Who needs Ingate?

Businesses of all sizes that want to utilize the benefits of SIP-based communications including presence, instant messaging, video/audio conferencing and VoIP need Ingate’s SIP-capable firewalls or SIParators.

What is SIP?

SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is the IETF signaling protocol for global, interoperable presence, messaging, VoIP and audio/video conferencing. Driven by the industry’s leading providers, including Microsoft®, AOL, WorldCom, Cisco and CommWorks, the SIP standard is becoming for IP communications what HTTP is for the Web. Soon, all realtime communications will be SIP-based. More on SIP.

Why enterprises need SIP-based realtime communications

Realtime communications save time and money while enabling a more effective flow of information to and from stakeholders. Instant messaging enables anytime interaction. Presence directs queries to someone available to answer immediately. Conferencing reduces the need for - and cost of - travel. Realtime online CRM has been proven to increase sales and customer satisfaction. All this is available at a lower cost than is possible with traditional phone services. These and other benefits explain why enterprise adoption of instant messaging has outpaced that of the Internet and industry analysts predict that more than 70 % of U.S. businesses will utilize realtime communications by 2003.

SIP brings interoperability to realtime communications, allowing users of different service providers to communicate with one another. But existing firewalls prevent the traversal of SIP communications.

“Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) management across firewalls integrates many forms of communications with data and processes safely across corporate and consumer boundaries. This opens a huge opportunity for integrated instant messaging and VOIP services to be brought to the mainstream and mission-critical environments.”

Dana Gardner
Research Director, Messaging and Collaboration Services
Aberdeen Group, Inc.

Enter Ingate

Ingate produces a range of cost effective and easy to use products that enable users to employ firewall security while also enjoying the benefits of SIP-based communications.

How does Ingate do this?

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Ingate - bringing SIP to the enterprise.