31 July 2007

Another take on the WebTone "napkin pitch"

We're working on refining the "napkin pitch" for the WebTone, and here's what we've come up with so far:

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The day is coming when every phone and mobile device will be on an IP network. At the same time, every browser will receive and send IP-based phone calls. Phones, browsers, and converged "browser phones" will deliver voice, web, email, video, and related data to users. This new capability, which we call the WebTone, ushers in an era of dramatically increased personal and business productivity.

To capitalize on the promise of the WebTone, M1 Global has spent four years and $15M building StarPound. StarPound is a powerful, flexible, and open source platform for creating communication-enabled business process applications, the foundation of the WebTone. With StarPound, M1 delivers IP phone services and key business applications for collaborative customer service, contact centers, field service, logistics, supply chain management, and more.
M1 is actively seeking partners and entrepreneurs across key industries who recognize opportunities to bring to market converged voice and data services, and vertical-specific applications. These partnerships with M1 Global will deliver IP-based phone services to customers, in effect being their phone company. These vertical phone companies open up new possibilities and deliver much more value to the business than just dial tone. They deliver the WebTone.
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