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Digium Signs Distribution Agreement with ScanSource
Star2Star
& Bigleaf
Announce
Strategic
Partnership
SARASOTA, FL - Star2Star Communications, provider of the World’s Most Complete Cloud Communications Solution with options ranging from Hosted
to Hybrid, has announced their partnership with Bigleaf, the Cloud-first SD-WAN service that optimizes Internet and Cloud performance by dynamically choosing the best connection and adapting application prioritization in real-time.
Star2Star’s Full Spectrum Communications Solution has been making waves in the Unified Communications industry with the recent release of the fully hosted StarSystem® Hosted solution. As the innovative pioneer of Hybrid Architecture for communications, Star2Star is set to lead the market with the first truly end-to-end communications solution.
Star2Star and Bigleaf have established a partnership as part of this effort, in order to provide end-to-end network optimization through the Full Spectrum product portfolio.
Bigleaf ’s Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology provides the ability to enhance communications by adapting to real-time network changes. Together Star2Star and Bigleaf deliver a prioritization of cloud, voice, and data services ensuring that the network performance for these critical business components is fully maximized.
“Our partnership with Bigleaf ensures our customers have the best voice and data optimization options,” said Michelle Accardi, President and Chief Revenue Officer at Star2Star Communications. “Star2Star is dedicated to
bringing the most cutting-edge communications solutions to market.
"With Bigleaf, we are able to expand our abilities to provide network optimization that will enhance every aspect of our customers’ businesses from voice to data.”
“We are excited to announce this partnership with Star2Star,” said Jeff Burchett, Co-Founder & VP of Sales at Bigleaf. “Our joint motivations for providing the most reliable communications solutions available in the market will enable Star2Star customers to enhance their overall experience and leverage exceptional communications services.”
More at http://www.star2star. com/ & http://www.bigleaf.net/ n
HUNTSVILLE, AL - Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, has announced that it has signed an agreement with ScanSource, a leading global provider of technology products and services. ScanSource provides a complete range of Unified Communications (UC) products and services across multiple vendor partners, providing pre- sale and design consultancy, as well as project implementation and post-installation support. The agreement allows ScanSource to expand
its portfolio with Digium’s award-winning Switchvox UC business phone system, as well as Digium IP phones, gateways, and telephony cards to resellers in the US and Canada.
Switchvox provides enterprise-caliber UC features at an all-inclusive low price, making it ideal for small and mid-size companies, contact centers, schools, universities, government, and nonprofit organizations. Adding Switchvox to ScanSource’s portfolio provides the advantage
of being able to offer a single solution that is not only affordable, but has the flexibility of being deployed according to an organization’s business needs and will scale as the business grows.
“Digium’s solutions are a valuable addition
to our expanding portfolio of UC offerings,” said Yvette McKenzie, vice president of merchandising, ScanSource Communications. “Their experience in delivering UC solutions for the small- and mid-market arena enables
us to provide a broader set of high-quality solutions to resellers looking to meet their end-users’ needs in this space. With our collective knowledge and expertise, Digium and ScanSource can provide the solutions, support and services to help our resellers uncover new UC opportunities.”
“We’re excited to work with ScanSource, a respected technology provider. ScanSource’s knowledge and expertise in the UC industry
will be a great benefit to Digium’s existing reseller channel,” said Gayle Magee, Director of Worldwide Distribution Sales at Digium. “This partnership also provides the ideal opportunity for traditional Telecom and IT resellers to converge their expertise and drive new revenue from selling Switchvox UC, Digium’s award- winning IP PBX.”
Digium’s 5-Star Partner Program features multiple levels geared toward a partner’s capabilities and business model. The program includes incentives, benefits, training, certification and marketing promotions designed to help authorized Digium resellers gain a competitive advantage in today’s growing business phone system market.
To learn more about Digium’s Partner Program and products visit: www.digium. com, or contact ScanSource online at www. scansource.com. n
New Hardware Platform from Martello Subsidiary Elfiq Networks Brings Flexible and Affordable SD- WAN as a Service to Managed Service Providers
Launch of CORE series hardware platform brings quality of experience, business continuity and increased VPN performance to large environments in a subscription-based model.
Las Vegas, NV - Martello subsidiary Elfiq Networks, SD-WAN pioneer and leader in business continuity and bandwidth optimization solutions, has announced the launch of the CORE series, a new hardware platform for its ATLAS SD-WAN as a Service Suite. Ideal for managed service providers (MSPs), this solution targets the network core with a hardware platform and subscription-based model that
are designed for large environments such as headquarters, datacenters and recovery sites. “We want to deliver simple, flexible and
affordable SD-WAN solutions that Managed Service Providers can add to their portfolio,” said John Proctor, President and CEO of Martello. “While many SD-WAN vendors tend to lock their customers into overpriced, rigid contracts, Martello’s ATLAS SD-WAN as a service solution provides a modular, flexible option that can be tailored to end-user needs.”
Managed through Elfiq Central, a multi- tenant management portal, the CORE series complements the current EDGE Series, which is designed for mobility and connectivity at the edge of the network. Together, these platforms are the foundation for the ATLAS SD-WAN as a service solution.
“The CORE Series expands the reach of
ATLAS SD-WAN into the headquarters and the datacenter,” said Martin Deveault, Vice President of Research and Development for Martello and co-founder of Elfiq Networks. “While the EDGE Series was designed for mobility, and bringing connectivity to the edge of the network, the CORE Series is designed
to support large SD-WAN environments, with 10Gbps ports and SFP+ interfaces.”
Deployed as a subscription and distributed through partners, the CORE Series opens up multiple new opportunities for Value Added Resellers and Managed Service Providers.
For information, visit: http://www. martellotech.com and http://www.elfiq.com/ solutions/sd-wan. n
Edgewater Networks Announces Momentum Telecom as Cloud2Edge Complete Universal Partner
SAN JOSE, CA - Edgewater Networks, Inc., the industry leader in Network Edge Orchestration, and Momentum Telecom, a leading provider of white label voice and unified communications solutions, has announced a partnership to offer Network Edge Orchestration to service providers and operators.
partners with access to the hosted EdgeView combined with the recently introduced EdgeMarc 2900 series, which deliver unprecedented security, visibility and control.
Orchestration to its white label partners as part of a cloud-based solution.”
Network Edge Orchestration uses EdgeMarc Intelligent Edge solutions
to monitor networks in real-time, forwarding relevant information to the centralized EdgeView Service Control Center in the cloud. Momentum Telecom has been a part of enabling partners to see commercial hosted voice growth
“We are thrilled to welcome Momentum Telecom as a Cloud2Edge Complete Universal Partner,” said Russ Johnson, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales for Edgewater Networks.
“Network Edge Orchestration is the perfect complement to Momentum’s turnkey voice solution that provides our white label partners with a fully integrated service delivery platform. In essence, service providers are taking back control of the demarcation while ensuring voice quality of service,” said Tara Kelley, SVP of White Label for Momentum Telecom. “Our partners are recognizing the benefits of EdgeView and the toolset it provides to support their customers in a new and exciting way.“
“We’ve had a long standing relationship with Momentum, and this partnership shows a continued commitment between the two companies.
To learn more, please visit www. edgewaternetworks.com and
"As a Cloud2Edge Complete Universal partner, Momentum Telecom will be
of 40% across their customer base and
is looking to build even further on that
“success by providing its white label able to offer the power of Network Edge momentumtelecom.com.
Momentum Telecom has been a part of enabling partners to see commercial hosted voice growth of 40% across their customer base
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