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TIGARD, Ore. — Snom Americas , a pioneer in VoIP technology and devices, today announced a significant enhancement to its market presence through comprehensive support across a multitude of telephony platforms, now totaling 17. This expansion underlines Snom’s commitment to versatility and customer-centric service across the telecommunications ecosystem. Article content
The 17 telephony service provider platforms supported by Snom Americas include 3CX, Asterisk, BiCom Systems, Blueface, Cisco Broadworks, CoreDial, E-Metro Tel, Epygi, Metaswitch (Microsoft), NetSapiens, Panterra, Ring Central, Sangoma, Star2Star, Vodia, Yeastar, and Zoom Phone. Advertisement 2
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“Our expansive compatibility with the industry’s leading platforms, such as Asterisk, NetSapiens, Cisco Broadworks, and Zoom Phone, among others, positions Snom as the go-to choice for service providers and resellers seeking reliable, high-quality VoIP phones,” said Marc Magliano, Vice President, Channel Business for the Americas, for SnomAmericas. “We are proud to offer a range of devices that not only meet but exceed the requirements and certification standards of the many diverse Internet telephony service platforms that provide the ITSPs and resellers with the telephone services they supply to millions of customers across the Americas.”
As a result of working with this many telephony platform providers, Snom Americas offers its full range of desktop SIP devices and wireless DECT phone systems to telephony resellers and their customers by utilizing the broadest range of telephony platforms across the Americas. By certifying devices for use on each platform, resellers and their customers are assured that the Snom products work out of the box, often with Zero-Touch Provisioning, on the numerous platforms that have enabled it. “The platforms are at the core of connectivity, but it’s the Snom phones at the end of the connection that provides the call-making and receiving capabilities that the customers need,” added Magliano. Snom Americas will demonstrate their SIP and DECT phones at CVx Expo 2023 in Scottsdale, AZ, from November 14-16. About Snom
As a pioneer and a leading brand of professional and enterprise VoIP phones, Snom provides a diverse collection of telecommunication products that elevate the business user experience through state-of-the-art technology and design. These business phones are sold through a wide network of trusted partners and are backed by North American-based training and support. Parent company VTech® is headquartered in Hong Kong and listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKSE: 0303). For more information, please visit www.snomamericas.com . © 2023 VTech Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. VTech® is a registered trademark of VTech Holdings Limited. Snom® is a registered trademark of Snom Technology GmbH. Use of Snom by VTech is under license. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owner. For more on SnomAmericas.com and its products visit our website: Snomamericas.com
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Platform Highlights:
3CX: 3CX offers a comprehensive business communications platform that has evolved from a traditional PBX to a full-suite solution incorporating calls, video conferencing, and live chat. Using SIP open-standard and WebRTC technology, 3CX provides an affordable and flexible solution for the remote workforce. It supports telecommuting with features like app-free video conferencing, document sharing, chat, polling, and seamless integration with Android & iOS mobile apps, allowing employees to stay connected on the go. As an all-in-one system, it integrates phone calls, video conferencing, live chat, and Facebook and WhatsApp messaging, catering to the modern business’s need for an integrated communication solution. Asterisk: Asterisk is widely recognized as the leading open-source framework for building communications applications, with solid backing from Sangoma. This robust platform powers many telephony applications, including IP PBX systems, VoIP gateways, and conference servers. It is utilized by small to medium-sized businesses, large enterprises, call centers, carriers, and even governments. Asterisk’s software implementation of a private branch exchange (PBX) enables establishing and controlling telephone calls between various telecommunication endpoints. Due to its open-source nature, it offers a cost-effective solution for creating feature-rich and scalable communication systems, making it an accessible option for businesses seeking more control over their communication infrastructure.​
BiCom Systems: BiCom Systems provides a suite of communication solutions ranging from PBXware to unified communications apps like gloCOM & gloCOM GO. It prides itself on being the first Open Standards Turnkey Telephony Platform, offering flexibility, reliability, and compatibility with various devices since 2004​​​​​​​​. Blueface: Acquired by Comcast , Blueface is a global technology provider and leader in unified communications solutions. Founded in 2004, Blueface’s proprietary cloud voice UC platform services businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to large enterprises. It is known for innovating and developing in the unified communications space. CoreDial: CoreDial offers a white-label UCaaS reseller platform. It provides cloud communications, video collaboration, and contact center solutions, with the release of CoreNexa 7.0 marking its next-gen voice, video, messaging, and collaboration solution. CoreDial focuses on enabling modern and remote workforces and provides integrated services for various deployment scenarios and markets. Advertisement 4
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Cisco Broadworks: As a global market leader for cloud-based communications with over 600 service provider deployments, Cisco Broadworks offers enterprise-grade calling and collaboration. Its integration with Cisco Webex caters to a full range of communications needs, reflecting its significant footprint in the cloud calling market. E-MetroTel: E-MetroTel provides versatile business communication platforms that are both scalable and cost-effective, offering a comprehensive suite of Unified Communications (UC) applications. Their platforms are designed to allow customers to evolve to unified communications at their own pace while leveraging existing investments. The E-MetroTel Galaxy series delivers on-premises communications for small to mid-sized businesses, supporting features like video conferencing, messaging, and remote office calling. E-MetroTel is committed to delivering voice-centric solutions optimized for both on-premises and cloud infrastructures, focusing on providing rich UC applications like mobility, unified messaging, and call recording and reporting. Epygi: Epygi Technologies is a provider of Integrated Communications Solutions, offering reliable support for small to medium-sized businesses. With over 20 years in the industry, Epygi designs, manufactures and delivers IP PBX and IP Gateway appliances and cloud services, known for their ease of use and comprehensive support materials. Metaswitch: A leading provider of cloud-native communication software, Metaswitch has been instrumental in supporting unified communications for the world’s largest operators. Its integration post-acquisition by Microsoft with Azure for Operators exemplifies Microsoft’s commitment to empowering telecommunications with cutting-edge technology. NetSapiens: The NetSapiens platform stands out for its all-in-one communications solution that offers a per-seat pricing model, giving service providers greater control. Their SNAPsolution platform unifies voice, video, and messaging services, providing a cost-effective and comprehensive hosted PBX and UC solution for managed service providers. PanTerra Networks: PanTerra Networks offers an all-in-one unified communications solution, PanTerra Streams, with its comprehensive Cloud PBX communication solution. The platform delivers a suite of services, including calling, multimedia team messaging, video conferencing, screen sharing, faxing, texting, and file sharing—all from a secure cloud that can be accessed via desktop and mobile devices. PanTerra Networks prides itself on increasing productivity through unified collaboration from the cloud, blending the roles of service providers and technology providers to create solutions that surpass traditional communication methods. Advertisement 5
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RingCentral: RingCentral is recognized as a leading cloud-based communication and collaboration solution provider for small and enterprise companies. It is celebrated for its scalability, supporting hundreds of thousands of users and managing billions of voice traffic minutes yearly. RingCentral’s unified communications as a service (UCaaS) platform is a single solution for various communication tools, focusing on team productivity and collaboration. Sangoma: Sangoma Technologies offers a comprehensive portfolio of UC, video, chat, contact center, MSP services, and more. Sangoma offers resellers FreePBX and CommUnity, which unifies voice, video, messaging, collaboration, conferencing, meetings, and call center services on a cloud-based platform that enables collaboration from any device, anywhere. Star2Star: A provider of full-spectrum cloud-native communications services, Star2Star offers a suite of voice, contact center, collaboration, and integration solutions. It targets business communications for mid-market and enterprise customers and is known for its patented collaboration platform and high customer retention rate since its inception in 2006​​​​​​​​. Vodia: Renowned for its VoIP innovations since 2006, Vodia ‘s IP-PBX software is a versatile solution, turning various devices into communication endpoints. Its cloud-ready PBX software enables managed service providers to deliver robust hosting services, reflecting Vodia’s commitment to simplifying business communications. Yeastar: Yeastar specializes in business phone systems and unified communications, offering solutions as cloud, hardware, or software preferences. It provides a full suite of communications services, including voice, video, team chat, and call center capabilities. Yeastar is recognized for making communications and workplace solutions accessible and manageable, driving digital transformation for businesses. Zoom Phone: Zoom Phone is a significant component of Zoom Communications ’ unified communications platform, offering a VoIP phone system with many features, including unlimited domestic calls, SMS messaging, voicemail transcription, and call recording. Zoom’s cloud-based platform integrates voice, video conferencing, and chat into a single application, emphasizing ease of use, flexibility, and seamless integration across different communication channels. The platform is designed to streamline communication management and enhance collaboration, with the ability to easily transition from phone calls to video meetings. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231113987950/en/
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Thompson Street Capital Partners Platform BCM One Acquires CoreDial
ST. LOUIS (November 18, 2021) – Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, announced today that BCM One, a TSCP portfolio company, has acquired CoreDial from members of management and LLR Partners, a Philadelphia-based Private Equity firm. CoreDial is a Blue Bell, PA-based provider of leading white label UCaaS services sold throughout the United States. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition of CoreDial, following BCM One’s previous acquisitions of SkySwitch and Arena One, gives BCM One a significant footprint in the UCaaS space and allows it to serve customers with a variety of leading products. Geoff Bloss, BCM One’s CEO said, “The acquisition of CoreDial supports the continued strategic growth of BCM One. As part of the Company’s SkySwitch UCaaS solutions, we now have more than 600,000 seats with our partners who rely on our solutions to meet their communications needs. We’re excited about the opportunity to work with CoreDial’s existing partners and customers to offer a deeper set of products and solutions to help them navigate their voice, data and networking needs.”
“We believe BCM One is the logical partner for the next stage of the evolution of CoreDial,” added Jesse Klein, a Managing Director at TSCP, “We are excited to work with CoreDial to continue to grow and support their partners.”
John Cunningham, BCM One founder and Board Member added, “We are excited to have completed our seventh acquisition together with Thompson Street. Their commitment to working alongside the BCM One team to grow the business during our partnership has been exceptional. Adding CoreDial to the growing BCM One family represents an opportunity to rapidly expand our UCaaS product offerings.”
Founded in 1992, BCM One ( www.bcmone.com ) is a leading managed solutions provider offering businesses a one-stop shop for integrated technology needs. Now serving more than 19,000 customers worldwide, BCM One offers a variety of solutions supporting businesses’ critical network infrastructure – unified communications, SIP Trunking and UCaaS services, SDWAN, cloud, security and connectivity solutions. ###

Thompson Street Capital Partners Platform BCM One Acquires CoreDial

Thompson Street Capital Partners Platform BCM One Acquires CoreDial; Completes Seventh Managed Services Acquisition
ST. LOUIS (November 18, 2021) – Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, announced today that BCM One, a TSCP portfolio company, has acquired CoreDial from members of management and LLR Partners, a Philadelphia-based Private Equity firm. CoreDial is a Blue Bell, PA-based provider of leading white label UCaaS services sold throughout the United States. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition of CoreDial, following BCM One’s previous acquisitions of SkySwitch and Arena One, gives BCM One a significant footprint in the UCaaS space and allows it to serve customers with a variety of leading products. Geoff Bloss, BCM One’s CEO said, “The acquisition of CoreDial supports the continued strategic growth of BCM One. As part of the Company’s SkySwitch UCaaS solutions, we now have more than 600,000 seats with our partners who rely on our solutions to meet their communications needs. We’re excited about the opportunity to work with CoreDial’s existing partners and customers to offer a deeper set of products and solutions to help them navigate their voice, data and networking needs.”
“We believe BCM One is the logical partner for the next stage of the evolution of CoreDial,” added Jesse Klein, a Managing Director at TSCP, “We are excited to work with CoreDial to continue to grow and support their partners.”
John Cunningham, BCM One founder and Board Member added, “We are excited to have completed our seventh acquisition together with Thompson Street. Their commitment to working alongside the BCM One team to grow the business during our partnership has been exceptional. Adding CoreDial to the growing BCM One family represents an opportunity to rapidly expand our UCaaS product offerings.”
Founded in 1992, BCM One ( www.bcmone.com ) is a leading managed solutions provider offering businesses a one-stop shop for integrated technology needs. Now serving more than 19,000 customers worldwide, BCM One offers a variety of solutions supporting businesses’ critical network infrastructure – unified communications, SIP Trunking and UCaaS services, SDWAN, cloud, security and connectivity solutions. ###

Thompson Street Capital Partners Platform BCM One Acquires CoreDial; Completes Seventh Managed Services Acquisition

The BCM One-owned UCaaS provider did not immediately respond to our inquiries about the cuts.

CoreDial Layoffs to Impact More Than One-Third of Staff

Blue Bell cloud communications company CoreDial plans to lay off 62 employees, according to a state filing, a move that comes several months after being acquired. 

The layoffs will take effect on or around Jan. 28, the company said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act filing with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. CoreDial did not disclose a specific reason for the layoffs in the filing. CoreDial CEO Alan Rihm could not immediately be reached for comment. 



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Blue Bell cloud communications firm CoreDial laying off 62 employees

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CoreDial Taps Google Machine Learning to Create Competitive Voice Offering for Channel Partners

Edgewater Networks develops products that ensure the secure and reliable delivery of IP based voice and video for service providers and enterprises. Edgewater's products offer proven network and operational savings from the customer premises to the core of the network. EdgeMarc Series routers provide a VoIP aware NAT/Firewall, VoIP survivability, passive call quality monitoring and easy-to-use traffic management that ensures high quality voice and video. EdgeConnect managed Power over Ethernet switches provide simplified administration, remote configuration and QoS for converged voice, video and data networks. The EdgeView VoIP Support System offers proactive call quality monitoring (including VoIP MOS), Plug & Dial IP phone configuration, and remote management and monitoring of VoIP endpoints.

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MASS Communications provides telecommunications and connectivity management, consultation and development solutions for voice, data, and networking technologies to midsized global enterprise customers.

MASS Communications

Digium, the Asterisk company, is the developer of Asterisk, an open source telephony platform. Digium aims to provide hardware and software products to enterprises and telecommunications providers. Digium also aims to offer professional services, including consulting, technical support and custom software development. Used in combination with Digium's telephony interface cards, Asterisk aims to offer a strategic, cost-effective approach to voice and data transport over IP, TDM, switched and Ethernet architectures. Digium's offerings include VoIP, conferencing, legacy PBX, IVR, auto attendant, media servers and gateways, and application servers and gateways.

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Acquired

CoreDial cloud software and services enable companies to quickly and cost-effectively sell, deliver, manage, and invoice for high quality, private labeled cloud communication services including hosted PBX solutions, VoIP, SIP Trunking, and Unified Communications. With no hardware or software to buy, its Channel Partners-Managed Service Providers, IT Solution Providers, and Value Added Resellers-deliver valuable end-user solutions, while creating margin-rich recurring revenues and building value in their brand.

On November 18th, 2021, CoreDial was acquired by BCM One. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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