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Company Timeline
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012
1998
- Sep 1996 - Mike Tessler and Scott Hoffpauir meet
- Aug 1998 - Mike and Scott get away to Barnes and Noble in Germantown, TN to discuss starting their own company
- Sep 1998 - Company officially started with the name iKnow - scott@iknowinc.com is our first email address
- Nov 1998 - iknow is Incorporated
- Dec 1998 - Initial bridge loan is secured
1999
- Jan 1999 - Charter restated and name changed to BroadSoft; visited over 60 properties looking for office space
- Feb 1999 - First board meeting held February 1, 1999 at 3:30 PM
- Mar 1999 - Moved into Corporate Offices at 200 Perry Parkway Gaithersburg MD USA, using third-hand cubes in a variety of colors
- Apr 1999 - Secured Series A Funding; Shopped for office furniture
- May 1999 - First product demonstration for Venture Capitalist
- Aug 1999 - BroadSoft unveils advanced architecture for the rapid and cost-effective delivery of enhanced voice services
- Aug 1999 - Official company market introduction
- Nov 1999 - Began the development of BroadWorks
2000
- Apr 2000 - BroadWorks Application Server Introduced
- Jun 2000 - Expanded service Internationally to Amsterdam & Bangkok
- Jun 2000 - First four product evaluations, including MCI Worldcom
- Aug 2000 - Montreal Development Office Opened
- Aug 2000 - Began partnerships with three infrastructure companies: Cisco, Sonus and TTI (acquired by Sonus)
- Nov 2000 - Deployed first BroadWorks application server platform
- Dec 2000 - Added Media Server to BroadWorks platform
2001
- Jan 2001 - Won first Product of the Year Award
- Feb 2001 - First customer introduced a BroadWorks powered offer to market
- Mar 2001 - Added Network Server to BroadWorks platform
- Nov 2001 - Completed first international supported release
2002
- Jan 2002 - Closed Series C Financing - Part 1
- Jan 2002 - Received Product of the Year Award from Leading Industry Magazine, Internet Telephony
- Apr 2002 - BroadSoft Offers Service Providers Unprecedented Outage Protection and Call Resiliency with BroadWorks' Carrier-Class Geographical Redundancy Capabilities
- May 2002 - BroadSoft's BroadWorks named Voice Server 'Product of the Year' by leading industry publication, Network Magazine
- Jun 2002 - BroadSoft Expands to Asia-Pacific with Fujitsu Agreement
- Jun 2002 - Closed contract with first Asia Pacific customer
- Sep 2002 - Closed Series C Financing - Part 2
- Nov 2002 - Introduced Relay Server
2003
- Jan 2003 - Secured first European customer contract
- Mar 2003 - Reached 25 customers milestone
- Sep 2003 - Awarded First Patent
- Oct 2003 - BroadSoft Hosts Connections 2003 - Industry's First Customer Conference For Hosted Voice
- Oct 2003 - BroadSoft Leads Market with First Fully Integrated Multimedia Conferencing Server with Hosted Voice Platform
2004
- Jan 2004 - BroadSoft Unveils Residential Broadband Application to Meet Rising Demand for VoIP Services to the Home
- Feb 2004 - Reached 50 customers milestone
- Jun 2004 - Ericsson agreed to integrate BroadSoft's Application Software Technology Into their Multimedia Platform
- Jun 2004 - Supercomm 2004 Announces BroadSoft as SuperQUEST Award Winner
- Aug 2004 - BroadSoft Announces First VoIP Open Client Interface for Both Telecom and Non-telecom Developers
- Sep 2004 - BroadSoft Makes Pulver.com List of Top Companies to Watch
- Oct 2004 - Escalating Growth in Hosted Voice Services Market Doubles Attendance for BroadSoft's Second Annual Connections Conference
2005
- Feb 2005 - Unveiled Missing Link in Bridging Existing Telecom Infrastructure With Next-Generation VoIP Application
- Mar 2005 - Announced First Available IMS-Compliant VoIP Application Platform
- Mar 2005 - Launched Innovative Mobile PBX Application
- May 2005 - Expanded Global Presence with Customer VoIP Deployments on 6 Continents and 6 New International Offices
- May 2005 - Reached 100 customer milestone and 900K lines shipped
- Sep 2005 - Acquired Carbon Twelve to Enhance Portfolio of VoIP Desktop Client Applications
- Oct 2005 - Announced BroadWorks VoIP Application Platform Support for IBM Blade Servers Running Linux
- Oct 2005 - BroadSoft Connections 2005 Conference Draws Over 500 Leaders to Promote Innovations in Hosted VoIP Applications
2006
- Jan 2006 - Named Market Leader In VoIP Application Server Market by Independent Research Firm
- Jan 2006 - Named One of the Top 20 Companies to Watch in 2006 by VoIP Magazine
- Feb 2006 - Received Frost & Sullivan 2006 Technology of the Year for VoIP
- Mar 2006 - Announced IMS-ready Media Resource Function Server
- Mar 2006 - Launched Enhanced Desktop Telephony Toolbar With Advanced Call Control Features
- Mar 2006 - BroadSoft Launches State-of-the-Art European Operations Center
- May 2006 - BroadSoft CEO, Michael Tessler Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2006 Award Finalist in Washington, D.C.
- Sep 2006 - Launched VoIP Call Center Solution
- Oct 2006 - Reached 200 customer milestone
- Oct 2006 - Deloitte names BroadSoft a Top 100 fastest growing technology company in North America
2007
- Jan 2007 - Received Internet Telephony Magazine's 2006 Product of the Year Award
- Mar 2007 - Named to 'Pulver 100' for 5th Consecutive Year
- May 2007 - Received 2007 IMS Leadership Award from IMS Magazine
- May 2007 - Opened Syndey Technical Assistance Center
- Jun 2007 - BroadSoft's SIP Trunking Application wins 2006 Product of the Year Award
- Jul 2007 - Northern Virginia Technology Council Honors BroadSoft with “Hottest Management Team” Award
- Sep 2007 - Named Inc. Magazine’s 526th of 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies
- Sep 2007 - Named Light Reading's #1 Private Company
- Oct 2007 - Reach 5 Million Lines Deployed
2008
- Feb 2008 - Demonstrated Scalability with IBM BladeCenter
- Mar 2008 - Delivered Multimedia Telephony as Operators Undergo IMS Network Transformation
- Mar 2008 - Launched BroadSoft Xtended to Personalize Voice Communications Technologies Through Web 2.0 Integrated Applications
- Mar 2008 - VON Magazine Recognized BroadSoft with Top 10 Innovator Award
- May 2008 - Won Convergence World Award
- Aug 2008 - Acquired GENBAND's M6 Communication Applications Server
- Sep 2008 - Ranked on the Inc. 5,000 for Second Year
- Oct 2008 - Announced joint Unified Communications solution with Microsoft
- Nov 2008 - Celebrated 10th Anniversary
- Dec 2008 - Acquired Sylantro Systems
2009
- Jan 2009 - BroadSoft wins Smart CEO Magazine/BDO Siedman Future 50 Award
- Feb 2009 - BroadWorks receives IMS Leadership Award for the Second year in a row
- Feb 2009 - Joined the GSM Association's Rich Communication Suite Program
- Jun 2009 - Launched Bria for BroadWorks with CounterPath
- Jun 2009 - Northern Virginia Technology Council names Jim Tholen CFO of the year
- Aug 2009 - Named one of the nations fastest growing private companies for third year in a row by the Inc. 5000
- Oct 2009 - Acquired Packet Island, Inc.
- Oct 2009 - Achieved TL 9000 and ISO 9001:2000 Certifications
- Oct 2009 - Named one of the fastest growing companies in North America by Deloitte for third year in a row
- Oct 2009 - Introduced the BroadSoft Marketplace
- Oct 2009 - Introduced the BroadWorks Connector for Lotus Sametime with IBM
2010
- Feb 2010 - Introduced the BroadWorks Mobility Suite
- Apr 2010 - Jim Tholen selected as SmartCEO Magazine's CFO of the Year
- Jun 2010 - Launched the Xtended App Incubator program
- Jun 2010 - Announced initial public offering
- Jun 2010 - Named winner in the Telecommunications category for the American Technology Awards
- Jun 2010 - BroadWorks Mobility Suite wins Stevie Award for Best New Product of the Year
- Aug 2010 - Listed in Inc's 5000 Fastest Growing US Companies
- Oct 2010 - Acquired Casabi, Inc.
- Oct 2010 - Introduced BroadCloud
- Oct 2010 - Named one of the fastest growing companies in North America by Deloitte for fourth year in a row
2011
- Feb 2011 - Completed Voice over LTE (VoLTE) IR.92 Compliance
- Mar 2011 - Wins "Exit of the Year" award by Washington Business Journal for completing their IPO successfully
- Apr 2011 - Scott Hoffpauir selected as SmartCEO Magazine's CTO of the Year
- May 2011 - Wins "Deal of the Year" by the Association for Corporate Growth
- Jun 2011 - Wins the Hot Ticket Award in "Hottest Exit" by Northern Virginia Technology Council
- Oct 2011 - Acquired iLinc Communications, Inc.
- Oct 2011 - Acquired Movial Applications
- Oct 2011 - Enhanced growing Unified Communications portfolio with new capabilities
- Oct 2011 - Introduced BroadTouch
- Nov 2011 - Scott Hoffpauir, BroadSoft CEO named IT Executive of the Year by the Tech Council of Maryland
2012
- Feb 2012 - Acme Packet and BroadSoft introduced IMS Xpress
- Feb 2012 - Introduced BroadTouch Business Communicator
- Apr 2012 - Jim Tholen selected as Tech Council of Maryland’s CFO of the Year
- May 2012 - Wins First Place in CTIA’s Second Annual BIG Idea Contest
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