Shop Talk: Bill Jefferis of Evolve IP

By Sean Blanda, Writer
TechnicallyPhilly.com, June 3rd, 2009

Sometime in 2007, the founders of Wayne-based Evolve IP sat down for a brainstorming session to name their new company. They thought that the name should play off of the concept that business communication services should evolve to the next generation. They believed that business IP services were scattered amongst companies, when most businesses would prefer a single solution.

A few glasses of Cabernet later,  someone scribbled “evolve” on a cocktail napkin that now hangs framed in the company’s lobby.

Evolve burst on to the scene in 2007, raising an unheard of $15.4 million in financing from private entities. According to Pricewaterhouse Coopers, it was the largest information technology investment in Philadelphia since 2001.

The company, which has over 50 employees on its payroll, has lived up to that original brainstorming session. It now offers a one stop shop for business communications such as hosted applications and telephony. Now, small-to-medium businesses can avoid spreading their resources over a handful of small companies...

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