As the technology partner of choice for both industry giants and innovative start-ups, Hi-Tech Gateway's VoIP enabling technology has become the world's de facto standard for building voice and video over IP products and services. Today, hundreds of thousands of people around the world use commercially deployed IP-centric products and services for next generation networks that are built by Hi-Tech Gateway's award-winning technology.       Hi-Tech Gateway is universally recognized as the real-time voice and video IP communications experts. Beginning in 1993, Hi-Tech pioneered and demonstrated commercially viable technology for establishing real-time voice and video calls on IP networks. Years of Hi-Tech technical leadership, backed up by a consistent track record of technological innovations in real-time IP communications, have uniquely positioned Hi-Tech Gateway to drive technological advancements.   Tough to prove lower TCO with VoIP But potential VoIP benefit is WAN bandwidth cost savings Most PBXs not going away soon But Ethernet phone and VoIP applications use expected to grow (not "if" but "when") "IP Centrex" to replace enterprise-based voice call control and applications in most enterprises (long term) Opportunity for "voice ASPs" using phone as "voice portal" Biggest long-term benefit of VoIP is enabling of new applications      For more information on these and more issues regarding VoIP implementations, development, installation and consulting contact Hi-Tech Gateway.