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February 9th 2010

The SIP School™ to Speak at UCEXPO Olympia, London - March 2010

The SIP School™ announces today that CEO, Graham Francis will be presenting at UCEXPO 2010.

Free to all UCEXPO attendees, the presentation will be held March 10th 15:10, 2010 at Olympia, London, UK.

The seminar called “Deploying SIP Trunks – Getting it Right the First Time”, will take people through a series of steps that they need to follow in order to implement SIP Trunks into their business so that they work first time and will pave the way for a successful transition from traditional links.

Graham Francis says “SIP Trunking is already popular yet 2010 will see implementation numbers rocket! Everyone wants the cost savings that SIP Trunks promise but if people don’t do their homework then installations can be messy and end up costing more. This seminar gives people the insights into deploying SIP Trunks quickly and effectively so that they can start saving money right away.

For more details visit http://www.ucexpo.co.uk/Speakers/Graham-Francis

For a free Pass to UCEXPO, click here: http://www.ucexpo.co.uk/Register

January 5th 2010

The SIP School™ to Speak at Ingate SIP Trunk Summit at ITEXPO East 2010

The SIP School™ announces today that CEO, Graham Francis will be presenting at the new SIP Trunk Summit at ITEXPO East 2010. Sponsored by Ingate® Systems with TMC, these educational seminars bring together leading IP-PBX vendors, SIP trunking service providers and industry thought leaders to provide a comprehensive overview of SIP trunking with key issues faced by enterprises, carriers and VARs today.

Free to all ITEXPO attendees, the Summit will be held January 20-22, 2010 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida, in room A108/A109.

The seminar called “Deploying SIP Trunks – Getting it Right the First Time” running on Friday the 22nd @ 10am, will take people through a series of steps that they need to follow in order to implement SIP Trunks into their business so that they work first time and will pave the way for a successful transition from traditional links.

Graham Francis says “SIP Trunking is already popular yet 2010 will see implementation numbers rocket! Everyone wants the cost savings that SIP Trunks promise but if people don’t do their homework then installations can be messy and end up costing more. This seminar gives people the insights into deploying SIP Trunks quickly and effectively so that they can start saving money right away.

“Ingate is proud that The SIP School™ will participate in the SIP Trunk Summit,” said Steven Johnson, president, Ingate Systems. “They are a true innovator in SIP and SIP trunking. Graham Francis’s insights will provide an important perspective to the session.”

For more details visit http://www.ingate.com/SIP_Trunking_seminar_Miami_2010.php

For a free VIP Pass to ITEXPO, click here: https://www.tmcnet.com/scripts/itexpo/fl10/itspring10reg.aspx?theplan=D&

Contact details for Graham Francis
Graham@thesipschool.com or follow him on Twitter MrSIP
 

September 30th 2009

TeleMatrix choose The SIP School and the SSCA™

The SIP School has gained another great client and endorsement for its SIP training and Certification program and this time it’s the Colorado-based telephone specialist, TeleMatrix. TeleMatrix is a leader in the provision of telephones to the commercial, hospitality, and health care markets. TeleMatrix has over 7 million analog, SIP and Digital Centrex telephones installed at over 30,000 customer sites worldwide.

On deciding to utilize the services of the The SIP School and also offer these services to their dealer channel via their own customised web portal, TeleMatrix COO Jose Quiros says, “TeleMatrix takes the training of staff and channel partners seriously especially when it comes to SIP.  So being able to offer our proprietary IP Configuration Tool training and The SIP School’s comprehensive SSCA™ certification program, demonstrates our commitment as a market leader in SIP-based telephony.”

The modules include training in areas such as TCP/IP, IP addresses, Switches and VLANs, DSCP and QoS, SIP Server functionality, Time Server, DHCP and TFTP.  The course also includes material specific to TeleMatrix products such as the IP Mass Configuration Utility Installation, and IP Mass Administration Utility (Overview, Setup, Discovering Phones, Checking Status). This will be enhanced with a secure Knowledge Server for TeleMatrix products accessible only to Value Added Resellers that meet TeleMatrix SIP certification requirements.

“Our SSCA™ certification is certainly the only one worth attaining regardless of which training company you choose to use as it’s now recognised by so many important companies and organisations around the world”, states Graham Francis, CEO of The SIP School.

About TeleMatrix
TeleMatrix, Inc. is a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and leading ISO 9001 and RoHS-certified manufacturer of SIP corded, DECT SIP cordless, analog, and Digital Centrex telephones for hotel, education, health care, and general business applications. Through the 2006 merger of TeleMatrix and Scitec, the combined companies have deployed 7 million telephones at 30,000 commercial customer locations worldwide.
 

August 11th 2009

Audiocodes recommendation for The SIP School™
 
The SIP School has gained another big ‘thumbs up’ for its SIP training and SSCA™ certification service and this time it's from Alan Percy the Director of Market Development at AudioCodes. 

 

Alan says, “I’ve found The SIP School materials to be quite helpful in getting our customers and partners started with their SIP education and very easy to use and follow.  For those just getting started with SIP, The SIP School is an excellent resource that I personally recommend.” 

Graham Francis, CEO at The SIP School said: “Getting a recommendation for our training and certification from someone with the standing that Alan has in the world of SIP and VoIP is just great news for us and it again shows that forward thinking companies understand the need for top class training on SIP along with a method for proving skill levels through our SSCA™ certification program. 

AudioCodes Ltd is based out of Israel with locations all over the world.  They design, manufacture and sell advanced Voice over IP and converged VoIP and Data networking products and applications to Service Providers and Enterprises. 

 

 

July 28th 2009

Brekeke partner with The SIP School™
 
The SIP School has gained another major endorsement for its SIP training and SSCA™ certification service and this time it’s from Brekeke, a growing leader in the IP-PBX and SIP server software market.
 
Brekeke is based out of San Mateo, California and produces SIP Server and IP PBX solutions that can run on Windows, Linux, Mac OSX and Solaris plus many other platforms.
 
As a Brekeke ‘IT Business Training Partner’, The SIP School™ is recommended by Brekeke as the place to go to gain an excellent understanding of SIP which is the protocol that underpins their IP PBX and SIP Server products.
 
Graham Francis, CEO of The SIP School said: “It’s great news for us to be partnering with Brekeke as once again it shows that companies understand that good foundation training on SIP is required so that people can install and support their products more effectively”

June 23rd 2009

BICSI recognise The SIP School™

The SIP School has gained another major endorsement for its SIP training and SSCA™ certification service and this time it’s from BICSI, the professional association supporting the information transport systems (ITS) industry.

The statement from BICSI is as follows

“Effective May 15th, 2009, BICSI recognizes The SIP School training for the following BICSI Continuing Education Credits (CECs).”

The relevant BICSI courses and the number of credits earned via The SIP School are listed here and more information on these courses can be found on the BICSI website @ www.bicsi.org

  • RCDD – 12 Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
  • NTS – 12 CECs
  • Installer – 12 CECs
  • Technician – 12 CECs
  • Certified Trainer – 12 CECs

Graham Francis, CEO of The SIP School said: "Our SSCA™ certification on SIP is a valuable certification for anyone working with SIP to strive for and with more ‘industry giants’ announcing their support over the coming weeks it’s becoming a ‘must have’ for installation, support and network engineers whatever company they work for”.

 

June 10th 2009

  • Drpeering, the great Internet Peering Knowledge center 'links up' with us.  check them out at http://www.drpeering.net

June 8th 2009

  • Questions and Passmark 'changed' on the SSCA™ test.  80% now required from 55 questions.

May 2009


The 'NEW' site goes live.

  • Brand new Interface
  • Avatar explaining it all
  • New Demos and Free Training
  • Access to the Wiki
  • Access to the SIP Directory
  • Access to the SIP Blog
  • Follow us on Twitter

AND....... 

  • Brand new / updated material
  • SIP Trunking module 'Doubles' in size!
  • Session Border Controllers are highlighted in the 'separate' Firewall,NAT,SBC module
  • SIP-T and the PSTN explains about DTMF options
  • General updates re: SIP evolving
  • Updated Quizes
  • Updated SSCA™ question bank (completed by June 09)



March 18th 2009

Convergence Summit (North)

Graham Francis, CEO of The SIP School will be on the 'SIP Trunking' sales oportunites panel on the second day of this summit


Feb 9th 2009

The SIP School 're-commits' to the great work being done at The SIP Center and continues as a 'Priciple Sponsor' of the site


January 29TH 2009

The SIP School at Olympia

The SIP School is running a seminar at the Unified Communications conference in the UK on12th March, held at Olympia, London.  Start time is 1:50pm. They'll be telling everyone about The SIP School, the SSCA Certification track and also the Free SIP community and Directory at the SIP Wiki site....