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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

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

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

Why now is the time for Service Providers to invest in Cloud Services for SMBs.

By Scott Puopolo, Cisco IBSG Global Lead

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are leading the way to cloud services. In fact, SMBs represent two-thirds of the public cloud market, outpacing the growth of enterprise cloud adoption by about 10 points, according to a recent McKinsey report (“Outlook - Overcast and Bright: How the Cloud Is Transforming IT for SMEs,” McKinsey & Company, July 2011).

Yet, many service providers (SPs) are wondering whether the rate of SMB cloud adoption makes it worthwhile to invest in cloud and managed services for SMBs. They are asking:

- Is now the time to invest in SMB-focused services?
- What do SMB customers want?
- How do SMBs want to consume cloud services?

SMB Cloud Watch is ongoing research from the Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) designed more

Allows IP-PBXs to Securely Connect with Microsoft Exchange Online UM

STOCKHOLM – November 29, 2011 – Ingate® Systems, a leading provider of Enterprise Session Border Controllers (E-SBCs) that enable SIP communications such as SIP trunking and Unified Communications beyond the protected enterprise network, announced today that the Ingate SIParator® E-SBC has completed successful interoperability testing with Microsoft Exchange Online Unified Messaging (UM), which delivers Microsoft Office collaboration and productivity tools in the cloud.

With the SIParator, any IP-PBX or VoIP gateway listed in the Microsoft Exchange 2010 Telephony Advisor can successfully connect with Exchange Online UM, enabling the secure use of the Microsoft Office suite of applications hosted on Microsoft Office 365. Information on the SIParator’s configuration with Exchange Online UM can be found on the Exchange Online Website.

“Exchange 2010 helps organizations of all sizes lower IT costs, boost user productivity and better manage risk,” said more

Operator Chooses Affordable Compliance with CMSP Gateway

FORT MYERS, FL.—Nov. 17, 2011—Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that that MetroPCS Communications, Inc. has selected Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway. The Interop solution provides an affordable way for MetroPCS to deliver Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alert messages to subscribers with CMAS-compatible handsets.

Interop’s solution, which has been designated a Certified CMSP Gateway Host by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ensures compliance with CMAS standards in time for the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) implementation deadline of April 2012. Certification eliminates the need for operators to spend time and resources conducting testing with FEMA and ensures that they can deliver Presidential, Imminent Threat, and AMBER alerts as soon as they become available.

“Interop’s hosted CMSP Gateway minimizes the more

November 9, 2011 — Markham, Ontario: Digital Rapids announced today that Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. is using a large-scale deployment of Digital Rapids’ StreamZHD multi-format encoding systems and the Digital Rapids Transcode Manager automated transcoding software to transform live feeds and on-demand content for delivery to multiple viewing platforms in support of Turner’s multi-screen video offerings and the pay television industry’s “TV Everywhere” initiatives.

An array of StreamZHD encoders are used by Turner’s Network Operations group for ingest and encoding of live sources, while a distributed, multi-node Digital Rapids Transcode Manager deployment transcodes high volumes of mezzanine source files into a wide range of output formats for VOD and viewing on devices from PCs to mobile phones and tablets. more

HTML5 version for Cortado Corporate Server answers the BYOD trend, enabling organizations to deliver true desktop functionality on any device

Denver & Barcelona, (Gartner Symposium/ITxpo), November 7, 2011 - Cortado, the leading innovator of the business class of cloud desktop services, today announces from the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011 in Barcelona, Spain the HTML5 version of its Cortado Corporate Server product line to enable all necessary desktop business functions on any web-enabled device, making it the first true cloud desktop for the post-PC era.

The post-PC era is led by business user demand to work in a BYOC/D culture with a wide range of different devices for both their personal and professional needs. For the business world, this blurs the lines of the corporate IT environment, which struggles in managing how these devices can access and store content in a way that is secure, while optimizing the user more

Today from BroadSoft Connections in AZ, LogiSense broke the news that it has been selected by Momentum, a leading provider of cloud-based communications solutions, as its new billing provider.

Momentum selected LogiSense because of its proven track record of successful deployments and cost-effective IP billing solution.

Momentum currently offers wholesale digital voice services to more than 350 cable operators, municipalities, value-added resellers (VAR) and managed services provider (MSP) partners throughout the United States. By leveraging its fully redundant telecommunications infrastructure and back-office capabilities, Momentum is able to provide turnkey residential and business solutions that give operators the ability to incorporate high-quality telephony services into their service portfolio.

“In delivering exceptional digital voice service to providers across the country, it is imperative that we have trusted partners who deliver a significant value-add in today’s hyper-competitive marketplace,” said Kelly Windham, director of billing, Momentum. “Working with LogiSense more