Released on: July 2, 2008, 12:19 pm

Press Release Author: Anne Ward

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: M5 President & CEO, Dan Hoffman, Shares his Entrepreneurial
Experience by Supporting the Non-Profit Organization



Press Release Body: New York -M5 Networks, the market leader in delivering phone
system functionality as a service, today announced that they will be one of the
sponsors for the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) 42nd Anniversary
Celebration on May 14th 2008. WIBO is a non-profit organization whose mission is to
enable small business owners and budding entrepreneurs in under-served communities
to obtain financial success in starting, operating, and building successful
businesses that develop economic power, provide jobs and improve communities.
Founded in 1966, this year\'s 42nd Anniversary Celebration will commemorate the
accomplishments and contributions of NYC entrepreneurs and local business leaders.
M5 president & CEO, Dan Hoffman, is a WIBO board member and an avid supporter of the
organization. Hoffman was particularly impressed with WIBO's focus on supporting
entrepreneurial efforts through education, as he often shares his own experiences as
an entrepreneur with those who are looking to follow in his footsteps. In addition
to his involvement with WIBO, Hoffman has served as a panelist at the 2005 Wharton
Entrepreneurship Conference (\'Under 40 Success Stories\') and has spoken to the
Wharton Club of New York (\'Start-up Entrepreneurship - Alive and Thriving in NYC\').
"As WIBO celebrates 42 years of service to entrepreneurs, I feel fortunate to have
Dan Hoffman of M5 as a WIBO board member," said Amini Kajunju, Executive Director of
WIBO. "Dan exemplifies the kind of entrepreneur that WIBO strives to develop."
\"I believe deeply that business skills can be learned," said Dan Hoffman, CEO of M5
Networks. "In fact, companies that learn fastest win. This principle has been core
to my career and core to M5. It is popular to give money to entrepreneurs, but rare
to give them knowledge. WIBO touches thousands of lives, improving businesses,
supporting families, uplifting communities...\"
About WIBO
Founded in 1966 in Harlem, the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) is a
private non-profit organization that is committed to assisting men and women with
the drive to become successful entrepreneurs. Our mission is to enable small
business owners and budding entrepreneurs from underserved communities to obtain
financial success by starting, operating and building successful businesses that
develop economic power, provide jobs and improve communities.
WIBO offers a myriad of services, including our flagship 16-week workshop, "How to
Build a Growing Profitable Business. This workshop is offered twice per year in New
York City's underserved neighborhood of South Bronx, Harlem, Washington Heights,
Queens, Brooklyn, and Yonkers. Other important services include personalized
business coaching, legal and accounting clinics, seminars, networking events and
other business support services. WIBO serves approximately 500 entrepreneurs
annually. Please visit our website www.wibo.org.
About M5 Networks
M5 Networks is the pioneer of \"Voice as a Service,\" a breakthrough solution for
business phone communications. Industry experts predict that in ten years no
business will have a phone system. Instead, they will require phone system
capabilities as an on-demand, managed service over an IP network optimized for voice
- in other words, Voice as a Service. Today M5 serves a rapidly growing base of
mid-sized businesses. Its solution is distinguished by the rich capabilities and
unmatched service that one would expect from an industry leader.
M5's Voice as a Service (VaaS) includes three major components: Active Service
Management, or proactive, transparent service from deployment through ongoing
management and maintenance; Embedded Continuity, or "baked-in" business continuity
that goes far beyond simple redundancy; and On-Demand Solutions, which provide
actionable business breakthroughs for marketing, call center, staffing and client
service functions. M5 Networks has received considerable recognition and was named
to the 2006 Inc. 500 (#272) and the 2007 Deloitte's Technology Fast 50. M5 was
recognized by CRN as one of the top 15 Key VoIP Players in 2007. Internet Telephony
magazine named M5 Networks an Excellence Award Winner of 2007 for their Call Center
solution and awarded 2007 Product of the Year recognition to M5's Sales Engine. M5
has also been included on the Pulver 100 list for six consecutive years in addition
to receiving numerous other accolades. To learn more about M5, please visit
http://www.m5net.com.
For more information contact:
Anne Ward
M5 Networks
646.747.1634
award@m5net.com


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