vertico software, a premium sponsor of the SMB Initiative 2008, offered prizes amounting to over Euro 9.500 and awarded six companies with the internationally multi-awarded IP solution STARFACE.  Each year, the SMB Initiative awards nominated businesses with trendsetting innovations. One reason behind the SMB Initiative is the active support of selected small and medium-sized businesses, offering them extraordinary products and services to strengthen their market position and competitiveness.

This year, vertico software sponsored user licences of its IP telecommunications system STARFACE, a centralized telephone system that enables employees to use modern functionalities such as multiple voice mail boxes and fax to email. Whether being on the road or working at home offices, all employees are able to access the STARFACE system and can be reached via the office phone number and the individual extensions – anywhere and at anytime. Standardized out-of-the-box integrations in leading CRM-systems such as Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Lotus Notes, SugarCRM, or sage Office Line have been recently included for efficient and optimized communications processes within companies. The telephony solution STARFACE automatically fastens business processes, raises productivity and accelerates telecommunications for SMBs like never before.

The first prize of vertico software was a STARFACE user licence package amounting to over 2.500 Euro and was granted to Brökelmann Ölmühle GmbH & Co. The company located in Hamm, Germany, is a leading manufacturer of cooking oil, available under the brand name Broelio.