IntelePeer to Provide SIP Trunking Services for Microsoft Office Communications Online

By Charles West, TMCnet Web Editor

IntelePeer (News - Alert) Inc. a communications company via cloud-based infrastructure announced its SIP trunking services have been qualified for Microsoft (News - Alert) Office Communications Online, a component of Microsoft Online Services, in a dedicated environment.

To earn this approval from Microsoft, the IntelePeer SIP trunking service passed a rigorous qualification process conducted by an independent testing organization. The qualification process included more than 25 tests, covering inbound and outbound SIP trunking connection scenarios, virtual direct-internal-dialing calls (DIDs) and complex dial plans.

In a statement Yancey Smith, director of Lync product management of Microsoft said, "Microsoft Online Services bring the power of the leading enterprise messaging and collaboration applications to the cloud." "IntelePeer is helping customers embrace cloud-based services by providing high-quality SIP trunking connections that enhance the multimodal communications capabilities within Microsoft Online Services," he added.

In remarks related to the new service agreement and the quality of its services, Margaret Norton, general manager, enterprise and applications for IntelePeer said, "We deliver value right from the start that extends beyond the significant cost and quality advantages of our hosted SIP connections. The unique network effect of our platform, consisting of an all-IP network and SuperRegistry database that bypass the traditional telecom network, provides our service providers, channel partners and their enterprise customers with feature rich IP communications at a compelling cost savings that cannot be delivered by traditional service providers."

For more VIPeering and IntelePeer news, tune in on February 2, 2010 9:10-9:45amwhen the company reveals its plans for the future at ITEXPO (News - Alert) East.

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