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Article: 8X8 IMPLEMENTS SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL FOR IP TELEPHONY.
- Article from:
- Computer Protocols
- Article date:
- February 1, 2000
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8x8 (Nasdaq:EGHT), Santa Clara, Calif., a manufacturer of digital telecommunication products, has implemented the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) for making telephone calls over Internet protocol (IP) networks.
SIP allows 8x8's IntraSwitch(TM) iPBX (Internet private branch exchange) software to interoperate with gateways, terminals and softswitches from other vendors.
The announcement comes after 8x8 successfully tested the IntraSwitch iPBX with SIP-compatible gateways and phones from Cisco Systems, Mediatrix Peripherals, Nortel Networks, Nuera Communications, Pingtel Corporation and 3Com Corporation recently at an industry-wide SIP interoperability ...