Tekelec to Host Second SIP Educational Webinar

Business Wire,  May 27, 2008  

Tags: SIP

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More Than 500 Telecom Professionals Attend the First Session

MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- Tekelec (NASDAQ: TKLC) today announced it will host the second of a four-part Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) educational webinar series on Tuesday, June 3 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

This session, focusing on SIP protocol, procedures, and architecture, will be led by Robert Sparks, who joined Tekelec from Estacado Systems. Sparks is a board member of the SIP Forum and coordinates their SIPit conference--one of the industry's premier interoperability events. He also chairs the IETF's SIMPLE working group, which defines extensions to SIP for Presence and Instant Messaging. Sparks was a contributing editor to RFC 3261, which defines the SIP protocol, and the author of several updates to the core protocol and its extensions, including RFCs 3515 and 3892, which extend SIP to allow a rich set of call transfer capabilities.

Event Details:

Topic: SIP Tutorial II: SIP Protocol and Procedures

* SIP Architecture

* SIP Servers and ENUM

* SIP Protocol & message elements

* SIP Procedures

Who should attend?

* System Architects integrating SIP into new or legacy systems

* Development Managers and Software Engineers wanting insight into the places where SIP tends to surprise implementers

* Deployment Engineers and Managers interested in how SIP behaves and how to avoid the problems already encountered in real-world environments

To register for the second seminar, please click here or visit Tekelec's website, www.tekelec.com.

The first in the series of SIP educational webinars took place in March and was led by Jiri Kuthan, assistant vice president for SIP services and a renowned SIP expert. Kuthan, who joined Tekelec with the iptelorg acquisition, offered a brief overview on the history of SIP, including definitions, standards and use cases on voice, messaging, presence and conferencing. The event was very well-received.

Highlights included:

* Over 1,100 registrants and more than 500 attendees, about half of whom were employees of Telecom Operators.

* A global audience representing all regions, with about half the attendees from North America.

"It was a unique experience for me because it is rare in my region to get such a valuable session online that is relevant for a global audience," said Asif Iqbal, Senior Manager Operations Core Networks for Mobilink, a leading cellular service provider in Pakistan. "The content was clear and informative, the use cases were relevant, and overall, the session provided a great overview to SIP. I look forward to future SIP webinars from Tekelec."

The third episode of the SIP educational webinars will cover "Deploying SIP in Real Networks," and is scheduled for September 9th. The fourth will discuss "SIP Security and Services," and will take place during the fourth quarter. The Q4 date will be announced on our website www.tekelec.com. A recorded version of the first SIP webinar can be found here. Tekelec has published a series of associated whitepapers which can be downloaded at no charge: Upgrading the Next-generation Network Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV. Additionally, by clicking here you can download Tekelec's SIP Pocket Guide, the exclusive reference guide for SIP professionals.

About Tekelec

Tekelec leverages its global leadership in core multimedia session control and network intelligence to ensure scalable, secure and highly available communications. The company's leading signaling solutions enable the interworking of different network applications, technologies and protocols, providing a smooth transition to next-generation networks. Corporate headquarters are located near Research Triangle Park in Morrisville, N.C., U.S.A., with research and development facilities and sales offices throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.tekelec.com.

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