OK- The Steve Austin cartoon avatar had to go. I received way too much flak about it and it was agreed that it didn't convey the right image. Done. Now you get to look at the professional portrait...Boring, but how impressive...
I was asked by the editor of Phone+ Magazine, Khali Henderson, to speak at the opening panel discussion for the 2010 Channel Partners Conference held in Washington DC. Wow! I joined four other distinguished interconnects and systems integrators that had made the move to becoming a VoIP provider. My message was simple, partner with a company that you know and trust, who is professional and who provides a superior product. I was happy to tell the assembled attendees that that was what we did with SNET Silver Networks.
I was able to bring up case studies - using actual installation figures about our cost savings for clients, how using a hosted PBX actually reduced their total cost of ownership and increased their functionality. I told my professional colleagues how at first, I was apprehensive about going to a "cloud" environment- but that today, I realize how well the "cloud" has supported my clients!
Back in the exhibit halls, we were investigating a lot of new options to enhance the offerings in hosted applications. We think that 1st Quarter 2011 will see a lot of enhancements in the way that people will be able to collaborate, in the security of networks and in proactive way that the client networks are managed.
Message heard loud and clear: it's a brave new world out there! Innovate, enhance and use it!
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