Pronexus
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| Company type | Privately Held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | CEO: Gary Hannah |
| Products | VBVoice |
Pronexus is a software company established in 1994 and located in Ottawa, Ontario.[1] They specialise in producing tools for voice applications and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) for use in integrating voice/speech technology in business systems. The company is known for its development of VBVoice, which is a rapid application development (RAD) Interactive Voice Response (IVR) toolkit for telephony and speech for use in Microsoft Visual Studio.[2] First introduced in 1994, VBVoice includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for call flow and call control. The VBVoice toolkit allows for creation of various IVR applications, such as auto attendants, outbound IVRs, predictive dialers, and self-service IVRs.[3]
History
[edit]2020
- ProNexus LLC. joined the Oracle NetSuite Solution Provider Program[4]
2010
- Pronexus releases VBVoice 7
- Pronexus launches IVR solutions locator
- Pronexus achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status
- Pronexus partners with distributor Bludis
2009
- Pronexus opens Competency Center in Mumbai, India under joint operating agreement with Techtree IT
- Pronexus wins its 14th Product of the Year award for VBVoice
- VBVoice 5.6 IVR Development Application voted "Best Development Tool" at World's Communication Conference – ITEXPO EAST 2009 [5]
2007
- Pronexus introduces a Japanese version of its Interactive Voice Response (IVR) toolkit VBVoice[6]
2004
- Pronexus awarded "Innovation Award of Excellence - Exporting"[7]
2003
- Gary T. Hannah named a recipient of the 'Forty under 40' Award[8]
2001
- Gary T. Hannah and employees acquire Pronexus ownership, making it a 100% private, Canadian corporation[8]
2000
- Active Voice takes 100% interest in Pronexus, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Active Voice[9]
- Gary T. Hannah is named president and CEO of Pronexus[10]
- Pronexus announces partnership with Nuance Communications
1997
- Active Voice acquires 51% shares in Pronexus[11]
1996
- VBVoice awarded 1st Computer Telephony Product of the Year[12]
1994
- Pronexus is incorporated and VBVoice is launched, Microsoft an early adopter[citation needed]
1993
- Ian Bowles, founder of Pronexus, starts programming VBVoice[13]
References
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- ^ "Pronexus Continues to Innovate, Delivers VBVoice 5.3: Unparalleled Performance & Scalability for IVR & Telephony Development in High Density Environments" (Press release). Business Wire (AccessMyLibrary). January 4, 2005. Retrieved 2009-08-27.[dead link]
- ^ "Pronexus Case Studies". October 19, 2006. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
- ^ "ProNexus Joins NetSuite Solution Provider Program". Cision PR Newswire. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Pronexus VBVoice Awarded "Best of Show" at World's Communication Conference news release". Reuters. April 23, 2009. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ "Japanese version of VBVoice 5.5 introduced by Pronexus". Worldwide Computer Products News. June 12, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Pronexus Awarded 2004 Canadian Innovation of the Year by CATAAlliance and National Research Council". April 29, 2004. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
- ^ a b "OCRI - Board of Directors Bio - Gary Hannah". Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Active Voice Corporation, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date Nov 14, 2000". secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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- ^ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION - Active Voice Corporation". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
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