At the SIP Forum SUPERBOOTH, Hotsip, Hughes Software, Ingate, Intertex, Jasomi, Mitel Networks, RADVISION, Sentito, and Snom, join forces to lead the way towards real market interoperability and functionality.

Atlanta, USA – 3rd June, 2003 – SIP Forum, (www.sipforum.org), the industry organization for the promotion and interworking of Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), announces today that nine of the leading companies from the SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) communications community have joined forces to produce compelling demonstrations that will display interoperability of disparate SIP products in a mobile and fixed network at Supercomm 2003 in Atlanta from June 1st – 5th, 2003. The nine leading SIP vendors participating at the SIP Forum at Supercomm 2003 include Hotsip, Hughes Software, Ingate, Intertex, Jasomi, Mitel Networks, RADVISION, Sentito, and Snom

The installation of the entire SIP network demo will be set up in under 2 hours 30 minutes, that’s 30 minutes faster than last year, which illustrates the speed, and cost savings that can be expected when implementing a SIP based mobile and fixed converged network. All aspects of the maturing SIP networking technology are linked and demonstrated including desktop phones, proxy, registration, Presence servers, platforms for both enterprise and carrier side infrastructure. In addition, a complete suite of standards-compliant tools for developing, testing and validating all types of SIP-based applications, essential for reliable network implementation will also be shown at the show.

The super interoperability demo will effectively represent participants as a standalone domain or operator linking to each other, as would be the case in a real world environment. All phones throughout the booth will be able to make and receive calls from any other phone within and outside the booth linked to the internet/PSTN world through a media gateway.

“sentitO is very proud to be an active contributor to the SIP Forum, as well as a participant in this year’s SuperDemo,” said Terry Wolters, President and CEO of sentitO Networks. “Carriers around the world now understand the value of SIP in their networks. Showcasing SIP’s benefits at a venue like Supercomm only enhances its viability as the protocol of choice for carrier-class Voice over IP deployments.”

"As an enabler of VoIP systems, there's no more appropriate place for us than here in the SIP Forum SuperDemo booth," said Benjamin Freedman, VP of Marketing for Jasomi Network, Inc. "With our award-winning NAT traversal technology, Jasomi Networks is a very important piece of the VoIP puzzle, and that's why we're very happy to be an integral piece of the SIP community".

"Industry bodies like the SIP Forum are critical in accelerating the education and adoption of standards-based solutions in enterprise communications," said Ray Brown, Vice President, Enterprise Solutions, Mitel Networks. "Mitel Networks is pleased to participate in this year's SIP SuperDemo and demonstrate the value and benefits of true interoperability in a multi-vendor environment."

"Hughes Software Systems (HSS) is excited to be part of the SuperDemo set-up by the SIP Forum", said Ajay Gupta, AVP, HSS. "This is a reflection of HSS' ongoing commitment to provide its customers with a tested, deployable, carrier grade SIP Server Framework and Protocol Stacks. HSS SIP Server Framework can be used as Proxy, registrar as well as can as a platform to run services like conferencing, IP Centrex, etc."

“Intertex is honored to be an active member in the SIP Forum and to be a participant in SIP Forum's SuperDemo at SuperComm,” said Martin Feuk, Intertex' Vice President of Marketing and Worldwide Sales. "It is expected that real-time person-to-person communication such as IP telephony (VoIP), presence, instant messaging, voice, video, and data collaboration will be the next big step in Internet usage. The predominant Internet standard for such communication is SIP. Intertex is pleased to be a contributor in assisting the SIP user community's achievement of connectivity by providing firewalls that are SIP capable".

“The interoperability that is being shown at the SIP Forum and other SIP conferences is giving SIP credibility and is beginning to translate into volume for all – open standards are an inevitable trend that has been embraced by market even though a few companies still have a hard time accepting that." said Nicolas Pohland Executive Director of snom technology AG.

“SIP has reached a critical deployment stage,” said Jorgen Bjorkner, Chairman of the SIP Forum. “Most vendors now include SIP in their corporate roadmaps, and real world services by incumbent operators are already being rolled out. At the SIP Forum, Supercomm visitors will be able to see first-hand how personal applications can easily interconnect with WAN-centric systems from various vendors. From both a carrier and an end-user perspective, this is a highly attractive scenario as they will soon no longer be locked into a single supplier or system.”

The variety of SIP technologies on display in the SIP Forum booth at Supercomm 2003 include: softswitch-compliant media servers, testing tools, Presence products for mobile and fixed networks, softswitches and gateways, desktop phones and softphones, SIP Proxy, Registration and Applications servers, video and complete business systems all working robustly together.

For more information, please visit the SIP Forum located at Booth #10407, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from June 1-5, 2003.

For more information about the SIP Forum, please contact:
SIP Forum
Paul Kinsella
SIP Forum Editor, +46 73 9888130
editor@sipforum.org

SIP Forum
Edward Keegen
SIP Forum Manager (onsite), +32 (0)32 49 5281270
manager@sipforum.org

About SIP and the SIP Forum
The SIP Forum is an international, not for profit trade association whose mission is to promote awareness and provide information about the benefits and capabilities made possible by SIP - Session Initiation Protocol.
www.sipforum.org

Developed by the IETF, the international organization responsible for the web protocol HTTP and the mail protocol SMTP, SIP is the newest generation of communications protocols that ties the telecom and the Internet worlds together. SIP offers fast development timescales, lower costs both up front and ongoing and a wide choice of compatible vendors and products

On show at the booth #10407, at Supercomm

ABOUT HOTSIP
Hotsip is the global leader in the development and delivery of SIP and Presence products: interactive applications and real-time communication services based on SIP. At the Supercomm, Hotsip will be demonstrating Presence and Messaging coupled with Internet Telephony based on SIP using both mobile and fixed devices. www.hotsip.com

ABOUT HUGHES SOFTWARE SYSTEMS (HSS)
Hughes Software Systems Ltd. (HSS), Specialists in Convergent Network software and India's leading communications software company, offers a broad range of communications-related software services, products, and solutions to leading Communication OEMs around the world. http://www.hssworld.com

ABOUT INTERTEX
Intertex Data AB was founded in 1982 by current CEO Karl Erik Stahl. The company develops and markets communication and security products. Currently, the next generation broadband access products focusing on the SIP standard and person-to-person IP communication are being introduced. The products include featured ADSL modems and firewalls prepared for IP Telephony, Presence, Instant Messaging, Video Conferencing and Home Appliance Control. Intertex has won several International awards for creative product design as well as business excellence. www.intertexdata.com

ABOUT INGATE
Ingate Systems produces and sells the world's first SIP-capable enterprise firewalls and SIParators™, a device that connects to an existing network firewall to seamlessly enable the traversal of SIP communications. Ingate firewalls offer complete firewall protection while allowing the use of SIP-based communications services.
Ingate is located in Stockholm and Linköping, Sweden and its wholly owned subsidiary, Ingate Systems Inc., is located in Hollis, New Hampshire. www.ingate.com.

ABOUT JASOMI NETWORKS
Jasomi Networks brings products to market that enable or improve IP telephony business models. The company’s focus is on creating innovative, practical solutions that effectively solve specific IP telephony problems. Jasomi is a carrier focused company that recognizes and enhances the entire value chain from carrier to reseller and service provider to enterprise. Jasomi Networks is based in San Jose, CA and Calgary, Canada, and is privately held. For further information, contact Jasomi Networks at (408) 252-VoIP (8647), or send email to info@jasomi.com. Jasomi's website is www.jasomi.com.

ABOUT MITEL NETWORKS
Mitel Networks is a market-leader for voice, video, and data convergence over broadband networks and now brings it’s experience to bear towards SIP. With a focus on the user experience, the company delivers advanced communications solutions that are easily customized for individual business needs. Through intuitive desktop appliances and applications, businesses are provided with innovative ways to manage information and resources. Vertical markets benefit from integrated solutions that protect existing investments while enabling new ways to be more cost effective and productive. With over 30 years of expertise, the company is delivering a new, more simplified form of convergence, with clear benefits to the end user. Mitel Networks is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada with offices, partners, and resellers worldwide. For more information please visit www.mitel.com

ABOUT RADVISION
RADVISION's SIP Solutions provide complete, standards-compliant tools for developing, testing and validating all types of SIP-based applications. The solutions include the award-winning SIP Toolkit, the SIP Server Toolkit, the ProLab™ SIP Test Manager and SIP Conferencing Server. The SIP Toolkit is a powerful and highly versatile set of development tools designed to address the requirements of production SIP systems ranging from softswitches to compact embedded devices. The SIP Server Toolkit provides a comprehensive framework for developing SIP Server Applications including Proxies, Registrars and Redirect Servers. The ProLab SIP Test Manager is a fully functional and versatile VoIP testing solution capable of performing load, stress, performance, interoperability, media and protocol compliance testing. The SIP Conferencing Server allows a conference of multiple voice and video endpoints. www.radvision.com

ABOUT SENTITO NETWORKS
sentitO Networks is a leading provider of convergence solutions delivering access, switching and service creation to global communications service providers. sentitO is a privately held company with headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, and sales and development offices in Dallas, Texas and Boston, Massachusetts. The company has received funding from leading service providers and VC firms, including TELUS Ventures, Core Capital Partners, Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds, Technology Venture Partners, Kodiak Venture Partners, and Inflection Point Ventures. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.sentito.com.

ABOUT SNOM
snom is a recognised technology leader in the area of VoIP phones, with a particular focus on SIP. Founded in 1996 and based in Berlin, the company has constantly pursued a commitment to innovation, open standards and SIP. snom is a customer-oriented company producing state of the art, affordable VoIP phones with a high cost-performance ratio and a range of practical SIP applications for business and service providers. For further information www.snom.com

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