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Smoothstone and Solarcom Partner Services Form New AllianceLOUISVILLE, Ky. and ATLANTA, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Smoothstone IP Communications, a nationwide provider of IP communications solutions and Solarcom Partner Services(SM) (SPS), a nationally recognized Master Agency for IT solution providers and telecommunications agents, announced today that they have formed an alliance to make Smoothstone's solutions available through SPS Agents. "We are excited to have SPS as a new, Master Agent partner," said Jack Roth, Smoothstone's chief development officer. "Their nationwide reach and tremendous reputation for delivering high quality and cost effective solutions makes them a great partner for Smoothstone. Together, we will deliver better communications services and a lower total cost of ownership to mid-sized enterprises." The Smoothstone-Solarcom Partner Services alliance will offer SmoothstoneCOMPLETE, which includes enterprise-class VoIP, as well as advanced unified messaging and group collaboration tools, all over a nationwide, private, converged IP network. The partnership will also offer VoIP trunking to existing TDM equipment or to on-site IP PBXs. As part of its Smoothstone Certified Partner Program, Smoothstone will provide SPS with comprehensive sales, marketing, training and technical support. Steve Moody, SPS's executive vice president and general manager, is equally excited about the new alliance. "We're working hard to quickly roll out Smoothstone's solutions to our network. As a fully managed services provider serving the mid-sized enterprise market, Smoothstone is unique. Our agents are going to love taking such an advanced features-filled, reliable and cost effective solution to their clients, while also earning commissions on their clients' total communications spending." To learn more about the Smoothstone-SPS alliance solutions, visit: http://www.smoothstone.com/solutions.php About Smoothstone IP Communications Smoothstone is a leading, nationwide IP communications provider for medium-sized enterprises. Its unique platform provides centrally managed, solutions, including VoIP, over a private, nationwide network, with local dial tone available in over 5,800 local calling areas. Smoothstone has earned the Cisco Powered Network designation and is the oldest managed VoIP company in the U.S. Smoothstone delivers state-of-the-art features at a lower total cost of ownership -- One Low TCO(TM) -- through a unique top-to-bottom, end-to-end and front-to-back value proposition. For more information, visit http://www.smoothstone.com/ or call 800-773-3037. About Solarcom Partner Services Solarcom Partner Services is a business unit of Solarcom Holdings, Inc. and a Master Agency Program with industry leading technology companies for Telecommunications Carrier Services, Managed Services, Implementation and Staging Services, Equipment Procurement, Storage, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, and Financial Solutions. The company extends the products and services of the Solarcom Holdings family, including Solarcom LLC, Atlantix Global Systems LLC and Comlanta LLC, and those of its industry partners, to end-user customers through a network of independent agents, resellers, integrators, solution providers and consultants, enabling them to add significant value to their own portfolio of offerings. Media Contacts: Russ Maney Barbara Ingram Smoothstone IP Communications Solarcom Partner Services 502-315-5177 678-291-1809 [email protected] [email protected] First Call Analyst: FCMN Contact: Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060214/CLTU019LOGOAP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/PRN Photo Desk, [email protected] Smoothstone IP Communications CONTACT: Russ Maney of Smoothstone IP Communications, +1-502-315-5177, [email protected]; or Barbara Ingram of Solarcom Partner Services,+1-678-291-1809, or [email protected] Web site: http://www.smoothstone.com/http://www.smoothstone.com/solutions.php |