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Alteva CSO to Discuss Cloud Opportunities in the Channel at UC3 Summit

Channel Conference Focuses on Unified Communications, Collaboration and Cloud Solutions for SMBs

PHILADELPHIA, PA & SCOTTSDALE, AZ – February 6, 2012 – Alteva, a leading cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) solution provider that is a subsidiary of Warwick Valley Telephone Company (NASDAQ: WWVY) (referred to as WVT Communications Group), today announced that its Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Louis Hayner will join executives from Communication Resources Inc. (CRI), j2 Global Communications, Meetrix, SimpleSignal and TrueCloud to discuss “The Great Cloud Debate – Is It For Everyone?” at the UC3 Summit in Scottsdale, Arizona on February 8th from 3:05-3:45pm. Panelists will discuss the various cloud models available on the market today and explore security and financial issues and how they relate to the end user and more

American Association of Franchisees & Dealers (AAFD) and VoIP provider Telcentris Inc. announced a partnership today. The AAFD has named VoxOx In Business (Telcentris’ business VoIP division) a “Branded Partner” – the association’s highest level of endorsement. In addition, AAFD members now receive an exclusive discount on its small office phone services package, Startup Bundle.

“Every business needs reliable and affordable phone service, and VoxOx In Business is offering our members the convenience and exclusive savings they have come to expect from an AAFD Branded Partner,” said Robert L. Purvin, Jr., CEO of AAFD. “We are proud to endorse the service quality and top-notch customer support offered by VoxOx In Business, and we are looking forward to extending the benefits of this partnership to our members.”

Currently, the AAFD membership discount applies more

Alteva and USA Datanet Will Showcase Unified Communications Solutions at “The World’s Communications Conference and Expo”

WARWICK, NY & MIAMI, FL – January 24, 2012 – Warwick Valley Telephone Company (NASDAQ: WWVY), referred to as WVT Communications Group, the parent company of leading cloud communications pioneers, today announced that its Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer Louis Hayner will join executives from Apptix and Crystal Technologies Group to discuss “Educating the Channel with Industry Standard Certifications” at ITEXPO East in Miami, Florida on February 1st from 2:30-3:15pm.

“It’s imperative for service providers to work closely with the channel, providing them with the tools they need to be successful. Even more important, however, is the provision of a structural foundation of industry standards and guidelines more

Telcentris® Inc., a leader in cloud communications and the creator of VoxOx® and VoxOx In Business™, today announced that the company has named Cliff Rees as its president, overseeing operations, sales, business development, and product management. Cliff is well known for his instrumental role in the success of Telegroup, where he spent 10 years as founder, president and CEO, growing the business from concept to a NASDAQ-listed company with $330 million in sales and more than 1000 employees globally.

Cliff has held executive leadership and founding roles with a number of global VoIP providers, including Leading Edge Communications, which offers SIP trunking solutions; XCast Labs, Inc., a developer of Software as a Service (SaaS) VoIP applications, which sells residential, SIP trunking and hosted IP-PBX services; and GlobalTouch Telecom, Inc., a switched-based carrier with its own proprietary Internet telephony technology.

Cliff served as president of Convergia, Inc., more

Alteva Adds Mozy Data Backup Services to Unified Communications Offerings

Cloud-Based Unified Communications Provider Now Authorized Reseller of MozyPro

PHILADELPHIA, PA – January 10, 2012 – Alteva, a subsidiary of Warwick Valley Telephone Company (NASDAQ: WWVY) referred to as WVT Communications Group, and cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) solution provider headquartered in Philadelphia, today announced it is now an authorized reseller of MozyPro, a cost-efficient and secure online data backup solution. By joining the Mozy Reseller Program, Alteva can now provide its customers with an award-winning, industry-leading online backup service in addition to its existing hosted VoIP and UC offerings.

“With electronic data on the rise, many companies are transitioning to electronic filing, making automated backup of files crucial. In the event of a disaster, companies should not have to worry about losing critical business data,” said Elizabeth Backus, product manager, Alteva. more

Cisco announced that Dutch service provider KPN has chosen the Cisco CRS-3 multi-chassis carrier routing system, which will be deployed at the heart of their Internet peering network.

The CRS-3 solution will transport all of KPN’s IP traffic to the Internet as part of KPN’s Internet Cluster Environment (ICE), supporting future consolidation and streamlining the network and services without the need for extra system upgrades.

Providing industry-leading performance, the Cisco CRS-3 solution provides three times the scale and speed of the CRS-1, as well as twice the service intelligence in handling core and data centre services. It also provides significant environmental and cost benefits, with a lower cost of gigabits per second (Gbps), using considerably less power than competitor solutions.

“With the explosion in bandwidth requirements, providers now require higher network quality at an effective price point, and the CRS-3 is an ideal more

Next Communications, a Miami-based voice and video provider, announced that it has deployed Cisco technology for its Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) solution to provide a strong foundation for meeting present and future consumer and business services requirements.

Next Communications’ enhanced network supports the scale and performance necessary for advanced video-based services, including wholesale, high-definition video and audio-only collaboration services on wired and wireless networks.

The company’s objective is to exceed four billion billable minutes in 2012 without adding operational expenses. Integral to this will be the deployment of the Cisco ASR 9000 and 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers for 100GE port capacity and greater resiliency.

“Cisco technology provided us with the capacity we need combined with an exceptional performance. But the real win for us is the value point; very few can compete with our prices, and this solution extends that advantage as we more

WVT Communications Group Hires New VP of Operations

WARWICK, NY – December 19, 2011 – Warwick Valley Telephone Company (NASDAQ: WWVY), referred to as WVT Communications Group, the parent company of leading cloud communications pioneers, today announced the addition of Jay Conn as vice president of operations. Conn brings more than ten years of proven success in leading business and customer service operations in emerging and established B2B technology and business service organizations.

Conn will be responsible for planning, directing and overseeing all aspects of WVT Communication Group’s operational policies, objectives and initiatives. In addition, he will ensure optimization and compliance with established standards and regulations by developing policies and procedures for operational processes for the company.

“Jay is a strategic visionary with sound technical skills, analytical ability, good judgment and a strong operational focus,” said David Cuthbert, more

Sandefjord, Norway and Oxnard, California, December 15, 2011 – Nevion chairman Per Otto Dyb has announced the appointment of technology and business development veteran Geir Bryn-Jensen as Nevion CEO. Bryn-Jensen, who previously served as executive vice president of sales and marketing, joined Nevion in 2010.
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Recipient-Centric Platform Ensures Higher Delivery Performance, Empowers Email Marketing, Enterprise Senders with Customer Visibility, Advanced Reporting and Seamless Integration with 3rd Party Applications

SMTP, Inc. (OTCBB: SMTP) a leading global service provider of email sending, delivery and cloud-based messaging, today announced the launch of its new Ecosystem Service Platform (ESP). The latest innovation from SMTP (www.SMTP.com), ESP will improve email delivery rates while providing greater visibility for customers that includes more detailed delivery statistics and reporting, an API library for integrating SMTP services with third-party applications, and significantly increased sending performance.

Over the coming months, current SMTP customers will be migrated to the new service platform in two phases. Phase I of the migration to ESP, which is currently underway, will involve customers who subscribe to dedicated service plans. Phase II, which we forecast will begin in February 2012, will include SMTP customers with shared service more