Virtela Recognized for Tradition of Innovation and Service Excellence by American Business Awards
Managed Network Service Provider Named Finalist for
Two Elite Stevie Awards
DENVER, May 20, 2009 - Virtela,
the global network solutions company, was named a finalist in the
Most Innovative Company and Best New Product or Service categories
in the seventh annual American Business Awards (Stevie Awards). The
Best New Service selection recognizes the 2008 launch of Virtela's
Secure Video Extranet Service, which resolves the network quality
and security concerns associated with videoconferencing across
different carrier networks. The American Business Awards are the
nation's premier business awards program. All organizations
operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit entries to the ABAs
- public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.
This is the fifth consecutive year that Virtela has earned finalist
honors in the competition, which received over 2,600 entries.
"Virtela's innovative delivery model transforms the way
businesses IT, delivering more network for less upfront expense
with an approach that's uniquely focused on their specific needs
and corporate objectives," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "The market
has responded with growing demand for Virtela's services, and we're
honored that the American business Awards have recognized our
innovation as well."
The Most Innovative Company nod honors Virtela's continued
tradition of moving the industry forward with new ways of
delivering services. Virtela's innovation is built on the
foundation of its hybrid-virtual network operator (VNO) model,
which merges best-of-breed network partnerships with proprietary
Regional Policy Centers to offer both broad reach and deep
reliability. Today, Virtela is creating a new paradigm for
networking with its Network as a Service (NaaS) model, which
applies the on-demand approach to network services, delivering
superior connectivity when, where, and how customers demand it.
Virtela's Secure Video Extranet service is the latest
demonstration of the company's commitment to innovation. The
service overcomes the bandwidth strain and security concerns
associated with use of videoconferencing and telepresence
applications across disparate provider networks. Virtela enables
companies to realize the full economic, environmental and
productivity benefits of videoconferencing with their partners by
enabling communication beyond the limits of a single network.
"Despite very tough economic conditions, many organizations and
individuals continue to perform well," said Michael Gallagher,
founder and president of The Stevie Awards. "The results of the
2009 ABAs thus far are a testament to the resilience, creativity,
and hard work of American organizations, executives, and
workers."
Stevie Award winners will be announced during the annual gala on
Monday, June 22 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
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.
About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American
Business Awards, The International Business Awards, The Stevie
Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales &
Customer Service. Honoring companies of all types and sizes and the
people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances
in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at
www.stevieawards.com.
Supporting sponsors of The 2009 American Business Awards include
High Performance Technologies Inc., John Hancock, Lifelock, RCN
Corporation, Softpro, and Ultimate Software. Media sponsor is the
Business TalkRadio Network. Localization partner of the 2009 Stevie
Awards is Lionbridge.
Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com
Susan Wise
Greenough Communications
(650)646-3268 x11
swise@greenoughcom.com