The Phone.com Blog » Media & Press http://www.phone.com/blog Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:21:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Dialed in to what small businesses need from phones http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/09/10/dialed-in-to-what-small-businesses-need-from-phones/ http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/09/10/dialed-in-to-what-small-businesses-need-from-phones/#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2013 06:39:44 +0000 Ari Rabban http://www.phone.com/blog/?p=16698 njbiz logo

]]> http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/09/10/dialed-in-to-what-small-businesses-need-from-phones/feed/ 0 Phone.com Makes Inc.’s 500 / 5000 List http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/08/28/phone-com-makes-inc-s-500-5000-list/ http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/08/28/phone-com-makes-inc-s-500-5000-list/#comments Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:04:51 +0000 Phone.com http://www.phone.com/blog/?p=16667 Newark, NJ, Aug. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — For the third year in a row, Phone.com, the cloud-based phone company focused on the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs, has been named to Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 500 / 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States. The list represents the most comprehensive look at America’s independent entrepreneurs, who are widely acclaimed to be the U.S. economy’s most important segment.

Phone.com placed No. 1296 on the full list of 5000 companies, at No. 30 on the telecommunications list and No. 39 among New Jersey companies ranked by Inc.

The magazine for business entrepreneurs cited Phone.com for growth over the last three years of 314 percent. Phone.com added 23 jobs in the past three years with a total of 39 employees to date.

“Being named to Inc.’s Fastest Growing list for the second year in a row is proof that our company’s dedication to customer service and quality products and services is paying off,” said CEO Ari Rabban. “Given this momentum, we look forward to continued growth and more innovation to come.”

About Phone.com Phone.com is a 21st Century, cloud-based phone company focused on the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs. In addition to offering a variety of innovative, customizable and cost-effective communications solutions, Phone.com also delivers unmatched customer support to more than 25,000 customers across the United States. Learn more at http://www.phone.com.

]]> http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/08/28/phone-com-makes-inc-s-500-5000-list/feed/ 0 BYOD: CEO Ari Rabban Featured on SMB Nation http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/08/22/byod-ceo-ari-rabban-featured-on-smb-nation/ http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/08/22/byod-ceo-ari-rabban-featured-on-smb-nation/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:39:05 +0000 Phone.com http://www.phone.com/blog/?p=16661 SMB Nation
Phone.com CEO Ari Rabban offers his insight on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and how this new industry buzzword is becoming an important business strategy.

Read his entire guest post on the SMB Nation Blog.

]]> http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/08/22/byod-ceo-ari-rabban-featured-on-smb-nation/feed/ 0 Phone.com Selected As NYER Customer Service Best Practice Award Finalist http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/08/12/phone-com-selected-as-nyer-customer-service-best-practice-award-finalist/ http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/08/12/phone-com-selected-as-nyer-customer-service-best-practice-award-finalist/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:58:32 +0000 Phone.com http://wordpress.phone.com/?p=14807 Newark, NJ, Aug. 12, 2013 – Phone.com, cloud-based phone company focused on the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs, announced today that it has been chosen as the Best Practice Award finalist by the New York Enterprise Report (NYER) in the Customer Service category out of dozens of qualified applicants.

The Best Practice Award finalists were chosen based on their ability to demonstrate the use of a best practice to generate competitive advantages, revenue profits and/or long-term value in one of five categories including Customer Service, Green Business, Leadership, Sales & Marketing and Technology.

“Phone.com is all about small business communications needs, giving business owners the ability to be several places at the same time and providing exceptional customer service.  We are very pleased that our commitment came through in the recognition by the New York Enterprise Report,” said Ari Rabban, CEO of Phone.com.

Phone.com will be officially announced as a finalist at the Small Business Awards Event on Wednesday, October 9th from 6 p.m.- 9 p.m. at the Hilton New York in New York City.

About Phone.com Phone.com is a 21st Century, cloud-based phone company focused on the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs. In addition to offering a variety of innovative, customizable and cost-effective communications solutions, Phone.com also delivers unmatched customer support to more than 25,000 customers across the United States.  Learn more at http://www.phone.com.

For more information about the New York Enterprise Report, visit www.nyreport.com/awards or call 631-393-0220 or email nyerawards@nyreport.com

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]]> http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/07/24/can-watson-replace-customer-service-agents/feed/ 0 WebRTC Solution from Phone.com http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/25/webrtc-solution-from-phone-com/ http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/25/webrtc-solution-from-phone-com/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:53:51 +0000 Phone.com http://wordpress.phone.com/?p=14730

]]> http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/25/webrtc-solution-from-phone-com/feed/ 0 Phone.com Developing WebRTC Solutions for Customers and API Developers http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/21/phone-com-developing-webrtc-solutions-for-customers-and-api-developers/ http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/21/phone-com-developing-webrtc-solutions-for-customers-and-api-developers/#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:25:41 +0000 Phone.com http://wordpress.phone.com/?p=14711 NEWARK, N.J., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Telecommunications companies are rapidly expanding into the world of Web real-time communication (WebRTC). In line with this trend, Phone.com, a cloud-based phone company focused on small to medium-sized businesses, is developing WebRTC solutions to enhance its customers’ experience and deliver the most advanced services.

Initially, Phone.com is creating prototype applications that place voice and video calls to and from the Google Chrome browser and from Android phones.

“We are very excited about being able to deliver WebRTC services to our customers,” said Phone.com CEO Ari Rabban. “WebRTC will provide customers with another method of connectivity using their Phone.com accounts. We want to make communications as easy and flexible as possible and are highly anticipating the value of this service for our customers.”

After WebRTC becomes available for Phone.com customers, the company will start looking into methods of making the platform accessible to developers in its API marketplace.

For more information about the company’s current services, please visit www.phone.com.

About Phone.com
Phone.com is a 21st Century, cloud-based phone company focused on the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs. In addition to offering a variety of innovative, customizable and cost-effective communications solutions, Phone.com also delivers unmatched customer support to more than 25,000 customers across the United States. Learn more at http://www.phone.com.

]]> http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/21/phone-com-developing-webrtc-solutions-for-customers-and-api-developers/feed/ 0 In Celebration of Small Business Week 2013, Phone.com Offers Free Second Phone Number to New Customers http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/17/in-celebration-of-small-business-week-2013-phone-com-offers-free-second-phone-number-to-new-customers/ http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/17/in-celebration-of-small-business-week-2013-phone-com-offers-free-second-phone-number-to-new-customers/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:43:19 +0000 Phone.com http://wordpress.phone.com/?p=14703 NEWARK, N.J., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — In support of Small Business Week, celebrated throughout the Unites States the week of June 17, 2013, Phone.com will offer a free second phone number promotion for small businesses. Available to new customers for a limited time, the second number – commonly used for toll-free or fax lines – is one of the company’s most requested features.

“We have been solving small business communications problems for a number of years, and we get to know the needs of every one of our customers. Small Business Week is a great way to give recognition and shine a light on this innovative and hard-working community, one which is fundamental to the economic health of the United States,” said Ari Rabban, CEO of Phone.com

Small Business Week, an event of national significance, is organized annually by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The 2013 event marks the 50th Presidential proclamation of National Small Business Week.

To redeem the free second phone number offer, enter coupon code NSBW during sign up or call Phone.com at 1-800-998-7087 and mention the code NSBW.

About Phone.com
Phone.com is a 21st Century, cloud-based phone company focused on the needs of small businesses and entrepreneurs. In addition to offering a variety of innovative, customizable and cost-effective communications solutions, Phone.com also delivers unmatched customer support to more than 25,000 customers across the United States.  Learn more at http://www.phone.com.

]]> http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/17/in-celebration-of-small-business-week-2013-phone-com-offers-free-second-phone-number-to-new-customers/feed/ 0 N.J. startup Phone.com raises $2M, moves to Newark http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/07/n-j-startup-phone-com-raises-2m-moves-to-newark/ http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/07/n-j-startup-phone-com-raises-2m-moves-to-newark/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:13:55 +0000 Phone.com http://wordpress.phone.com/?p=14649

]]> http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/06/07/n-j-startup-phone-com-raises-2m-moves-to-newark/feed/ 0 Phone.com CEO and Co-founder Ari Rabban Named A Finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in New Jersey http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/05/29/phone-com-ceo-and-co-founder-ari-rabban-named-a-finalist-for-ernst-youngs-entrepreneur-of-the-year-award-in-new-jersey/ http://www.phone.com/blog/media-coverage/2013/05/29/phone-com-ceo-and-co-founder-ari-rabban-named-a-finalist-for-ernst-youngs-entrepreneur-of-the-year-award-in-new-jersey/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 21:42:32 +0000 Phone.com http://wordpress.phone.com/?p=14619 NEWARK, N.J., May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Phone.com CEO and Co-founder Ari Rabban has been declared a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2013 Award in the New Jersey region. The award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

The Entrepreneur Of The Year Program has been in place for 27 years and has expanded globally to recognize company builders in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries throughout the world.

“It’s an honor to be named a finalist for this award,” said Rabban. “As an entrepreneur, my vision has been to provide office-communications capabilities that help small businesses work more productively and save money. As a mentor and member of the New Jersey Technology Council, my goal has been to encourage other startups to realize their visions.”

A panel of independent judges selected the finalists. Award winners will be announced at a special gala event June 13 at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick. Regional award winners go on to compete at the national level.

Award winners in several national categories, as well as the winner of Ernst & Young’s National Entrepreneur Of The Year Overall Award, will be announced at the annual awards event in Palm Springs, Calif., on November 16, 2013.

About Phone.com

Phone.com is a cloud-based phone company focused on the needs of small business and entrepreneurs, providing cost-effective VOIP solutions to all their business-communication requirements.

About Ernst & Young

Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 167,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients, and our wider communities achieve their potential. For more information, please visit ey.com.

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