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Switch and Data Unveils Web MarketPlace(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Switch and Data, a provider of Internet exchange and co-location services, announced the company has introduced its Web MarketPlace, which the company stated will help customers connect to new business partners and new sources of revenue in its sites. Switch and Data said that it operates some of North America s most densely interconnected Internet exchange sites. The new Web MarketPlace allows customers to market their services and search for partners within the community of 900 Switch and Data customers in the company s 34 North American sites. Switch and Data invited customers to register in a beta version of the Web MarketPlace at the end of 2007. To-date, more than 200 customers have signed up to participate. Switch and Data noted that customers have already discovered business opportunities and begun generating revenue from the online service. A Web MarketPlace user: - Searches providers, potential customers and partners by name or by service in one or more of the company s 34 sites - Connects with the correct business contact for product information and pricing for each location - Manages his or her company s profile, contact information, information to facilitate real-time interactivity Switch and Data s Web MarketPlace adds value to my neutral co-location and Internet exchange spend, said David Byrd, VP Marketing for Broadvox. Broadvox is a leader in VoIP and we grow by adding interconnections and business relationships with new service providers. Participation in the Web MarketPlace enhances our visibility to target customers and gives us a simple way to search for new service provider business opportunities. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |