SimpleSignal, Chinook Hosting Deliver New Hosted Unified Communications Service

BroadWorks-powered SimplyMobile integrates communications, business
applications

DANA POINT, Calif., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- SimpleSignal, a leader in
hosted business telephone systems, has teamed with Chinook Hosting, a leading
hosted applications provider, to deliver a comprehensive unified
communications solution.
SimpleSignal's hosted PBX offering, SimplyMobile(TM), is built on
BroadSoft's BroadWorks(R) VoIP platform. BroadWorks is an extensible platform
with an application programming interface (API) that facilitates the
integration of hosted PBX with other business applications. The integration
between the Chinook and SimpleSignal systems is so deep that SimpleSignal's
voice services can now work with other hosted applications provided by
Chinook, such as Dynamics CRM and SharePoint, essentially facilitating the
convergence of communications and business applications.
The BroadWorks(R) platform allows SimpleSignal and Chinook Hosting to
introduce a voice-enabled messaging solution that combines hosted PBX with
Microsoft Exchange for a premium hosted communication offering that is
available on a subscription basis. SimplyMobile delivers a new paradigm in
business voice communications by enabling subscribers to listen to their
emails and access items in Microsoft(R) Outlook(R) using voice commands from
any telephone, including mobile devices.
With SimplyMobile, email and voice services are hosted, allowing end-users
to focus on managing their business rather than managing their communications
infrastructure. In addition to delivering voice and email features available
in high-end systems, this solution translates emails from text to speech,
allowing business users to listen to their emails from any location.
SimplyMobile allows users to call Outlook contacts via voice commands on a
mobile phone.
Using Outlook Voice Access, users can manage their calendars, including
the ability to verbally change the time of a meeting, and then Exchange will
send an email notification of the change to the meeting participants.
"Today's worker is mobile and needs one solution to manage their
voicemail, email and calendar from any location at any time," said Dave
Gilbert, president of SimpleSignal. "The convenience of having emails read
aloud while on the move and using voice commands to call contacts and manage
calendars makes it incredibly easy for users to communicate, collaborate and
share information."
According to Tim Ritchie, Chinook Hosting Vice President of Sales, "Demand
for this product was immediate and strong. Business decision-makers seem to
quickly understand the value of simplifying and streamlining their
communications."
About Chinook Hosting
Chinook Hosting Corporation was founded in 2006 by the world-class hosted
solutions experts at implement.com Corporation. Chinook Hosting delivers the
leading edge of Microsoft's hosted technology, the stability of a world-class
data center, and a simple unified self-service portal for all Chinook Hosting
services. Visit www.chinookhosting.com.
About SimpleSignal
SimpleSignal is a facilities-based complete network provider of business
VoIP. The company's enterprise-grade service is designed specifically for
small to medium-sized businesses, combining voice and data, hosted PBX, long
distance and conferencing into one powerful, cost-effective communications
solution. Delivering more capabilities than on-premise PBX systems, with
greater flexibility, simplicity, and personalized service. Now businesses of
any size can leverage the power of advanced IP communications technology,
improving business productivity, while significantly reducing overall telecom
costs. SimpleSignal is privately held and headquartered in Dana Point, CA.
SimpleSignal services are deployed in over 40 states and 6 foreign countries.
For more information about SimpleSignal, visit www.simplesignal.com.
About the BroadWorks Platform
BroadSoft's IMS-compliant BroadWorks(R) platform provides a comprehensive
range of VoIP applications, including Hosted Unified Communications, Mobile
PBX, Business Trunking and residential broadband services fully integrated
into a single VoIP application platform. BroadWorks is capable of providing
these applications with the reliability, redundancy, scalability and
regulatory capabilities required to deliver carrier-class service.
About BroadSoft
BroadSoft(R) provides VoIP application software that enables the delivery
of hosted telephony and multimedia services. Its award-winning flagship
BroadWorks technology empowers wireless, wireline and cable carriers to
deliver next-generation voice and multimedia applications and advanced
features that enable them to increase revenue, enhance competitive
differentiation and elevate customer satisfaction. BroadSoft's family of
carrier-class software products delivers the scale, open architecture and
reliability that the world's leading telecommunications companies demand to
serve mission-critical enterprise and residential broadband customers.
BroadSoft provides VoIP applications to eight of the Top 10 and 14 of the Top
25 largest carriers worldwide, as measured by recent annual revenue, including
Korea Telecom, KPN, SingTel, Sprint, Telefonica de Espana, Telstra, T-systems
and Verizon. For additional information, go to www.BroadSoft.com.
BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks of BroadSoft, Inc.
SimpleSignal is a trademark of SimpleSignal, Inc. All other names are
trademarks of their respective companies.
SOURCE BroadSoft, Inc.

Leslie Ferry of BroadSoft, +1-240-364-9038, lferry@broadsoft.com