AVST

In November 2017, AVST was acquired by StoneCalibre and merged with XMedius Solutions, and took on the XMedius solutions name.

In September 2016, AVST launched the next version of CX-E which included the secure mobile client as part of the base license, as well as support for XMediusFAX® fax over IP (FoIP) software.In June 2017, AVST enhanced the Skype for Business telephony user experience with Click-to-Call functionality and the handling of complex call forwarding scenarios. This release also included VMware vSphere 6.5 support and Mobile Client security requirements.In January 2018, AVST, an XMediusXMedius Company, released CX-E 9. This new version of CX-E features expanded scalability, multi-tenancy, and support for Microsoft’s Encryption File System (EFS) for end-to-end secure messaging.

A privately owned company, AVST's three major investors are Ignition Partners, Bellevue, WA, Ignition Capital, Seattle, WA and Second Alpha, New York, NY.Since September 2003, AVST has operated under the leadership of President & CEO, Hardy Myers. The company's Board of Directors is in charge of supervising the strategic direction, business, operations and organizational structure of AVST. Current members of The Board of Directors of AVST are: Jon Anderson, Shawn Bohnert, Richard Brekka, Steve Hooper, Hardy Myers, Jonathan Roberts and Jim Sanger.All of AVST's sales are realized through indirect channels. The company's Unified Communications solutions are sold and supported by a network of resellers and OEM partners including Alcatel-Lucent, Altura Communication SolutionsAltura Communication Solutions, Arrow SI, Black Box Network Services, Carousel Industries, CenturyLink, Combat Networks, ConvergeOne, Mitel, NEC, and Newcastle Communications.StoneCalibre acquired AVST on October 31, 2017. Through this acquisition, AVST was merged with XMedius. The focus of the combined company will be to provide a complete set of enterprise communications solutions that leverage voice and data through IP networks using different types of enterprise grade solutions, either on-premises or in the cloud.

A privately owned company, AVST's three major investors are Ignition Partners, Bellevue, WA, Ignition Capital, Seattle, WA and Second Alpha, New York, NY.Since September 2003, AVST has operated under the leadership of President & CEO, Hardy Myers. The company's Board of Directors is in charge of supervising the strategic direction, business, operations and organizational structure of AVST. Current members of The Board of Directors of AVST are: Jon Anderson, Shawn Bohnert, Richard Brekka, Steve Hooper, Hardy Myers, Jonathan Roberts and Jim Sanger.All of AVST's sales are realized through indirect channels. The company's Unified Communications solutions are sold and supported by a network of resellers and OEM partners including Alcatel-Lucent, Altura Communication Solutions, Arrow SI, Black Box Network Services, Carousel Industries, CenturyLink, Combat NetworksCombat Networks, ConvergeOne, Mitel, NEC, and Newcastle Communications.StoneCalibre acquired AVST on October 31, 2017. Through this acquisition, AVST was merged with XMedius. The focus of the combined company will be to provide a complete set of enterprise communications solutions that leverage voice and data through IP networks using different types of enterprise grade solutions, either on-premises or in the cloud.

The first AVST release, CallXpress 7.0, was in April 2004. Frost & Sullivan recognized AVST with the 2004 Entrepreneurial Company Award for its sound marketing strategy and identification of a new and exceptional product solution. In September 2004, AVST announced further validation of its strength in the market by procuring $10 million in new funding from Ignition Partners and Dolphin Equity PartnersDolphin Equity Partners. Shortly after, in November 2004, AVST introduced CallXpress 7.5 which provided the Centigram telephone user interface emulation. CallXpress 7.5 also offered user administration via Microsoft Active Directory and SMTP message notification.In 2005, AVST expanded worldwide by adding 30 new resellers to its list of channel partners. Some of the significant partnerships included Shared Technologies and NetVersant. In May 2005, the company released another version of its product, CallXpress 7.7, which emulated the Octel Serenade (VMX) telephone user interface. CallXpress 7.7 received the Frost & Sullivan 2005 Product Differentiation Innovation Award for the North American enterprise voice and unified messaging solutions market.In 2006, VARBusiness awarded AVST with Five Star Partner Program Winner for its innovative Marketing in a Box (MIB) program, which enables resellers to brand their AVST business through effective communication with customers and prospects. Version 7.8 of CallXpress was released on June 2006. It emulated the Avaya Intuity Audix user interface.In early 2007, AVST expanded its global presence by adding Teltronics, Inc. (OTCBB: TELT) to its reseller partners.