Sonus Named to the 2012 "InformationWeek 500" Top Technology Innovators Across America
Sonus Selected for Innovative Use of Online Tools to Support Channel Partners
Key Takeaways:
- Sonus® Named to the 2012 InformationWeek List of Top 500 Technology Innovators
- Sonus Recognized for Innovative Use of Online Tools to
Support Channel Partners - Web Portal-Based Solution for
Channel Partners , Includes Access to Live Sales and Technical Support, Lead Management and Pricing/Configuration Tools
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InformationWeek identifies and honors the nation's most innovative users of information technology with its annual 500 listing and tracks the technology, strategies, investments and administrative practices of America's best-known companies. Past winners include PACCAR Inc.,
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- "The InformationWeek 500 has recognized the most innovative users of business technology for 24 years, and this year's innovations were particularly impressive," said InformationWeek Editor-in-Chief
Rob Preston . "What the editors looked for are unconventional approaches—new technologies, new models, new ways of grabbing business opportunities and solving complex business problems with IT." Bill Scudder , Sonus CIO said, "The Sonus team is honored to be recognized as an InformationWeek 500 recipient for our approach in making sure channels find Sonus easy to do business with. We have an exclusive set of tech-savvy companies who are certified as Sonus Partner Assure resellers and we feel strongly that only a best-in-class online engagement platform would serve their needs."- "The Sonus Partner Assure portal and its ease of use is a key differentiator for Sonus and how we collaborate and transact with our partners," said
Joe McLaughlin , vice president of Global Channels at Sonus. "We have simplified new partner enrollment, activation and certifications through the portal and expect to speed time to revenue as a result."
Other Facts:
- Designed as an exclusive community of the most highly capable technology providers in the world, the Sonus Partner Assure program currently includes 13 partners.
- The Sonus SBC 5100 and Sonus SBC 5200 SBCs are sold to enterprise customers exclusively through Sonus channel partners.
- Sonus is currently the fastest-growing SBC vendor in terms of service provider market share, according to Infonetics.
- Additional details on the InformationWeek 500 can be found at www.informationweek.com/iw500/.
Additional Resources:
- 2012 InformationWeek 500 List of Top Technology Innovators Across America
- Press Release: Sonus Introduces Sonus Partner Assure
- Sonus SBC 5100 Session Border Controller
- Sonus SBC 5200 Session Border Controller
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About Sonus Networks
Sonus helps the world's leading communications service providers and enterprises embrace the next generation of SIP-based solutions including VoIP, video and Unified Communications through secure, reliable and scalable IP networks. With customers around the globe and 15 years of experience transforming networks to IP, Sonus has enabled service providers and enterprises to capture and retain users and generate significant ROI. Sonus products include session border controllers, policy/routing servers, subscriber feature servers and media and signaling gateways. Sonus products are supported by a global services team with experience in design, deployment and maintenance of some of the world's largest and most complex IP networks. For more information, visit www.sonus.net or call 1-855-GO-SONUS.
About InformationWeek Business Technology Network:
The InformationWeek Business Technology Network provides IT executives with unique analysis and tools that parallel their work flow—from defining and framing objectives through to the evaluation and recommendation of solutions. Anchored by InformationWeek, the multimedia powerhouse that looks across the enterprise, the network scales across the most critical technology categories with online properties such as DarkReading.com (security), NetworkComputing.com (networking and communications) and BYTE (consumer technology). The network also provides focused content for key IT targets, such as CIOs, developers and SMBs, via InformationWeek Global CIO, Dr. Dobb's and InformationWeek SMB, as well as vital vertical industries with
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