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Nation’s Largest Minority Education Organization Selects iCore’s Unified Telecom System
McLean, VA - June 9, 2009 – UNCF–the United Negro College Fund– the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization has partnered with iCore Networks, the D.C. metro area’s leading provider of Voice over Private Internet (VoPI) services, to implement a centralized phone system using VoPI.
“Technology is driving telephony communications to a whole new level,” said iCore CEO and Chairman Stephen Canton. “UNCF is looking to iCore to help them achieve a higher level of productivity through tech-driven telecom.”
“iCore’s VoPI system will enable UNCF to integrate its telephony system at headquarters and more than 20 branch offices nationwide,” said Michael L. Lomax, Ph.D., UNCF president and CEO. “This will allow our entire organization to operate seamlessly and more cost-effectively.”
UNCF serves the youth, the community and the nation by supporting its 39 member historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in acquiring the resources necessary to provide students with a high quality education. Additionally, UNCF provides students with the support they need to gain access to and graduate from college prepared for competitive employment, further educational advancement and active participation in civil society.
Currently UNCF is using multiple phone service providers to handle the telephony needs of its 20 locations throughout the United States. Each service provider has a different billing method, different available features and different price points. Under the existing setup, a centralized solution is not possible.
iCore’s telephony network provides advanced call features while reducing capital expenses and monthly telecommunications costs. The new service will allow four-digit dialing between all UNCF offices and unlimited local and long distance in the United States. iCore’s system also provides an Auto Attendant that has the ability to route calls to locations and individuals as designed.
“Voice quality, reliability and customer service are always important to telecom customers,” said Canton, “and iCore delivers on all three counts.” iCore’s voice quality is consistently rated as equal or better than landlines by independent rating firms. The company’s reliable, secure business-class networking solution uses VoPI technology backed by Cisco Systems, considered the defacto industry standard. In addition, iCore offers 24/7/365 customer service with a single point of contact.
Together, the features and benefits provided by the iCore network can help UNCF staff members get more done in less time. “In today’s technology-driven telecom business,” Canton said, “productivity is what it’s all about.”
About UNCF
UNCF--the United Negro College Fund--is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students' education and development through scholarships and other programs, strengthens its 39 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education. UNCF institutions and other historically black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 18 percent of African American baccalaureate degrees. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 900 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized motto, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." Learn more at www.UNCF.org.
About iCore Networks
iCore is a managed networking and Voice over Private Internet (VoPI) company that offers small and medium-sized business a managed, secure, hosted, end-to-end voice and data system that gives them the same capabilities enjoyed by Fortune 500 companies at a savings over their current voice and data providers. iCore backs those capabilities with the most customer-oriented employees in the industry; unprecedented reliability and disaster recovery tools; and world-class employee support and training. For more information about iCore Networks, please visit www.icore.com.
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