BNET Industries
Market Cap:$13.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$18.8M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
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 HuNumber of Employees 121
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing: 334210
Recent Events
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Legal Services Firm Grows to 16 Locations With AltiGen Unified Communications Solution
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Ulster Savings Bank deploys AltiGen's call center and VoIP solution
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AltiGen Reports 20% Sequential Revenue Growth and Improved Gross Profit Margins for Fourth Quarter o
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AltiGen Communications expands distribution agreement with Fiserv
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AltiGen Unifies Communications for the Emergency Command Center
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Telecom Equipment Warranties: Though industry sales are down in general, a handful of telecommunications, data...
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AltiGen Communications Signs Exclusive Agreement with Italy's Hypercom
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AltiGen Signs Exclusive Agreement With Italian Distributor Hypercom
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AltiGen Communications Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
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Teo Partners with AltiGen to Provide Unified Communications with Government-Grade Features
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Datasharp Joins VoIP Provider AltiGen Partner Network
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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