The SIP Forum would like to welcome ShoreTel as a new Full Member company!

In a May 22, 2008 column on TMCnet.com, SIP Forum Director Chris Gatch shares his insights about opportunity for mobile SIP and why IMS is a fading concept. To read the column in it’s entirety, please click here.

Leading IP Communications Industry Association Achieves Triple-Digit Growth in Both Corporate Full Membership and Individual “Participant” Membership Ranks NORTH ANDOVER, MA (May 20, 2008) – The SIP Forum proudly announced today that it has experienced a dramatic surge in membership since the beginning of 2008, with both dues-paying, corporate Full Membership and individual, “Participant” membership experiencing…

IPconvergenceTV.com – a focal point for decision makers and industry influencers in the area of IP communications, Fixed Mobile Convergence, and IPTV – has posted a video interview hosted by site editor Jon Arnold and featuring Eric Burger, SIP Forum Chairman, and Marc Robins, SIP Forum President and Managing Director. To view the video, please…

Sarah Reedy, Associate News Editor of Telephony Magazine, recently invited SIP Forum Managing Director Marc Robins to do a podcast with her for Telephony Online. Marc discussed such topics as the recent health of the latest industry conferences (apparently a hot topic these days), as well as the role of SIP in the marketplace and…

In a February, 2008 column on TMCnet.com, SIP Forum Director Chris Gatch shares his insights about the opportunities for SIP trunking in the marketplace and the various benefits afforded to businesses that embrace the technology. He also provides an overview of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation and the SIPconnect Compliant Program. To read the column in…

Important Milestone Reached as Leading IP Communications Industry Association Formally Adopts Version 1.0 of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation and Announces the Formation of the SIPconnect v.1.1 Task Group Miami Beach, FL (January 23, 2008) – The SIP Forum announced today that it has ratified version 1.0 of the SIPconnect Technical Recommendation with the unanimous approval…

SIPit 21 was hosted by the BII Group and the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, November 5-9 in Beijing, China. The event was a little smaller than the most recent SIPits: There were 94 attendees from 38 companies visiting from 15 countries. There were 44 teams and around 70 distinct implementations. The majority of…

Acme Packet, BroadSoft, Cbeyond, Digium, Ingate Systems and McLeodUSA lead first wave of SIPconnect Compliant Members  SECAUCUS, NJ (September 26, 2007) Channel Partners Conference & Expo – The SIP Forum today announced the introduction of the SIPconnect Compliant program, a unique certification mark created to ensure interoperability among equipment manufacturers, software providers and service providers, as well…

SIPit 20 was hosted by Alcatel-Lucent in Antwerp, Belgium from April 16 to April 20, 2007. Many thanks to Alcatel-Lucent, in particular Ben Bonnaerens and Nadine Staelens for a well-planned and effective event in a very nice venue. There were 145 attendees from 59 companies visiting from 19 countries present. There were 67 teams and…