BroadSoft

BroadSoft Inc.
Public
Traded as NASDAQ: BSFT
Industry Communication software
Founded 1998
Headquarters Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
Revenue $172.34 Million(As of 2013)[1]
Website http://www.broadsoft.com/

BroadSoft, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSFT) is a global communication software and service provider with 70 deployments worldwide supporting millions of subscribers.[1][2][3][4] The company operates through its core communication platform comprising BroadWorks, BroadCloud, and BroadTouch, which support the data delivery and cloud services of mobile, fixed-line and Internet providers over its broadband and wireless networks.[5] In 2013 the company acquired the British company Hosted IP Communications (Europe) Ltd. (HIPCOM)[6] and the German company Finocom AG, both providers of cloud-delivered unified communications services.[3]

Background

The company was founded by Michael Tessler and Scott D. Hoffpauir in 1998.[7] With long period of development, it has become one of leaders in the industry of Multimedia Systems (MIS)-based networks.[4] The products and services of the company play a critical part in the network by serving as the software which delivers and coordinates call control and information transmission over service providers’ IP-based network.[8] Its products include BroadWorks, BroadCloud, and BroadTouch, etc. BroadWork provides a range of cloud-based services for individuals and enterprises. Broadcloud offers its customers with the end-users added unified communication applications, such as instant messaging and video conference.[7] In 2014, the company was selected as the supplier of Sprint Corporation (NASDAQ: S) for its next generation multimedia system-based network and VoLTE development.[9]

Awards

In 2013, the company received Frost & Sullivan 2013 New Product Innovation Leadership Award for its hosted unified communication platform product.[10] In the same year, thanks to its unified communication platform, UC-one, it won the People's Choice Stevie Award in the 11th American Business Award Competition. UC-one was listed in "Favorite Telecommunications Service" list.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "BSFT Key Statistics | BroadSoft Inc Stock - Yahoo! Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  2. ↑ "BSFT Profile |BroadSoft, Inc Stock - Yahoo! Finance". Finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "BroadSoft Inc (BSFT.OQ) Quote Reuters.com". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sprint Taps BroadSoft for VoLTE Transition". Lightreading.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  5. ↑ "BroadSoft, Inc.: NASDAQ: BSFT quotes & news - Google Finance". Google.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  6. ↑ Flook, Bill (13 Augiust 2013) BroadSoft buys HIPCOM in U.K. expansion Washington Business Journal, Retrieved 30 April 2014
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "BroadSoft, Inc. (BSFT) marketwatch". Marketwatch.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  8. ↑ "BroadSoft, Inc. (BSFT) Earnings Report Date - NASDAQ.com". Nasdaq.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  9. ↑ "Sprint Selects BroadSoft to Deliver Next-Generation IMS and Voice Over LTE Services". Sg.finance.yahoo.com. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  10. ↑ "BroadSoft Receives Frost & Sullivan 2013 New Product Innovation Leadership Award". Broadsoft.com. 2013-08-14. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  11. ↑ "BroadSoft Wins People's Choice Stevie(R) Award in 2013 American Business Award(SM) Competition". Finance.yahoo.com. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2014-02-26.

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