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Market Cap:$13.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$18.8M
  • Public
  • US
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AltiGen Communications, Inc. ("we" or the "Company") is a leader and market innovator in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone systems. We design, deliver and support VoIP phone systems and call center solutions that combine high reliability with integrated IP communications applications. As one of the first companies to offer VoIP solutions, AltiGen has been deploying systems since 1996. We have more than 10,000 customers worldwide with over 15,000 systems in use. Our telephony solutions are primarily used by small- to medium-sized businesses, companies with multiple locations, corporate branch offices, and call centers. AltiGen's systems are designed with an open architecture, built on industry standard Intel based servers, SIP compliant phones, and Microsoft Windows based IP applications. This adherence to widely used standards allows our solutions to both integrate with and leverage a company's existing technology investment. AltiGen's award winning, integrated IP applications suite provides customers with a complete business communications solution. Voicemail, Unified Messaging, Automatic Call Distribution, Call Recording, Call Activity Reporting, and Mobility solutions take advantage of the convergence of voice and data communications to achieve superior business results. We believe this enables our customers to implement communication systems solutions that have an increased return on investment versus past technology investments. ...

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Gilbert Hu
Number of Employees 121
Contact Information

4555 Cushing Pkwy

Fremont, California 94538-6504

altigen.com

1 510 252 9712

NAICS Code Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing: 334210

Recent Events

  • Legal Services Firm Grows to 16 Locations With AltiGen Unified Communications Solution

    12/07/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Ulster Savings Bank deploys AltiGen's call center and VoIP solution

    11/24/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • AltiGen Reports 20% Sequential Revenue Growth and Improved Gross Profit Margins for Fourth Quarter o

    11/18/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • AltiGen Communications expands distribution agreement with Fiserv

    11/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • AltiGen Unifies Communications for the Emergency Command Center

    11/11/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Telecom Equipment Warranties: Though industry sales are down in general, a handful of telecommunications, data...

    10/17/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • AltiGen Communications Signs Exclusive Agreement with Italy's Hypercom

    10/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • AltiGen Signs Exclusive Agreement With Italian Distributor Hypercom

    10/16/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • AltiGen Communications Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results

    7/22/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Teo Partners with AltiGen to Provide Unified Communications with Government-Grade Features

    7/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Datasharp Joins VoIP Provider AltiGen Partner Network

    6/26/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Jeremiah J. Fleming President, COO and Director
Philip M. McDermott CFO
Richard De Soto Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales
Jeff Kays Vice President of Business Development
Mike Plumer Altigen's Vice President of Sales
Shirley Sun Vice President, Res & Development
Shirley Tsyr-Yi Vice President of Research and Development
Simon Chouldjian Vice President, Hardware Engineering
Tsyr Yi Shirley Sun Vice President, Res
Tsyr Yi Sun Shirley Vice President of Research and Development
James A. Puchbauer Director, Marketing
Jim Crn Director, Marketing
Tamika Massey-Evans Director, HR
Neil Levonius Senior Product Marketing Manager
Niel Levonius Senior Product Marketing Manager
Rick Black Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Gilbert Hu Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Alan B. Howe Board of Directors
Eric Wanger Board of Directors
Kenneth Tai Board of Directors
Mike Mon Member of the Board of Directors
Mike Mon Yen Board of Directors
Mike Mon Yen Tsai Board of Directors
T Chester Wang Board of Directors
Tacheng Chester Wang Board of Directors
Yen Mike Mon Board of Directors

AltiGen Communications was founded in May, 1994 by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gilbert Hu, who has a history of bringing new technologies to market. Prior to AltiGen, Mr. Hu was founder, President, and CEO of Centrum Communications, a pioneer in the remote networking industry, which was acquired by 3Com Corp. in early 1994. Mr. Hu has also served in technical and managerial roles at Vitalink Corp., Convergent Technologies, and Luxcom. He earned an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Current
Altigen Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Centrum Communications CEO Former
Centrum Communications President Former
Centrum Communications Founder Former
Altigen Communications, Inc. Founder Former
3Com Corporation Former
Vitalink Former
Arizona State University M.S. in Electrical Engineering Former
National Chiao Tung University Bachelor of Science Degree In Electrical Engineering Former

Jeremiah Fleming, AltiGen's President and Chief Operating Officer hails from Interactive Intelligence, Inc. where he served in an executive management capacity for the past ten years. When the company launched its Vonexus subsidiary in 2004 to focus on Microsoft-based IP communications solutions, Mr. Fleming was appointed President of Vonexus. In that role, he was responsible for corporate strategy, management, business development and overall financial performance. Mr. Fleming originally joined Interactive Intelligence, Inc. in 1997 as Vice President of Sales to drive the inaugural launch of the Company's enterprise communications software. Following the Interactive Intelligence's 1999 initial public offering, Mr. Fleming was promoted to Executive Vice President of Sales for the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Previously, he spent five years Software Artistry in various management positions, including Vice President, Domestic Sales from January 1995 to February 1997. Mr. Fleming holds both B.A and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Missouri.

Organization Position Status
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. President, Vonexus Former
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Software Artistry Former
University of Missouri M.B.A. Degrees Former
University of Missouri B.A Degree Former

Philip M. McDermott, AltiGen's Chief Financial Officer, served as Director of Finance America Sales for 3Com Corp. from 1995 to June 1999. Mr. McDermott has also held the position of VP of Finance, Operations, and Administration for Chipcom Corp. Prior to Chipcom, Mr. McDermott served as CFO for four years at David Systems Inc. and has also held executive positions with Prentice Corp. and Northern Telecom. He received certified Management Account accreditation from the Society of Management Accounting in Montreal, Canada

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. CFO Current
D.A.V.I.D. Systems Inc. Vice President of Finance, Operations and Administration Former
Com Corporation Director of Finance Former
Comcorp, Inc Director of Finance America Sales Former
3Com Corporation Former
Northern Telecom Former

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales Current

Prior to joining AltiGen, Mr. Kays served as vice president of sales at Dallas-based Alliance Systems. Under his leadership, Alliance grew to over $100 million in annual revenues. In developing a channel sales model as Alliance’s primary growth strategy, Jeff built a global partner network supporting the enterprise telephony, call center, unified communications and carrier markets. Prior to joining Alliance Systems, he served as director of new business development at National Health Enhancement Systems, a publicly traded software company and vice president of sales for VS3, a Phoenix-based developer of enterprise voice messaging systems. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri.

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Vice President of Business Development Current

Mike Plumer is AltiGen's Vice President of Sales. He is responsible for all reseller channel sales activities worldwide. Mr. Plumer joined AltiGen in 1996 and has been instrumental in developing AltiGen's sales channel in the growing IP Telephony equipment market. Prior to serving as VP of Sales, Mr. Plumer held the postions of Senior Director of National Sales and Eastern Regional Manager. Mike holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Public Relations from Iowa State University.

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Altigen's Vice President of Sales Current
NetManage, Inc. Former
Iowa State University Bachelor's Degree In Journalism and Public Relations Former

Shirley Sun is the Vice President of Research and Development for AltiGen. Prior to her role, Ms. Sun was the Director of IP Telephony for AltiGen. She has also held a management position in software development for a remote server access product line at 3Com Corp. Before her role at 3Com, Ms. Sun was the cofounder and Engineering Manager for Centrum Communications, Inc. Ms. Sun was a key contributor to the design, architecture, and building of the remote access server product from ground up. She has also held technical positions Novell and Vitalink Communications. Ms. Sun earned her MS in Computer Science from Utah State University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from National Central University in Taiwan.

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Vice President, Res & Development Current
Centrum Communications Cofounder Former
Altigen Communications, Inc. Director of Ip Telephony Former
Centrum Communications Engineering Manager Former
Vitalink Communications Former
Utah State University MS In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Vice President of Research and Development Current

Simon Chouldjian, Vice President of Hardware Engineering, joined AltiGen after serving as founder and VP of Engineering at Luxcom Inc. Mr. Chouldjian held design engineering and managerial positions for several years at Hewlett-Packard and TRW. He received his MS in Electrical Engineering form Stanford University and his BS in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Vice President, Hardware Engineering Current
Hewlett-Packard Company Former
Stanford University Master of Science Degree In Electrical Engineering Former
University of California, Berkeley BS in Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Vice President, Res Current
Com Corporation Engineering Manager Former
Utah State University Master of Science Degree In Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Vice President of Research and Development Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Director, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Director, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Director, HR Current
Altigen Communications, Inc. Director, HR Former

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Senior Product Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Senior Product Marketing Manager Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
California Bar Board of Directors Current
The Edgewater Funds Senior Investment Analyst Former
Barrington Research Associates, Inc. Senior Investment Analyst Former
University of Illinois B.S. In Mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Member of the Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
ECRM Imaging Systems, Inc. President and CEO Current
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. General Partner, Opnet Partners Current
Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc. Chairman Current
Trex Enterprises Corporation Director Current
Altigen Communications, Inc. Director Current
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. Director Current
Oak Technology CEO Former
A.M. International Inc CEO Former
A.M. International Inc President Former
Oak Technology President Former
Harvard University MBA Former
Texas A&M University B.S. In Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Acorn Campus Managing Member and Co-Founder Current
Tsinghua Alumni Association of Northern California General Partner and Co-Founder of Acorn Campus Ventures Current
Altigen Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Tsinghua Alumni Association of Northern California Board of Directors Current
B Trend Inc Board of Directors Current
Chinabio Board of Directors Current
Crown Bioscience,Inc. Board of Directors Current
CMC Co-Founder Former
Acorn Campus Venture Partner Former
International Business Incubators, Inc Board of Directors Former
University of Oregon PhD In Physics Former
Tsinghua University Former

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Altigen Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
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     ATGN $0.88 +0.01 (0.91% )
Average Volume 21,914
Shares Outstanding 15.96M
Market Cap 14.0M
Year High 1.2008
Year Low 0.6101
Earnings Per Share -0.30
P/E Ratio -2.93
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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