January 2008 Archives

I hope you had a chance to join us at the fourth installment of the SIP Trunking Seminars at the ITEXPO. 

Many of the sessions were filled to capacity.  Clearly, there is still a strong demand for information about SIP trunking.  When we started offering these educational seminars, it was because people didn’t know enough about the technology.  The focus was on the “what” and “why” of SIP trunking.

Today word has certainly spread, and attendees were eager for information about SIP trunking on a more detailed, deeper level.  But enterprises are still challenged with implementation and interoperability issues.  Our seminars demonstrating how to set up a SIP trunk connection live – on-site in the Miami Beach Convention Center – were clearly some of the most popular sessions.  Two IP-PBX vendors set up their systems with an Ingate, connected to an ITSP over the Internet and made a call to a cell phone in the audience.

Another key topic for attendees was security.  That was no surprise, as security is a particularly important issue for the enterprise community.  

On a side note: a sincere thank you to the esteemed speakers who participated in the Miami seminars.  Your expertise and enthusiasm make these sessions invaluable.  Thanks go to BroadSoft, Avaya, BandTel, Bandwidth.com, Bluesocket, Broadvox, Cbeyond, Objectworld and ShoreTel.  Thanks also to the thought leaders from the SIP Forum, VoIP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) and NeuStar/ENUM IETF.

And of course, many thanks to TMC for once again arranging a wonderful, successful event.

If you attended last week’s seminars, we’d love to hear from you – your suggestions and comments are all welcome.

- Olle

This month in Miami, we at Ingate will once again host informative seminars on SIP trunking at ITEXPO.  SIP trunks are a critical next step in the road to global connectivity. They are also a cost-efficient option in which enterprises reap the benefits almost immediately. 

But are they a part of your communications strategy? 

Learn all you need to know about deploying SIP trunks in an enterprise environment with Ingate, BroadSoft, TMC and a whole list of key players in the IP communications industry.  Free for all ITEXPO attendees, these seminars are always extremely popular – most discussions are standing room only. 

This season promises to be better than ever.  Participants include:

•    Avaya
•    BandTel
•    Bandwidth.com
•    Bluesocket
•    Broadvox
•    BroadSoft
•    Cbeyond
•    NeuStar/ENUM IETF
•    Objectworld
•    ShoreTel
•    SIP Forum
•    VoIP Security Alliance (VOIPSA)

New tracks on “Shattering the Myths of SIP Communications” will delve into VoIP security and simplifying enterprise deployments.  In addition, a SIPconnect Compliance Workshop, presented by the SIP Forum, will provide an overview of SIPconnect and its value proposition, a step-by-step SIPconnect compliance tutorial and lessons learned from actual SIPconnect deployments. 
 
We’ll also demonstrate how easy it is to set up a SIP trunk by deploying one live, on-site, in 20 minutes or less.

I look forward to seeing you in Miami January 23-25.  For more information and a detailed schedule, visit www.ingate.com/SIP_Trunking_seminar.php

Pre-register at http://www.ingate.com/SIP_Trunking_Registration.php

- Olle