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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

International and Domestic Wi-Fi Calling to All Vopium Users is Free,
Including to Those with Android, iPhone, Symbian and Windows Mobile Phones

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 19, 2011 – Although calling apps for the BlackBerry are widely available, they suffer from limitations and carrier-imposed requirements that undermine the benefits. Vopium, which has established an industry first with its BlackBerry Wi-Fi calling app, eliminates those drawbacks and provides consumers and business users with free international and domestic Wi-Fi calls, as well as international calls over GSM and CDMA for as little as less than 1 cent per minute.

Vopium is the first VoIP service provider to offer a Wi-Fi calling app through BlackBerry App World. The Vopium app does not require users to connect with a local call – a major limitation of many other Wi-Fi calling apps. Unlike UMA-based Wi-Fi calling services provided by a few mobile operators, 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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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

Federation Interconnection and ENUM Registry Services
Promote More Rapid Adoption of Video Communications

LONDON – Dec. 5, 2011 – With VoIP now a mature, dependable service capability for users and service providers around the world, one of the next big milestones on the global communications horizon is widespread adoption of IP-based video communications.

But unlike attaining the delivery of consistently high-quality voice services worldwide – which service providers, equipment manufacturers and exchanges reached fairly quickly by agreeing on SIP – achieving broad, global interconnectivity of video calling of acceptable quality for conducting business anywhere in the world at any time is exponentially more complicated.

XConnect helps service providers, and ultimately their users, see their way through bewildering choices by enabling secure and multi-protocol interconnection and interworking between disparate video communities, networks and devices. The company’s services make video calling as simple and ubiquitous as traditional voice more