Virtela Selected by AlwaysOn as an AO Global 250 Winner
Recognized for Game-Changing Technology and Market
Value
DENVER, July 17, 2008 - Virtela, the global
network solutions company, today announced that it has been chosen
by AlwaysOn as one of the AO Global 250 Winners. The AO Global 250
recognizes major developments and new business opportunities in the
global technology industries. Virtela was selected by the AlwaysOn
editorial team and other industry experts based on five criteria:
innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value,
and media buzz.
"The AO Global 250 winners have excelled in key strategic areas
in the global technology markets," said Tony Perkins, founder and
CEO of AlwaysOn. "We congratulate them for their success in
introducing new tools, services, and platforms that are driving the
next phase of innovation and creating real value at an economically
uncertain time."
Virtela is building on a history of innovation and shaking up
the industry with a unique hybrid Virtual Network Operator business
model. The company leverages hundreds of partner infrastructures to
achieve a dense global footprint, but also owns strategic network
assets that add sophistication and intelligence to optimize
performance and deliver services on demand.
"We're honored to be selected by AlwaysOn for our innovation and
the value we're creating for our customers and other stakeholders,"
said Virtela CEO Steve King. "Beyond innovation, our success is
largely the result of a keen focus on the service aspect of managed
services, alleviating the great complexity of deploying and
maintaining global networks for enterprise customers."
Virtela and the AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies will
be honored at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford University
on July 22-24, 2008 at Stanford University. This executive event
highlights the significant economic, political and commercial
trends disrupting the global technology industries and features the
most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential
investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates
and CEO showcases.
A full list of all the AO Global 250 winners can be found on the
AlwaysOn Web site at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/27959.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by
being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In
2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the media industry in innovation
by engaging its bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also
revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media
principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit,
OnHollywood, OnMedia, GoingGreen, NordicGreen, and Venture Summit
East and West) and quarterly print "blogozine". AlwaysOn is
committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting
and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create
such open interaction with its readers and event participants.
About Virtela
Virtela, the world's largest
independent managed services company, offers award-winning
managed services including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private
Networks (VPNs), Security, Remote Access, and WAN/LAN Device
Monitoring and Management, to some of the most competitive
multinational companies in the world. Offering services in 190
countries, Virtela integrates and manages best-of-breed service
providers through partnerships with 500+ carriers, to address the
unique needs of its customers. Virtela is headquartered in Denver,
Colorado, with Global Network Operations Centers in Denver, Mumbai,
India and Manila, Philippines. For more information, please call +1
(720) 475-4000 or visit
www.virtela.net.
Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com