DÜSSELDORF, Germany, September 11 /PRNewswire/ --     sipgate is the first VoIP provider to give customers direct access to its 
system via a designated, proprietary interface. At the same time, "sipgate 
API" provides a catalog of functions that - within the scope of the product 
stipulations - can be integrated into third party products and solutions at 
the discretion of the user. This allows customers and developers to use 
virtually any sipgate function for their own applications. Information on the 
interface and the source codes of several model programs are available at 
http://www.sipgate.co.uk/api.

In making API available, sipgate is taking a step no other telephony 
service has ever offered: developers are given the opportunity to customize 
the service portfolio of the company to their own needs. As a result, VoIP, 
SMS and fax systems can now be integrated into CRM systems and Office 
programs, for example. Their integration into commercial software, offering 
telephony and telephony administration to users directly, is also feasible. 
Website operators will find callback buttons and phone numbers featuring 
Click2Dial particularly helpful.

For transport protocol, "sipgate API" uses "XML-RPC," whose 
specifications are described in detailed documentation. Working with "sipgate 
API" is free with any sipgate account, regardless of the pricing plan 
selected. The API solution can be used without a special release.

To facilitate the initial use of the solution, sipgate also discloses the 
source code of Firefox extension "sipgate FFX." Along with the creation of 
the connection with Click2Dial, it also demonstrates requests for account 
status, missed calls, faxes and voice messages received. Moreover, sipgate 
supports .NET developers with "sipgate API .NET SDK," a convenient library 
that makes the "sipgate API" services easy to use. Several Perl examples and 
a KDE panel application, which along with "sipgate FFX" are subject to a GPL 
2 license, complete the no-cost service portfolio. A mailing list allows 
developers to share experiences and tips.

More information and press photos available at 
http://www.sipgate.co.uk/presse and http://www.sipgate.co.uk/api

About sipgate:

With sipgate.co.uk, indigo networks GmbH operates one of the largest 
network-autonomous Internet phone services in Great Britain. The VoIP service 
allows consumers and business clients to make international calls at no cost 
and, in the "sipgate basic" pricing plan, without basic fees or minimum 
rates. sipgate connections include a local phone number or, alternatively, an 
area code-free 01801 phone number. Whether at home, in the office or on the 
road, sipgate customers can be reached at all times and have the option to 
establish a variety of connections (telephony, SMS) into all telephone 
networks. Sipgate generates additional value thanks to its network alliances 
with eight other large VoIP providers in Europe and the United States. 
Millions of users communicate through these services. sipgate is also 
available in Germany (http://www.sipgate.de) and Austria 
(http://www.sipgate.at).

Press Contact:

    indigo networks GmbH / sipgate
    Wilhelm Fuchs
    Press Liaison
    Tel.: +49-211-63-55-55-35
    Email: fuchs@sipgate.co.uk
    http://www.sipgate.co.uk
    http://www.sipgate.de
    http://www.sipgate.at