Ingate Systems Earns the First ICSA Labs’ Optional VoIP Module Firewall Certification

Certification Demonstrates that Ingate Firewall 1500 Manages Incoming and Outgoing Traffic Securely

While Enabling VoIP

STOCKHOLM – January 13, 2009 –Ingate ® Systems, a leading developer of enabling SIP trunking, NAT traversal, remote connectivity solutions and SIP security edge devices for service providers, IP-PBX vendors and end-users, announced today that the company extended its firewall certification from ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business, to now include its VoIP module.

This add-on certification assures users that the product meets ICSA Labs’ strict requirements for successfully supporting VoIP traffic, while the firewall blocks VoIP security threats and properly mitigate them.

“Ingate has long been a proponent of strict adherence to developing products with the highest level of security for SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) applications, including VoIP,” said Anders Eriksson, chief executive officer, Ingate Systems. “We are proud to be the first vendor to successfully pass ICSA Labs’ optional VoIP module test further showcasing our strength in providing advanced security for VoIP.”

Specifically, ICSA Labs tested the Ingate Firewall 1500 VoIP module in two key areas. ICSA Labs vetted the product to verify that the introduction of the firewall into the VoIP stream did not disrupt or degrade the VoIP connection. ICSA Labs also tested the product to make sure that VoIP-specific vulnerabilities could not pass through the firewall.

ICSA Labs helps companies continually enhance their products by offering customers earning firewall certifications the opportunity to run specific product features, such as high availability and IPv6, through an optional testing program. Ingate Firewall 1500 is the first product to be granted ISCA Labs’ certification for the VoIP module.

“After the Ingate Firewall 1500 passed the rigorous testing performed by ICSA Labs, Ingate opted to take its certification one step further,” said Brian Monkman, firewall program manager, ICSA Labs. “By satisfying the strict requirements of ICSA Labs’ optional certification process, Ingate holds itself to one of the highest security standards—recognized globally by governments, businesses and end-users—as it delivers a safe and secure VoIP product to customers.

About ICSA Labs

ICSA Labs is an independent division of Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ). ICSA Labs offers vendor-neutral testing and certification of security products for hundreds of the world's top security vendors. Businesses rely on ICSA Labs to authoritatively set and apply objective testing and certification criteria for measuring product compliance and reliability. For more information about ICSA Labs, please visit: http://www.icsalabs.com.

About Ingate ® Systems

Systems develops firewall technology and products that enable SIP communications for the enterprise while maintaining control and security at the network edge. Ingate has a long history of developing next-generation firewall technology that solves the NAT/firewall traversal issue with SIP. In addition to an extensive line of Ingate Firewall® products, the company also produces the award-winning Ingate SIParator ®, a device that connects to an existing network firewall to seamlessly enable SIP communications. Ingate products currently protect the networks of retail companies, financial institutions, industrial firms, government agencies and small-to-large enterprises throughout Europe, Asia and North America. Additionally, Ingate has established the SIP Trunking Network at www.siptrunk.org, an educational resource that aggregates information from throughout the SIP trunking community in an industry-wide effort to educate enterprises about SIP trunking, to help simplify deployments.

Ingate Systems AB is headquartered in Sweden with offices in Stockholm and Linköping. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Ingate Systems Inc., is located in Hollis, New Hampshire. For more information on Ingate Systems, visit www.ingate.com.

For more information, please contact:

Hillary Call, Public Relations Manager
Ingate Systems
(917) 414-9262
SIP and email:hillary@ingate.com