CallVision Honored as 2004 Venture All Star Company; The Venture Event of the Year Honored CallVision as one of the Top Venture-Backed Companies in the Region.Business Editors & Technology Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 2004 CallVision, Inc., a leading provider of online analysis solutions for the telecommunications industry, has been honored as a 2004 Venture All Star by the Investment Forum, a non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that promotes promising new companies to the business and investment community. Derek Edwards Derek Edwards is a professor of psychology at the 'Discourse and Rhetoric Group' at the University of Loughborough. He is one of the pioneers of discursive psychology. Another Derek Edwards is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor. , President, was honored along with 38 other CEOs at the Chateau Ste. Michelle The Chateau Ste. Michelle is a Washington winery in Woodinville, Washington. They are noted for their bestselling Riesling (as the largest single producer of Riesling in the world), but produce wines of many classic varietals and some experimental wines on a per-year basis. Ste. as 2004 Venture All Stars, recognizing their accomplishments as the top venture-backed companies in the region. CallVision was also featured in the fourth edition of the venture map poster, the definitive visual business reference, which will be distributed to more than 50,000 private investors and top business executives throughout the Northwest including Washington, Oregon and British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography . "We are honored to be selected as a Venture All Star by the Investment Forum," said Derek Edwards, President of CallVision. "The team at CallVision is dedicated to building a successful company with innovative products and a strong customer focus, and we appreciate this award as an acknowledgement of our commitment to success." The 2004 Venture All Star companies were selected over a four-week period from more than 125 nominations by a forty (40) member Selection Committee comprised of representatives from the region's top venture capital funds Venture Capital Funds An investment fund that manages money from investors seeking private equity stakes in small and medium-size enterprises with strong growth potential. Notes: such as OVP OVP Originalverpackt (German: original packaging) OVP Over Voltage Protection OVP Ostvorpommern (German number plate area code) OVP Originalverpackung (German) Venture Partners, Madrona Venture Group, Ignition Partners and Northwest Venture Associates to name a few. In order to be selected, companies had to demonstrate the ability to follow in the footsteps of the region's most successful growth business such as Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, Amazon.com and Immunex. Companies were evaluated on their growth achievements to date, market potential, management strength and financial backing. For a complete list of the companies, go to http://www.ventureallstars.com. "CallVision has proven its ability to be a leader and is well positioned to prosper in the recovering economy," said Nathan McDonald, Managing Director of the 2004 Venture All Stars and Investment Forum. "We're honored to produce the fourth-annual Venture All Stars event to honor and promote companies with outstanding growth potential." About CallVision, Inc. Founded in 1996, CallVision is a leading provider of online analysis applications that enable clients to leverage billing data into deeper, more valuable online interactions with their customers. CallVision's business applications enable customers to transform billing data into a vital source of business intelligence, increasing customer satisfaction and retention. CallVision's carrier-specific applications allow customer service and sales teams to proactively put customers on optimal rate plans and gain insight into competitive rate plans, significantly decreasing customer churn. Current clients include Qwest Communications
See: New York Stock Exchange :Q), SunCom, Cingular Wireless, AT&T (NYSE:T), and T-Mobile (subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. , (NYSE:DT). CallVision has headquarters in Seattle, and can be found on the Web at www.CallVision.com. About the Venture All Stars The 2004 Venture All Stars is a salute to the region's entrepreneurs and their success. The selected Venture All Star companies are those that the local venture investing venture investing The acquiring of a stake in a start-up company by a brokerage firm or analyst by obtaining discounted, pre-IPO shares. Critics claim venture investing causes analysts to have a vested interest in seeing a stock appreciate in value and so community believe have demonstrated the ability to follow in the footsteps of the region's most successful growth businesses, such as Microsoft, Starbucks, Costco, Amazon.com and Immunex, to name a few of the local companies that relied on private venture funds to grow. Selection as a Venture All Star company acknowledges each of their efforts to date, gives them visibility in the community, and encourages their future success. http://www.VentureAllStars.com. About the Investment Forum The mission of the Investment Forum is to promote promising new companies by creating, operating and producing creative ways to educate and bring entrepreneurs, investors, and the business community together for the benefit of all. Bryce James, Tim Reha, and Nathan McDonald formed the Investment Forum as a Washington State Non-Profit Corporation in 2000. The Investment Forum produces and co-promotes events, forums, speakers and special projects on a monthly basis. The Investment forum features a popular monthly Investment News and Event Email Newsletter for Angel Investors An individual who invests his or her own money in a private company, which is typically a startup. An angel investor is not an employee or member of a bank, venture capital firm or other financial institution that normally makes such investments. and Entrepreneurs. The organization is operated out of Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. . http://www.InvestmentForum.org. |
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