate Postgres into a corporate environment and share our experience in creating a backup system (BRS) for this […]
The Astra Linux group of companies plans to allocate 3 billion rubles for investments in shares of companies, joint ventures, and grants for small developers who are developing niche solutions for the Linux-based software stack. These investments will help address the issue of functionality gaps in the domestic software stack, necessary to solve the problems of various corporate and governmental enterprises. The company intends to build a complete technical […]
The release of KnotDNS 3.0.0 has been published, a high-performance authoritative DNS server (the resolver is implemented as a separate application) that supports all modern DNS capabilities. The project is developed by the Czech name registry CZ.NIC, written in the C programming language, and distributed under the GPLv3 license. KnotDNS is distinguished by its focus on high-performance query processing, employing a multithreaded, mostly non-blocking implementation, which scales well on […]
The Funkwhale project has released its first stable version. As part of this initiative, a free server is being developed, written in Python using the Django framework, for hosting music and podcasts, which can be accessed through a web interface, clients that support Subsonic API, or the native Funkwhale API, and from other Funkwhale instances using the ActivityPub federated network protocol. User interaction with audio happens […]
These days, everyone has written about blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and how cool they are. However, this article will not extol the virtues of this technology; it will focus on its drawbacks and ways to address them. While working on one of the projects at Altirix Systems, the task of providing secure, censorship-resistant data verification from external sources for blockchain arose […].
The release of the Zorin OS 15.3 Linux distribution has been announced, based on the Ubuntu 18.04.5 package base. The target audience for the distribution is beginner users accustomed to working in Windows. To customize the appearance, the distribution offers a special configurator that allows the desktop to resemble different versions of Windows, and it includes a selection of applications similar to those familiar to Windows users. The size of the bootable iso image […]