Thinking Phone Networks Named Company of the Year Finalist for 2011 American Business Awards

Cloud Enterprise Communications Company Selected a Finalist for Best Overall Company of the Year - Up to 100 Employees - Computer Services, Electronics, Software or Telecommunications

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 27, 2011 – Enterprise cloud communications service provider Thinking Phone Networks announced that the Company has been selected as a finalist for the 2011 American Business Awards Best Overall Company of the Year. The American Business Awards are the nation’s premier business awards program.

More than 2,800 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in more than 40 categories, including Most Innovative Company of the Year, Management Team of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year. Thinking Phone Networks was nominated in the Best Overall Company of the Year - Up to 100 Employees - Computer Services, Electronics, Software or Telecommunications category.

“Thinking Phone Networks’ selection as a Company of the Year finalist is recognition of our role in helping define enterprise cloud communications and its ability to drive significant business process improvement,” said Steve Kokinos, Thinking Phone Networks president and CEO. Today, hundreds of enterprise companies benefit from our open standards-based unified communications platform’s ability to improve processes, reduce cost, and be more competitive. We are very pleased to be recognized by the American Business Awards for both innovation and the value we bring to our customers.”

“The Stevie American Business Awards were created to honor the achievements of organizations and business people worldwide,” said Stevie Awards President Michael P. Gallagher. “Our mission is to raise the profile of exemplary organizations and individuals among the business community and the general public. In short order the Stevie has become one of the world's most coveted awards.”

Thinking Phone Networks’ ThinkingSuite unified communications ecosystem integrates communications with business applications and allows enterprises to redefine business processes and workflows for organizational efficiency and competitive advantage. ThinkingSuite combines a powerful business analytics engine for process and workflow visibility, third-party application integration to merge previously standalone systems, and best-in-class unified communications applications including voice, video, mobile, presence, messaging, and collaboration.

Cloud-based ThinkingSuite unified communications services are available for immediate enterprise deployment. For more information, contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or visit our new Web site at www.thinkingphones.com.

About Thinking Phone Networks
Thinking Phone Networks is focused on unified communications-enabling enterprise organizations to drive dramatic business process improvement and was recently named a “Visionary” by leading analyst firm Gartner, Inc. Our award-winning ThinkingSuite cloud ecosystem combines a powerful analytics engine and application integration with comprehensive unified communications capabilities on a single hosted platform. ThinkingSuite communications services are deployed by hundreds of leading-edge enterprises at thousands of locations around the globe. Visit us at www.thinkingphones.com.

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie® Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie® Awards at http://www.stevieawards.com.