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DALLAS, Jan 10, 2012 -- Fonality, a business communications company, today announced that David Scult, an innovative and highly regarded IT executive, has been named the company's next chief executive officer. In his new role, Scult will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day-operations, as well as the strategic direction of Fonality's product development and sales functions.

"David is a seasoned executive whose proven expertise with both large and small firms will be an incredible asset to support Fonality's upward trajectory," said Paul Weinstein, general partner, Azure Capital Partners and Fonality board member. "We look forward to benefitting from the talents he cultivated at industry icons like Microsoft that will help Fonality fulfill ambitious goals, such as global expansion and even stronger innovation. His vision and prowess as a thought leader in both the software and communications industry will also be primary drivers in growing our sales and channel operations."

Prior to Fonality, Scult served as General Manager of Microsoft -- Office 365, where he was responsible for global distribution of Microsoft Information Worker products in the cloud, including SharePoint, Exchange and Office. In addition to his role at Microsoft, he brings broad executive experience working with large enterprises to more entrepreneurial ventures and has consistently been at the forefront of innovation in business productivity. Responsibilities included president of Groove Networks, CEO of Radnet and managing director at Lotus Development Corp. (IBM).

"I am excited to be entrusted to lead a dynamic organization that is redefining the industry like Fonality," said Scult. "Their agnostic platform which can deliver hosted, premise-based or hybrid-hosted solutions offers tremendous flexibility to the marketplace. As more and more companies begin to understand the value proposition presented by Unified Communications and contact center solutions, I have tremendous confidence that we are poised for explosive growth. I'm looking forward to working closely with the entire Fonality team to continue helping today's small and mid-size businesses reduce costs and improve productivity with the communications tools that are right for them."

Scult received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University.

Posted by Veronica Silva Cusi, news correspondent
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About Fonality:
Fonality is North America’s fastest growing business communications company and a leading provider of cloud-based, VoIP phone and Unified Communications solutions for small and mid-sized businesses. With a unique software model approach, Fonality provides all the features of legacy providers without the cost or complexity. Founded in 2004, Fonality has delivered more than two billion phone calls across the cloud while enabling more than one million users of open-standards based communications software.