AVST to Sponsor IAMP Worldwide Messaging Consortium
Enterprise Communications Solutions Leader Joins International Association of Messaging Professionals (IAMP)
Foothill Ranch, Calif., July 15, 2004 – Demonstrating its commitment to the enterprise communications market, Applied Voice & Speech Technologies, Inc. (AVST), a leading provider of second generation communications solutions for the enterprise market, announced today that it has become the newest sponsor of the International Association of Messaging Professionals (IAMP).
IAMP is an independent association of technology professionals that focuses on the evolving world of enterprise communications solutions including voice messaging and unified messaging. IAMP’s primary objective is membership education which is accomplished by gathering and reporting industry news and technical information, sponsoring local member events and discussion groups, and conducting an annual conference that will be held in
AVST’s history in enterprise communications began in 1982 with the deployment of its first generation solutions coinciding with the rapid growth of the voice messaging and call processing industry. Over the past two decades, the company has continued to enhance the capabilities and capacity of its flagship product, CallXpress®, while remaining committed to providing best of breed communications solutions that meet the requirements of medium and large enterprises for seamless operation in heterogeneous switch environments. Industry analyst firm Frost & Sullivan recently awarded AVST the 2004 Entrepreneurial Company Award, naming CallXpress one of the top speech-enabled messaging products in the North American market.
“IAMP members represent a premiere group of enterprise technology professionals and AVST is proud to align itself with this group by becoming IAMP’s newest sponsor,” said Hardy Myers, President and CEO of AVST. “As a company, we look forward to contributing our collective expertise in support of IAMP’s educational objectives while gaining insight from the IAMP membership on how they see enterprise communications evolving.”
“Speaking for the entire IAMP Board and membership base, we are pleased to have AVST as our newest sponsor and look forward to their contribution to IAMP’s educational objectives through their participation in our local and national conferences as well as by providing educational and technical information for posting on our members only website,” said Kyle Honadel, President of IAMP.
About IAMP
Incorporated as a professional organization in 1990, the International Association of Messaging Professionals (IAMP) is an “education focused” not-for-profit organization comprised of voice and data professionals that manage mission critical, enterprise communications solutions like voice messaging and unified messaging. IAMP’s membership includes 350 of the largest messaging users in the world including multinational and Fortune 1000 companies as well as single site and large campus concerns.
IAMP provides many benefits to its members including:
- The latest information on service effecting conditions, software patches, bug fixes, upgrades, etc;
- Access to certificate-based product and industry training;
- Access to a members only web site which includes surveys, a message board, articles on industry and product direction, announcements pertaining to enterprise messaging systems, and IAMP Board contacts;
- A national conference held annually that provides an excellent working forum for the exchange of ideas and information sharing between members and IAMP’s major sponsors.
The 2004 Annual IAMP Conference will be held in
About AVST
The typical enterprise communications infrastructure is made up of a collection of technologies from multiple vendors, acquired over time and never intended to work together. To maximize user and business productivity, while leveraging existing IT investments, interoperability is a must.
AVST delivers the industry's most interoperable Unified Communications (UC) platform that brings best-of-breed voice, mobility and business process solutions to the enterprise. Unlike virtually every other UC vendor, AVST does not constrain customers with a single vendor lock-in approach. In fact, it's the very opposite. By connecting new and existing technologies, AVST frees organizations from the constraints of a closed, single-source UC solution, unlocking the full potential of their communications infrastructure.
With over 15 million users worldwide and three decades of innovation excellence, AVST is unifying communications®.
Headquartered in Orange County, California, AVST maintains facilities in Seattle, Washington, Victoria B.C., Canada and the United Kingdom and has remote sales offices throughout the United States. AVST's UC solutions are sold and supported worldwide by an extensive network of resellers and OEM partners. To learn more about AVST, our products and partners, please visit www.avst.com or you can follow us at Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.
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