Antwerp, 20 June 2008 – A little more than a year after the last major release of its VoIP telephony platform, Linugen today announces the availability of Sipcat 1.3, a new milestone in the product's development.

Renewed Linux base

Today's hardware evolves fast and operating systems need to keep up.  Therefore Sipcat's underlying enterprise Linux operating system has been completely updated.  This not only includes support for new hardware but provides a number of security updates as well as general package updates.

Brand new integrated fax server

While previous versions of Sipcat already supported receiving of fax message through e-mail.  This new release includes the ability to send faxes by simply attaching a PDF document to an e-mail message.  Sipcat will then capture the message and fax the PDF to the destination phone number specified in the 'To:' field of the e-mail message.

Click-to dial support in Firefox

Sipcat 1.3 also includes new features on the client side.  Through the use of a simple plug-in users of the Firefox web browser now have access to click-to-dial functionality.  The web browser will automatically hyperlink phone numbers and dial them when the user clicks the link.  This not only saves time, but provides basic integration between the phone system and existing web based applications such as CRM tools.

New IP phones and telephony cards

Sipcat already has the broadest auto-configuration support in the industry, supporting IP phones from brands such as: Cisco, Grandstream, Linksys, Polycom, Snom and Thomson.  This new release introduces auto-configuration support for Aastra IP phones, bringing the total number of auto-configurable IP phone brands to seven.  Linugen is also glad to announce the newly built-in support for Sirrix ISDN cards.

Automatic updates

Earlier versions of Sipcat already supported easy updates of the system using the web browser. The new release takes updating the phone system to the next level.  When enabled, Sipcat's automatic update system, will download the latest update automatically and then notify the user.  When the system is ready to be updated, only a single click is required to start the process.

This new release also includes many other new features that have been requested by customers over the past months as well as numerous bugfixes for existing issues.

Availability

This new release is available immediately from the Sipcat website.  Updates for existing Sipcat 1.2 users will be made available shortly. 

Sipcat is available for free for companies with less than 5 users.  Software licenses are available starting at 495.00 for 10 users (max. 40 phones) up to 250 users (max. 1000 phones).  A hosted version of Sipcat is available in more than 20 countries starting at € 15 / month. Sipcat offers the flexibility companies require, at an affordable price.

About Linugen

Linugen is a software development and consulting company focussed on Linux and Voice over IP solutions.  In 2004, Linugen launched the first Belgian Voice over IP network (Packetnet), soon the demand of small businesses became clear.  With Sipcat, Linugen offers an alternative to complex and expensive PBX systems that dominate the market today. Linugen is a privately held company headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium with partners in the Australia, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore and Turkey. For more information, please visit www.linugen.com or www.sipcat.com.