New version of CommuniGate Pro server eyes unified messaging Stalker Software this week rolled out a new version of its enterprise messaging suite featuring support for the telephony standard SIP.CommuniGate Pro Version 4.2 Real-Time Communications builds on SIP to provide features such as secure IM, VoIP, video conferencing, whiteboarding, and application-sharing using Windows Messenger or other SIP-based clients on Unix, Mac OS X, or Windows, according to Ali Liptrot, director of marketing. “SIP essentially is real-time communications,” Liptrot said. Version 4.2 will enable customers to achieve unified communications by tying SIP-enabled phones and cell phones to other communication modes such as is IM, VoIP, and desktop-sharing, according to Liptrot.Michael Osterman, president of Osterman Research, said SIP is gaining momentum, both across the telephony industry and in messaging and groupware offerings from heavyweights IBM and Microsoft.“SIP is really the way to go. It is definitely going to be the standard that gets adopted for VoIP and IM,” Osterman said. “As many as 80 [percent] to 85 percent of desktop telephone sets sold into the enterprise this year will be SIP-enabled, letting companies integrate telephones with IM and presence,” he added.Another new feature in CommuniGate Pro Version 4.2 Real-Time Communications is an enhanced Web mail interface, which is designed to offer end-users a Microsoft Outlook-type experience for Web e-mail and calendaring. Customers can choose from a fully customizable Web-based HTML client or a preconfigured corporate Web interface with the Outlook look and feel.Also added to the new version are advanced administrative controls including remote administration capabilities. Software Development