Interactive Intelligence Channel Director Named among CRN's 2014 Channel Chiefs

INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc.'s ININ director of channel management for North America, Ben Miller, has been named a CRN 2014 Channel Chief.

The CRN Channel Chiefs are selected by the CRN editorial team based on channel experience, program innovations, channel-driven revenue, and public support for the importance of IT channel sales.

Miller, who joined Interactive Intelligence in 2011, is responsible for North American partner recruitment and enablement.

“Miller is truly deserving of CRN's ‘Channel Chief' title based on his major contributions to our company, which include helping us grow North American partner sales revenue by 63 percent from 2012 to 2013, and helping to grow our contracted revenues from cloud-based orders from North American partners by more than 300 percent last year compared to the previous year,” said Paul Weber, chief business officer for Interactive Intelligence.

Last year Miller also played a key role in partner recruitment, helping to secure many new global resellers and integrators, including Cognizant, Integra Telecom and NACR (North American Communications Resource).

“The CRN Channel Chiefs represent the most powerful leaders in the IT channel,” said Robert Faletra, CEO for The Channel Company, publishers of CRN. “We applaud these executives who have demonstrated their ability to drive channel sales and growth within their organization, while evangelizing the importance of the channel throughout the entire IT industry.”

Prior to coming to Interactive Intelligence, Miller was the worldwide director of channel sales at Sensory Technologies. Miller has a total of 13 years' experience in the IT channel industry.

Interactive Intelligence is a global provider of contact center, unified communications, and business process automation software and services designed to improve the customer experience. The company's cloud and on-premises solutions are in use by more than 6,000 customers worldwide.

Interactive Intelligence offers flexible partner levels that match investments in sales, service, and technical support with the appropriate financial benefits. To learn more about the Interactive Intelligence partner programs, visit http://www.inin.com/PartnerPrograms/Pages/default.aspx.

The 2014 Channel Chiefs list is featured in the February/March issue of CRN, and online at www.CRN.com.

The Channel Company is the channel community's trusted authority for growth and innovation, with established brands including CRN, XChange Events, IPED, and SharedVue. Learn more at www.thechannelcompany.com.

About Interactive Intelligence

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. ININ is a global provider of contact center, unified communications, and business process automation software and services designed to improve the customer experience. The company's solutions, which can be deployed in the cloud or on-premises, are in use by more than 6,000 customers worldwide. Interactive Intelligence is among Software Magazine's 2013 Top 500 Global Software and Service Providers, and has received a Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year Award for the last four consecutive years. In addition, Glassdoor honored Interactive Intelligence with its 2014 Employees' Choice Award as one of the Best Places to Work in the U.S., and Mashable ranked Interactive Intelligence second on its 2014 list of the Seven Best Tech Companies to Work For. The company was founded in 1994 and employs more than 1,800 people worldwide. Interactive Intelligence is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and has offices throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. It can be reached at +1 317.872.3000 or info@inin.com. Visit Interactive Intelligence on the Web at www.inin.com; on Twitter at www.inin.com/twitter; on Facebook at www.inin.com/facebook; or on LinkedIn at www.inin.com/linkedin.

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