OTTAWA, ON - Pronexus, now entering its 16th year of operation and the developer of VBVoice, the leading Rapid Application Development (RAD) Toolkit for Interactive Voice Response (IVR) applications, announced today that it has entered a strategic partnership with Bludis, an Italian Value Added distributor specializing in software distribution.

“This agreement illustrates Pronexus´ commitment to meeting the needs of our Italian customers,” said Henrique Carvalho. “We have witnessed a growing demand for VBVoice in this market and Bludis´ proven record to deliver results makes them an excellent partner of Pronexus.”

Bludis operates through a channel of more than 5,000 resellers, VARS and System Integrators, providing a widespread presence in Italy. They employ dedicated regional account managers, presales engineers, technical product managers who will be marketing, selling and supporting VBVoice 5.6.2, the newest release.

“As a Dialogic distributor, we receive daily requests for an IVR toolkit that is easy to use with Dialogic boards and VoIP software, while at the same time providing a seamless integration with the .NET environment,” said Marco Finocchi, Product Manager Enteprise Communications of Bludis. “With this partnership, VBVoice completes our product line with a toolkit that leverages familiar programming skills and shortens the learning curve.”

VBVoice is already used by developers in Italy, in addition to thousands of developers around the world, to create sophisticated IVR applications that are presently deployed in banks, airports and call centers. VBVoice has been named the “Product of the Year” for the past 14 years by numerous industry publications and was recently awarded the 2009 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award presented by Technology Marketing Corporation´s Internet Telephony magazine.