Allison Smith Voice of Asterisk (Story)

Type: story

Date: 2011-09-07

Participants: Randal Schwartz, Allison Smith

Concepts: Technology

Allison Smith Voice of Asterisk
Anecdote about Allison Smith, the voice of Asterisk, deterring callers with her voice.
Asterisk IVR Voice
- On September 7, 2011, I commented on the iconic work of Allison Smith, the voice of the Asterisk open source VOIP manager.
- Her voice is widely used in elevators, telephony systems, and interactive voice response (IVR) platforms worldwide.
- I shared a fun anecdote: when Allison receives a call from someone she doesn't want to speak to, she slips into her professional voice and says, "The number you have dialed has been disconnected...", causing the caller to hang up immediately.

These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.

Allison Smith Voice of Asterisk