Welcome to the new NetFortris Quarterly Partner Newsletter packed with the latest news, tools and industry information on cloud communication solutions. Please don’t hesitate to give us feedback at partners@netfortris.com.

NetFortris CEO Corner

The beauty of visual connections Earlier this week we announced the NetFortris Business Collaboration solution. When it’s generally available later this year, our customers will be able to visually connect and collaborate with up to eight people, anytime, anywhere, and from any device. It’s a powerful tool for distributed workforces that need to work as if they were just down the hall from one another. Desktop video conferencing, peer-to-peer video calls, screen and app sharing, and always-on chat helps companies do more, improve efficiency and teamwork, and deliver results quickly. With these advanced capabilities at workers’ fingertips, companies are also able to realize this productivity at a lower total cost of ownership. The solution requires no custom hardware, specialized chips, or compute-intensive equipment, meaning that in addition to desktop productivity, it can replace very expensive video conferencing in almost any conference room. This is just one of the hosted communications solutions we offer. The first half of this year has been focused on delivering right-sized communication solutions for any business. We now offer four different levels of voice, video and data connectivity so customers can select the service that works best for them. Because they all operate on our Cloud Solutions Platform (CSP), customers who buy NetFortris today have a great foundation to expand functionality, geography and services as their needs change. We’ve also advanced our partner relationship network to include highly-skilled partner agents across the county. This quarter we announced Cynergy as our newest platinum partner in the Eastern region. Cynergy joins other experienced partners across the nation. And, these partnerships are proving to be instrumental in bringing our solutions to market. Together we have closed some of the largest multi-site deals in NetFortris’ history. Through these partnerships, we are able to deliver the products customers want, at compelling price points, with the service they need to become successful installations and happy long-term customers. Finally, we are working hard to close the year strong. In Q4 this year we’ll award a new BMW to the agent who closes the largest deal of 2015. We are glad you’re on our team and we look forward to continuing to build momentum and enjoy success from our joint efforts. As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or comments. Best wishes, Grant Evans, CEO NetFortris Grant.evans@netfortris.com

Product Roundup

New HD Video Capabilities Enhance Business Collaboration Suite

NetFortris Business Collaboration empowers businesses with advanced capabilities that meet the needs of a highly mobile workforce. One-click HD video conferencing allows collaboration wherever, whenever, from two to 20 participants. Completely hosted in the NetFortris Cloud, this new solution lowers overall TCO by eliminating the purchase of custom hardware, specialized chips, or compute-intensive equipment.

With innovative connectivity and customizable interface, NetFortris Business Collaboration enables a distributed team to share screens and apps, chat, and host on-demand video meetings from PCs, smartphones, and tablets alike. Secure, encrypted voice and video data meets corporate security requirements and complies with regulatory standards for businesses in healthcare and financial service industries.

Four Flavors of NetFortris UC—One Provider, Endless Solutions

NetFortris UC offers customizable options to meet every customer’s unique needs. Serving four main vertical markets, we understand the challenges faced by businesses in distinct industries and create nimble, flexible, personalized solutions.

Healthcare: NetFortris provides secure wireless MPLS and voice for HIPA-compliant healthcare IT. Learn more about how NetFortris can provide complete solutions for healthcare focused businesses here.

Financial Services: With compliance-driven voice and data solutions, NetFortris navigates reporting and compliance issues to provide the security and reliability that are critical to business operations. Learn more here.

Retail & Restaurants: PCI-ready voice, data, and advanced call distribution meet the demands of high volume transactions and multi-location vendors. Read how NetFortris partnered with retail giant Thorntons to tailor a custom solution for their over 175 locations.

Enterprise: With secure cloud solutions for voice and data, NetFortris offers UC on any device, in any location. Learn more about how NetFortris can serve growing enterprise customers here.

Customers can select the package that makes the best sense for their busienss: simple hosted VoIP, hosted PBX, Unified Communicaitons or Busienss Collaboration.

Perspectives

Every week, we share perspectives, ideas and insights on the NetFortris blog. Some of our most visited posts are included here, but for the complete list, please be sure to follow us there and join the conversation.

Tools to Help You Sell

Please visit our resource page to access the latest and greatest whitepapers, data sheets and customer case studies.

Right-Sizing Your Cloud Communications Solution

According to Infonetics Research, there will be 62.6 million people using cloud-based communications for daily voice, video, chat and video conferencing. The reasons are simple: cost savings, efficiency, and the breadth of productivity-boosting features.

Earlier this month we announced a new, stratified product line for our cloud communications services. With more choices and flexible feature sets we hope to make it easier for businesses of all sizes to move to the cloud for VoIP, PBX, Unified Communications (UC), and enterprise collaboration.

Cloud voice services and unified communications offer a wide array of capabilities and produce measurable benefits in productivity, cost savings and IT efficiency. Consider the following key factors as you move your communications infrastructure to the cloud for the first time, or as you add more advanced solutions to existing cloud communications.

Learn more about the different options available to you by reading our eBook, Right-Sizing Your Cloud Communications Solution. It’s available for free on our website.

Promotions, Events, and Tid Bits

Unwrap a New BMW from NetFortris

Netfortris has recently launched a new Channel Partner Program featuring enhanced marketing and sales support for our partners. And to show our commitment to our channel partners, we’re giving away a two year lease on a BMW 3 Series. To find out more about this exciting contest and how your organization can access benefits including thousands in co-marketing support, contact your NetFortris Channel Partner Manager at partners@netfortris.com.

Raider’s Training Camp

We were lucky enough to invite 30 customers, along with NetFortris team to attend 2015 Oakland Raiders Training Camp in beautiful Napa Valley, CA. Everyone was able to come together for a memorable weekend of fun, relaxation, wine, and of course, Raiders’ Football! We always look forward to time we are able to spend with our customers and truly value our relationships that are built through being able to understand businesses on a more personal level.

NetFortris Fairway Fiesta

We hosted our very first regional event at the TopGolf in Alexandria, Virginia this past week. From IaaS providers to telecom consultants to software integrators, our diverse partnerships speak to our sales methodology. A method that demonstrates our ability to work with the partner to customize the best security, network, call center or UC solution for the customer to ensure that our partners are successful and customer satisfaction. I will be hosting and co-hosting other events in the region this fall. Thank you to all the partners that participated in last week’s event.

Upcoming Events

Cloud Partners Boston September 15 – 17, 2015 – Sheraton Hotel, Boston, MA

Intellisys Channel Connect October 8, 2015 – Meritage Resort, Napa Valley, CA

LAM Shootout October 17, 2015 – Dallas, TX