CounterPath Solutions Named Among Canada's 20 Best Small and Medium Employers
01 February 2007 - 2:36AM
PR Newswire (US)
VoIP softphone developer earns #13 spot on prestigious Queen's
University ranking of Canada's top employers VANCOUVER, Jan. 31
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CounterPath Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:
CTPS), a leading provider of VoIP (Voice over IP) and Video over IP
SIP softphones, today announced it has been named # 13 on a list of
the top 20 small- and medium-sized businesses to work for in
Canada, as published in the Globe and Mail newspaper today.
CounterPath was recognized as a top ranking employer following a
2006 survey conducted by Queen's School of Business and Queen's
Centre for Business Venturing (QCBV). The survey is part of the
university's annual Best Employers in Canada ranking, compiled in
association with human resources consulting firm Hewitt Associates.
CounterPath develops award-winning, carrier-grade SIP softphones
and SDKs (Software Development Kits) for the telecom industry,
combining VoIP, Video over IP, IM (Instant Messaging) and Presence
functionality into an intuitive and user-friendly desktop solution.
Based in Vancouver, the company has doubled its number of employees
to 60 over the past year and moved into a larger office/research
lab space. CounterPath's customers can be found in more than 50
countries and include some of the world's largest service providers
and equipment manufacturers such as Cisco, Lucent, BT, Vonage,
AT&T, Deutsche Telekom and Portugal Telecom. "Four years ago we
started the company with three people. We have since grown to more
than 60 and substantially all the team has stayed to grow with us,"
said Mark Bruk, CEO of CounterPath. "We take great pride in being
recognized for this distinction and it is a testament to the
strength of our entire team. The communications market is going
through significant change - the convergence of fixed line services
with mobile services, overlaid by the impact unified communications
is having on the carriers, network equipment providers and
enterprises, is making for an exciting opportunity for our company.
The passion and commitment to excellence consistently shown by the
members of the CounterPath team will serve us well as we continue
to grow our business and team while expanding our list of customers
and partners worldwide." "In performing the study each year, we
contemplate a number of factors including leadership, employee
motivation and opportunities for career growth " said Professor
Elspeth Murray, Associate Professor and Director of QCBV and the
CIBC Teaching Fellow in Entrepreneurship at Queen's School of
Business. "CounterPath has proven to meet these high standards as
exemplified by its emphasis on collaboration and the value it
places on each member of its team, and serves as a prime example of
our country's excellent small- and medium-employers." The goal of
the Queen's School of Business and QCBV survey is to identify
Canada's top employers based on employee opinions, working
environment, human resources and management practices, and
leadership team. Companies with 50-399 Canadian-based permanent
employees from all major industries and regions were eligible to
participate in the study. About CounterPath CounterPath Solutions,
Inc., formerly Xten Networks, Inc., is a developer of
award-winning, carrier-grade VoIP and Video over IP SIP softphones
for telecom and Internet telephony service providers, cable
operators, IP-PBX manufacturers and infrastructure manufacturers.
CounterPath's SIP softphones and softphone SDKs (Software
Development Kits), which provide VoIP, Video over IP, IM (Instant
Messaging) and Presence functionality and can be preconfigured to
our customer's VoIP service, are predominantly licensed on a per
seat or per subscriber basis, either co-branded or private labeled.
CounterPath's technology is deployed by over 235 customers in more
than 50 countries. Additional information about CounterPath and
CounterPath's products and services is available at
http://www.counterpath.com/. CONTACT: Rob Brown, Director of
Marketing, (604) 320-3344 x.120, DATASOURCE: CounterPath Solutions,
Inc. CONTACT: Rob Brown, Director of Marketing, (604) 320-3344
x.120,
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