ShoreTel
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Defunct | September 25, 2017 |
| Fate | Acquired by Mitel |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Don Joos, CEO Mike Healy, CFO |
| Revenue | $359 million (2016) |
| $12 million (2016) | |
| Total assets | $339 million (2016) |
| Total equity | $202 million (2016) |
Number of employees | 1,158 (2016) |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
ShoreTel, Inc. was a telecommunications vendor providing unified communications for business. In 2017, the company was acquired by Mitel.
History
In September 1996, ShoreTel was co-founded as Shoreline Teleworks by Edwin J. Basart and Mike Harrigan, both of whom were co-founders of Network Computing Devices.
In 1998, the company shipped its first products.
In April 2004, the company changed its name to ShoreTel.
On July 3, 2007, the company became a public company via an initial public offering.[2][3]
On October 21, 2010, the company announced the acquisition of Agito Networks for approximately $11.4 million.[4][5]
In 2012, the company acquired M5 Networks, based in New York City, for $146 million.[6]
In August 2013, Don Joos became president and chief executive. He had joined ShoreTel in April 2011 from Avaya.[7]
In August 2015, the company launched Connect Common UC Platform.[8][9]
In January 2016, The company acquired Corvisa to provide SIP trunking and additional third-party application integration.[10]
In February 2016, ShoreTel Connect Hybrid Sites was launched, a hybrid offering of on-premises and cloud services.[11]
In August 2016, the company began looking into a sale of the company.[12]
In September 2017, the company was acquired by Mitel for $530 million.[13][14][15][16]
References
- ^ "ShoreTel, Inc. 2016 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- ^ "ShoreTel IPO Priced at $9.50 a Share". CNBC. Associated Press. July 3, 2007.
- ^ "ShorelTel Inc (SHOR) IPO". NASDAQ. July 3, 2007.
- ^ Mosca, Stefanie (October 21, 2010). "ShoreTel Acquires Enterprise Mobility Leader Agito Networks for $11.4 M". TMC.
- ^ Burt, Jeffrey (October 21, 2010). "ShoreTel Buys Agito, Expands Mobile UC Capabilities". eWeek.
- ^ Burt, Jeffrey (February 1, 2012). "ShoreTel to Buy M5 Networks, Grow Cloud UC Capabilities". eWeek.
- ^ "ShoreTel Names Don Joos as President & CEO: ShoreTel SVP Steps Up to Top Role for Leading Unified Communications Provider" (Press release). August 8, 2013.
- ^ Burt, Jeffrey (August 19, 2015). "ShoreTel Rolls Out Connect Common UC Platform". eWeek.
- ^ Haranas, Mark (August 18, 2015). "ShoreTel Launches 'First To Market' Single Hybrid Platform For Unified Communications". CRN.
- ^ Lidstone, Rory (January 7, 2016). "ShoreTel's Corvisa Acquisition is Officially Complete". CloudComputing.
- ^ Burbick, Michelle (February 24, 2016). "Hybrid Made Easy". nojitter.
- ^ Burt, Jeffrey (August 5, 2016). "ShoreTel to Review Options for Its Future, Including a Possible Sale". eWeek.
- ^ Haranas, Mark (July 27, 2017). "Mitel Acquiring ShoreTel To Create A $1.3B UCaaS Powerhouse". CRN.
- ^ Haranas, Mark (September 25, 2017). "Mitel Completes $530 Million Acquisition Of ShoreTel". CRN.
- ^ Miller, Ron (July 27, 2017). "Mitel to buy ShoreTel for $430 million to create unified communications powerhouse". TechCrunch.
- ^ "Mitel Completes Acquisition of ShoreTel" (Press release). Globe Newswire. September 25, 2017.