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Vision Milestones
The following is a list of key milestones for Vision:

2003 Milestones


Date                            Milestone
March
  • UK Company incorporated on 19th March 2003
July
  • First solution demonstration (to BT & Dubai Internet City) 
October
  • Cisco EMEA Voice Engineering & NSITE Lab alignment 
December 
  • Cisco “Glasslake” reference architecture built  (Phase 1)  

2004 Milestones

Date                  Milestone
January
  • First support & consulting agreement with Cisco EMEA
February
  • VOSSManager successfully launched at CeBIT with Cisco 
March
  • Proposition for Cisco bridgehead accounts and active marketing  
April
  • Support agreement signed with Netwise AB (Leading Cisco switchboard  partner)
  • VOSSManager OSS platform appliance - alpha release
May
  • Deutsche Telekom commercial trial agreement signed
June 
  • Second release of VOSSManager OSS platform appliance (high availability version ready for DT trial)
July 
  • Deutsche Telekom “Netztest” platform delivered successfully 
August 
  • Cisco Business Unit (Voice Technology Group) alignment achieved 
  • First mobile Hosted IP telephony reference platform sold to Cisco
October
  • Completion of Cisco Hosted UCS Phase 1 testing at Cisco NSITE Reading
November
  • First BVSM training workshop delivered to Cisco team from AsiaPac
December
  • BVSM v3.0 code formally released to NSITE for testing
  • Vision accepted as official Cisco Development Partner 

2005 Milestones

Date                        Milestone
January
  • IBM technical approval for selection of Cisco Hosted UCS for Large UK Retail Bank
February
  • BVSM v3.0 Enterprise Edition released for testing at Cisco NSITE labs for IBM/UK Bank deployment 
March 
  • Order for AsiaPac Reference Platform received from Cisco
April 
  • Services contract for IBM/UK Bank agreed and signed
  • AsiaPac Reference Platform delivered to Cisco Sydney
May
  • IBM PO received for initial Services SOW for Large UK Retail Bank
  • Cisco PO received for two large scale BVSM-VOSSManager reference platforms
June 
  • IBM PO received for BVSM Licence and Delivery Services
  • PO received from Qatar Telecom
August
  • Cooperation and Developer’s License Agreement signed with Cisco
  • BVSM 3.1.0 released  
September
  • NueTel Bahrain PO received for pre-ordered hardware.
  • Vision demonstrates BVSM at Cisco Networkers in Australia
October  
  • Vision Website launched
  • PO received from DT/T-Systems Business Services to deliver a BVSM Reference Platform
November
  • QTel Production Platform accepted and live customers connected.
  • Vision demonstrates BVSM at Cisco Networkers in Cannes
December
  • BVSM Vs 3.1.4 released

2006 Milestones

Date                      Milestone
January
  • Mike Frayne joins Vision as CEO
February
  • PO received from Nexus Telecom (UK Service Provider)
  • Vision demonstrates BVSM at Spring VON in San Jose
March
  • BVSM Whitepaper released
April
  • Vision closes first USA deal with IBM USA for Large Serviced Office Company
May
  • Vision demonstrates BVSM at VON Europe in Stockholm 
June
  • PO Received from Qatar Telecom to upgrade BVSM Licence
July
  • BVSM 3.1.5 released
  • Adrian Andrews joins Vision as CFO
August
  • Vision incorporated in USA
  • Vision opens US Office in Santa Clara CA
September
  • Cisco TAC Training completed
  • Vision opens 2nd US office in Herndon VA
October
  • Vision closes deal with KMD Denmark
November
  • Partnership with IPUnity Expanded
  • Partnership with Netwise Expanded 
December
  •  ROI Whitepaper for Cisco Hosted UCS released
   

2007 Milestones

Date
       Milestone
January
  •  Vision demonstrates BVSM at Networkers Europe on BT
     Stand
February
  •  Vision secures order with major European PTT
March
  •  BVSM 3.1.6 Released
  •  BVSM Portal Released to IBM/Regus
April
  •  2nd Round of Cisco TAC Training completed. Formal Cisco TAC
     support available for Cisco Hosted UCS
May
  •  BVSM 3.1.7 Beta Released
  •  Partnership with INX signed
June
  •  BVSM support for Data Services launched
July
  •  WANA (Morocco) selects Vision
  •  Partnership with FlexITy Canada signed
August
  •  BVSM 3.1.7 Released 
  •  PO Received from FlexITy for Reference Platform
September
  •  UK Bank roll-out hits 20 sites per week
  •  PO Received from USA's largest Retailer
October
  •  UK Bank roll-out hits 60 sites per week
  • ACBB-BITS (NJ, USA) signs contract with Vision
November
  • BVSM 3.1.8 Beta Released
  • Production PO Recieved from Major European PTT
December
  • Vision Releases Beta USM-Enterprise Product
  • Order Management Product Released

2008 Milestones

Date
Milestone
 January
  • BVSM product name updated to VOSS-
 February
  • Vision announces the launch of USM Enterprise - standalone UCM management
 
 March
  • VON Magazine selects Vision for inaugural  Innovators Award
  • Vision receives PO from Dubai Service Provider
 
 April
  •  UC Magazine selects Vision for Product of the Year 2008
  • Vision receives PO from Ipitomi (UK Service Provider)
 May
  • Vision speaks at IDC Unified Communications Summit in New York
  • Vision releases Cisco 6.1 UCM Driver 
 
 June
  • Vision receives PO from Cisco for large North American Enterprise
  • Communications Solutions awards Vision Product of the Year 
 July
  • Vision signs North American Reseller Agreement with Cisco Advanced Services
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