iCore Networks is an American
network as a service provider with headquarters in
McLean, Virginia
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. It specializes in platforms for
VoIP
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networks. Founded in 2001, the company is known as the largest hosted unified applications and communications company
as well as being listed as an
Inc. 5000
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company.
iCore agreed to be purchased by
Vonage
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for $92 million in August 2015.
History
iCore Networks was founded in 2001 by Stephen Canton, a business executive who worked for
Excel Communications
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Company history
Excel was founded in 1988 ...
prior to founding iCore Networks.
[ He launched the company in 2003 with a $7 million personal investment][ and the company signed its first customer in 2004.][ The company's services included managing VoPI networks, similar to VoIP networks. As opposed to using private point to point circuits like VoIP, iCore Networks uses a managed and hosted end-to-end system to eliminate poor call quality.][ The company raised an additional $6.4 million in capital in 2006 that the company used to upgrade its network facilities. It also partnered with ]Global Telecom & Technology
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in 2008 in order to strengthen its infrastructure. By 2009 the company reported revenues of approximate $25 million per year.
As of 2010, iCore Networks has boasted of having more than 75 employees and a 98% approval rating from approximately 27,000 users.[ The same year, it expanded operations in 2010 by adding an office in ]Columbia, Maryland
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Columbia began with ...
. Two years later in 2012, iCore Networks relocated the Columbia office to a larger facility in the same town.[ In 2012 iCore Networks acquired cloud communications provider, ''Always On Call''. With the acquisition, iCore Networks expanded its cloud solutions to include ]Unified Communications
Unified communications (UC) is a business and marketing concept describing the integration of enterprise communication services such as instant messaging (chat), presence information, voice (including IP telephony), mobility features (including e ...
(UC), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Microsoft Application Collaboration, and Desktop Virtualization
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Desktop virtualization can be used in conjunction with applicatio ...
.
Awards and recognition
iCore Networks has received multiple awards and recognition throughout its industry since its inception, including being named one of ''Top 25 Best Technology Firms'' in Washington D.C. as well being ranked #10 Fastest Growing Companies in Washington by the Washington Business Journal
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.[
]
References
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External links
iCore Networks official website
Companies established in 2001
Companies based in McLean, Virginia
Vonage