HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 22, 2017Digium®, Inc., the Asterisk® Company, today announced its annual Pinnacle Partner award winners, recognizing the company’s outstanding channel partners around the world. Award winners were selected based on their annual sales from 2016, and commitment to excellent customer satisfaction.

Our Pinnacle Partner awards are presented annually to Digium’s leading partners who have excelled in developing and growing their partnership with Digium. These outstanding partners consistently put their customers first, while successfully growing revenues with the implementation and delivery of  Digium’s Switchvox Business Communications Solutions, Switchvox Cloud (hosted services), and Asterisk Custom Communications Solutions. Partners are certified to sell Switchvox Unified Communications (UC) on-premise and cloud services, SIP trunking, IP desktop phones, gateways, and telephony cards.

“It is rewarding to celebrate the success of these top partners who have shown such commitment to our joint success. They are some of the most innovative partners in the VoIP market today,” said Steve Harvey, vice president of worldwide sales and service for Digium. “We have attracted some of the best and brightest to bring our products to market around the world. Together, we are delivering Switchvox UC and Asterisk custom solutions for customers who want the best value for their business phone systems.”

Awards were presented to partners in the following categories:

Pinnacle Circle of Excellence

The Pinnacle Circle of Excellence is comprised of Digium’s top 25 value-added reseller (VAR) partners worldwide. They represent those who have generated the highest revenue across all Digium solutions and have achieved the highest levels of qualification and certification in our channel partner program.

The following are the 2017 Pinnacle Award winners:

Akuity – Auburn, MA

BEMA Information Technologies, LLC – Houston, TX

Chromis Technology, LLC – Tempe, AZ

Dauphin Datacom – Harrisburg, PA

Creative Solutions of SC, LLC – Summerville, SC

Dynamic Solutions Group, Inc. – Palm Harbor, FL

Emergent Networks, LLC – Edina, MN

Ferrum Technology Services – Elgin, IL

Freeway Communications – South Pasadena, CA

River Networks – Indianapolis, IN

KME Systems, Inc. – Lake Forest, CA

LeBlanc Communications Group, Inc. – Redding, CT

Line 1 Partners, Inc. – Maple Grove, MN

Logista – Pinson, AL

Max-IS, Inc.- Altamonte Springs, FL

Midwest Telecom Consulting, Inc. – Cincinnati, OH

Munger Technical Services – Milwaukee, WI

Network Services & Support, Inc. – Huntsville, AL

Networks, Inc. – Windsor Heights, IA

PhoneGuys Voice & Data Systems, Inc. – Huntington Beach, CA

Telecommunications Resource Management, Inc. – Raleigh, NC

Teledynamic Communications, Inc. – Hayward, CA

The Fulcrum Group – Ft. Worth, TX

TRACI.net, Inc. – Deerfield Beach, FL

Voneto, LLC – King of Prussia, PA

Partner of the Year

The Partner of the Year has achieved the highest revenue, the top certifications and highest level of qualification in our partner program in their respective geographic territory.

The Partner of the Year for each of the regions are:

Max-IS, Inc. – United States

Alliance Infotech Pvt Ltd- Asia Pacific

Avencall SAS- Europe

IPGate- Middle East

Tango Technology- Australia and New Zealand

Clarotech Consulting- Africa

Monarque Télécom- Canada

Digium Cloud Services Partner of the Year

The Digium Cloud Services Partner of the Year has achieved the highest monthly recurring revenue selling Switchvox Cloud business phone service and SIP trunking through our cloud agent program. Our Digium Cloud Services Partner of the Year is:

Max-IS, Inc.

Direct Marketing Partner of the Year

The Direct Marketing Partner of the Year operates a business model focused heavily on internet marketing and fulfillment. They have achieved the top certifications and highest level of qualification within our partner program. They have achieved the highest annual revenue across all Digium solutions. Our Digium Direct Marketing Partner of the Year is:

Telephony Depot – Norristown, PA

Distributor of the Year

The Distributor of the Year has achieved the highest annual revenue across all Digium solutions in their respective geographic territory. Our Distributors of the Year are:

Jenne, Inc. – United States

Digital Techniques Asia – Asia Pacific

Gentek Marketing, Inc. – Canada

 

Partner Program Advantages

Digium’s award-winning Partner Program provides opportunities for resellers and agents to sell Digium’s award-winning Switchvox® Unified Communications phone systems, Switchvox Cloud and SIP Trunking Services, and build custom communications solutions with Asterisk, the world’s most popular open source telephony software. Partners also can sell Digium IP phones, hardware and third-party products. The channel and agent programs feature multiple tiers with incentives, benefits, training and promotions designed to help authorized Digium partners have a competitive advantage in today’s growing VoIP and business phone market.

To learn more about Digium’s Partner Program, apply online or to find a partner in your area, visit: www.digium.com/ucpartner.