"At the same time, 3Com Asterisk Appliance, an Open Source voice-over-IP (VoIP) system based on Digium’s Asterisk Business Edition 1.4 IP-PBX.  

 One of the main problems with Linksys LVS9000 system is that in order to support this product you need the right tools. The main tool for configuring the LVS9000 has been the Setup Wizard, not the greatest piece of software ever written but good enough to get a working system in minutes instead of hours.

  Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, today announced it has acquired Switchvox, a leading provider of IP PBX phone systems for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The acquisition bolsters Digium's presence in the SMB market and provides a strong platform on which to advance its Asterisk-based unified communications solution.

 A customer’s first contact with an organization is often by telephone. What impression does your company give over the phone, and is it killing your business? 

 If you haven't lived under a rock for the last several years, you've seen the ads for the VOIP Service Provider called Vonage, offering a box that, in addition to an Internet connection, lets you make unlimited long distance calls to the US and Canada for a low, flat fee. There are competing VOIP providers, like Skype (owned by eBay) with different pricing models.

 From PIKA's website you can find this press release announcing the PIKA Appliance for Asterisk.  From the description this looks like the applicance is intented for developers to add and enhance. Unlike the Asterisk appliance from Digium and the Trixbox Appliance from Fonality this is not a complete end user solution. Some of the features include: