# ComputerTalk

> ComputerTalk is a Canadian software company founded in 1987 in Markham, Ontario, and still owned and run by its founder, Mandle Cheung. Its flagship product, ice Contact Center, is a Microsoft Teams-native, omnichannel cloud contact center built entirely in-house and never acquired or spun out. In a market dominated by well-funded and frequently-acquired vendors such as Cisco, Genesys, Five9, Nextiva, Aircall and UJET, ComputerTalk has stayed private, profitable and Canadian for almost four decades, hosting customer data in Canada and shipping steady updates alongside deep Microsoft integration dating back to Live Communications Server in the early 2000s.

## Achievements

- Built and shipped ice Contact Center entirely in-house for nearly 40 years with no acquisitions or outsourced development.
- Named Microsoft Communications Partner of the Year in 2012.
- Among the first vendors to earn Microsoft's Certified Contact Center certification on Lync 2013.
- Won the 2024 UC Award for Best Microsoft Teams Contact Center Solution.
- Remained privately owned, profitable and Canadian-operated since 1987.
- Hosts customer data in Canadian data centers and complies with PHIPA, FIPPA and PIPEDA.

## Latest updates

- **2025** — Became an early adopter of Microsoft Teams Phone extensibility and pursued Teams Contact Center Unify Certification.
- **2024** — Won the UC Award for Best Microsoft Teams Contact Center Solution and shipped iceBar for Teams.

## Links

- Website: https://www.computer-talk.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/computer-talk-technology-inc

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