Alteva Partners With Parallels to Provide Hosted VoIP Services to ...

ORLANDO, FL and PHILADELPHIA, PA, Feb 16, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) ?
Alteva, a leading cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) solution
provider and subsidiary of Warwick Valley Telephone Company


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(referred to as WVT Communications Group), today announced its
new partnership with Parallels, the hosting and cloud services
enablement leader. The announcement was made in Orlando during
Parallels Summit 2012, an event that attracts a global audience of
over 1,200 leading participants from across the cloud and hosting
industry.

Through the APS BroadSoft beta program, Parallels will provide its
customers access to a turn-key hosted VoIP white label solution. The
APS BroadSoft beta program is a way to jumpstart the on-boarding of
new clients for the Parallels community and will provide SMB
customers with a route to further leverage additional cloud services
as part of their growth strategy.

?The Parallels community is already receptive to cloud-based
communication solutions, especially with the growing demand for
hosted PBX services at smaller businesses,? said Louis Hayner, Chief
Sales Officer, Alteva. ?Alteva?s hosted VoIP services, delivered
through Parallels Automation, will enable SMBs to continue to compete
in their market by utilizing technologies from the cloud ? something
that they have been seeking for a long time.?

Parallels Automation, combined with Alteva?s wholesale business
model, offers service providers a turnkey portfolio of communication
services. As Alteva hosted VoIP wholesalers, Parallels customers will
benefit from unparalleled telecommunications continuity, vendor/phone
bill consolidation, scalability, increased control, business
continuity and mitigation of technology obsolescence.

In addition to Alteva?s Hosted VoIP platform, Alteva will provide:

          --  Provisioning and billing reporting         --  Training on the reseller portal for configuration  support         --  Training on license and billing management         --  Billing reports         --  Usage reports         --  Initial / Ongoing sales  marketing support 

?Parallels SMB Cloud Insights(TM) research indicates that hosted PBX
services are expected to grow by 75% worldwide over the next three
years, representing a huge opportunity for service providers,? said
John Zanni, Parallels VP of Service Provider Marketing and Alliances.
?We are excited to work with Alteva to make it easy for Parallels
partners to deliver hosted PBX services to their SMB customers.?

Through its partnership with Microsoft and Broadsoft, Alteva?s hosted
VoIP services will enable Parallels to expand its portfolio of
cloud-based offerings to its over 10 million customers in 125
countries, helping service providers to increase their monthly ARPU
by an average of $37/user.

?Parallels is already selling hosted Exchange and other desktop
services from the cloud,? added Hayner. ?Now, instead of their
customers going somewhere else for VoIP services, they can stick with
Parallels Partners for all of their business needs. The very nature
of our product will enable Parallels Partners to increase brand
awareness, while providing additional ?stickiness? to their customer
base so that they can put all of their focus on increasing sales and
up-selling other hosted services.?

About Alteva:
Alteva, a WVT Communications Group company and
cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) solution provider
headquartered in Philadelphia, offers the most reliable network, the
most responsive and proactive customer service and the best value to
its customers. It delivers cloud-based UC solutions including Voice
over IP phone systems and service (VoIP PBX), hosted Microsoft
Communication Services, fixed mobile convergence, and advanced voice
applications for the desktop. Alteva?s service requires minimal
installation and configuration while eliminating monthly phone and
on-premise system maintenance charges, reducing overall communication
costs and enabling organizations to improve productivity. By
combining Alteva?s voice service with Microsoft Communication
Services products, including Microsoft Exchange, Office Communication
Server (OCS), and SharePoint, Alteva?s customers receive a true,
high-quality, voice-enabled UC solution that easily integrates with
existing business applications. Based in Philadelphia, Alteva is
North America?s largest provider of enterprise hosted VoIP, and
provides hosted UC solutions to businesses in all 50 states and four
continents. For more information, visit
http://www.altevatel.com or
call 1-877-258-3821.

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