An Arizona company has caught the eye of Vonage Holdings Corp, the leading provider of communication services. Telesphere, an industry-leader of Unified Communications-as-a-Service solutions, is being acquired by Vonage. Last week, Vonage entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Telesphere for $114M in cash and stock. Since 2013, Telesphere has been growing and sweeping up … Read more
Telesphere, the nation’s leading provider of cloud-based communications services for businesses, is appearing on the national hit television show “Tanked,” Friday, April 4, at 9 p.m. in Arizona (10 p.m. ET/PT). “Tanked” features the work of Telesphere customer Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM), the premier builder of acrylic tanks, whose award-winning installations are known worldwide. The … Read more
The Arizona Technology Council has named Telesphere CEO Clark Peterson as the recipient for the 2013 “Ed Denison Business Leader of the Year” award. The award will be presented at Arizona’s premier industry event, the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation, held at the Phoenix Convention Center, Nov. 14, 2013. Telesphere, a provider of Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) … Read more
In their 33rd year running the Inc. 5000 list was released today, and Arizona high tech and digital media companies made a strong showing. The list presents the fastest-growing private companies by percentage of revenue growth over a four-year period. According the report, industries that represented the highest percentage growth includes software (182%), IT services (122%) and … Read more
CareerBuilder recently released their 2014 list of the ‘Top Companies to Work for in Arizona’. Businesses are separated and listed by their number of employees, stretching from the 25-50 employees category to 1000 or more. As well, there are two extra categories, one for diversity initiatives and one for women’s initiatives. Top Tech Companies … Read more
Deloitte has announced their 19th Annual Technology Fast 500. Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Fast 500 companies – large, small, public and private – span a variety of industry sectors, and are leaders in hardware, software, telecom, semiconductors, life sciences and emerging areas, such as clean technology. These companies are on the cutting … Read more
Last night a spotlight was shined upon young to seasoned innovators in the Arizona technology sector at the Arizona Technology Council’s 2013 Governor Celebration of Innovation. The winners and finalists were evaluated and chosen by a selection committee of experts independent of the Council. Scroll through our slideshow to see who took home the win. … Read more
The Arizona Technology Council and the Arizona Commerce Authority, this week, announced Individual Award winners and Company Award finalists for the 2013 Governor’s Celebration of Innovation awards (GCOI) presented by Avnet, Inc. Awards are given to companies and individuals whose passion and commitment are helping Arizona thrive and grow their ecosystem. “The GCOI awards honor … Read more