HERNDON, Va., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine ranked Aptela NO. 93 in Telecommunications on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America's independent-minded entrepreneurs.
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"The leaders of the companies on this year's Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression," said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. "The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs."
Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone services to small businesses, teleworkers and mobile workers nationwide. As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications.
Aptela's President and CEO, Douglas Strahan, commented on the award: "We are honored to be recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing telecommunications companies in the nation. Aptela continues to differentiate ourselves as a leader in our space, delivering innovative technology, quality service and support to our valued customers."
Aptela's new, innovative calling platform, v5, released earlier this year, was architected for even greater stability and scalability than its predecessor platform, which today supports nearly 19,000 users across nearly 3,000 customers nationwide. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud-computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unify communications for our customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.
For more information about Aptela and its business-class phone service, please visit www.aptela.com/aptela5.
About Aptela
Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 calling platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed – anywhere, anytime – through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.
About Inc. Magazine
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For further information: Jackie Funk of Aptela, +1-703-386-1500, ext. 9206, jfunk@aptela.com
