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Pronexus

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Pronexus Inc.
Company typePrivately Held
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1994
HeadquartersOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Key people
CEO: Gary Hannah
ProductsVBVoice

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

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2020

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

1993

  • Ian Bowles, founder of Pronexus, starts programming VBVoice[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Pronexus VBSALT'TM' 1.2 Delivers Interoperability with New Telephony Interface Managers from Brooktrout and Intel". Marketwire. May 24, 2005. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  2. ^ "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]
  3. ^ "Pronexus Case Studies". October 19, 2006. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2009.
  4. ^ "ProNexus Joins NetSuite Solution Provider Program". Cision PR Newswire. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Japanese version of VBVoice 5.5 introduced by Pronexus". Worldwide Computer Products News. June 12, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ a b "OCRI - Board of Directors Bio - Gary Hannah". Archived from the original on May 17, 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  9. ^ "Active Voice Corporation, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date Nov 14, 2000". secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "TMC - People & Places". August 8, 2000. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  11. ^ "UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION - Active Voice Corporation". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  12. ^ "CMS Communications, Inc. - Products, Active Voice". Retrieved 2009-08-28. [dead link]
  13. ^ Grigonis, Richard (8 January 2000). Computer telephony encyclopedia - Google Books. ISBN 9781578200450. Retrieved 2009-08-28.