Source: West Corporation Press Release

West Corporation announced the completion of its acquisition of Smoothstone IP Communications, adding to its unified communications portfolio.  Smoothstone is now part of InterCall in West's Unified Communications operating segment.

Smoothstone is a provider of cloud-based communications for the enterprise.  They deliver highly flexible and scalable solutions for clients' next-generation IP telephony needs.  

The Smoothstone product portfolio will be available to West's large base of clients, adding cloud-based IP telephony to a growing list of unified communications solutions. Smoothstone will continue to offer its full portfolio of applications and services, and will continue in its mission to help leading enterprises transform the way they communicate.

Source: West Corporation Press Release and FCC 214 Filing

West Corporation, a provider of technology-driven, voice and data solutions, and Smoothstone IP Communications, a provider of cloud-based communications solutions for the enterprise, jointly announced that they have entered into an agreement whereby West will acquire Smoothstone. The acquisition adds to West's expanding unified communications (UC) business, which includes InterCall.

Smoothstone develops and delivers highly flexible and scalable solutions for clients' next-generation IP telephony needs. As enterprises upgrade their voice and data infrastructure, Smoothstone offers software-driven applications that exist in the cloud and are delivered through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. Smoothstone applications and services reduce the costs, risks and uncertainties of deploying new IP technology. Smoothstone's solutions combine to bring the benefits of unified IP communications to enterprises quickly and reliably.

West will pay approximately $120 million to acquire Smoothstone. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2011 after satisfaction of certain closing conditions, including customary regulatory approvals. Upon completion of the acquisition, Smoothstone will become a part of West's Unified Communications operating segment. The Smoothstone product portfolio will be available to West's wide base of clients, adding cloud-based IP telephony to a growing list of West's unified communications solutions. Smoothstone will continue to offer its full portfolio of applications and services and will continue in its mission to help leading enterprises transform the way they communicate.

According to a FCC 214 Filing, West is primarily owned by Gary L. West, Mary E. West (both U.S. citizens) and two investment funds, the Quadrangle Group Funds and the Thomas H. Lee Funds.