Dividend the directors of both m2 and vocus expect that, subject to the scheme becoming effective, the following dividends will be payable to shareholders who hold vocus shares including new vocus shares issued to m2 shareholders in. The offer came after vocus snapped up a 10 per cent stake in the perth. The retail offer booklet for the retail entitlement offer will be. In a statement to the asx, vocus communications ceo james spenceley said that the company has approached amcom telecommunications board of directors to gauge their interest about.
As a life cycle management command, amcom is dedicated to providing integrated engineering, logistics and contracting to more than 90 major systems. In addition to its webbased pr software suites, the company owns the online publicity services, prweb and help a reporter out haro. Amcoms successful scheme with vocus demonstrates why. Bag of tricks extended in contest for control of amcom. Amcom is dedicated to readiness, by integrating logistics, project management and contracting into the sustainment and acquisition. Amcom software is used by more than 1,400 corporations and organizations in health care, education and government. Publication services is the amcom publication control office for army publishing directorate apd and houses the repository for command authenticated publications. Amcom softwares unified communications technologies include solutions for contact centers, emergency management, mobile event notification, and messaging. Amcom fibre km adjusted for jun15 and dec15 following infrastructure audit postacquisition. The command publications available on this site include dm, dmrl, dmwr, mwo, and tb manuals.
Vocus has asked the australian competition and consumer commission accc to investigate tpgs decision to increase its equity in amcom with the intention of blocking the sale of amcom to vocus. Application notes for configuring amcom smart console. The company is incorporated in the cayman islands and headquartered in chicago, illinois. Summary vocus s proposed merger with amcom shows a determined target can overcome a 19. Mar 30, 2015 proposed scheme, amcom shareholders will receive 0. Vocus owns more than 1600km of fibre infrastructure in. Publication services is the amcom publication control office for army publishing directorate apd and manages the production, maintenance and distribution of amcom equipment publications through pts publications tracking system and amcom 2028 online. Vocus communications has retained the tech startup accelerator program formed by amcom telecommunications, and launched it into its second year.
Communication update on amcom vocus scheme may 07, 2015. Amcom and vocus entered into a scheme implementation agreement in december. Clayton utz advising amcom telecommunications ltd on. Shares sold by a bidder just prior to the scheme meeting can be voted in support of the scheme provided there is no association or understanding between the bidder and the new shareholder. Voc now holds a 10 per cent interest in amcom telecommunications asx.
Amcom has a dedicated customer support team and takes pride in its tradition of identifying costeffective solutions for its customers. Please contact us with your microwave component needs. Spok care connect has already helped us realize marked improvements in patient care throughout the organization. Cision and vocus unite, ushering in the future of pr and social software the pr powerhouses finalize combination, announce cision as the new company name and appoint executive team chicago october 14, 2014 ushering in the future of public relations pr, cision and vocus have officially joined forces, finalizing their combination. Vocus and amcom have entered into a scheme implementation.
It is the amcom cti layer service that actually uses the application enablement services. Amcom software this video case study takes a look at emory universitys call center which answers calls for 700 to 900 different emory physicians 24 hours a day 7 days a week with anywhere from 6,000 to 8,000 calls answered every day. Sep 28, 2015 vocus and m2 to merge in massive telco deal. Additional media coverage was generated through gaining reach for the content into the wider asx community.
Amcom telecommunications has given its guarded support to a billiondollar merger plan hatched by suitor vocus communications after talking up the strategic rationale and suggesting a. Vocus and amcom entered into a scheme implementation agreement under. Amcom shares surged over 10 per cent last monday after news emerged of vocus put an allscrip deal on the table for amcom. Dec 17, 2014 the scheme will be subject to, among other things, amcom shareholder and court approvals. Dec 17, 2014 amcom telecommunications and vocus communciations have both entered trading halts, indicating a takeover agreement may have been struck. Application notes for the amcom smart console and desktop. Amcom smart integrates with the amcom cti layer, which is a middleware between amcom smart and application enablement services, to control and monitor phone states. As a life cycle management command, amcom is dedicated to providing integrated engineering, logistics and contracting to more than 90 major systems about half the systems in the u.
Clayton utz is advising asx listed telecommunications and it company amcom telecommunications limited asx. Vocus was founded in 1992 by rick rudman and bob lentz and was a publicly held company until june 2014 when it was taken. Amcom smart allows a user to operate a physical telephone and view call and telephone display information through a graphical user interface gui. The companys products are used by leading organizations in healthcare. Vocus communications sets its sights on amcom the couriermail. Apr 30, 2015 vocus has asked the australian competition and consumer commission accc to investigate tpgs decision to increase its equity in amcom with the intention of blocking the sale of amcom to vocus. Amcom telecommunications, an australian company disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title amcom. Amcom can maintain a prebuilt multidisciplinary team, to which an automated notification may be sent. Its a very powerful tool, and we depend on it so much.
As part of the amcom scheme implementation agreement, vocus agreed to issue. Amcom technology ria software development, technology management, security, network infrastructure amcom download center welcome to the amcom download center, your online resource to getting the latest updates to our software. Amcom 5,142 followers on linkedin now part of the vocus communications, amcom is a leading provider of telecommunications services to enterprises across australia, new zealand, and beyond. Nov 03, 2014 amcom telecommunications has given its guarded support to a billiondollar merger plan hatched by suitor vocus communications after talking up the strategic rationale and suggesting a deal on. Dec 17, 2014 vocus communications limited vocus, asx. Amcom picks up 911 technology washington technology. Vocus and amcom have come together to provide australian and new zealand businesses with a true telecommunications alternative that provides enhanced network reach and outstanding customer service. Equipment softwarefirmware avaya s8720 servers avaya communication manager 5. Amm in respect of its entry into a scheme implementation agreement with asx listed vocus communications limited asx. Vocus gets federal court approval to acquire amcom.
The federal court of australia has made orders approving the scheme of arrangement under which vocus communications will acquire. Information and translations of amcom software in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Corporate law bulletin 216 melbourne law school university of. Vocus acquisition of amcom is a step closer to being finalised after the federal court of australia gave approval to the deal. A scheme booklet is expected to be dispatched to m2. If you need any assistance please feel free to contact our support team. Second they can buy vocus shares, save themselves some paperwork, and presume the deal goes ahead as structured. Using the amcom operator console to manage call volumes and answering services source.
What you need to know about the amcom telecommunications. The company went public via reverse merger in june 2017. Vocus acquisition of nextgen networks group pty ltd nextgen. In addition to its webbased pr and earned media software as a service saas suite the cision communications cloud, the company owns. Extraneous commercial interests are unlikely to lead to a.
The federal court of australia has approved the scheme of arrangement, which will see vocus communications acquire amcom. Dec 22, 2014 second they can buy vocus shares, save themselves some paperwork, and presume the deal goes ahead as structured. A scheme booklet will be issued to m2 shareholders later this year, and a vote will be held in early 2016. An amcom software system safety regulation is required to enhance warfighter safety and effectiveness, to support timely materiel release of systems containing safetycritical software, and to provide consistent software system safety application across platforms and product offices.
Cision and vocus unite, ushering in the future of pr and. How it works is the app scans your network once a day and reports the toner levels on your networked devices to amcom. The release of the scheme booklet follows orders made by the federal court of australia today to convene a meeting of amcom shareholders scheme meeting on wednesday, 6 may 2015 to consider and vote on the scheme. This site is managed by the publication services division of amcom logistic centers alc supportability and sustainment directorate ssd headquartered at redstone arsenal, alabama. We started looking for an integrated communication solution to. Its still early days for our merger and there will be many exciting developments to come. Amcom software offers a interfaceseries of unified healthcare communications solutions, which interface with a hospitals existing cisco environment at multiple touch points. Equipment and software validated the following equipment and softwarefirmware were used for the sample configuration provided. Mtu have entered into a merger implementation agreement mia, under which the two companies will merge, by way of an m2 scheme of arrangement scheme. Amcom pcpsap integrates with amcom cti layer, which is a middleware between amcom pcpsap and application enablement services, to control and monitor phone states. This suchallows hospitals to leverage their cisco equipment investment when addressing the needs of alarmingthe modern clinical staffenvironment. Jun 24, 2015 in its filing to the asx, amcom stated that its shareholders who are on the amcom share register at 7pm perth time on july 1, 2015, will be entitled to receive 0.
In its filing to the asx, amcom stated that its shareholders who are on the amcom share register at 7pm perth time on july 1, 2015, will be entitled to receive 0. Amcom software s unified communications technologies include solutions for contact centers, emergency management, mobile event notification, and messaging. Clayton utz advising amcom telecommunications ltd on scheme. Amcom expands fibre footprint as vocus circles the. Wireless products for consumers, small business owners. Amm announce that they have entered into a scheme implementation agreement scheme implementation agreement, subject to certain conditions, under which vocus will acquire the outstanding 90% of shares in amcom it doesnt own by way of a scheme. The halt is in place as the two companies prepare to make an announcement about a proposal made to amcom in october. Manual calls and sent pages are replaced with automation, and recipients are able to respond to the message to tell the system whether or not they are immediately available. Jun 23, 2015 vocus gets federal court approval to acquire amcom. The companys products are used by leading organizations in healthcare, hospitality, education, business, and government.
The video of amcom chairman, tony grist, urging shareholders to vote was targeted aggressively to a custom audience of amcom shareholders across twitter, facebook and linkedin in a move that the afr described as digital warfare. Mar 10, 2016 vocus communications has retained the tech startup accelerator program formed by amcom telecommunications, and launched it into its second year. Vocus was a public relations software company based in beltsville, maryland, united states, serving clients worldwide from 1992 to 2014. As part of the transaction, amcom shareholders those on the register at 7. Amm as it looks to potentially combine the two businesses. Amcom is then able to assemble a team based on these. Amcom shareholders vote yes to vocus merger computerworld. With the amc 360 app, amcom will know before you do that youre low on toner. With the regulatory approvals secured, the merger between vocus communications limited voc and amcom telecommunications limited amm was implemented on 9 july 2015. Amcom expands fibre footprint as vocus circles the couriermail.
Vocus gets federal court approval to acquire amcom zdnet. Amcom expands fibre footprint as vocus circles takeover target amcom telecommunications has extended its national fibre footprint, even as it keeps it channels open with suitor vocus communications. Federal court approves vocus acquisition of amcom arn. Amm have both entered trading halts on the asx today. If a device reports toner below 20%, the app alerts the amcom supply team. Nov 03, 2014 amcom shares surged over 10 per cent last monday after news emerged of vocus put an allscrip deal on the table for amcom. Using the amcom operator console to manage call volumes. Amcom softwares unified communications technologies include solutions for contact centers, emergency notification, mobile event notification, and smartphonetablet messaging. Voc and amcom telecommunications limited amcom, asx. In may, vocus sold its 10 per cent interest in amcom to give the merger the best chance of success. Vocus group limited, formerly known as vocus communications, is an international.
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