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DES MOINES, Iowa—-April 28, 2006-LightEdge Solutions, Inc., a leader in converged data networking, voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) and managed IT business services, today announced that chairman and chief executive officer Jim Masterson is a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2006 Award in the Central Midwest Region. According to Ernst & Young, the awards program was designed to recognize outstanding entrepreneurs on a regional, national and global level who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. Masterson was selected as a finalist by a panel of independent judges from the business community. Award winners will be announced at a special 20th anniversary gala event on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center in Kansas City.

“This distinction is a direct result of the commitment, perseverance and hard work that the LightEdge team has put in over the past several years in delivering local businesses with best-in-class voice, data and IT technology services,” said Jim Masterson, chairman and CEO of LightEdge. “We’re very pleased to be recognized in this way, and it’s a tribute to the entire LightEdge team.”

Businesses engage LightEdge to deliver critical business systems and operational efficiencies using voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) phone systems, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions and advanced data networking technologies. LightEdge makes it possible for small and medium businesses to take advantage of Fortune-500-caliber converged voice, data and IT services at affordable monthly rates and without the large upfront capital investment or the long deployment cycles.

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 18, 2006. The overall national Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient is then considered for the world event in Monte Carlo.

About the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards
The Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries. For more information about the awards program, visit www.ey.com/eoy.

About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.

LightEdge Solutions® and the LightEdge Solutions logo, and Scale-on-Demand™ are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of LightEdge Solutions, Inc. EdgeBCC™ and the EdgeBCC logo are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of the Edge Business Continuity Center. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

28Apr

The boys are back!

Posted by Exchange Hosting Reviews as Press Releases, Simply Mail Solutions

UK Internet Pioneers launch Email Hosting Company aimed at Business users

April 28th 2006, Warrington UK. Three of the pioneers of the UK Internet Industry have teamed up again in a new venture to bring new business email hosting services to the market place. Colin Smith, Bill Unsworth, and Keith Pritchard were the brains behind one of the first UK Internet Service Providers U-NET Limited, which started operations in Warrington in 1994. Now with their new venture SMS (Simply Mail Solutions) they are starting a new operation specialising in email services for business and professional users with SME?s as the main target market.

Commented Chairman Bill Unsworth ?For the home user you usually get a free mail service with your ISP and for the large corporates with IT departments it is feasible to set up and configure your own mailservers even though they are complex and need continuous maintenance. We are aiming to provide a business standard of service for companies and professional users where it is simply not feasible for them to set up their own mailservers?

Commented Colin Smith, Managing Director ?Businesses rely so much on email nowadays ? and they want to access it anytime whether in the office, on the move or even on holiday. Most companies simply cannot make the commitment to putting their mailservers into the high quality robust environments they need never mind keeping the servers going. Our servers are in one of the top colocation sites in Manchester with excellent Internet connectivity, redundant power etc giving users piece of mind.?

Commented Keith Pritchard, Technical Director ?Also users are looking for much more out of their email nowadays ? access from portable devices and out of the office generally but with the ability to access all of their mailboxes (outbox as well as inboxes) and any attachments. Also shared resources such as calendars and contacts lists greatly aid users productivity.?

The new company is based in Warrington but of course aiming for both UK and international custom.
ENDS

TORRANCE, Calif., April 18, 2006 With gas prices now reaching over $3.00 per gallon in U.S. cities like Los Angeles, LiveOffice Corp.’s (http://www.liveoffice.com ) Conferencing division today repeated its Telecommuting Challenge to American car commuters. During the month of April and in honor of Earth Day on April 22 nd, LiveOffice is offering a free 30-day trial of its web conferencing service to any commuter willing to leave their car in the garage and telecommute to the office once a week for the next month.

“The impact of rising gas prices is real and means that many of us will pay in excess of $150 per month to keep our cars on the road,” said Ted Heieck, IMConferencing product manager for LiveOffice Corp. “The good news is that there is a choice, any commuter that accepts our Challenge and telecommutes one day per week for one month will save approximately $30 per month on gas and avoid the added stress often associated with commuting.”

LiveOffice wants to demonstrate to Americans that much of their business travel, even just to and from the office, can be replaced with effective and convenient telecommuting technology services, such as web conferencing and teleconferencing. For more information on how you or your business can take the Challenge, please call 800.374.2032 or visit http://webconference.liveoffice.com.

11Apr

American Workers Challenged To Telecommute

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TORRANCE, Calif., April 11, 2006 Making good on its promise and to honor Earth Day on April 22 nd, LiveOffice Corp.’s (http://www.liveoffice.com) Conferencing division began offering a free month of web conferencing services to American commuters on April 1st. Any American worker willing to telecommute to the office at least once during the month of April is entitled to a free 30-day trial of web conferencing from LiveOffice.
“If this campaign is successful, in just one month, 100,000 Americans could save an estimated total of $2.5 million on gas, prevent more than 15 million pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere and conserve more than 35,000 barrels of crude oil,” said Ted Heieck, IMConferencing product manager for LiveOffice Corp. “Earth Day is the ideal time for American commuters to begin making the shift from traditional car travel to telecommuting and this Challenge is the perfect opportunity for them to experience the benefits of web conferencing first hand with no long-term commitment.”

By telecommuting to work once a week over the next month, the average American worker can save money, conserve gas and make a positive impact on the environment. As an example, if one car commuter telecommutes 4 times in the next month, they could:

  • Save $25 on gas
  • Gain 4 more hours of family time or sleep
  • Prevent 186 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere

That means that if just 1,000 car commuters choose to telecommute 4 times in the next month, they could:

  • Save $25,000 on gas
  • Gain 4,000 hours of family time or sleep
  • Prevent 191,000 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere
  • Conserve 352 barrels of crude oil

In addition, if just one commuter commits to telecommuting 1 time per week for 1 year, they could:

  • Save $300+ on gas
  • Gain 52 more hours of family time or sleep
  • Prevent 2,500 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere
  • Conserve approximately 5 barrels of crude oil

Using web conferencing is a great alternative to the daily car commute to and from the office. Today’s conferencing technologies are:

  • Convenient as easy as creating an account and logging in to start a scheduled or unscheduled meeting
  • Cost effective pricing models are designed for every type of business from SOHO/SMBs to enterprises; great features like integrated video and audio are available for as little as $100 per month
  • Easy-to-use conferencing has become much more user friendly, intuitive and reliable since its initial introduction in the 1990s
  • Great for appearance web conferencing gives workers a “professional” appearance, even when they are working from home

LiveOffice wants to demonstrate to Americans that much of their business travel, even just to and from the office, can be replaced with effective and convenient telecommuting technology services, such as web conferencing and teleconferencing. For more information on how you or your business can take the Challenge, please call 800.374.2032 or visit http://webconference.liveoffice.com.

05Apr

Mi8 Now Offers Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services

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Leading Provider of Hosted Microsoft Exchange Services Adds Microsoft’s Collaboration Tool to Suite of Services

Tuesday, April 5, 2006 - New York, NY - Mi8 Corporation, the leading provider of Microsoft Exchange hosting and management services in the U.S., today announced the expansion of its family of services to include hosted Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. The new service is available to existing Mi8 clients immediately.

Windows SharePoint Services provide an interactive Web portal for users to come together, quickly and efficiently share information, and collaborate on projects. Tightly integrated with Microsoft Office, this flexible Web technology enables teams to be more productive, working together across time zones to focus on projects and get work done.

Mi8 offers SharePoint as an easy-to-use service where team members can quickly create workspaces for meeting discussions, surveys, documents, task lists, and other collaboration needs that increase individual and departmental productivity. Mi8’s hosted environment is an inexpensive and easy-to-use solution for this high-end collaboration environment.

“SharePoint is an integral part of the Microsoft technology suite for messaging and collaboration,” said Patrick Fetterman, president of Mi8.”And now it’s an integral part of Mi8’s services.”

About Mi8
Mi8 Corporation, the leading provider of Microsoft Exchange hosting and management services in the U.S., today announced the expansion of its family of services to include hosted Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services. The new service is available to existing Mi8 clients immediately.

Windows SharePoint Services provide an interactive Web portal for users to come together, quickly and efficiently share information, and collaborate on projects. Tightly integrated with Microsoft Office, this flexible Web technology enables teams to be more productive, working together across time zones to focus on projects and get work done.

Mi8 offers SharePoint as an easy-to-use service where team members can quickly create workspaces for meeting discussions, surveys, documents, task lists, and other collaboration needs that increase individual and departmental productivity. Mi8’s hosted environment is an inexpensive and easy-to-use solution for this high-end collaboration environment.

“SharePoint is an integral part of the Microsoft technology suite for messaging and collaboration,” said Patrick Fetterman, president of Mi8.”And now it’s an integral part of Mi8’s services.”

TORRANCE , Calif. , April 4, 2006 LiveOffice Corp.’s (www.liveoffice.com) AdvisorSquare division, the nation’s #1 provider of financial advisor websites, today reported that it has seen a large increase in the number of financial advisors building websites for their practices based on requests from adult children of existing clients.

When polled by AdvisorSquare, several financial advisors indicated that they are increasingly using the Internet to communicate with clients’ adult children. Many of these advisors cite the growing population of sen ior citizens coupled with the increasing geographic distance between aging parents and their children as the main reason for the Internet’s expanded role in their daily business activities. Plus, with many aging parents opting to transfer portions of their wealth to their children while they are still alive, these children now have a vested interest in how their parents’ money is managed. For advisors, many of them believe that using a website and email to communicate effectively and often with these adult children will help ensure that these individuals become permanent clients of the advisor, even after their parents are no longer alive.

“More and more advisors are contacting us because the adult child of one of their clients has asked for their website address and they are embarrassed to admit that they don’t have a website,” said Michele McGarry, director of business development for LiveOffice’s AdvisorSquare division. “This increasing trend highlights the importance that clients are placing on financial advisor websites and lends further support to the fact that websites add credibility to advisory practices by helping to strengthen existing client relationships, while building new ones.”

Since 1998, AdvisorSquare has helped tens of thousands of financial advisors build a pre sen ce on the Internet for their practice. The company conducts constant research on specific website usage and marketing trends in the financial services industry to ensure that it is providing its clients with the most current and effective information. Research results are available to AdvisorSquare clients through AdvisorSquare University and the popular, members-only GetHits website marketing newsletter.