Media Coverage
Telecom Reseller
September 22nd, 2020
Telecom Reseller Podcast: Phonism Selected by Ribbon for Cloud Management of Desk Phones and More
Steve Lazaridis, CEO and Founder, Phonism and John Macario, SVP Channel Marketing of Ribbon on Telecom Reseller Podcast “With EdgeView and Ribbon strategy around managing the edge, Phonism made really good sense to build an integration tool where extending the capability beyond the SBC to allow management all the way to the end point …” said Lazaridis. Lazaridis and Macario see the new relationship as much more than a step ahead. The addition of Phonism enhances EdgeView’s capabilities to remotely configure, monitor, and update a wide range of IP endpoints in the cloud. “1 + 1 = 3,” says Macario, who sees big wins for everyone from the end user up through the channel.
Florida Venture Sourcing
September 10th, 2020
National telecom firm partners with Tampa tech company Phonism
Ribbon Communications has partnered with Phonism, a Tampa technology startup, on an initiative designed to make it easier for companies to manage desk phones and other internet protocol devices.
Dark Reading
September 10th, 2020
Phonism Selected by Ribbon for Cloud Management of Desk Phones and More
Phonism now integrated into EdgeView’s Service Control Center, provisioning and managing any SIP device, including ATAs, Desk phones, Video, or Conference devices, is simplified.
Phoneweek
September 10th, 2020
Phonism Selected by Ribbon for Cloud Management of Desk Phones and More
Phonism now integrated into EdgeView’s Service Control Center, provisioning and managing any SIP device, including ATAs, Desk phones, Video, or Conference devices, is simplified.
Tampa Bay Business Journal
September 10th, 2020
Tampa tech startup partners with MA-based publicly traded company
Phonism, which provides cloud-based device management in the communications industry, announced the deal with Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ: RBBN) Thursday morning.
Telecom Reseller
September 10th, 2020
Phonism Selected by Ribbon for Cloud Management of Desk Phones and More
Phonism’s IP device management solutions are now available to Ribbon’s enterprise and service provider users of EdgeView. The addition of Phonism enhances EdgeView’s capabilities to remotely configure, monitor, and update a wide range of IP endpoints in the cloud.
Channel Vision Magazine
September 10th, 2020
Phonism Selected by Ribbon for Cloud Management of Desk Phones and More
With Phonism now integrated into EdgeView’s service control center, provisioning and managing any SIP device, including ATAs, desk phones, video, or conference devices, is simplified. Phonism eliminates manual provisioning and enables a completely zero-touch support process, and as a result, IT managers and telecom support teams are freed up to focus on high priority activities.
AiThority
September 10th, 2020
Provisioning and Updating of Devices Free up IT Managers to Work on Critical Issues
With the Phonism integration, EdgeView’s strong track record of delivering operations savings now also helps overcome the financial and perceptual barrier of existing hardware and service migration faced during the customer acquisition process.
Politico
July 21st, 2017
The Hedge Fund Fortune Revving Up Tampa’s Tech Scene
Steve Lazaridis founded Phonism to help his brother Niko, an IT director, manage a frustrating phone system. Together, they developed new phone management and monitoring technology.
FundingSage
June 8th, 2017
Business Startup Spotlight: Phonism
We started building Phonism during nights and weekends in 2010, but we really launched in 2015. It all started when my brother, Niko Lazaridis, was deploying VoIP within the company for which he worked. He identified the challenges associated with deploying and managing VoIP. We partnered to build software to solve this.
Tampa Bay Business Journal
May 4th, 2017
GlobeNewswire
March 23rd, 2017
Investors pump more than $1.5 million into two promising Tampa Bay startups
Yahoo Finance
February 16th, 2017
Investors pump more than $1.5 million into two promising Tampa Bay startups
Tampa Bay Business Journal
February 16th, 2017
Elevator meeting turns into a six-figure deal for a Tampa startup