D.C. Metropolitan Area's Leading Fitness Club Extends Partnership with iCore Networks for Internet Telephony.iCore Networks Wins Sport & Health Contract Renewal for 525 Users MCLEAN, Va. -- Sport & Health Clubs, the Washington metropolitan area's largest and leading health club operator, renews a contract for voice, data and Internet Services with iCore Networks, the D.C. metro area's leading provider of Voice over Private Internet (VOPI) services. "iCore's services have been particularly beneficial for Sport & Health," said Sport & Health CFO See Chief Financial Officer. Scott Thomas. "We were able to consolidate our WAN, equipment, & phone services with one reliable local provider. This allowed us to more effectively manage these services at a lower cost." Sport & Health renewed their previous contract with iCore for three years for voice, data and Internet services for all club locations and its headquarters. The iCore system will link 525 users with four-digit dialing at Sport & Health's McLean, Va. headquarters office and its 24 club locations in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. iCore's reliable, VoPI technology backed by Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. provides advanced call features and top-notch voice quality enabling Sport & Health to better manage telecommunication & data issues while reducing capital expenses and monthly telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. costs. "Voice quality, reliability and customer service are always important to telecom customers, and iCore delivers on all three counts," said iCore 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. and Chairman Stephen Canton Canton, cities, United States Canton. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,922), Fulton co., W central Ill., in the corn belt; inc. 1849. It is a trade and industrial center for a coal and farm area. 2 Town (1990 pop. 18,530), Norfolk co. . "We're excited and honored to continue to provide our efficient and dependable telecom system to the area's top health and fitness operator in its ongoing mission to promote good health and well-being in the community," he concludes. About Sport & Health Since 1973, Sport & Health Clubs has grown to be Washington's largest family of full-service health clubs and day spas A day spa is a business establishment which people visit for personal care treatments such as massages and facials. It is similar to a beauty salon in that it is only visited for the duration of the treatment. with 24 locations in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. Locally owned and operated, Sport & Health Clubs are built around integrating fun and fitness into the busy lifestyles that define our nation's capital and its ever-expanding communities. The Company serves the health and fitness needs of more than 90,000 Washingtonians, with over 2,000 employees, and is one of the top health club companies in the U.S. (based on annual revenues). The clubs feature state-of-the-art fitness equipment, individual and group personal training, group exercise classes for all levels including Pilates, yoga yoga (yō`gə) [Skt.,=union], general term for spiritual disciplines in Hinduism, Buddhism, and throughout S Asia that are directed toward attaining higher consciousness and liberation from ignorance, suffering, and rebirth. , step, high and low impact, Mixed Martial Arts For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see . Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, including striking and grappling. and more. Many clubs feature tennis, racquetball racquetball, sport played indoors by two or four players, combining elements of court handball and such racket games as squash racquets. It is played on a standard handball court 40 ft (12.2 m) long, 20 ft (6. , squash squash: see gourd; pumpkin. squash Any of various fruits of the genus Cucurbita in the gourd family, widely cultivated as vegetables and for livestock feed. The principal species are C. maxima and certain varieties of C. pepo. , basketball, swimming and a Kidz Klub, which features a nursery, climbing mazes, dance classes, camps and a variety of junior programs for all ages. Several clubs feature Serenity Day Spa that provides therapeutic massage, body treatments, nail and skin care and hair styling and design. For more information, visit www.sportandhealth.com. About iCore Networks iCore is a managed networking and Voice over Private Internet (VoPI) company that offers small and medium-sized businesses a cost effective, simple solution to their voice and data needs. Unlike VoIP, VoPI provides a managed, secure, hosted, end-to-end voice and data system that gives small and medium-sized businesses the same capabilities enjoyed by Fortune 500 companies at a savings over their current voice and data providers. iCore backs those capabilities with the most customer-oriented employees in the industry; unprecedented reliability and disaster recovery tools; and world-class employee support and training. For more information about iCore Networks, please visit http://www.icore.com. |
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