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'{{Short description|Canadian software company}} {{Advert|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox company| name = Pronexus Inc.| logo = [[File:Pronexus Logo.jpg|Official logo]] | type = Privately Held | foundation = 1994| location = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada| key_people = CEO: Gary Hannah | industry = [[Telecommunications]] | products = VBVoice | homepage = }} '''Pronexus''' is a software company based in [[Ottawa, ontario|Ottawa, Ontario]], founded in 1994.<ref name="vbsalt">{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/Pronexus-Inc-542751.html |title=Pronexus VBSALT'TM' 1.2 Delivers Interoperability with New Telephony Interface Managers from Brooktrout and Intel|publisher=[[Marketwire]]|accessdate=2009-08-27|date=May 24, 2005}}</ref> The company produces voice application and [[Interactive Voice Response]] tools that developers can use to integrate [[Speech technology|voice/speech technology]] with business systems. Pronexus employs a team qualified in [[telephony]] and [[speech]].<ref name="experts">{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb684483.aspx|title=Problems with Disconnect-Call Notification on Analog Cards|quote= "Ian Rae is a Senior Software Architect at Pronexus Inc., a Microsoft Speech Partner and expert in telephony and speech with over 3,500 clients worldwide."|accessdate=2009-08-28|date=December 18, 2004}}</ref> The company is most notable for its development of the VBVoice, a [[rapid application development]] (RAD) [[Interactive Voice Response]] (IVR) toolkit for [[telephony]] and [[speech]] inside [[Microsoft Visual Studio]].NET.<ref name="businesswire">{{cite press release |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18515223_ITM |title=Pronexus Continues to Innovate, Delivers VBVoice 5.3: Unparalleled Performance & Scalability for IVR & Telephony Development in High Density Environments|publisher=[[Business Wire]] (AccessMyLibrary)|accessdate=2009-08-27|date=January 4, 2005}}{{Dead link|date=January 2019}}</ref> First introduced in 1994, VBVoice includes a graphical user interface ([[GUI]]) for call flow and call control. Many [[Interactive voice response|IVR]] applications can be created with the toolkit, including [[Automated attendant|auto attendants]], outbound [[Interactive voice response|IVRs]], [[predictive dialers]], and self-service [[Interactive voice response|IVRs]].<ref name="casestudies">{{cite web|url=http://pronexus.com/english/view.asp?x=171|title=Pronexus Case Studies|accessdate=2009-08-28|date=October 19, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917105357/http://www.pronexus.com/english/View.asp?x=171|archive-date=September 17, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> == History == '''2020''' * ProNexus LLC joined the [[NetSuite|Oracle NetSuite]] Solution Provider Program<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 May 2020|title=ProNexus Joins NetSuite Solution Provider Program|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pronexus-joins-netsuite-solution-provider-program-301051142.html|access-date=4 September 2020|website=Cision PR Newswire}}</ref> '''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 Compentency Center in [[Mumbai|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 <ref name="ITEXPO">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS149668+04-Mar-2009+PRN20090304|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201070842/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS149668+04-Mar-2009+PRN20090304|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2013|title=Pronexus VBVoice Awarded "Best of Show" at World's Communication Conference news release|accessdate=2009-09-11|date=April 23, 2009 | work=Reuters}}</ref> '''2007''' *Pronexus introduces a Japanese version of its Interactive Voice Response (IVR) toolkit VBVoice<ref name="Japenese">{{cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31248883_ITM|title=Japanese version of VBVoice 5.5 introduced by Pronexus. |accessdate=2009-08-28|date=June 12, 2007 | work=Worldwide Computer Products News}}</ref> '''2004''' *Pronexus awarded "Innovation Award of Excellence - Exporting"<ref name="award of excellence">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadait.com/cfm/index.cfm?It=106&Id=19818&Se=357&Sv=&Lo=2|title=Pronexus Awarded 2004 Canadian Innovation of the Year by CATAAlliance and National Research Council|accessdate=2009-08-28|date=April 29, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716114039/http://www.canadait.com/cfm/index.cfm?It=106&Id=19818&Se=357&Sv=&Lo=2|archive-date=July 16, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> '''2003''' *Gary T. Hannah named a recipient of the 'Forty under 40' Award<ref name="gary">{{cite web|url=http://www.ocri.ca/about/garyhannah.asp |title=OCRI - Board of Directors Bio - Gary Hannah |accessdate=2009-08-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517175810/http://www.ocri.ca/about/garyhannah.asp |archivedate=May 17, 2007 }}</ref> '''2001''' *Gary T. Hannah and employees acquire Pronexus ownership, making it a 100% private, Canadian corporation<ref name="gary"/> '''2000''' *Active Voice takes 100% interest in Pronexus, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Active Voice<ref name="Active-Voice-Corporation-Nov-2000-10-Q">{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/1194/91205700049832/filing-main.htm |title=Active Voice Corporation, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date Nov 14, 2000 |publisher=secdatabase.com |accessdate =May 14, 2018}}</ref> *Gary T. Hannah is named president and CEO of Pronexus<ref name="gary ceo">{{cite web |url=http://www.tmcnet.com/tmcnet/people/pp080800.htm|title=TMC - People & Places |accessdate=2009-08-28|date=August 8, 2000}}</ref> *Pronexus announces partnership with [[Nuance Communications]] '''1997''' *Active Voice acquires 51% shares in Pronexus<ref name="active voice">{{cite web|url=http://edgar.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1?ID=124429&SessionID=9WwjWqxOZWGu5u7|title=UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION - Active Voice Corporation|accessdate=2009-08-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710171213/http://edgar.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1%3FID=124429&SessionID=9WwjWqxOZWGu5u7|archive-date=2011-07-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> '''1996''' *VBVoice awarded 1st Computer Telephony Product of the Year<ref name="computer telephony product of the year award">{{cite web |url=http://cmsc-solutions.com/products/02Active_Voice|title=CMS Communications, Inc. - Products, Active Voice|accessdate=2009-08-28}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> '''1994''' *Pronexus is incorporated and VBVoice is launched, Microsoft an early adopter. '''1993''' *Ian Bowles, founder of Pronexus, starts programming VBVoice<ref name="Ian">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cUYk0ZhOxpEC&q=VBVoice+%2BIan+Bowles&pg=PA507|title=Computer telephony encyclopedia - Google Books|isbn=9781578200450|accessdate=2009-08-28|last1=Grigonis|first1=Richard|date=8 January 2000}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Companies based in Ottawa]] [[Category:Telephony]] [[Category:Software companies of Canada]]'