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Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Bluegrass Network, a Fiber-Optic Network Provider, Selects Vonage to Elevate Customer Communication and Operational Efficiency
HOLMDEL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation and a part of Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), has announced that Bluegrass Network, LLC has chosen Vonage to power its employee and customer communications. Bluegrass Network is an internet, ethernet and customer service solutions provider, and chose Vonage to enhance communications flexibility and efficiency across all channels. 'With the addition of the AI-powered capabilities that Vonage Intelligent Workspace will bring to our contact center agents, we will be able to engage more deeply with our customers no matter how they choose to connect with us" Share Bluegrass Network plans to employ Vonage Fusion, which combines Vonage Business Communications (VBC), its unified communications solution with Vonage Contact Center (VCC), Intelligent Workspace, to ensure seamless connectivity among back-office employees and inbound and outbound agents. 'Our customer relationships are built on trust and we rely on the right technology to help us provide the personalized, precise and insight-driven service our longstanding customers expect from our teams,' said Doug Updegraff, President and General Manager for Bluegrass Network, LLC. 'With the addition of the AI-powered capabilities that Vonage Intelligent Workspace will bring to our contact center agents, we will be able to engage more deeply with our customers no matter how they choose to connect with us, while boosting agent productivity and gaining valuable analytics that will help us continue to deliver customized, real-time and 24/7 service to our clients' customers–from anywhere, on any channel, no matter what.' Vonage Fusion provides a mixed mode, flexible agent setup allowing different types of agents to work together seamlessly, while keeping everything connected on one platform for unified analytics and insights. With pre-built integrations to leading CRMs, agents can work seamlessly across various environments, creating a unified solution that connects back-office employees to the customer experience, facilitating real-time collaboration with subject matter experts. Enhanced by Vonage Communications APIs, the platform empowers agents with personalized, real-time connections, actionable insights, and exceptional customer experiences. 'At Vonage, we're committed to empowering businesses like Bluegrass Network to thrive in today's fast-paced digital landscape,' said Reggie Scales, Head of Applications for Vonage. 'Today's contact center plays a pivotal role in fostering engagement, satisfaction and loyalty–key elements for creating exceptional customer experiences. Through our Vonage Fusion cloud solution, with integrated AI, unified communications and contact center capabilities, we aim to unlock new levels of efficiency and opportunity for Bluegrass Network and their customers.' To find out more about Vonage, visit About Vonage Vonage, a global cloud communications leader, helps businesses accelerate their digital transformation, providing a comprehensive set of engagement solutions to deliver richer, more personal and meaningful communications across the entire customer and employee experience. Vonage's Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solutions enable companies to transform how they communicate and operate from the office or anywhere. Vonage's Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offering is fully programmable and allows developers to embed video, voice, chat, messaging, AI and verification into existing products, workflows and systems using communications APIs. Leveraging the power of the network, Vonage's CPaaS is expanding to incorporate new network capabilities exposed as APIs to help developers worldwide pioneer new, advanced applications that help enterprises reimagine their business, transform their operations and improve customer experiences. Vonage is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), and a business area within the Ericsson Group called Business Area Global Communications Platform. To follow Vonage on LinkedIn, visit To become a fan on Facebook, go to To subscribe on YouTube, visit About Bluegrass Bluegrass Network, a managed internet, ethernet & customer service solution provider, Founded in 1995 provides its fiber-optic infrastructure to over 400 miles, serving clients such as banks, cellular companies, factories, government offices, medical facilities, and telephone companies. Based in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, the company is committed to delivering tailored networking solutions with a personal touch, ensuring clients have direct access to knowledgeable team members for prompt assistance. Bluegrass Network continually invests in both its advanced network and dedicated employees to provide exceptional service. sales@
Associated Press
29-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
JFrog Appoints Sunny Rao as Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific to Drive Next Phase of Growth and Innovation Across the Region
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2025-- JFrog Ltd. ('JFrog') (NASDAQ: FROG), the Liquid Software company and creators of the award-winning JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform, today announced Sunny Rao has joined the company as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Asia Pacific (APAC) sales. Reporting directly to JFrog's Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Tali Notman, Rao will spearhead the company's growth initiatives across APAC, helping customers achieve their business transformation goals utilizing the JFrog Platform. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: JFrog Appoints Sunny Rao as Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific to Drive Next Phase of Growth and Innovation Across the Region 'JFrog is committed to expanding our footprint in APAC - not just to increase market share, but to spark innovation throughout the region,' said Tali Notman, Chief Revenue Officer at JFrog. 'Sunny brings a proven track record as a business leader and trusted advisor to CEOs and boards. His technology leadership and industry expertise will empower our APAC customers to scale confidently, secure their software supply chains, and drive meaningful business outcomes.' Rao brings almost three decades of enterprise sales and business development experience in information technology, enterprise business software, SaaS, and PaaS solutions. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Vonage, an Ericsson company, where he led global sales, drove consistent growth and geographic expansion. Prior to Vonage, Rao held various General Manager and sales executive roles at Vidyo, Nuance Communications, Genesys, and Avaya. 'I'm thrilled to join JFrog during such an exciting time in the industry. With a rapidly increasing threat landscape and impact of AI, IT and security leaders are increasingly concerned about the best way to manage risks without stifling innovation and agility,' said Sunny Rao, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, JFrog. 'I look forward to helping more organizations accelerate their growth by streamlining security and enabling faster, safer innovation using JFrog the JFrog Platform for their 'EveryOps' needs.' Rao holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and an MBA and Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He also previously served on the boards of Uniphore Software Systems and Sri Research for Tissue Engineering. To learn more about Sunny Rao and the experience he brings to his new role at JFrog, read this blog. You can also register to meet Rao and the JFrog leadership and product solutions team during the company's inaugural EveryOps Day, taking place June 18, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. The full agenda and information on participants can be found at: Like this Story? Tweet this: .@jfrog appoints seasoned technology sales leader @sunnyrao as SVP of Asia-Pacific. Learn more: About JFrog JFrog Ltd. (Nasdaq: FROG) is on a mission to power the world with liquid software. We are replacing endless software updates with a single system of record that seamlessly delivers secure applications from developer to device. The JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform helps organizations build, manage, and distribute software quickly and securely, making applications available, traceable, and tamper-proof. Its integrated security features also help identify, protect, and remediate against threats and vulnerabilities. The Platform also brings ML models in line with all other software development processes, providing a single source of truth for all software components across Engineering, MLOps, DevOps, and DevSecOps teams so they can build and release AI applications faster, with minimal risk and less cost. JFrog's hybrid, universal, multi-cloud platform is available as both self-hosted and SaaS services across major cloud service providers. Millions of users and 7K+ customers worldwide, including a majority of the Fortune 100, depend on JFrog solutions to securely embrace digital transformation. Once you leap forward, you won't go back! Learn more at and follow us on X: @jfrog. View source version on CONTACT: Media Contact: Siobhan Lyons, Sr. MarCom Manager, JFrog,[email protected] Contact: Jeff Schreiner, VP of Investor Relations,[email protected] KEYWORD: AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA AUSTRALIA ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRY KEYWORD: APPS/APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING SECURITY MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE NETWORKS DATA MANAGEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOURCE: JFrog Ltd. Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 05/29/2025 09:15 AM/DISC: 05/29/2025 09:14 AM
Business Wire
29-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
JFrog Appoints Sunny Rao as Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific to Drive Next Phase of Growth and Innovation Across the Region
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JFrog Ltd. ('JFrog') (NASDAQ: FROG), the Liquid Software company and creators of the award-winning JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform, today announced Sunny Rao has joined the company as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Asia Pacific (APAC) sales. Reporting directly to JFrog's Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Tali Notman, Rao will spearhead the company's growth initiatives across APAC, helping customers achieve their business transformation goals utilizing the JFrog Platform. 'JFrog is committed to expanding our footprint in APAC - not just to increase market share, but to spark innovation throughout the region,' said Tali Notman, Chief Revenue Officer at JFrog. 'Sunny brings a proven track record as a business leader and trusted advisor to CEOs and boards. His technology leadership and industry expertise will empower our APAC customers to scale confidently, secure their software supply chains, and drive meaningful business outcomes.' Rao brings almost three decades of enterprise sales and business development experience in information technology, enterprise business software, SaaS, and PaaS solutions. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Vonage, an Ericsson company, where he led global sales, drove consistent growth and geographic expansion. Prior to Vonage, Rao held various General Manager and sales executive roles at Vidyo, Nuance Communications, Genesys, and Avaya. 'I'm thrilled to join JFrog during such an exciting time in the industry. With a rapidly increasing threat landscape and impact of AI, IT and security leaders are increasingly concerned about the best way to manage risks without stifling innovation and agility,' said Sunny Rao, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, JFrog. 'I look forward to helping more organizations accelerate their growth by streamlining security and enabling faster, safer innovation using JFrog the JFrog Platform for their 'EveryOps' needs.' Rao holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering and an MBA and Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He also previously served on the boards of Uniphore Software Systems and Sri Research for Tissue Engineering. To learn more about Sunny Rao and the experience he brings to his new role at JFrog, read this blog. You can also register to meet Rao and the JFrog leadership and product solutions team during the company's inaugural EveryOps Day, taking place June 18, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. The full agenda and information on participants can be found at: Like this Story? Tweet this: .@jfrog appoints seasoned technology sales leader @sunnyrao as SVP of Asia-Pacific. Learn more: About JFrog JFrog Ltd. (Nasdaq: FROG) is on a mission to power the world with liquid software. We are replacing endless software updates with a single system of record that seamlessly delivers secure applications from developer to device. The JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform helps organizations build, manage, and distribute software quickly and securely, making applications available, traceable, and tamper-proof. Its integrated security features also help identify, protect, and remediate against threats and vulnerabilities. The Platform also brings ML models in line with all other software development processes, providing a single source of truth for all software components across Engineering, MLOps, DevOps, and DevSecOps teams so they can build and release AI applications faster, with minimal risk and less cost. JFrog's hybrid, universal, multi-cloud platform is available as both self-hosted and SaaS services across major cloud service providers. Millions of users and 7K+ customers worldwide, including a majority of the Fortune 100, depend on JFrog solutions to securely embrace digital transformation. Once you leap forward, you won't go back! Learn more at and follow us on X: @jfrog.
Associated Press
13-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Vonage Fuels Entrepreneurial Innovation with Robust Enablement of Next-Gen APIs
Vonage Startup Program focuses on early-stage growth with increased credit offers, trainings, and premier access to advanced platform capabilities HOLMDEL, N.J., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation and a part of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), has announced a redesigned Vonage Startup Program. The updated program is aimed at empowering emerging businesses to build transformative customer experiences through Vonage's industry-leading, next-generation API Platform. Recognizing the unique agility and innovation present in the startup ecosystem, Vonage has reimagined its Startup Program to ensure access to the building blocks needed in the discovery of next-wave breakthrough applications. Through the Program, member businesses will receive customized connectivity to Vonage APIs for voice, video, verification, messaging and more - including Network APIs and Rich Communication Services (RCS). The versatility of RCS branded communications allows startups to easily enable verified communications that help them build customer trust, improve click-through rates (CTR), and boost conversion rates right from the start. With Network APIs, members can create AI-led transformational solutions with access to intelligent network capabilities, enabling them to build advanced applications - faster and for additional use cases not possible before, including seamless authentication, financial fraud prevention and Quality on Demand (QoD) for remote technical support. 'Startups embody the innovative spirit from which Vonage's vast portfolio of products are built,' said Christophe Van de Weyer, President and Head of Business Unit API for Vonage. 'With the Vonage Startup Program, we are empowering developers to build or enhance applications, and create value for enterprises. Through early access to communications APIs and network APIs, they can develop innovative solutions that help them scale their businesses, create operational efficiencies, enhance customer experiences and accelerate growth.' The Vonage Startup Program includes a competitive tiered system for credits, uniquely designed to provide startups with the leg up needed to succeed in a competitive marketplace. Members will have access to hands-on mentorship, dedicated onboarding support, training and education on Vonage's broad portfolio of APIs, including tutorials on how to embed these programmable capabilities into applications, website and workflows. Program members will also receive a credit bonus for referring other startups that are accepted into the program. The Vonage Startup Program will also provide members with resources and support based on its founding four pillars: Learning - Startups will gain access to Vonage technical resources and curated startup content to learn how to use Vonage APIs and save valuable time. Building - Startups will utilize Vonage products through a credits package and tailored technical sessions to build their minimum viable product (MVP), reach more customers and grow their business. Supporting - Startups can leverage Vonage resources tailored to their needs to solve challenges they are facing. Connecting - Startups will join the Program community and have the opportunity to engage with other founders, developers and advocates. For more information about the Vonage Startup Program or to become a member, please visit Vonage will showcase the newly designed Startup Program at the SaaStr Annual AI Summit May 13-15, 2025 in San Mateo, CA. Check out Booth #212 for a demo or stop by Vonage's sponsored session - " Elevate to Accelerate: Own Your Brand to Grow " - on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 from 3:00 - 3:30 pm PT to learn more. About Vonage Vonage, a global cloud communications leader, helps businesses accelerate their digital transformation, providing a comprehensive set of engagement solutions to deliver richer, more personal and meaningful communications across the entire customer and employee experience. Vonage's Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solutions enable companies to transform how they communicate and operate from the office or anywhere. Vonage's Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offering is fully programmable and allows developers to embed video, voice, chat, messaging, AI and verification into existing products, workflows and systems using communications APIs. Leveraging the power of the network, Vonage's CPaaS is expanding to incorporate new network capabilities exposed as APIs to help developers worldwide pioneer new, advanced applications that help enterprises reimagine their business, transform their operations and improve customer experiences. Vonage is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), and a business area within the Ericsson Group called Business Area Global Communications Platform. To follow Vonage on LinkedIn, visit To become a fan on Facebook, go to To subscribe on YouTube, visit View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Vonage
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vonage Fuels Entrepreneurial Innovation with Robust Enablement of Next-Gen APIs
Vonage Startup Program focuses on early-stage growth with increased credit offers, training, and premier access to advanced platform capabilities HOLMDEL, N.J., May 13, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation and a part of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), has announced a redesigned Vonage Startup Program. The updated program is aimed at empowering emerging businesses to build transformative customer experiences through Vonage's industry-leading, next-generation API Platform. Recognising the unique agility and innovation present in the startup ecosystem, Vonage has reimagined its Startup Program to ensure access to the building blocks needed in the discovery of next-wave breakthrough applications. Through the Program, member businesses will receive customised connectivity to Vonage APIs for voice, video, verification, messaging and more - including Network APIs and Rich Communication Services (RCS). The versatility of RCS branded communications allows startups to easily enable verified communications that help them build customer trust, improve click-through rates (CTR), and boost conversion rates right from the start. With Network APIs, members can create AI-led transformational solutions with access to intelligent network capabilities, enabling them to build advanced applications - faster and for additional use cases not possible before, including seamless authentication, financial fraud prevention and Quality on Demand (QoD) for remote technical support. "Startups embody the innovative spirit from which Vonage's vast portfolio of products are built," said Christophe Van de Weyer, President and Head of Business Unit API for Vonage. "With the Vonage Startup Program, we are empowering developers to build or enhance applications, and create value for enterprises. Through early access to communications APIs and network APIs, they can develop innovative solutions that help them scale their businesses, create operational efficiencies, enhance customer experiences and accelerate growth." The Vonage Startup Program includes a competitive tiered system for credits, uniquely designed to provide startups with the leg up needed to succeed in a competitive marketplace. Members will have access to hands-on mentorship, dedicated onboarding support, training and education on Vonage's broad portfolio of APIs, including tutorials on how to embed these programmable capabilities into applications, website and workflows. Program members will also receive a credit bonus for referring other startups that are accepted into the program. The Vonage Startup Program will also provide members with resources and support based on its founding four pillars: Learning - Startups will gain access to Vonage technical resources and curated startup content to learn how to use Vonage APIs and save valuable time. Building - Startups will utilise Vonage products through a credits package and tailored technical sessions to build their minimum viable product (MVP), reach more customers and grow their business. Supporting - Startups can leverage Vonage resources tailored to their needs to solve challenges they are facing. Connecting - Startups will join the Program community and have the opportunity to engage with other founders, developers and advocates. For more information about the Vonage Startup Program or to become a member, please visit About Vonage Vonage, a global cloud communications leader, helps businesses accelerate their digital transformation, providing a comprehensive set of engagement solutions to deliver richer, more personal and meaningful communications across the entire customer and employee experience. Vonage's Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solutions enable companies to transform how they communicate and operate from the office or anywhere. Vonage's Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) offering is fully programmable and allows developers to embed video, voice, chat, messaging, AI and verification into existing products, workflows and systems using communications APIs. Leveraging the power of the network, Vonage's CPaaS is expanding to incorporate new network capabilities exposed as APIs to help developers worldwide pioneer new, advanced applications that help enterprises reimagine their business, transform their operations and improve customer experiences. Vonage is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), and a business area within the Ericsson Group called Business Area Global Communications Platform. To follow Vonage on LinkedIn, visit To become a fan on Facebook, go to To subscribe on YouTube, visit View source version on Contacts Media Contact: Vonage Media RelationsMobile: +44 (0)207 785 8888Email: Sign in to access your portfolio
