OTTAWA, Feb. 19, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Natural Convergence Inc. (NCI), a leading supplier of hosted VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) software applications, announces that their flagship product, silhouette, has been selected by Shared Technologies Inc. (STI) to deliver highly differentiated hosted voice services to small and medium-sized businesses.
"silhouette lends itself to small and medium sized businesses, traditionally overlooked by large carriers," said Jim Newman, CEO of STI. "We can offer small and medium-sized businesses a new telephone system with no up front capital cost and save them money on their local, long distance and internet access bills. silhouette keeps us competitive in these challenging economic times."
Built to replace premise based small to medium sized business (SMB) and branch office voice equipment, silhouette is a carrier grade, hosted software solution. Specifically designed for service providers to address the small and multi-site business market, silhouette's familiar features and functionality make it simple to sell, simple to deploy and simple to manage.
NCI provides simple to sell and simple to deploy hosted software applications, offering value to business and revenues to the Service Provider. High functionality coupled with a flexible and efficient user-experience, silhouette, helps SMBs and branch operations remain competitive. The hosted model allows businesses to grow on their own timeline without being tied to a costly legacy premise based system. For Service Providers, silhouette delivers highly differentiated voice services which leverage existing broadband infrastructure to reduce churn and improve ARPU.
"In these challenging economic times, it is critical for Service Providers to offer innovative products that save small businesses money," said Bill Crank, President of Natural Convergence. "We're thrilled to have been selected by STI."
For more information on silhouette and winning with hosted voice in the business space, visit www.naturalconvergence.com
About Natural Convergence (www.naturalconvergence.com)
Natural Convergence supplies hosted VoIP software that enables service providers to sell dramatically improved services to the small and distributed business market. Its silhouette application replaces traditional premise based voice solutions like key systems and small PBX's, combining familiar functionality with powerful cost and performance advantages. Its go-to-market channel programs are optimized to the buying habits of small and distributed businesses-and leverage the strength of service providers direct and indirect sales organizations.
Founded in April 2001, NCI has grown with Service Provider customers deploying their industry leading products to small business customers globally.
Natural Convergence is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with regional offices strategically located in the Americas and EMEA.
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STI (www.STIcom.net)
Focused on providing a converged IP Telephony and Internet solution to customers throughout it's New England footprint, STI Telecom is a privately held Telecommunications Service Provider, founded by seasoned telecommunications professionals, STI operates a Carrier Class Network, with experience in scaling mass deployments of IP Telephony Solutions and Internet Access. For more information on STI Telecom, please visit www.sticom.net.