ShoreTel, Inc. Industry Telecommunications Founded 1996; 29 years ago (1996 ) Defunct September 25, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-09-25 ) Fate Acquired by Mitel Headquarters Key people
Don Joos, CEO Mike Healy, CFO Revenue $359 million (2016) $12 million (2016) Total assets $339 million (2016) Total equity $202 million (2016) Number of employees
1,158 (2016) Footnotes / references [ 1]
ShoreTel, Inc. was a telecommunications vendor providing unified communications for business. In 2017, the company was acquired by Mitel .
History
In September 1996, ShoreTel was co-founded as Shoreline Teleworks by Edwin J. Basart and Mike Harrigan, both of whom were co-founders of Network Computing Devices .
In 1998, the company shipped its first products.
In April 2004, the company changed its name to ShoreTel.
On July 3, 2007, the company became a public company via an initial public offering .[ 2] [ 3]
On October 21, 2010, the company announced the acquisition of Agito Networks for approximately $11.4 million.[ 4] [ 5]
In 2012, the company acquired M5 Networks, based in New York City, for $146 million.[ 6]
In August 2013, Don Joos became president and chief executive. He had joined ShoreTel in April 2011 from Avaya .[ 7]
In August 2015, the company launched Connect Common UC Platform.[ 8] [ 9]
In January 2016, The company acquired Corvisa to provide SIP trunking and additional third-party application integration.[ 10]
In February 2016, ShoreTel Connect Hybrid Sites was launched, a hybrid offering of on-premises and cloud services.[ 11]
In August 2016, the company began looking into a sale of the company.[ 12]
In September 2017, the company was acquired by Mitel for $530 million.[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
References
^ "ShoreTel, Inc. 2016 Form 10-K Annual Report" . U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission .
^ "ShoreTel IPO Priced at $9.50 a Share" . CNBC . Associated Press . July 3, 2007.
^ "ShorelTel Inc (SHOR) IPO" . NASDAQ . July 3, 2007.
^ Mosca, Stefanie (October 21, 2010). "ShoreTel Acquires Enterprise Mobility Leader Agito Networks for $11.4 M" . TMC .
^ Burt, Jeffrey (October 21, 2010). "ShoreTel Buys Agito, Expands Mobile UC Capabilities" . eWeek .
^ Burt, Jeffrey (February 1, 2012). "ShoreTel to Buy M5 Networks, Grow Cloud UC Capabilities" . eWeek .
^ "ShoreTel Names Don Joos as President & CEO: ShoreTel SVP Steps Up to Top Role for Leading Unified Communications Provider" (Press release). August 8, 2013.
^ Burt, Jeffrey (August 19, 2015). "ShoreTel Rolls Out Connect Common UC Platform" . eWeek .
^ Haranas, Mark (August 18, 2015). "ShoreTel Launches 'First To Market' Single Hybrid Platform For Unified Communications" . CRN .
^ Lidstone, Rory (January 7, 2016). "ShoreTel's Corvisa Acquisition is Officially Complete" . CloudComputing .
^ Burbick, Michelle (February 24, 2016). "Hybrid Made Easy" . nojitter .
^ Burt, Jeffrey (August 5, 2016). "ShoreTel to Review Options for Its Future, Including a Possible Sale" . eWeek .
^ Haranas, Mark (July 27, 2017). "Mitel Acquiring ShoreTel To Create A $1.3B UCaaS Powerhouse" . CRN .
^ Haranas, Mark (September 25, 2017). "Mitel Completes $530 Million Acquisition Of ShoreTel" . CRN .
^ Miller, Ron (July 27, 2017). "Mitel to buy ShoreTel for $430 million to create unified communications powerhouse" . TechCrunch .
^ "Mitel Completes Acquisition of ShoreTel" (Press release). Globe Newswire . September 25, 2017.