ViaWest and PentaStar Communications Ink Sales Agreement; PentaStar to Sell ViaWest's Services to Businesses in Three-State Region.Business Editors & Technology Writers DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001 ViaWest Internet Services, Inc. (www.viawest.net), a regional Internet infrastructure, hosting and access provider to the business market, and PentaStar Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:PNTA PNTA Pacific Northwest Theatre Associates (Seattle, Washington) PNTA Pakistan National Tuberculosis Association PNTA Paul N Terry Associates (UK marketing consultants) PNTA Palmerston North Taekwondo Academy ) (www.pentastarcom.com), the nation's largest communications services agent, announced today they have signed a sales agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, PentaStar Communications will market ViaWest's Internet access See how to access the Internet. , hosting and colocation services to businesses in Colorado, Utah and Arizona. The agreement nearly doubles ViaWest's sales presence in three of its four markets, and complements PentaStar's full line of data services targeted at the small- to medium-sized business market. "PentaStar is a credible force in telecom and they offer a local presence in our markets, both elements that are key to our overall business strategy," said Roy Dimoff, 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. of ViaWest. "The addition of their sales team representing our product line extends our sales reach in our current markets." The two companies decided to partner after discovering synergies in the types of products they sold and the businesses they targeted -- data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. products to the small- and medium-sized business market. The addition of the ViaWest product line gives PentaStar's sales representatives access to an additional set of data services to offer to any sale. "ViaWest's products complement our existing offerings to include a variety of affordable data services that match very well with the voice and data services we sell every day to the SMB market See SMB. ," said Peter W. Zafian, Vice President of Sales and Operations at PentaStar. "Additionally, our relationship with ViaWest broadens our existing carrier relationships as we continue to provide our customers with unbiased communications solutions from a variety of carriers, while being the single point of contact for all of their communications needs." "This is a sign of the times A Sign of the Times was a 1966 single by Petula Clark. Written by Tony Hatch, the uptempo pop number juxtaposed Clark's driving vocals with a powerful brass section. She introduced the tune on the Ed Sullivan Show on February 27, 1966. that companies like ViaWest and PentaStar are partnering up, each looking to each other for ways to enhance their presence and sales," said Dimoff. About ViaWest Headquartered in Denver, ViaWest Internet Services, Inc. offers broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. , hosting, colocation and high-availability network consulting to small- and medium-sized businesses in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . ViaWest combines the technical strength of a national Internet provider Internet provider - Internet Service Provider with a community presence and personal service of a local business to deliver reliable, customized Internet solutions. ViaWest currently has offices in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. More information can be found at http://www.viawest.net. About PentaStar Communications, Inc. PentaStar designs, procures and facilitates the installation and use of communications services solutions that best meet customers' specific requirements and budgets. PentaStar was formed in March 1999 to become a national communications services agent and specializes in being the single-source provider of total communications solutions for its business customers. PentaStar's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors PNTA. For more complete information about PentaStar, contact PentaStar Communications, Inc., 1660 Wynkoop St., Denver, Colorado 80202, 303/825-4400, visit the company's website at www.pentastarcom.com or send an email to info@pentastarcom.com. |
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