8ix Zenith CE is an Arch-based Asterisk-derived IP telephony distribution innovating to have the most advanced calling and communication features.

Its packages are updated based on a rolling release schedule to synchronize with the latest stable Linux applications offered from pure upstream sources. Moreover, it has a ports-like package management system that offers binaries or source-code installation.

8ix Zenith CE is Modern. It includes many of the newest Linux features and applications available, including modern filesystems, modern hardware detection methods as well as the latest available Linux kernels. On Asterisk, it started with v1.6.2 that sports many new features, like video support, 4x performance increase over previous versions, that ensures more simultaneous calls, transcoding powers.

OSLEC and DAHDI are also built right into the system ready and available for use.