We've just launched a new resource for information on SIP trunks - the new Ingate SIP Trunking Community on TMCnet.

The SIP Trunking Community provides up-to-the-minute news and information - on topics that include enterprise VoIP and security - for service providers, enterprises and VARs. Here we have gathered other valuable resources such as data sheets, case studies, feature articles, white papers and Webinars.

The SIP Trunking community can be found here: http://sip-trunking.tmcnet.com/. Take a look and let me know what you think.

And while we're on the topic of SIP trunking, I have to tell you that we have an amazing group of presenters lined up for the "SIP Trunking: everything You Need to Know" seminars at the ITEXPO in Los Angeles, in September.

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We've just launched a new resource for information on SIP trunks - the new Ingate SIP Trunking Community on TMCnet.

The SIP Trunking Community provides up-to-the-minute news and information - on topics that include enterprise VoIP and security - for service providers, enterprises and VARs. Here we have gathered other valuable resources such as data sheets, case studies, feature articles, white papers and Webinars.

The SIP Trunking community can be found here: http://sip-trunking.tmcnet.com/. Take a look and let me know what you think.

And while we're on the topic of SIP trunking, I have to tell you that we have an amazing group of presenters lined up for the "SIP Trunking: everything You Need to Know" seminars at the ITEXPO in Los Angeles, in September.

Continue Reading...

Secure Unified Communications

July 10, 2008 10:11 AM
Unified Communications (UC) is an important concept that can take your enterprise to the next level with regard to efficiency, of achieving the very most in cost savings from your communications expenses. And, contrary to popular rumors and scare stories floating around, UC can be very secure if you protect your network and the communication with the appropriate technologies and equipment.

UC is the integration of many forms of communication, including fixed and mobile voice, and Internet based applications such as email, IM, VoIP, presence...you get the idea. While this sounds complicated, the goal of UC is to simplify communications so that everyone can be reached anywhere, anytime, via the mode of communication that's most helpful for them (for instance if I'm in a meeting, I'll get your email on my cell phone, and you'll see I'm unavailable for a phone call on the presence application running from your desktop).

Unfortunately there are those among us leveraging the "hype" surrounding UC to scare end users into believing that something that seems so complicated must inherently be insecure. This is not so. Continue Reading...
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.  Continue Reading...

SIP Trunking Seminars at ITEXPO

January 9, 2008 9:13 AM
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?  Continue Reading...

Predictions for 2008

December 21, 2007 10:10 AM
The New Year is almost upon us and I can’t help but wonder – what’s next for IP communications?  What’s in store for all of us in 2008?

My predictions, based on extensive conversations with customers, partners and media-folk:

An Increased Focus on Security:  Of course enterprise network security has always been a priority.  While up until now we have seen much back-and-forth about VoIP and security in general, in 2008 I imagine the security discussion will get even louder as adoption of SIP-based communications continues to rise.  As security vendors we must remain vigilant in meeting interoperability standards to enable VoIP to actually become as widely used as other Internet-based applications as email or Web surfing and in developing innovative, best-in-breed solutions.  Continue Reading...

The Remote Worker

November 21, 2007 9:52 AM | 1 Comment
As many as 9 out of 10 employees now work at locations other than company headquarters, according to recent research from Nemertes Research LLC.  Businesses need to consider the best ways to support this mobile workforce to help them “get things done.” 

Internet-based remote connectivity solutions are a natural place to start, as most professionals find themselves connected to the Internet around the clock (working from their homes or any other place in the world).

What if remote workers could utilize the capabilities of their corporate IP-PBX from home, or while at a satellite office or on the road?   VoIP, of course, is likely the first thought.   But what about IM?  Continue Reading...

I hope you had a chance to join us at the third installment of the SIP Trunking Seminars at the ITEXPO.  While there, we had the opportunity to demonstrate with colleagues from ShoreTel and Bandwidth.com how fast and easy it can be to set up a SIP trunk.  Our goal was to be up and running within a half hour.  We did it in 15 minutes.

This demonstration illustrates one of the most important keys to success for enterprise VoIP, and IP technologies in general: solutions have to be relatively easy, and fast, to implement.  Continue Reading...

Once again, the Ingate SIP Trunking seminars are a huge success.  So far, we’ve seen more people than ever before attend these popular, informative seminars – and in case you’re not in Los Angeles right now at the show, wanted to give you a snapshot of yesterday’s rousing success.

The seats were full at every session, where nearly 65 participants attended each seminar.  Our moderator Rich Shockey of NeuStar and ENUM IETF Working Group did a wonderful job keeping speakers on point, and commented that the audiences were truly engaged in the discussions. 

It is clear to me, and to all of us participating in the seminars, that SIP trunking has gained quite a bit of traction in the enterprise space.  Continue Reading...

SIP Trunking Seminars at ITEXPO

September 5, 2007 5:34 PM
A year ago at the IT Expo in San Diego, Ingate arranged the first round of SIP Trunking seminars. Next week  will be our third.  I believe that SIP trunks are a critical next step in the road to global connectivity.  Are they a part of your communications strategy?  Continue Reading...

Global Connectivity and SIP Trunking

August 17, 2007 8:56 AM
The communications protocol SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) not only enables VoIP, but also other forms of realtime communications over the Internet.  The beauty of this protocol is that it facilitates “global connectivity:” everyone reachable anywhere, at anytime.  The true vision behind SIP was to bring the global business community together for collaboration, to improve productivity and generally help everyone work smarter, together.

I see global connectivity starting to happen in three steps: first, the adoption of SIP trunking, a technology that rapidly reduces communications costs by eliminating redundancies and making a connection between VoIP and the traditional telephony network (PSTN).  The next step is allowing remote workers to utilize their corporate VoIP, IM etc. Continue Reading...
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