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Introduction
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XiVO is a PABX application developed by the `Avencall Group <http://www.avencall.com>`_ based on
several free existant components including Asterisk and our own developments. XiVO provides a
solution for enterprises who wish to replace or add telephone services (PABX).

XiVO is free software. Most of its distinctive components, and XiVO as a whole, are distributed
under the GPLv3 license.


XiVO History
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XiVO was created in 2005 by Proformatique.

`XiVO 1.2 was released <https://projects.wazo.community/news/49>`_ on February 3, 2012.