HOLMDEL, N.J., July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage (NYSE:VG), a
leading provider of cloud communications for business, recently
joined local technology leaders at the inaugural The Holmdel Idea
Summit 2017 (THIS). In the keynote address, Vonage Chief Operating
Officer Joe Redling took to the Bell
Works stage in Holmdel, NJ
alongside CNBC's Kate Rogers, to
discuss Vonage's legacy of disruption and innovation, its
New Jersey roots, and the future
of innovation within the business communications space.
THIS is designed as a gathering of innovators and thought
leaders from diverse fields in business, technology and academia to
celebrate New Jersey's rich local
innovation history, as well as the current pursuit of new big
ideas. With a diverse audience of industry-leading business
leaders, start-up entrepreneurs and budding technology students,
The Holmdel Idea Summit platform serves as a bridge between today's
accomplished innovators and the next generation of passionate
visionaries and change agents.
"Vonage is committed to innovating relentlessly, which is the
perfect complement to the mission of THIS," said Mr. Redling. "As
an innovator and disruptor in cloud communications for business, we
are honored to participate in an event like THIS, which creates a
community for the innovation leaders of today and visionaries of
tomorrow to team up in pursuit of emerging technologies right here
in New Jersey."
The inaugural THIS event had more than 300 attendees and covered
a wide range of topics and emerging technologies. New Jersey-based leaders from the
communications, media, entertainment, gaming, and AI industries -
even local technology focused high school students -- discussed
artificial intelligence, virtual reality, claytronics, self driving
cars, and innovations of the future. See highlights from THIS.
"The inaugural THIS gathering struck a perfect chord with
New Jersey's tech ecosystem and
the response to this event has been overwhelming," said
Sanjay Macwan, Founder of THIS.
"THIS is a perfect union of the past, present, and future of tech
innovations from our region that have made, and will continue to
make transformational contributions to the world. I am thankful to
Vonage, Bell Works and several other sponsors and passionate
volunteers for their support and I am looking forward to making
THIS an annual and much-anticipated event."
About Vonage
Vonage (NYSE: VG) is a leading provider of cloud communications
services for business. Vonage transforms the way people work and
businesses operate through a portfolio of cloud-based
communications solutions that enable internal collaboration among
employees, while also keeping companies closely connected with
their customers, across any mode of communication, on any
device.
Vonage's Nexmo API Platform provides tools for voice, messaging
and phone verification services, allowing developers to embed
contextual, programmable communications into mobile apps, websites
and business systems. Nexmo enables enterprises to easily
communicate relevant information to their customers in real time,
anywhere in the world, through text messaging, chat, social media
and voice.
The Company also provides a robust suite of feature-rich
residential communication solutions. In 2015 and 2016, Vonage was
named a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified
Communications as-a-Service, Worldwide. Vonage has also earned
Frost & Sullivan's 2015 Growth Excellence Leadership Award for
Hosted IP and Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC)
Services and the 2016 North American Cloud Communications Product
Line Strategy Leadership Award. For more information, visit Vonage
Business.
Vonage Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Holmdel, New Jersey. Vonage® is a
registered trademark of Vonage Marketing LLC, owned by Vonage
America Inc. To follow Vonage on Twitter, please visit
www.twitter.com/vonage. To become a fan on Facebook, go to
www.facebook.com/vonage. To subscribe on YouTube, visit
www.youtube.com/vonage.
About Bell Works
Designed by legendary architect Eero Saarinen, this
one-of-a-kind space began its life as Bell
Labs, the iconic epicenter of discovery. Its breakthrough
innovations formed the very foundation of our modern lives. Today,
Bell Works is furthering that legacy of innovation—bringing
together a rich and diverse community of forward- looking companies
in a space that blurs the line between work and play, past and
future, imagination and reality.
Bell Works is a complete revitalization & reimagination of
one of the world's most celebrated buildings, the former
Bell Labs facility.
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