Pronexus

Pronexus Inc.

Company type	Privately Held
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1994
Headquarters	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Key people	CEO: Gary Hannah
Products	VBVoice

Pronexus is a software company established in 1994 and located in Ottawa, Ontario. ^[1] They specialise in producing tools for voice applications and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) for use in integrating voice/speech technology in business systems. The company is known for its development of VBVoice, which is a rapid application development (RAD) Interactive Voice Response (IVR) toolkit for telephony and speech for use in Microsoft Visual Studio. ^[2] First introduced in 1994, VBVoice includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for call flow and call control. The VBVoice toolkit allows for creation of various IVR applications, such as auto attendants, outbound IVRs, predictive dialers, and self-service IVRs. ^[3]

History

2020

• ProNexus LLC. joined the Oracle NetSuite Solution Provider Program ^[4]

2010

• Pronexus releases VBVoice 7
• Pronexus launches IVR solutions locator
• Pronexus achieves Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status
• Pronexus partners with distributor Bludis

2009

• Pronexus opens Competency Center in Mumbai, India under joint operating agreement with Techtree IT
• Pronexus wins its 14th Product of the Year award for VBVoice
• VBVoice 5.6 IVR Development Application voted "Best Development Tool" at World's Communication Conference – ITEXPO EAST 2009 ^[5]

2007

• Pronexus introduces a Japanese version of its Interactive Voice Response (IVR) toolkit VBVoice ^[6]

2004

• Pronexus awarded "Innovation Award of Excellence - Exporting" ^[7]

2003

• Gary T. Hannah named a recipient of the 'Forty under 40' Award ^[8]

2001

• Gary T. Hannah and employees acquire Pronexus ownership, making it a 100% private, Canadian corporation ^[8]

2000

• Active Voice takes 100% interest in Pronexus, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Active Voice ^[9]
• Gary T. Hannah is named president and CEO of Pronexus ^[10]
• Pronexus announces partnership with Nuance Communications

1997

• Active Voice acquires 51% shares in Pronexus ^[11]

1996

• VBVoice awarded 1st Computer Telephony Product of the Year ^[12]

1994

• Pronexus is incorporated and VBVoice is launched, Microsoft an early adopter^{[ citation needed ]}

1993

• Ian Bowles, founder of Pronexus, starts programming VBVoice ^[13]

References

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