Pingtel Launches New Line of SIP IP PBX Appliances

Turn-key SIPxchange Appliances for Small, Medium and Large Enterprises Address Need for Scalability, Ease of Use and Ease of Installation

BURLINGTON, MA – Aug. 28, 2007 — Pingtel, a Bluesocket Company and the leading provider of SIP-based Enterprise Communications Systems (ECS), today introduced a new line of turn-key SIP IP PBX appliances. The product family combines Pingtel’s award-winning SIPxchange™ SIP PBX unified communications software for Linux with best-of-breed Intel® servers, AudioCodes® gateways, and phones from Polycom® , LG-Nortel and Snom®, for overall VoIP ease of use and scalability.

“Our new certified SIPxchange product line merges function with value, giving customers a choice of true turn-key appliances that are architected to scale from small deployments of less than 50 users, all the way to deployments that exceed several thousand users and include high-availability,” said Martin Steinmann, vice president of product management at Bluesocket. “The new appliances provide our customers the redundancy, interoperability, scalability, support and plug-and-play benefits they need in an enterprise voice solution.”

The new Pingtel products are 100-percent SIP, enterprise-grade and full-featured turnkey appliances that include integrated voice mail, automated call distribution, multiple auto attendants, a built-in presence server, and a Web-based plug & play system configuration and management tool for industry-leading ease of use. Each has a fully-integrated PSTN gateway and caters to a specific enterprise type, as follows:

SIPxchange SE – Serves as a cost-efficient VoIP solution for small enterprises with up to 100 users;

SIPxchange ME - For medium enterprises of up to 1,000 users; and

SIPxchange LE – For large enterprises that can scale up to several thousand.

Both the ME and LE models are also available in redundant high-availability mode, with the option of having the high-availability servers geographically distributed. The appliances integrate seamlessly into an existing IT environment, allowing users to convert to VoIP at their own pace while following already established best practices within their IT organization. And, with Pingtel’s SIPxchange installation wizard, a full enterprise system can be deployed in under 30 minutes with only a few mouse clicks.

“As open source VoIP solutions become an integrated component of an organization’s mobility strategy, a robust and enterprise-grade architecture that facilitates scaling, redundancy, and ease of use is extremely important” said http://www.pingtel.com/appliances.

Pingtel was acquired by Bluesocket in July 2007. By combining the strengths of the companies, Bluesocket is now positioned to be among the first WLAN/Mobility companies to offer turnkey unified mobile communication solutions – meeting the demands of today’s mobile enterprise.

About Pingtel
Pingtel, now a Bluesocket Company, is reshaping the communications market by delivering the only 100% SIP-based enterprise class communications platforms that support the features and functionality required by business markets. Pingtel combines the best attributes of open source development—low cost, adaptability and flexibility—with the reliable solutions and support enterprises require for voice applications. For more information visit http://www.pingtel.com, http://www.sipfoundry.org, and http://www.bluesocket.com.