M. Sinder

Focal Communications Corp. is a national telecommunications provider serving enterprises, carriers and resellers with dedicated local sales and support, a national network and innovative voice and data solutions in 23 U.S. markets. In addition, it provides local switched services to customers, comprising of inbound and outbound calling services, telecommunication services, such as local and long-distance voice and data services. Focal Communications is located in Chicago, IL.

The Jellyvision Lab, Inc. develops employee communication platform. It offers ALEX Conversation, an interactive decision-support tool that helps employees make benefits enrollment decisions. The company was founded by Harry Gottlieb in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Fusion Connect, Inc. turns voice into a valuable digital asset by delivering a smarter Microsoft Teams experience and redefining enterprise collaboration through the merging of AI and phone call data. The company is based in Atlanta, GA and has subsidiaries in Canada, the Cayman Islands, Turkey, and the United States. As a leading Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP), they optimize Microsoft subscriptions to improve business performance. Fusion Connect is a managed communications provider (MCP) offering voice tech and support, including UCaaS, VoIP, CCaaS, SIP trunks, and phone line replacements. The company is a cloud PBX provider with hosted PBX services and also provide managed services for business communications, secure networks, and hosted collaboration tools. The company was founded in 1997 by Marvin S. Rosen and Philip D. Turits, and William J. Wignall has been the CEO since 2024. Fusion Connect was acquired by Morgan Stanley Credit Partners on January 19, 2022.

Hostway Services, Inc. engages in the provision of managed compliant cloud services. It offers web hosting, web design, Office 365 management, Microsoft Exchange hosting, Open-Xchange hosting and Wordpress management services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

ForeSee Results, Inc. provides online survey services. It captures and analyzes online voice of customer data to help its clients increase sales, loyalty, recommendations and website value. The company was founded by Larry S. Freed in 2001 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Hu-Friedy Manufacturing Co., LLC manufactures diagnostic, orthodontic and other dental equipment. Its products include dressing pliers, explorers, mirrors, probes, infection control starter packages, file sharpeners, magnifying lens, sharpening kits, oils, and stones, burnishes, chisels, crown removers, and excavators. The company was founded by Hugo Friedman in 1908 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

DialogTech, Inc. provides voice-based marketing automation solutions. It offers a suite of applications that enable businesses to connect, measure, and optimize sales and service calls to marketers, salespeople, and support professionals to automate voice interactions, and generate and track leads. The firm offers solutions for call tracking, hosted interactive voice response, call routing, call management, voice broadcasting, real-time reporting, toll-free numbers, SMS notifications, dynamic phone numbers, phone number cleansing, developer APIs, integration, keyword spotting, store locator, virtual receptionist, call recording, call forwarding, and click to call. The company was founded by Irvin M. Shapiro in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.