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Digium (News - Alert), creator of Asterisk and provider of enterprise-class Unified Communications (UC) and Unified Communications as a Service (UCaas) announced today that Dallas-based Aligned Communications is the newest member of the Digium Cloud Agent Program, as a Master Agent no less.

"Digium's Switchvox (News - Alert) PBX has been a leader in the premises-based SIP PBX market, dating back to the early 2000s when SIP first emerged. Aligned Communications and our agents view their push into the cloud space with Switchvox Cloud and Digium SIP Trunking as the next step in their continued market leadership," said Dave Wallace (News - Alert), president of Aligned Communications.

The partnership helps Aligned leverage its strong foundation in the cloud and providing customers with solutions based on need to expand its breadth of offerings with the addition of the Digium Switchvox Cloud UC solution.

While Digium’s Switchvox PBX (News - Alert) is a leader in premises-based communication solutions, its cloud offerings are no slouch. Aligned’s Wallace noted that Digium’s Switchvox Rescue solution offers customers a headache-free, cost-friendly way to make the jump to the cloud, and because of Digium’s all inclusive pricing method, it is extremely easy to give a perspective client a quote. Wallace notes, “This keeps the customer conversation focused on all the ways they can use Digium's innovative features and easy to understand UI. Digium will be a major player in our hosted PBX portfolio."

Digium’s solutions are available in the lower 48 states, and Aligned is excited to have the opportunity to work with such a wide, well-respected and reliable portfolio of offerings.

"Aligned Communications brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and leadership in the cloud services industry by providing excellent analysis and delivery of solutions that fit each customer perfectly," said Jim Butler, Digium's director of global channel sales. "We are excited to have Aligned Communications offer Switchvox Cloud and Digium SIP Trunking to its network of cloud agents. The addition of Aligned Communications demonstrates the growing popularity of Digium Cloud Services and the market expansion of cloud communications."

As more businesses view viability in the cloud, it is no surprise to see a steep climb in adoption. A hosted solution offers the enterprise of any size the mobility, cost-savings and scalability needed in today’s always-on, always plugged in world.