December 20, 2012

Ingate SIParator E-SBC Qualifies for Microsoft Lync

By Mandira Srivastava
TMCnet Contributor

The Ingate SIParator E-SBC has passed and qualified in Microsoft Corp's Unified Communications (News - Alert) Open Interoperability Program for Lync Server 2010.

In achieving this qualification, service providers, enterprise customers and resellers can be sure that Ingate SIParator E-SBCs are fully interoperable with Microsoft's Unified Communications (UC) solutions featuring Lync with all security extensions.

Ingate Systems (News - Alert) delivers Enterprise Session Border Controllers (E-SBC) that enable SIP communications such as SIP trunking and UC beyond the protected enterprise network. The Ingate SIParator E-SBC will help companies to resolve interoperability issues while deploying the Lync Unified Communications platform.

“Ingate secures and simplifies deployments of the Lync Unified Communications platform, paving the way for rapid installations that meet the strict security requirements necessary for today’s businesses,” Steven Johnson (News - Alert), president of Ingate Systems Inc., said in a statement. “We are proud to have fulfilled all requirements at first test pass, showing that Ingate E-SBCs deliver best-in-class functions and features. The Ingate product line spans over a broad range of product capacities, delivered both on hardware and as software, all at a competitive price point.”

Ingate’s E-SBCs secures the connection between the SIP trunking service and the Microsoft (News - Alert) environment. It also solves interoperability issues between other on-premises equipment and the Microsoft Lync server, paving the way for a fast, simplified installation. It also includes all optional extensions such as TLS, SRTP, DNS load balancing, full failover and full consultative transfer ensuring that users get the most from their Lync environment.

The new campaign offers companies a controlled and secure migration to VoIP (Voice over IP) and other live communications based on Session Initiation Protocol (News - Alert) (SIP).

The Ingate E-SBC is a powerful tool that seamlessly works with any existing firewall to allow the flow of SIP traffic to reach the user in the enterprise, no matter where the user is located.

Want to learn more about SIP Trunking and how to integrate it into your current UC strategy? Don’t miss the SIP Trunking- UC Seminars, collocated with ITEXPO Miami 2013, Jan 29- Feb. 1 in Miami, Florida.

Edited by Braden Becker