Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has completed its acquisition of Vonage Holdings Corp. (Vonage) (NASDAQ:VG), supporting Ericsson's strategy to leverage technology leadership to grow its mobile network business and expand into enterprise. The acquisition provides Ericsson with access to powerful building blocks to offer a full suite of communications solutions including, Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS), UCaaS and CCaaS. By leveraging the Vonage CPaaS offering, Ericsson aims to transform the way advanced 5G network capabilities are exposed, consumed and paid for. This will provide the global developer community, including Vonage's more than one million registered developers, with easy acc

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Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. (NYSE:SHO) will replace Vonage Holdings Corp. (NASD:VG) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Thursday, July 21. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (OM:ERIC B/NASD: ERIC) is acquiring Vonage Holdings in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final closing conditions.

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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the U.S. to complete its acquisition of Vonage Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:VG).  This represents the final requisite approval to complete the deal.  The parties now expect the Merger to close by July 21. Ericsson agreed to acquire Vonage for $6.2 billion to expand its presence in the wireless enterprise and broaden its global offerings. Related: Ericsson Shares Slump As Lower IPR Revenues Hit Q2 Margins. The deal was supposed to be closed by 1H of 2022 but delayed until the end of July due to a pending investigation by the U.S. national security panel. Reuters reported that since F

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced that it has received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) to complete its acquisition of Vonage Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:VG) ("Vonage"). This represents the final requisite approval to complete the deal. The parties now expect the Merger to close no later than July 21, 2022, as provided for in the Merger Agreement.

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Experienced executives to drive critical functions as the company continues to grow Software intelligence company Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) today announced the appointment of two new executives to its leadership team. As General Counsel, Nicole Fitzpatrick is accountable for all Dynatrace legal and regulatory affairs worldwide and will lead the company's global Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) program. As Chief People Officer, Sue Quackenbush is responsible for driving Dynatrace talent strategies and a workplace culture that continues to foster innovation, customer-centricity, and inclusiveness. "I am delighted to welcome Nicole and Sue to Dynatrace," said Rick McConnell, Dynatrace CEO

Hootsuite today announced the appointment of four new directors to its Board of Directors. Julie Herendeen, Christiane Pendarvis, Dave Singh, and Carl Sparks join existing directors, Ryan Holmes, Tom Keiser and Jeff Lieberman on the Hootsuite board. Herendeen has been appointed Board Chair. "These new board appointments are an important step forward for Hootsuite as we transition from an investor board to an independent board," said Tom Keiser, Hootsuite CEO. "We have an incredible mix of talented leaders guiding our company, and I'm honored to welcome our newest board members to the team." Concurrent with the new additions, Sara Clemens and Shahrzad Rafati have transitioned from the boar

Seasoned technology leader will fuel company's global R&D continued growth and spearhead accelerated DevOps innovation JFrog Ltd. ("JFrog") (NASDAQ:FROG), the liquid software company, today announced the appointment of Sagi Dudai as Executive Vice President of Product and Engineering. He joins JFrog with more than 25 years of global experience ranging from large-scale software Platform-as-a-Service to AI and machine learning. Dudai comes to JFrog from Vonage (NASDAQ:VG), a business cloud communications leader, where he served as Chief Technology Officer and drove the technology vision, architecture and design, overseeing all aspects of technology development, including new products and the

HOLMDEL, N.J., June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage  (NASDAQ:VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has appointed Stephen M. Ward, Jr. to the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Ward is a member of the founding team of C3.ai, the leading developer of Artificial Intelligence enterprise platforms, and retired President and Chief Executive Officer for Lenovo Group Limited. With Ward's appointment, Vonage's Board will be comprised of 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent.   "We are pleased t

Sarika Garg and Michael McConnell to Join the OneSpan Board of Directors after 2021 Annual Meeting John Fox, Jean Holley and Matthew Moog to Leave OneSpan Board Over the Next Year OneSpan Inc. (NASDAQ:OSPN), the global leader in securing remote banking transactions, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Legion Partners Holdings, LLC (together with its affiliates, "Legion"), which owns approximately 6.9% of the outstanding stock of OneSpan, pursuant to which two of Legion's independent director nominees, Sarika Garg and Michael McConnell, will be appointed to the OneSpan Board of Directors following the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), schedu

HOLMDEL, N.J., Feb. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, today announced it has appointed Savinay Berry as EVP, Product and Engineering and a member of the Company's Executive Leadership Team, effective March 1, 2021. Berry will report to Rory Read, Vonage Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Berry will be responsible for global leadership of Vonage's engineering, product management, IT, and security teams, focused on driving the Company's technology strategy and innovation of the Vonage Communications Platform (VCP) and its portfolio of solutions. A seasoned technology executive,

HOLMDEL, N.J., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, today announced the appointment of Stephen Lasher as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective January 29, 2021. Lasher brings 30 years of financial leadership to Vonage, with the majority of his career spent in the technology industry. He will report to Rory Read, Vonage Chief Executive Officer. "We are thrilled to welcome Steve to the Vonage team," Read said. "With his deep knowledge of the technology and software space and a long history of financial leadership, Steve's expertise in finance and business trans

HOLMDEL, N.J., Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage (Nasdaq: VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, today announced it has appointed Jay Bellissimo as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 19, 2021. Bellissimo will report to Rory Read, Vonage Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Bellissimo will be responsible for leading sales and operations globally, including Vonage's go-to-market strategy and execution across its portfolio of API, Unified Communications and Contact Center products. He will focus on driving market share and revenue growth, and deepening relationships with customers and partners to advance the Comp

Experienced executives to drive critical functions as the company continues to grow Software intelligence company Dynatrace (NYSE:DT) today announced the appointment of two new executives to its leadership team. As General Counsel, Nicole Fitzpatrick is accountable for all Dynatrace legal and regulatory affairs worldwide and will lead the company's global Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) program. As Chief People Officer, Sue Quackenbush is responsible for driving Dynatrace talent strategies and a workplace culture that continues to foster innovation, customer-centricity, and inclusiveness. "I am delighted to welcome Nicole and Sue to Dynatrace," said Rick McConnell, Dynatrace CEO

HOLMDEL, N.J., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has been recognized as a leader in growth and innovation in the latest Frost & Sullivan Radar for the European Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) Market. Vonage was recognized for Vonage Contact Center, an intelligent, multi-tenant contact center solution that seamlessly integrates all communications channels and customer interactions into an organization's CRM platform. Radar credited Vonage for investing heavily in innovati

As of July 21, 2022, Vonage becomes wholly owned subsidiary of Ericsson           With Vonage on board, Ericsson will create a market for easy to adopt global network Application Program Interfaces ("APIs"); this will drive the next wave of digitalization           Ericsson will generate near-term synergies from bringing Vonage Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) and Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) solutions to its existing customers          Rory Read, Vonage CEO, appointed member of Ericsson's Executive TeamSTOCKHOLM, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has completed its acquisition of Vonage Holdings Corp. (Vonage) (NASDAQ:VG), supporting Ericsson's strategy t

HOLMDEL, N.J., July 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vonage, a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, announced today that each of its acquisition by Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and the related delisting of its common stock from the Nasdaq Global Select Market, which have occurred effective July 21, 2022 (the "Effective Date"), constitute a "Fundamental Change" and a "Make-Whole Fundamental Change" as defined under the indenture dated June 14, 2019, as supplemented (the "Indenture"), governing Vonage's 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the "Notes"). Vonage has designated the Fundamental Change Repurchase Date (as defined in the Inde

NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sunstone Hotel Investors Inc. (NYSE:SHO) will replace Vonage Holdings Corp. (NASD:VG) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Thursday, July 21. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (OM:ERIC B/NASD: ERIC) is acquiring Vonage Holdings in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final closing conditions. Following is a summary of the change that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date: Effective Date Index Name       Action Company Name Ticker GICS Sector July 21, 2022 S&P SmallCap 600 Addition Sunstone Hotel Investors SHO Real Estate July 21, 2022 S&P SmallCap 600 Deletion Vonage Holdings VG Inform

STOCKHOLM, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced that it has received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) to complete its acquisition of Vonage Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:VG) ("Vonage"). This represents the final requisite approval to complete the deal. The parties now expect the Merger to close no later than July 21, 2022, as provided for in the Merger Agreement. NOTES TO EDITORS: FOLLOW US: Subscribe to Ericsson press releases here Subscribe to Ericsson blog posts herehttps://twitter.com/ericssonhttps://www.facebook.com/ericssonhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/ericsson MORE INFORMATION AT: Ericsson Newsroom Contact per

STOCKHOLM, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) continues to work closely with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States as it reviews its proposed acquisition of Vonage Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:VG). The merger has cleared all other requisite foreign and US regulatory approval requirements, and the parties are working to conclude the regulatory process as expeditiously as possible. Ericsson and Vonage remain fully committed to this transaction and are working towards closing before end of July, 2022. NOTES TO EDITORS FOLLOW US: Subscribe to Ericsson press releases here Subscribe to Ericsson blog posts herehttps://twitter.com/ericssonhttps://www.facebook.com/erics

 Revolut, which already uses the Vonage SMS API for customer authentication, will benefit from a fully-integrated experience and single source of customer support HOLMDEL, N.J., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage (NASDAQ:VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, today announced that global financial super app Revolut has selected the Vonage Contact Center (VCC) for Salesforce solution to improve communications with customers. Revolut has chosen Vonage to drive customer engagement and create the best possible expe

Vonage delivers automated and timely notifications for important customer messages   HOLMDEL, N.J., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage (NASDAQ:VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has been chosen by Manulife Singapore, a leading provider of insurance and financial planning solutions, to enhance customer engagement in the Asia Pacific region. Manulife Singapore is using Vonage's SMS API to deliver automated and timely notifications for one-time passwords (OTPs), policy notifications and promotional messages to

Company Ranked in Top Position on Customer Experience and Solutions Capability HOLMDEL, N.J., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage (NASDAQ:VG), a global leader in cloud communications helping businesses accelerate their digital transformation, has been named the Leader in the Omdia Universe: Selecting a CPaaS Platform 2022* report. Omdia calls out the strength of Vonage's CPaaS platform, its community of more than one million registered developers, wide geographic reach, enterprise-grade services, and robust global communications network. Omdia notes the strength of Vonage's CP