Cbeyond President and CEO Receives AeA's 2006 Southeast Spirit of Endeavor Award for Technology Entrepreneur.Award Recognizes Jim Geiger's Leadership and Innovation Delivering IP-Based Telecom Services to Small Businesses ATLANTA -- Cbeyond Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CBEY CBEY Center for Business and the Environment at Yale ), a managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality provider to small businesses and a leader in Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP), announced that President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Jim Geiger received the American Electronic Association (AeA) 2006 Southeast Spirit of Endeavor Award for Technology Entrepreneur. He was also a finalist in the Outstanding Leadership category and Cbeyond was a finalist in the Emerging Business category. AeA's Spirit of Endeavor Award for Technology Entrepreneur recognizes individuals who demonstrate leadership in bringing technology to the market, serving as a model for others to follow, and above all, representing the "Spirit of Endeavor," a critical component in the creation and execution of ideas that the technology industry thrives upon. "I'm honored to be recognized by the AeA for my spirit of endeavor," said Jim Geiger, president and chief executive officer for Cbeyond. "With more than 23,000 entrepreneurial customers, it's exciting to see the impact Cbeyond has made by staying true to our founding mission of delivering 'big business' communication services to small businesses at prices they can afford and that we can deliver profitably. Entrepreneurs are our cause at Cbeyond, and I'm proud to be part of this distinguished group." Geiger earned the AeA honor for his vision in leveraging VoIP to deliver an integrated package of voice, mobile and broadband Internet See broadband. services to small businesses. These services are easily managed online and include enhanced applications such as voicemail, email, Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing, and VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. . This award also recognized Geiger for his contribution to the evolution of IP networks and open platforms through leadership roles and active participation in telecommunications industry trade associations. The AeA's Southeast Spirit of Endeavor awards are open to the entire technology industry and honor individuals and companies who have made significant achievements within the technology industry. Geiger was presented his award at the AeA's annual ceremony on September 14, 2006, at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Ga. About AeA AeA, the nation's largest trade association with 2,500 member companies representing all segments of the high-tech industry, is dedicated solely to helping our members' top line and bottom line. We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels, providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select business services and networking programs. For more information, please visit http://www.aeanet.org. About Cbeyond Cbeyond (NASDAQ: CBEY) is an Atlanta-based managed services provider that delivers integrated packages of voice, mobile and broadband services to small businesses in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Cbeyond offers core communications services such as local and long-distance voice, mobile and broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a along with enhanced applications, including voicemail, email, Web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing, VPN and more. Cbeyond manages these services over a private, 100-percent Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facilities-based network. For more information on Cbeyond, visit www.cbeyond.net. CBEY-F CBEY-G |
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