Objectworld communications

Objectworld Communications Corp. ObjectWorld Inc, an old name, is a Canadian-based unified communications software company for small and medium-sized businesses. Objectworld creates its software products based on Microsoft Windows operating systems, focused on IT-centralized installation, administration and support of the unified communications infrastructure.

Oblectworld's flagship product, UC Server, can be used either as an add-on to an existing office telephone exchange ( PBX ), or as a SIP -based system that completely replaces traditional PBXs . UC Server can provide a full range of business communications (telephony, auto attendant, voicemail, unified messaging, fax server, interactive voice communication ( IVR ), external dial-up, conference calling , etc.) by integrating with various devices of other manufacturers (for example, SIP phones, SIP gateways, etc.), as well as with the Microsoft Windows Active Directory directory service, Microsoft Exchange Server and Lotus Domino mail servers. UC Server is focused on the fact that its support and administration will be carried out by network system administrators.

Due to the crisis of 2008-2009, the financial condition of the company deteriorated sharply, which necessitated the search for a powerful external investor. In the end, in September 2009, Objectworld Communications was acquired by the American company ADTRAN.

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Products

NetVanta Unified Communications: after joining ADTRAN in September 2009, the core product (UC Server) underwent re-branding and became known as NetVanta Unified Communications. In fact, it is one and the same product.
UC Server - Objectworld Unified Communications Server: first introduced in March 2006; it is a unified communications solution based on Microsoft Windows operating systems. Currently, this product is sold in three versions, both as a supplement to existing PBXs , and together with an integrated SIP - PBX ( VoIP ).
CallAttendant Office (now called UC Server): first introduced in 2001; it is a unified communications solution that has been used as an add-on to traditional PBXs .
CallAttendant, CallAttendant Home, CallAttendant Pro: No longer being developed software products for the home office or small business, which used TAPI- based devices (mainly voice modems) and provided advanced capabilities for processing telephone calls.

Recent Rewards

2008: CompTIA Channel Summit - Best in Show, CompTIA Channel Summit - Best Software Product, CompTIA Channel Summit - Best Presentation
2007: Internet Telephony Magazine - Product of the Year, IDC Review Award: Ten Canadian Companies to Watch, CompTIA System Builder - Best Software Product, CompTIA System Builder - Best Solution in Sales Strategy
2006: Deloitte and Touche Review: Fast 50 Companies to Watch, Internet Telephony Magazine - Product of the Year
2005: CompTIA Breakaway 2005 CT Summit - Best Software Product

History

Objectworld Communications Corp (first named ObjectWorld Inc.) was founded by Behrouz Poustchi in 1994, initially as a consulting company. In 1996, a second employee appeared in the company - Robert Turner (Robert Turner), and others behind him. During these early years, ObjectWorld Inc. advised and developed telecommunications solutions and products ( OKS-7 , video conferencing ) for clients such as MPR Teltech and the Canadian Research Council. In 1998, ObjectWorld Inc. Launched CallAttendant, a product for home and small office with an automated telephone answering machine that provides sophisticated routing and call processing using the drag-and-drop graphical user interface. The uniqueness of the user interface was that it allowed to build complex schemes for manipulating phone calls even to those users who did not have programming skills, did not know special commands, and generally did not have a deep understanding of telephony.

In 2000, this software product was redesigned as a standalone application to the PBX . At the same time, further development of products for the home and small office was stopped. This new product was released in March 2001 and is called CallAttendant Office; he aimed at small and medium enterprises. CallAttendant Office worked with traditional PBXs and provided voice mail, auto attendant, unified messaging, and a fax server. This product was a very early unified communications solution.

Both products, for both home and business, have received various awards including ZDNet - Editor's Choice, 2000 Teleconnect IT Expo - Best in Show, 2001 Communications Solutions - Product of the Year, 2001 Communications Convergence - Best in Show, 2001 Teleconnect - Best in Show and 2002 Customer Interaction Solutions - Editor's Choice. ObjectWorld continued to develop CallAttendant Office and expand its functionality. In April 2004, ObjectWorld was acquired by David Levy and David Schenkel along with other Latitude Partners co-investor. A year later, Growthworks Capital also joined the investor group. ObjectWorld has been renamed Objectworld Communications Corp.

CallAttendant Office has continued to evolve and evolve into a unified communications solution. In March 2006, a new product, Objectworld Unified Communications Server (Objectworld UC Server), was released to the market that added SIP - PBX functionality to the services of an existing application.

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Links

Objectworld Communications web-site