Virtela Named 2010 Hot Companies Award Finalist
Honored for Industry-Leading Innovation in Managed Network
Services
DENVER, February 3, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed
network services company, announced today that it has been named a
finalist for the 2010 Hot Companies Award by Network Products
Guide. Virtela was selected for its strong record of innovation and
customer satisfaction in providing global network solutions for
multinational organizations. This honor comes on the heels of
Virtela's recognition as a finalist for "Customer Service
Department of the Year - IT and Telecommunications" in the Stevie
Awards for Sales and Customer Service.
"Virtela continues to experience phenomenal growth as a result
of our game-changing approach to managed network services," said
Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners.
"From our disruptive multi-carrier business model to our
industry-first innovations in services, Virtela is pleased to be
recognized for delivering a value proposition that's unheard of in
our market - and setting the new standard in customer support."
Virtela offers an extensive suite of managed services -
including MPLS and IP network, security, remote access, device
monitoring and management, and application acceleration -
leveraging a unique infrastructure that aggregates and integrates
the best local, regional and global networks to offer unparalleled
geographic reach. By adding a unique overlay of intelligence that
performs optimal routing and automatic failover for customer
network traffic, Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service
FabricSM gives enterprises an inherently higher
performing, more resilient and cost effective alternative than
traditional carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of
contact for expert design, implementation and 24x7 proactive
monitoring and management worldwide.
Throughout its history, Virtela has consistently pushed the
industry forward, achieving a number of managed service firsts
including:
- Global Multi-Carrier MPLS, Ethernet and IP VPN Services
- Network-based Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Solution
- Network-based Security Event Management
- Business-Class DSL VPNs in 120+ countries
- Ethernet WAN services to 70+ countries
- Global HD Videoconferencing Service
- Global Video Extranet Service
- Global Jitter Service Level Agreement
The 2010 Hot Companies winners will be announced at Technosium
2010 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on March 18, 2010. To see
the complete list of finalists please visit www.technosium.com
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.
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Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com