Cross Telecom

Cross Telecom

Type	Private
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Bloomington, Minnesota Corporate and National Sales Office 10900 Nesbitt Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55437, USA
Area served	United States
Key people	CEO Bob Coughlin, Executive VP Sales and Marketing John DeLozier, CFO Mike Bevilacqua, CTO David Lover, VP CPS Operations Doug Lang, VP Managed Services Wade Hoffman
Products	Communication Solution Provider
Services	Planning, Design Implementation and on-going Technical support for Advanced Communications Solutions.
Revenue	Fiscal Year-End – December 2008 Sales (mil.) 115.5 est.
Employees	300+ (2009) Partnerships: Avaya, Cisco, Extreme Networks Acquisitions: American Communication Technologies, Inc.
Website	www.crosstelecom.com

Background

Cross was founded in 1996 and is located in Bloomington, Minnesota.^[1] Cross is a company that sells a range of products and services across the telecommunications industry that include: VOIP, networking, unified communications, Avaya maintenance & support, and professional services. In addition to those services, Cross University provides customers with training. Cross is an Avaya National Platinum Business Partner, Avaya Platinum DevConnect Business Partner, Cisco Silver Certified Partner, and Extreme Networks Diamond Partner. Cross’ partnership with Extreme Networks provides communication and network solutions.^[2] Cross is also a member of the Avaya Services Delivery Specialization (SDS) program. The SDS program allows Cross to provide services in implementation, maintenance support and application integration. Cross Telecom offers their services across verticals^{[clarification needed]} such as: federal government, health care and education.^[3]

Cross Achievements

• 4 time winner of Avaya National BusinessPartner of the Year Award
• Catalyst Eagle Award for the Central Region Business Partner of the Year
• Cisco Channel Customer Excellence Achievement
• Inc. Magazine Top 500 Companies
• Minnesota's Top 50 Fastest Growing Company

Community involvement

Cross supports a variety of organizations such as United Way and Habitat for Humanity. In addition, Cross has developed relationships with three specific nonprofit organizations: Heartline Haiti Ministries and Hope Academy.

Cross University

Cross University offers training in a new 82,000-square-foot (7,600 m²) facility in Bloomington, Minnesota. Cross University offers such programs as Cross Briefing, Training and Demo Center, equipped with communications technology.

Cross offers training utilizing:

• Classroom Training
• Hands-on Training
• Online Training ^[4]

References

1. ^ "About us. Cross Telecom Corporation.". http://www.crosstelecom.com/aboutUs/Cross_Telecom_aboutUs.asp. Retrieved 15, Feb. 2009. 
2. ^ "http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/081124/0455101.html". http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/081124/0455101.html. Retrieved 15, Feb. 2009. 
3. ^ "http://findarticles.com/p/articles/". Market Wire. 2008. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200811/ai_n31032785. Retrieved 15, Feb. 2009. 
4. ^ "Cross University. Cross Telecom Corporation.". http://www.crosstelecom.com/crossUniversity/index.asp. Retrieved 15, Feb. 2009.