Pronexus Explained
Pronexus Inc. |
Type: | Privately Held |
Foundation: | 1994 |
Location: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Key People: | CEO: Gary Hannah |
Products: | VBVoice |
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
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
- Pronexus is incorporated and VBVoice is launched, Microsoft an early adopter
1993
- Ian Bowles, founder of Pronexus, starts programming VBVoice[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: Pronexus VBSALT'TM' 1.2 Delivers Interoperability with New Telephony Interface Managers from Brooktrout and Intel. Marketwire. 2009-08-27. May 24, 2005.
- Pronexus Continues to Innovate, Delivers VBVoice 5.3: Unparalleled Performance & Scalability for IVR & Telephony Development in High Density Environments. Business Wire (AccessMyLibrary). 2009-08-27. January 4, 2005.
- Web site: Pronexus Case Studies. 2009-08-28. October 19, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20090917105357/http://www.pronexus.com/english/View.asp?x=171. September 17, 2009. dead. mdy-all.
- Web site: 1 May 2020. ProNexus Joins NetSuite Solution Provider Program. 4 September 2020. Cision PR Newswire.
- News: Pronexus VBVoice Awarded "Best of Show" at World's Communication Conference news release. https://archive.today/20130201070842/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS149668+04-Mar-2009+PRN20090304. dead. February 1, 2013. 2009-09-11. April 23, 2009 . Reuters.
- News: Japanese version of VBVoice 5.5 introduced by Pronexus.. 2009-08-28. June 12, 2007 . Worldwide Computer Products News.
- Web site: Pronexus Awarded 2004 Canadian Innovation of the Year by CATAAlliance and National Research Council. 2009-08-28. April 29, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716114039/http://www.canadait.com/cfm/index.cfm?It=106&Id=19818&Se=357&Sv=&Lo=2. July 16, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
- Web site: OCRI - Board of Directors Bio - Gary Hannah . 2009-08-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070517175810/http://www.ocri.ca/about/garyhannah.asp . May 17, 2007 .
- Web site: Active Voice Corporation, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date Nov 14, 2000 . secdatabase.com . May 14, 2018.
- Web site: TMC - People & Places. 2009-08-28. August 8, 2000.
- Web site: UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION - Active Voice Corporation. 2009-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20110710171213/http://edgar.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1%3FID=124429&SessionID=9WwjWqxOZWGu5u7. 2011-07-10. dead.
- Web site: CMS Communications, Inc. - Products, Active Voice. 2009-08-28.
- Book: Computer telephony encyclopedia - Google Books. 9781578200450. 2009-08-28. Grigonis. Richard. 8 January 2000.