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* In 2008, Aastra received Internet Telephony's Best of Show Award for 2007 for Best Large Enterprise Solution <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/voip/0308/2008-internet-telephony-best-of-show-awards.htm|title=2008 Internet Telephony Best of Show Awards|last= Grigonis|first=Richard |date=March 2008|publisher=Internet Telephony|accessdate=2009-01-21}}</ref> |
* In 2008, Aastra received Internet Telephony's Best of Show Award for 2007 for Best Large Enterprise Solution <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmcnet.com/voip/0308/2008-internet-telephony-best-of-show-awards.htm|title=2008 Internet Telephony Best of Show Awards|last= Grigonis|first=Richard |date=March 2008|publisher=Internet Telephony|accessdate=2009-01-21}}</ref> |
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* On the 18 February 2008, Aastra acquired the enterprise PBX division of [[Ericsson]].<ref>{{cite press release | title = Ericsson to divest its enterprise PBX solutions to Aastra Technologies | publisher = Ericsson | date = February 18, 2008 | url = http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/releases/20080218-1192670.shtml | accessdate = November 7, 2008}}</ref> |
* On the 18 February 2008, Aastra acquired the enterprise PBX division of [[Ericsson]].<ref>{{cite press release | title = Ericsson to divest its enterprise PBX solutions to Aastra Technologies | publisher = Ericsson | date = February 18, 2008 | url = http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson/press/releases/20080218-1192670.shtml | accessdate = November 7, 2008}}</ref> |
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* In 2011, Aastra Technologies received 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award from TMC for its desktop videoconferencing solution named Aastra BluStar™ 8000i HD. Previously, Aastra BluStar™ was awarded Best of Show at TMC’s ITEXPO West 2011, Best International IP Media Phone Supplier at China Enterprise Networking and Communications Award, Best Video Conference Solution at Trophées de la Convergence, Best Product at VoIP2DAY.{{cite web|url=http://marketpublishers.com/lists/13230/news.html|title=Aastra Technologies Ltd. Videoconference Solution Wins Product of the Year Award}}</ref> |
* In 2011, Aastra Technologies received 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award from TMC for its desktop videoconferencing solution named Aastra BluStar™ 8000i HD. Previously, Aastra BluStar™ was awarded Best of Show at TMC’s ITEXPO West 2011, Best International IP Media Phone Supplier at China Enterprise Networking and Communications Award, Best Video Conference Solution at Trophées de la Convergence, Best Product at VoIP2DAY.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketpublishers.com/lists/13230/news.html|title=Aastra Technologies Ltd. Videoconference Solution Wins Product of the Year Award}}</ref> |
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| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Concord, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | Francis Shen, Chairman & Co-CEO Anthony Shen, Co-CEO, President, & COO |
| Revenue |  $834 million CAD (2009) [1] |
| $45 million CAD (2009) [1] | |
Number of employees | 1,690 (2008)[2] |
| Website | http://www.aastra.com |
Aastra Technologies Limited (TSX: AAH) headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, makes products and systems for accessing communication networks including the Internet. Its products include residential and business telephone terminals, screen telephones, Enterprise Private branch exchanges (PBX), network access terminals and high quality digital video encoders, decoders and gateways.
Residential telephone equipment is sold in the United States as Bell equipment by Sonecor brand, which represents Southern New England Telecommunications, who originally licensed the rights to the Bell trademark to Aastra.[citation needed]
History
- In 1983, Francis Shen and Hugh Scholaert bought an engineering company (aerospace, defense)
- In 2000 Aastra acquired the rights to manufacture phones under the Nortel name[citation needed].
- In 2003, Aastra acquired the ASCOM PBX division.
- In 2005, 75% of Aastra Technologies'sales were made in Europe, having purchased that year the EADS Enterprise Telephony Business and the DeTeWe Telecommunication Systems business (Germany), with 17% in the United States, and only 5% in Canada [1]
- In 2008, Aastra received Internet Telephony's Best of Show Award for 2007 for Best Large Enterprise Solution [3]
- On the 18 February 2008, Aastra acquired the enterprise PBX division of Ericsson.[4]
- In 2011, Aastra Technologies received 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award from TMC for its desktop videoconferencing solution named Aastra BluStar™ 8000i HD. Previously, Aastra BluStar™ was awarded Best of Show at TMC’s ITEXPO West 2011, Best International IP Media Phone Supplier at China Enterprise Networking and Communications Award, Best Video Conference Solution at Trophées de la Convergence, Best Product at VoIP2DAY.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Aastra quarterly reports".
- ^ "Company Profile for Aastra Technologies Limited (CA;AAH)". Zenobank. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ^ Grigonis, Richard (March 2008). "2008 Internet Telephony Best of Show Awards". Internet Telephony. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
- ^ "Ericsson to divest its enterprise PBX solutions to Aastra Technologies" (Press release). Ericsson. February 18, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
- ^ "Aastra Technologies Ltd. Videoconference Solution Wins Product of the Year Award".
