1.1. What is IVAN™?

1.1. What is IVAN™?
Interactive Voice Application Network, is the new Enterprise Carrier grade platform for your x800 Numbers, International DID’s and Premium rate numbers.
IVAN™ is the second part of a suite of products developed by ZaKoTel called the asterTools™, that is a collection of software around Asterisk Opens Source PBX with the goal to offer easy-to-use enterprise functionality at a fair pricing model.

The target by programming IVAN™ was the high availability for Special Numbers (Tool Free- (x800), Premium Rate Numbers and DIDs) and there services.

Is IVAN™ a PBX?
definitely NOT, IVAN™ is build to handle a huge amount of calls at the same time for special numbers (Premium Rate Numbers or DIDs), it is more an IVR than a PBX, IVAN™ is build to be placed in front of your PBX to catch the calls, handle IVR and other Services THAN send it to the PBX. Of course you can use it as PBX as well.