Shoreline Sponsors Race Car Team in Grand-Am and American Le Mans Road Racing Series.Sports Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2004 Shoreline Communications, the specialist in enterprise IP voice systems(TM), today announced it is sponsoring Flying Lizard Motorsports The Flying Lizard Motorsports team is a motorsport team from Sonoma, California which was formed in early 2003 to compete in the American Le Mans Series. The team is managed by six principals: drivers Johannes van Overbeek, Lonnie Pechnik and Seth Neiman; chief engineer , a new racing team which will be racing in both the Grand American For sports car racing association formed in 1999, see . Grand American was a NASCAR sanctioned series of pony car stock cars. The series ran from 1968 until 1971. The series was sometimes called the Baby Grand series. and American Le Mans (ALMS) road racing Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. As contemplated in this article, the term will be treated as it relates to motorsport, specifically, automobile racing and motorcycle racing. series. The company will host hospitality events at various races throughout the season for resellers and customers. "Racing is a perfect metaphor for how we work with our resellers and run our business," said Janet Gregory, Shoreline's vice president of worldwide sales. "We work in a fast-paced environment where commitment, teamwork and execution are essential! This program fosters our spirit of partnership and reflects our commitment to win." Flying Lizard Motorsports makes its official Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series The Rolex Sports Car Series is the premiere series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. It is a North American-based sports car series that was founded in 2000 under the name Grand American Road Racing Championship debut January 29 - February 1 in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, at the Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators. in Florida. Both road racing series will be televised live -- Grand Am series on Speed TV (channel 408 on digital cable) and ALMS on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. , NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and Speed. For schedules and locations, visit: http://www.grandamerican.com/events.html and http://www.americanlemans.com/schedule/schedule.asp. "The Team Shoreline race car series reflects the committed relationship A committed relationship is an interpersonal relationship based upon a mutually agreed upon commitment to one another involving exclusivity, honesty, or some other agreed upon behavior. between Shoreline and its partners," said Jim Lewis, president of PlanIT Solutions. "We depend on each other to deliver to our customers an IP voice communication system that is unequaled in its simplicity, scalability and value with dial tone reliability." Flying Lizard Motorsports Flying Lizard Motorsports will run a 12-race season in the GT class of both the American Le Mans Series The American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is a sports car racing series based in the United States and Canada. It consists of a series of endurance and sprint races, and was created in the spirit of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. and the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. This includes all nine American Le Mans Series races, plus the three longest races of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series events -- the Rolex 24 At Daytona and six-hour races at both Mont-Tremblant and Watkins Glen. The team will race a Porsche 911 GT3 RS The Porsche 911 GT3 RS is a high-performance sports car built by Porsche since 2003. It is often confused with the non-roadlegal racecar Porsche 911 GT3-RS of 2001 and later, which was based on the Porsche 911 GT3-R of 2000. in the Grand-Am series races. A pair of 2004 Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs will be entered in the American Le Mans Series. The stellar Flying Lizard Motorsport team includes Johannes van Overbeek, Darren Law, Peter Cunningham, Mike Rockenfeller, Lonnie Pechnik, and Seth Neiman, who is a Shoreline board member and investor. -- Johannes van Overbeek is an eight-year professional road racing veteran. He has competed in eight Grand-Am events and 18 in the American Le Mans Series, winning one time in each series. He has also competed in 28 SCCA SCCA Sports Car Club of America SCCA Seattle Cancer Care Alliance SCCA Squamous Cell Carcinoma SCCA Southern California Cricket Association SCCA Southern California Contractors Association SCCA Sonoma County Conservation Action Speed World Challenge GT Championship series events, winning three times, and he placed third in the 2001 season points. -- Darren Law is the 2001 GT class champion in the Grand-American Rolex series, finished second in 2002, and in 2003 was sixth in the new Daytona Prototype class. -- Peter Cunningham is a six-time SCCA Pro Racing series champion. His 75 race wins far exceed the career total for every driver in all North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. professional series since 1963. -- Mike Rockenfeller, 20, was a karting karting Driving and racing miniature, skeleton-frame, rear-engine automobiles called karts or GoKarts. The sport originated in the U.S. in the 1950s after the first kart had been assembled from unwanted lawn-mower parts. champion in Germany at age 12. At age 19, he became the youngest driver to win a Porsche Supercup race and the youngest to lead the Porsche Carrera Cup standings. -- Lonnie Pechnik and Seth Neiman are new to ALMS racing, but competed in three Grand-Am Rolex series races last year. They, along with van Overbeek, won their professional racing debut at the Watkins Glen six-hour, then finished second in their other two Grand-Am events at Mont-Tremblant and Daytona, where van Overbeek earned the team's first pole position. "Team Shoreline" Partner Program Today, more than ever, businesses rely on the value add and expertise of solutions integrators. Shoreline works closely with its partners to ensure that, together, they deliver the most reliable IP-PBX deployment for their customers. Because the company has a 100% focus on selling through its channel, Shoreline has designed Team Shoreline with its partners in mind. Shoreline selects highly-qualified partners who have solid industry experience and a strong competitive differentiation. Shoreline partners consist of VARs, integrators, and interconnects that add significant value through application and solution expertise, including LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , WAN, call center, voice and data application integration, technology deployment, and training and support. Its reseller network is fully supported by Shoreline Communication's field sales organization, partner education, and technical support. Together, they deliver the end-to-end solutions businesses need to leverage and protect their existing technology investments. For more information about Team Shoreline, visit www.goshoreline.com/Partners/index.cfm/Action/Partners/PageID/5.htm About Shoreline Communications Shoreline Communications, Inc. is the specialist in enterprise IP voice systems. Thousands of enthusiastic users worldwide are taking advantage of the company's award-winning distributed IP PBX technology, leveraging expertise and resources across multiple sites to improve customer service, increase employee productivity and lower operational costs. Shoreline has a select group of global channel partners that provide top-notch service and support. For more information, visit http://www.shorelinecommunications.com or call 1-877-80SHORE. |
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