DENVER, February 8, 2013 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced it has been named a finalist for "Customer Service Department of the Year" in the 7th annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. This is the fourth consecutive year that Virtela has been recognized for this award, illustrating the company's commitment to achieving highest customer satisfaction by delivering personalized and proactive support. More than 1,100 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year's competition. 

Virtela has made customer experience its number one priority from day one, maintaining an advanced support model that consistently challenges industry standards. In 2012, Virtela's Global Operations Centers improved the speed to answer customer calls by nearly 50 percent, answering first calls within an average of 6.4 seconds, down from 12 seconds in 2011. This is compared to industry norms of hours (or even days for a callback). Virtela maintained its impressive rate of opening 99 percent of trouble tickets proactively and resolving 95 percent of issues on the first call. The company continued to outperform its aggressive 4-hour global guarantee for mean time to restore (MTTR), by an average of 53.4 minutes, a 40 percent improvement over 2011.

Underscoring the company's passion for support, 97 percent of customer survey respondents in 2012 said they were highly satisfied or satisfied with the courtesy of the Virtela technical operations staff, and 95 percent were highly satisfied or satisfied with Virtela's resolution of their issues.

"We are thrilled to be recognized yet again by The Stevies for our success in providing customers with world-class support that not only meets but exceeds their highest expectations," said Ted Studwell, Virtela's senior vice president of engineering and operations. "The dedication of our global support team has been pivotal to the continued success of Virtela and we're committed to ongoing development of programs, tools and systems that deliver the industry's highest service levels and most meaningful service guarantees."

One of Virtela's key differentiators from traditional network providers is the company's personalized and proactive approach to customer support. Virtela's Global Operation Centers (GOCs) are staffed 24x7 by network engineering and IT experts who proactively monitor, inspect, detect and analyze customer networks and IT infrastructure using proprietary technology - VirtelaPredict - to diagnose 95% of potential enterprise network issues before they impact network health. Virtela offers a broad suite of IT infrastructure management services that enable CIOs and IT teams to better achieve their strategic priorities by offloading the time intensive but critical end-to-end management of key network, security and other IT infrastructure devices to Virtela and its innovative management systems and portal, VirtelaView.

Vote Now: People's Choice Stevie Award for Favorite Customer Service

As a finalist, Virtela has been entered in the People's Choice Stevie Award for Favorite Customer Service. Voting is open until February 10, 2013.  Click here to vote for Virtela in the "Favorite Customer Service - Telecommunications" category.

Stevie Award winners will be announced during a gala banquet on Monday, February 25, 2013 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. More details are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales.

Recognition from The Stevies further expands a growing list of industry awards Virtela has received over the past year for its innovative services and superior customer support. These include the Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award, World Communication Award, Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award, InfoSecurity Global Excellence Award, Best in Biz Award, Mobility Tech Zone Award, and the AlwaysOn Global 250.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the smart alternative to traditional global carriers and equipment vendors for enterprise networking and virtualized IT services. The company delivers award-winning services via its Virtualized Overlay Network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, which enables the transition of branch office networking and security services to the cloud. Virtela gives enterprises the benefit of "asset-light" software-defined networking that delivers 80% cost savings in upfront capital and 30% savings in ongoing operating expenses.

Recognized by more than 50 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes proactively managed networks, security, application acceleration, IT infrastructure and mobile device management.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
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Under the terms of the agreement, Virtela will work with IBM to provide managed WAN/LAN, application acceleration, security and cloud network services to Lam.

Key to Virtela being selected for this contract extension was its prior history at Lam Research Corp., delivering high performance enterprise networking solutions across the company's U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific locations.

"Virtela provides a comprehensive, cost effective global solution with support that aligns closely with our business goals," said Les Spencer, vice president and chief information officer for Lam Research. "We view Virtela as an important supplier of critical network services to the company."

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the smart alternative to traditional global carriers and equipment vendors for enterprise networking and virtualized IT services. The company delivers award-winning services via its Virtualized Overlay Network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, which enables the transition of branch office networking and security services to the cloud. Virtela gives enterprises the benefit of "asset-light" software-defined networking that delivers up to 80% cost savings in upfront capital and 30% savings in ongoing operating expenses.

Recognized by more than 50 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes global managed network, security, mobility, application acceleration, and IT infrastructure services.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

Media Contact:

Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Recognized for Highly Proactive and Personalized Enterprise Customer Support

DENVER, April 23, 2013 -   Virtela , the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced it has been named a Gold winner in the 2013 Info Security Global Excellence Awards in the category of 'Support and Customer Satisfaction.' Virtela's Global Operations Centers were honored for ensuring the highest levels of customer satisfaction through highly proactive and personalized support . Presented by Info Security Products Guide, the 9^th annual awards recognize achievements in every facet of the security industry.

A recent Forrester Research survey1 shows that 71 percent of customers say that "valuing their time" is the most important thing a provider can do to provide good customer service. Year after year, Virtela outperforms the industry and its own service level guarantees -- speaking directly to this customer demand. For example, Virtela improved the speed to answer customer calls by nearly 50 percent in 2012, answering first calls within an average of 6 seconds. This compares to industry norms of hours, or in some cases, even days for a callback.

Underscoring the company's  passion for support, 97 percent of customer survey respondents in 2012 said they were highly satisfied or satisfied with the courtesy of the Virtela technical operations staff, and 95 percent were highly satisfied or satisfied with Virtela's resolution of their issues.

"Customer support and satisfaction has always been, and always will be, our number one priority, and we are honored to be recognized for this commitment," said Ted Studwell, Virtela's senior vice president of engineering and operations. "We consistently pursue new and innovative ways to better meet customers' enterprise networking needs, and it is this approach that has enabled us to set new industry standards when it comes to customer support."

Unlike traditional network providers, Virtela's Global Operation Centers (GOCs) are staffed 24x7 by network engineering and IT experts who proactively monitor, inspect, detect and analyze customer networks and IT infrastructure, providing follow-the-sun support to ensure the highest uptime and business continuity. Using proprietary technology called VirtelaPredict, the team  can diagnose 95 percent of potential enterprise network issues before they impact network health. Virtela offers a broad suite of  IT infrastructure management services  that enable CIOs and IT teams to better achieve their strategic priorities by offloading the time intensive but critical end-to-end management of key network, security and other IT infrastructure devices to Virtela and its innovative management systems and portal,  VirtelaView.

The 2013 Info Security Global Excellence Award winners were honored at a ceremony in San Francisco. Virtela was also named an Info Security Global Excellence Award winner last year for its Cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) service in the category of 'Best Deployment and Case Studies'.

This recognition expands a growing list of industry awards Virtela has received for its innovative products and services and superior customer support. These include the Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership Award, World Communication Award, Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award, American Business Award (Stevies), Best in Biz Award, Mobility Tech Zone Award, and the AlwaysOn Global 250.

1 Communication Channel Preferences For Customer Service Are Rapidly Changing. Do You Know What Your Customers Need?   Forrester Research Blog, March 15, 2013

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the smart alternative to traditional global carriers and equipment vendors for enterprise networking and virtualized IT services. The company deliver s award-winning services via its Virtualized Overlay Network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, which enables the transition of branch office networking and security services to the cloud. Virtela gives enterprises the benefit of "asset-light" software-defined networking that delivers up to 80% cost savings in upfront capital and 30% savings in ongoing operating expenses.

Recognized by more than 50 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes global managed network, security, mobility, application acceleration, and IT infrastructure services.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit   www.virtela.net.

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, January 11, 2012 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that its Cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) service has been named a finalist in the 8^th annual Global Excellence Awards by Info Security Products Guide. Virtela's MDM Service - the industry's first global cloud service for managing and securing mobile devices - was honored in both the 'Service Excellence' and 'Best Customer Deployment' categories. Info Security's prestigious global awards recognize security and IT vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products and solutions that help raise the quality bar in all technology areas.

Virtela's Cloud-based MDM Service was recognized for its success in addressing one of IT's biggest challenges: managing and securing the exponential growth of smartphones and tablets in the enterprise. The service off-loads overburdened IT organizations, providing benefits such as instant service turn-up, improved security, risk mitigation, cost savings and productivity.

Powered by Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC), the only cloud platform purpose‐built for enterprise networking, security and mobility, the MDM service leverages Virtela's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) around the world for service activation within hours. Virtela's carrier-, vendor- and technology-independent model ensures the service works across all major mobile operators and platforms (including Apple iOS, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian) in 190+ countries.

Customers can rapidly deploy policies and control access, and are automatically notified of unauthorized activities, as well as when roaming, data, voice or SMS usage thresholds have been met, helping prevent overuse charges.The service is backed by the first Real-Time Notification Service Level Agreement (SLA) for managed mobility services, which guarantees customers will be alerted within 15 minutes of mobile activities that compromise corporate policies.

"It is our mission to continuously leverage powerful emerging technologies to provide solutions that address the rapidly changing IT enterprise landscape," said Jian Li, Virtela's chief technology officer and vice president of technical solutions. "All market signs point to enterprises needing a stronger mobility strategy, and our service uniquely addresses this with a holistic, cloud-based approach that integrates all key aspects of mobile device management. We're honored to receive continued recognition for its unique capabilities."

Info Security Products Guide sponsors leading conferences and expos worldwide and plays a vital role in keeping end users informed of the choices available for protecting their digital resources. To see the full list of Info Security award finalists, please visit http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/awards/. Winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony in San Francisco on February 29, 2012.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 750 network providers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, January 31, 2012 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that its Cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) service has won the 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award by global media company TMC. Recipients of the 14th annual awards represent the most innovative new products developed by companies that have demonstrated vision, leadership and quality in IP communication technologies that solve real needs in the marketplace.

Virtela's Cloud-based MDM Service was recognized for its unique value proposition in addressing the massive wave of smartphones and tablets being used by enterprises, both company- and employee-owned, and the complex IT management challenges they present. Market analysts predict that 80% of businesses will support a workforce using tablets by 2013 and 90% will support corporate applications on personal devices by 2014. Meanwhile, an estimated 75% of businesses report employees using mobile devices connect to the network with or without permission. 

Virtela greatly simplifies the management and security of iPhone, iPad, Android and other mobile devices, leveraging the company's Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) - the world's first open platform for cloud IT services - for faster service delivery and faster return on investment than traditional approaches.Deployed instantly via Virtela ESC's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs), the Cloud MDM Service has zero upfront costs and operates independent of the mobile operator or platform (including Apple iOS, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian) in 190+ countries.

Proactively managed on a 24x7 basis by Virtela Global Operations Centers' certified engineers, the service helps enterprises define and enforce mobility policies, safely distribute applications, contain costs and mitigate risks. Backed by the industry's first Real-Time Notification Service Level Agreement (SLA) for managed mobility services, the service also guarantees customers are alerted within 15 minutes of mobile activities that compromise corporate policies, such as rogue application access or roaming/data usage overages.

"The surging employee demand for smart devices is creating a new wave of IT support requirements and we're honored to be recognized for being on the forefront of helping enterprises rapidly adapt to the trend," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of cloud architecture and services. "Virtela continues to address consumerization of IT with services that incorporate emerging cloud technologies to drive down the complexity and cost of enterprise mobility, networking and security while increasing competitive edge."

The full list of 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONYProduct of the Year Award winners will be published in the January/February 2012 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONYmagazine (www.itmag.com).

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 750 network providers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, February 8, 2012 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that it has been named a finalist for "Customer Service Department of the Year" in the 6th annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. This is the third consecutive year that Virtela has been recognized for this award, reflecting the company's consistent performance in delivering the highest customer satisfaction. More than 1,000 entries from organizations worldwide were submitted to this year's competition, an increase of almost 30% over 2011.

Virtela is passionate about customer support and continues to outperform industry standards and the company's own service guarantees. For example, Virtela sets an aggressive 4-hour global guarantee for Mean Time to Restore (MTTR) and bested this by more than half in 2011, averaging an impressive 1.48 hours. Overall, 94% of customer satisfaction survey respondents in 2011 were highly satisfied or satisfied with Virtela's resolution of their issues. Virtela achieved these and other notable metrics - such as 99% of trouble tickets opened proactively -- even as the company nearly doubled the number of devices under management in the last year.

"We're honored to be recognized by The Stevies for our success in delivering the highest-performing managed services that enhance enterprise business performance," said Ted Studwell, Virtela's senior vice president of engineering and operations. "Our dedication to leveraging best-in-class technologies and methodologies for service excellence results in highly proactive and personalized support for our customers."

Virtela's Global Operation Centers (GOCs) are staffed 24x7 by network engineering and IT experts who proactively monitor, inspect, detect and analyze customer networks and IT infrastructure using proprietary technology - VirtelaPredict - to diagnose 95% of potential enterprise network issues before they impact network health. Virtela offers a broad suite of IT infrastructure management services that enable CIOs and IT teams to better achieve their strategic priorities by offloading the time intensive but critical end-to-end management of key network, security and other IT infrastructure devices to Virtela and its innovative management systems and portal, VirtelaView.

Vote Now: People's Choice Stevie Award for Favorite Customer Service

As a finalist, Virtela has been entered in the People's Choice Stevie Award for Favorite Customer Service. Voting is open until February 10, 2012.   Click here to vote for Virtela in the "Favorite Customer Service - Telecommunications" category.

Stevie Award winners will be announced during a gala banquet on Monday, February 27, 2012 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. More details are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent global managed services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of networking, security and mobility services in 190+ countries enabled by its intelligent multi-carrier overlay network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, with 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) that dynamically deliver services closest to enterprise end-users for the highest performance and lowest cost of ownership. Recognized by more than 40 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes proactively managed networks, security, application acceleration, IT infrastructure and mobile device management.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, February 23, 2012 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that its Cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) service has been named a finalist in the prestigious 17^th annual GSMA Global Mobile Awards in the Best Enterprise Mobile Service category. The award, which will be presented at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on February 28, honors innovators that deliver best-in-class mobile services to the enterprise.

"Reflecting the intensity of competition and innovation across the mobile ecosystem, we saw a record 600 entries and an exceptionally high quality field of contenders vying for this year's Global Mobile Awards," said Michael O'Hara, chief marketing officer, GSMA. "It is a significant achievement to have made the shortlist, and our warmest congratulations go to all the nominees."

Selected in the Best Enterprise Mobile Service category, Virtela's Cloud MDM Service was recognized as one of "the most innovative mobile tools to help corporations or enterprise users to work smarter and do business better on the move."  Virtela's service gives companies centralized global control with 24x7 proactive support to easily manage the massive proliferation of smartphones and tablets in the enterprise, whether corporate- or employee-owned. A recent Dell KACE survey revealed that 87% of employees use personal devices for work-related activities, illustrating the increasingly blurry line between personal and professional mobile device use. Meanwhile, 90% of IT managers in a 2011 Sybase survey are planning to implement new mobile applications and nearly one in two believe that successfully managing mobile applications would be their top priority.

Virtela greatly simplifies the management and security of iPhone, iPad, Android and other mobile devices, leveraging the Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) - the world's first open platform for cloud IT services - for faster service delivery and return on investment than traditional approaches.  Deployed instantly via Virtela ESC's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs), the Cloud MDM Service has zero upfront costs and operates independent of the mobile operator or platform (including Apple iOS, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian) in 190+ countries.

Proactively managed on a 24x7 basis by Virtela Global Operations Centers' engineers, the service helps enterprises define and enforce mobility policies, safely distribute applications, contain costs and mitigate risks. Backed by the industry's first Real-Time Notification Service Level Agreement (SLA) for managed mobility services, the service also guarantees customers are alerted within 15 minutes of mobile activities that compromise corporate policies, such as rogue application access or roaming/data usage overages.

"As the consumerization of IT continues to strengthen, so does the demand for innovative services that can ease the intensifying workload associated with managing mobile devices in the enterprise - especially for multinational companies with users spread across the globe," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of cloud architecture and services. "We are honored to be recognized for our unique ability to alleviate these challenges with our open cloud platform and service that can dynamically manage and secure any mobile device user, anywhere in the world."

This recognition by the GSMA, which represents the interests of nearly 800 mobile operators in 220 countries, adds to recent accolades for Virtela's Cloud MDM Service, including the Cloud Computing Excellence Award, Internet Telephony Product of the Year Award, and Info Security Global Excellence Award finalist.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent global managed services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of networking, security and mobility services in 190+ countries enabled by its intelligent multi-carrier overlay network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, with 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) that dynamically deliver services closest to enterprise end-users for the highest performance and lowest cost of ownership. Recognized by more than 40 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes proactively managed networks, security, application acceleration, IT infrastructure and mobile device management.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Single source to design, implement and manage global data center network virtualization
• Speeds service configuration changes by an average of 90% with cost savings up to 30%
• Proactive 24x7 multivendor support with predictive analytics cuts data center downtime by 5x

DENVER - March 19, 2012 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that its award-winning automation and predictive analytics platforms have been extended to the company's managed IT infrastructure services for virtualized data centers and private clouds. The newly-integrated technologies enhance Virtela's full lifecycle of managed data center network and security services, giving enterprises faster provisioning for their virtualized infrastructure and proactive identification and resolution of 95 percent of data center network issues before they impact quality of service.

Enterprises are increasingly embracing data center virtualization and consolidation, injecting added complexity and instability into their underlying networks. These networks require highly sophisticated around-the-clock management by experts with the latest skills and tools to manage highly dynamic environments. These complications promise to compound the already staggering consequences of data center downtime.  According to a recent report by Emerson Network Power, the world's data centers log approximately 2.8 million hours of downtime per year, for an annual loss of $426 billion.

Virtela's managed IT infrastructure services for virtualized data centers and private clouds alleviate complexity with the latest tools, technologies and expertise to accelerate data center optimization and transformation while avoiding downtime associated with operational issues.

Enterprises can select from a full suite of modular services ranging from transition strategy and deployment through "Day-2 support" and ongoing 24x7 service monitoring and/or management by Virtela's Global Operations Centers' engineers.  These engineers offer expertise in supporting multivendor IT solutions across global data center/private cloud environments. They also leverage Virtela-proprietary automation and analytics platforms that exploit emerging technologies to cut service configuration times by an average of 90 percent, reduce data center downtime by 5x, and deliver operational cost savings of up to 30 percent.

Advanced Automation Speeds Service Configuration & Changes

As data center networking evolves with the next-generation data center environment, IT staffs must still contend with traditional network operations challenges - such as time-consuming manual processes and network moves, adds and changes - which dampen productivity and widen the gap between existing network infrastructure and dynamic data center requirements.

Virtela leverages its advanced automation platforms to ease this transition, enabling enterprises to benefit from rapid deployment or modification of virtual data center and private cloud services using best-practice processes and pre-defined policies for more accurate management of network and security services. These vendor-agnostic tools deliver the consistency and flexibility to dynamically scale and load balance resources to meet fluctuating demand while increasing predictability of infrastructure performance to help avoid data center downtime. Enterprises reduce the risk of costly delays and configuration errors by exploiting Virtela's expertly engineered end-to-end virtualization design and delivery.

Cloud-based service delivery is enabled by the Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC), the only cloud platform purpose‐built for enterprise networking, security and mobility, featuring a highly distributed network of 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) around the world.

Predictive Analytics Reduces Downtime and Costs

Customers of Virtela's managed data center/private cloud services now also benefit from predictive analytics technology - VirtelaPredict™-- which diagnoses more than 95% of potential data center network and security issues before they can impact operational performance. By speeding resolution of issues - or avoiding them altogether - the service enables enterprises to achieve a 5x reduction in data center downtime while cutting support and operating costs by an average of 30 percent.

Virtela serves as a single point of contact worldwide for proactive management of a wide array of data center IT infrastructure - including LAN, WAN, security, IP telephony, Web proxy and application acceleration devices - whether residing in traditional data centers, virtualized data centers or private clouds. Virtela's highly skilled technical staff performs predictive modeling, monitoring and management with hands-on expertise across best-in-class technologies and virtualization environments, continually optimizing data center performance on a global basis.

Beyond predictive analytics, Virtela's IT Infrastructure Management services encompass network discovery, compliance and other capabilities that drive IT efficiencies. These include VirtelaDiscover™, which automates network device and topology discovery, analysis and optimization, and VTerm™, which provides authentication, authorization and audit services to centrally control and regulate access to all network devices.

Flexible Service Options and Personalized 24x7 Support

Enterprises have the flexibility to choose from Virtela's full lifecycle of design, delivery, and end-to-end monitoring and management, or monitoring-only service options. Full lifecycle services include service management, technical support, customer support, security, disaster recovery and transition strategy. Virtela supports an ecosystem of hundreds of technology vendors, spanning network devices such as routers, switches, load balancers, WAN optimizers, wireless access points and RFID systems, and security devices such as firewalls, IPS, SSL gateways, VPN gateways and URL filtering.

Virtela's IT operational management expertise continues to be recognized by numerous awards for outperforming industry standards and the company's own service guarantees. For example, Virtela sets an aggressive 4-hour global guarantee for Mean Time to Restore (MTTR) and bested this by more than half in 2011, averaging just 1.48 hours. Overall, 94% of customer satisfaction survey respondents in 2011 were highly satisfied or satisfied with Virtela's resolution of their issues. Virtela achieved these and other notable metrics - such as 99% of trouble tickets opened proactively -- even as the company nearly doubled the number of devices under management in the last year.

"Virtela's advanced systems and expertise help enterprises overcome a key inhibitor in the transition to next generation data centers - the daunting complexity associated with deploying and managing these virtualized or cloud environments," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of cloud architecture and services. "Virtela speeds and simplifies the ongoing operation of these highly scalable environments while protecting customers' current infrastructure investments. This not only drives costs out of the network but transforms networking into a catalyst for achieving next-gen data center strategies."

Today's announcement enhances Virtela's portfolio of end-to-end managed IT services, working with the broadest array of technologies, vendors and carriers to resolve IT issues through a single point of contact. Customers can also leverage the VirtelaView ^TM portal to easily view predictive, real-time and historical reports about their Virtela-managed IT infrastructure.

These managed data center/private cloud services are also available to Virtela's partner community - such as system integrators, consultants and value added resellers - for integration with their enterprise data center design and installation services to deliver full lifecycle solutions.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent global managed services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of networking, security and mobility services in 190+ countries enabled by its intelligent multi-carrier overlay network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, with 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) that dynamically deliver services closest to enterprise end-users for the highest performance and lowest cost of ownership. Recognized by more than 40 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes proactively managed networks, security, application acceleration, IT infrastructure and mobile device management.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, April 3, 2012 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that its Cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) service has won the 2011 Cloud Computing Excellence Award presented by global media company TMC. The award recognizes companies that most effectively leveraged cloud computing efforts to bring new, differentiated offerings to market in the last year.

Virtela was honored for exemplifying innovation and excellence in the cloud computing market by helping global companies manage the pervasive use of smartphones and tablets in the enterprise and implement successful mobility strategies. Gartner recently announced that worldwide smartphone sales grew 47% in the fourth quarter of 2011 to reach 149 million units, to total 472 million units sold for the year. This number will increase in 2012 as more devices make their way into the enterprise, spurring companies to implement mobile device management.

"Recognizing leaders in the advancement of cloud computing, TMC is proud to announce Virtela as a recipient of the first Cloud Computing Excellence Award," said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "Virtela has demonstrated unprecedented cloud innovation and, through positive customer testimonials, has proven the business value its cloud-based mobile device management service is bringing to the global enterprise market."

Virtela greatly simplifies the management and security of iPhone, iPad, Android and other mobile devices, leveraging the company's Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) for faster service delivery and return on investment (ROI) than traditional approaches.  Deployed instantly via Virtela ESC's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs), the Cloud-based MDM Service has zero upfront costs and operates independent of the mobile operator or platform (including Apple iOS, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian) in 190+ countries.

Proactively managed on a 24x7 basis by Virtela Global Operations Centers' engineers, the service helps enterprises define and enforce mobility policies, safely distribute applications, contain costs and mitigate risks. Backed by the industry's first Real-Time Notification Service Level Agreement (SLA) for managed mobility services, the service also guarantees customers are alerted within 15 minutes of mobile activities that compromise corporate policies, such as rogue application access or roaming/data usage overages.

"Managing the growing diversity of mobile devices, applications and operating systems is becoming increasingly crucial for enterprises," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of cloud architecture and services. "Our cloud-based MDM service leverages the power of the cloud to offer enterprises a comprehensive enterprise mobility solution that increases productivity, drives down costs and enables customers to thrive in a highly competitive environment. We are honored to be consistently recognized for our innovative use of the cloud to solve complex IT management problems."

This recognition adds to a growing list of industry awards Virtela has received in 2012 for its Cloud MDM Service, including Global Mobile Awards finalist, Internet Telephony Product of the Year Award and Info Security Global Excellence Award.

Winners of the 2011 Cloud Computing Excellence Award were published in the inaugural issue of Cloud Computing Magazine.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent global managed services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of networking, security and mobility services in 190+ countries enabled by its intelligent multi-carrier overlay network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, with 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) that dynamically deliver services closest to enterprise end-users for the highest performance and lowest cost of ownership. Recognized by more than 40 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes proactively managed networks, security, application acceleration, IT infrastructure and mobile device management.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
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DENVER, April 25, 2012 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that it has earned a Silver Stevie® Award for "Customer Service Department of the Year" in the sixth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. This marks the third consecutive year that Virtela has been recognized for its exceptional customer service by the prestigious awards program. More than 1,000 entries were submitted to this year's awards and Virtela was the only company to earn a Silver recognition in the IT/Telecommunications category.

Virtela's dedicated global support team was recognized for consistently going above and beyond the expectations of the company's customers worldwide. In 2011, 94% of customer satisfaction survey respondents were highly satisfied or satisfied with Virtela's services, illustrating this commitment. Year after year, the company sets new industry standards for the highest levels of customer service and support, for example, proactively opening 99% of trouble tickets and resolving 95% of issues on the first call.

"At Virtela, we continually challenge ourselves to innovate and use powerful emerging technologies to creatively address enterprise networking needs," said Ted Studwell, Virtela's senior vice president of engineering and operations.  "We are committed to providing customers with highly proactive, personalized support around the clock anywhere in the world, and this recognition further underscores our expertise, passion and commitment."

Virtela's Global Operation Centers (GOCs) are staffed 24x7 by network engineering and IT experts who proactively monitor, inspect, detect and analyze customer networks and IT infrastructure using proprietary technology -  VirtelaPredict - to diagnose 95% of potential enterprise network issues before they impact network health. Virtela offers a broad suite of IT infrastructure management services that enable CIOs and IT teams to better achieve their strategic priorities by offloading the time intensive but critical end-to-end management of key network, security and other IT infrastructure devices to Virtela and its innovative management systems and portal, VirtelaView.

The company recently integrated its advanced automation and analytics capabilities into its IT infrastructure service offerings for virtualized data centers and private clouds. The service alleviates data center complexity with the latest tools, technologies and expertise to accelerate data center optimization and transformation while avoiding downtime associated with operational issues. Enterprises can select from a suite of modular services ranging from transition strategy and deployment through "Day-2 support" and ongoing 24x7 service monitoring and/or management, cutting service configuration times by an average of 90 percent, reducing data center downtime by 5x, and delivering operational cost savings of up to 30 percent. 

The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the world's top sales, contact center, and customer service awards. The Stevie Awards organizes several of the world's leading business awards shows including the prestigious American Business Awards℠ and International Business Awards℠.

Winners were announced during a gala banquet at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent global managed services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of networking, security and mobility services in 190+ countries enabled by its intelligent multi-carrier overlay network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, with 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) that dynamically deliver services closest to enterprise end-users for the highest performance and lowest cost of ownership. Recognized by more than 40 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes proactively managed networks, security, application acceleration, IT infrastructure and mobile device management.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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DENVER, May 14, 2012 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that its Cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) Service has been named a 2012 American Technology Awards finalist. Presented by the TechAmerica Foundation, an affiliate of TechAmerica -- the leading voice and resource for the U.S. technology industry - the awards recognize the best products and services in the technology industry.

Virtela's Cloud-based MDM Service was recognized for its unique value proposition in addressing the proliferation of smartphones and tablets being used by enterprises. Gartner recently stated that as the number of enterprise mobile devices continues to intensify, mobile device management is 'essential' to IT success. 

"The era of fully supporting company-owned devices is giving way to an era of managed diversity in which tiered support for employee-owned, consumer-class devices is the norm," said Terrence Cosgrove, research director at Gartner. "With the unabated growth of consumerization, IT leaders need to implement MDM to manage corporate- and employee-owned devices, and assign responsibilities inside IT departments for the service, application and security of all these devices."

Virtela greatly simplifies the management and security of iPhone, iPad, Android and other mobile devices, leveraging the company's Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) for faster service delivery and return on investment (ROI) than traditional approaches.  Deployed instantly via Virtela ESC's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs), the Cloud-based MDM Service has zero upfront costs and operates independent of the mobile operator or platform (including Apple iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Symbian) in more than190 countries.

Proactively managed on a 24x7 basis by Virtela Global Operations Centers' engineers, the service helps enterprises define and enforce mobility policies, safely distribute applications, contain costs and mitigate risks. Backed by the industry's first Real-Time Notification Service Level Agreement (SLA) for managed mobility services, the service also guarantees customers are alerted within 15 minutes of mobile activities that compromise corporate policies, such as rogue application access or roaming/data usage overages.

"We are honored by the continued recognition of our enterprise mobility services which deliver higher productivity and cost savings on a global basis," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of customer solutions and cloud architecture. "Virtela's Cloud MDM Service illustrates the proven benefits of Virtela's advanced cloud services platform, which enables an array of innovative managed services that consistently deliver optimal savings, scalability and investment protection while lifting a significant IT burden."

The American Technology Awards joins the growing list of industry recognition Virtela has received in 2012 for its Cloud MDM Service, including the Cloud Computing Excellence Award, Global Mobile Award, Internet Telephony Product of the Year Award and Info Security Global Excellence Award.

Winners and finalists of the American Technology Awards will be honored at the Technology and Government Dinner on June 13 in Washington, D.C. The awards, also known as the "Termans" in honor of Frederick Terman, the widely credited father of Silicon Valley, are awarded on the basis of a thorough evaluation by industry experts and technology leaders.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent global managed services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of networking, security and mobility services in 190+ countries enabled by its intelligent multi-carrier overlay network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, with 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) that dynamically deliver services closest to enterprise end-users for the highest performance and lowest cost of ownership. Recognized by more than 50 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes proactively managed networks, security, application acceleration, IT infrastructure and mobile device management.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

DENVER, May 31, 2012 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that it has won the 7^th annual 2012 Hot Companies and Best Products Award for 'Best Customer Satisfaction Program of the Year'. The awards honors achievements in every facet of the IT industry and are presented byNetwork Products Guide, the industry's leading technology research and advisory guide.

Virtela was recognized for its highly proactive and personalized support model which remains unparalleled in the industry. The company consistently outperforms both technology industry standards and its own service guarantees, proactively opening 99% of trouble tickets and resolving 95% of issues on the first call. Overall, 94% of customer satisfaction survey respondents in 2011 were highly satisfied or satisfied with Virtela's resolution of their issues.

"Virtela is perhaps best known for our ongoing innovation and leadership in cloud services, but our core purpose has been the same since Day One: We are passionate about support," said Ted Studwell, Virtela's senior vice president of engineering and operations. "Ultimately, we measure our success through the satisfaction of our customers, and awards that recognize our commitment to go the extra mile for every customer are the most meaningful achievements."

Virtela's Global Operation Centers (GOCs) are staffed 24x7 by network engineering and IT experts who proactively monitor, inspect, detect and analyze customer networks and IT infrastructure using proprietary technology -   VirtelaPredict - to diagnose 95% of potential enterprise network issues before they impact network health. Virtela offers a broad suite of IT infrastructure management services that enable CIOs and IT teams to better achieve their strategic priorities by offloading the time intensive but critical end-to-end management of key network, security and other IT infrastructure devices to Virtela and its innovative management systems and portal, VirtelaView.

In addition to the Customer Satisfaction award, Virtela was also named a finalist for Innovative IT Company of the Year, Hot Company, and Best Products and Services category for its Managed IT Infrastructure Services for Virtualized Data Centers and Private Clouds. This service alleviates data center complexity with the latest tools, technologies and expertise to accelerate data center optimization and transformation while avoiding downtime associated with operational issues. Enterprises can select from a suite of modular services ranging from transition strategy and deployment through "Day-2 support" and ongoing 24x7 service monitoring and/or management, cutting service configuration times by an average of 90 percent, reducing data center downtime by 5x, and delivering operational cost savings of up to 30 percent. 

The Network Products Guidehonor expands a growing list of industry awards Virtela has received in 2012 for its superior customer support and innovative cloud-based services. These include the Silver Stevie Award for Customer Service Department of the Year, American Technology Awards finalist, Cloud Computing Excellence Award, Global Mobile Awards finalis t, Internet Telephony Product of the Year Award and the Info Security Global Excellence Award.

Winners of the 7^th Annual Hot Companies and Best Products Awards were announced earlier this month at a ceremony in Las Vegas.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent global managed services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of networking, security and mobility services in 190+ countries enabled by its intelligent multi-carrier overlay network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, with 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) that dynamically deliver services closest to enterprise end-users for the highest performance and lowest cost of ownership. Recognized by more than 50 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes proactively managed networks, security, application acceleration, IT infrastructure and mobile device management.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Virtela
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Monday, October 8, 2012 - Based on its recent analysis of the Managed WAN Optimization Services market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Virtela with the 2012 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Leadership for its Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service. This service leverages Virtela's Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) architecture, an open and robust global platform that supports a broad portfolio of managed network, mobility, and security services.

Virtela ESC comprises more than 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) worldwide, which are integrated with the company's overlay public and private network. ESC supports any private or public cloud service, any location, any access type, and any communication-enabled device. Within this architecture, the LCCs serve as intelligent on- and off-ramps to the Virtela virtualized network, accelerating and optimizing traffic with application acceleration technologies, and then utilizing route-optimization algorithms to speed delivery end to end.

The LCCs are built using a modular architecture and platform that supports Virtela's full range of managed networking, mobility, and security services, and can be leveraged by partners to expand their own services portfolio and reach. A single online portal, VirtelaView, provides enterprise customers with visibility and control over all their Virtela services.

"Virtela has become the managed WAN optimization service of choice by offering a broad portfolio of integrated services that address many of the complexities of today's enterprises-application performance, global networking, security, mobility, and infrastructure management," says Frost & Sullivan Research Director Lynda Stadtmueller. "While Virtela's competitors offer varying types of services, none offers an integrated portfolio that matches its breadth and depth."

The WAN optimization market has traditionally been restricted to large enterprises that utilize the technology in select branch offices because of the high cost of legacy solutions. Virtela is making the technology more accessible so that all branch offices can benefit from higher performance and ROI, regardless of company size. The affordability and proven results of Virtela's offer, combined with the company's open architecture and flexible management capabilities, will continue to expand the market.

"The multi-vendor support within the ESC platform benefits enterprises that have already invested in premises-based WAN optimization technology and those that feel the need to deploy a local device to accommodate poor access facilities," adds Stadtmueller. "Virtela's competitors do not offer managed WAN Optimization services via the cloud; instead, they offer software- or hardware-based solutions." Virtela uniquely supports hybrid solutions, encompassing cloud-, software- and hardware-based WAN optimization, applying the best-suited technology for each location.

As a fully managed service, Virtela offers customers 24x7 proactive, follow-the-sun support. All services are fully managed by Virtela's Global Operation Centers' network engineering and IT experts. The VirtelaView portal offers transparency into the process and includes self-service capabilities.

Furthermore, Virtela's cloud-based managed WAN optimization service is priced lower than competing services. At just $5/branch office/day, Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service is affordable to enterprises of any size that cannot justify the costs of a premises-based appliance.

"Virtela's Application Acceleration service shows impressive results for both commercial and custom software applications," notes Stadtmueller. "In addition, Virtela offers end-to-end service-level agreements, backed by the industry's only 250 percent money-back guarantee."

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About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent global managed services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of networking, security and mobility services in 190+ countries enabled by its intelligent multi-carrier overlay network and Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform, with 50+ Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) that dynamically deliver services closest to enterprise end-users for the highest performance and lowest cost of ownership. Recognized by more than 50 awards for outstanding service innovation and customer support in the last two years, Virtela's services suite includes proactively managed networks, security, application acceleration, IT infrastructure and mobile device management.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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• Jagadeesh brings proven record of innovating and leading successful market transitions
• New Cloud Accelerator service extends Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) benefits to applications hosted in public clouds, such as Amazon EC2
• Company's cloud-based application acceleration service, introduced last year, achieves strong adoption and business results from customers

DENVER, Jan 26, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that highly regarded business leader and industry visionary B.V. Jagadeesh has joined as president and chief executive officer as the company builds upon its continued growth. Jagadeesh comes to Virtela with a proven record of building and managing IT market leaders, and is best known for spearheading major market transitions such as the Web Hosting and Application Delivery markets.

"I've witnessed a number of transformative market shifts throughout my career and I believe we are at the very beginning of another such market shift: the evolution of advanced IT services moving to the cloud, just as applications and compute/storage moved in the last decade," said Jagadeesh. "Virtela's worldwide IP assets and market opportunity are very exciting and the people behind Virtela's high quality service delivery to Fortune 1000 customers make it even more attractive to drive the company to the next level. I believe Virtela is perfectly positioned to become the leader in delivering the next generation of advanced IT services from the cloud."

Prior to joining Virtela, Jagadeesh served as group vice president and general manager of Citrix Systems' Application Networking Group after the company's acquisition of NetScaler, where he served as president and CEO. During his tenure at NetScaler, Jagadeesh grew the company into the market leader in Application Delivery, leading to its acquisition by Citrix for $325 million.

Jagadeesh previously co-founded Exodus Communications and grew the company from start-up to the pioneer and leader in Web co-location and hosting, and was instrumental in leading its highly successful initial public offering (IPO).  He serves as chairman of the board of NetMagic Solutions, a leading IT services company in India, and was a director of Ankeena (acquired by Juniper Networks) and Ocarina Networks (acquired by Dell).

"Virtela has achieved critical mass across the board - in revenue, scale and profitability - and now is the opportune time to scale even further via new services that leverage the company's unique global cloud architecture," added Promod Haque, Virtela chairman and managing partner of Norwest Venture Partners. "Jagadeesh brings an ideal background and complementary strengths to Virtela from his leadership positions and innovation at companies such as Citrix, Netscaler and Exodus, which directly enhance Virtela's cloud services strategy and execution."

For more thoughts from B.V. Jagadeesh upon joining Virtela, view the video.

Seizing the Market Opportunity: Virtela Cloud Accelerator

In tandem with the appointment of Jagadeesh, Virtela continues to take advantage of the growing market opportunity to provide cloud-based IT infrastructure services beyond applications, compute and storage.

Building upon the launch of Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) - the industry's first cloud services platform purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility -  and the first cloud-based application acceleration service, Virtela is today introducing the Cloud Accelerator service. Cloud Accelerator extends Virtela ESC's acceleration benefits to applications hosted within the public cloud environment, such as Amazon EC2, Rackspace Cloud, and IBM Cloudburst.

With the addition of Cloud Accelerator, Virtela offers the industry's broadest set of application acceleration services optimized for any customer environment and deployable from public or private clouds, data centers, remote offices, as well as hybrid cloud and premises-based solutions.

Because Cloud Accelerator operates independent of the underlying hypervisor platform, enterprises gain the ability to accelerate applications hosted at nearly any public cloud provider. Deployed as virtual instances at both the public cloud computing facility and Virtela ESC globally, Cloud Accelerator provides performance improvements of 5x-25x and is backed by the same industry-first application response time guarantee the company introduced with the launch of Virtela ESC: If customers do not experience faster response times, they do not pay - and Virtela will pay them 250% of their service charge.

Unlike other cloud-based IT service approaches, Virtela ESC offers a breakthrough open architecture that is both vendor-agnostic and multi-service (network, security and mobility), as well as available around the world via 50 Virtela Local Cloud Centers (LCC), eliminating customers' needs to acquire and manage multiple branch office and data center infrastructure devices.

The new service - as well as Virtela ESC overall - addresses the growing enterprise trend of migrating targeted applications and workloads to the public cloud, as companies seek to increasingly migrate their IT investment model from capex to opex.

"Over time, the net effect of cloud adoption will be a transformation of traditional software and hardware market segments into IT services," according to Forrester Research. "Provider-hosted offerings will gradually replace data volume and compute power in corporate data centers and on personal devices." ¹

Customer Success: Virtela Cloud Application Acceleration Service

Since its launch, Virtela's application acceleration service has garnered strong adoption from customers who are exploiting its significant cost and performance improvements at sites around the world.

QAD, a leading developer of enterprise applications for global manufacturing companies, is experiencing the core business benefits of Virtela's cloud-based application acceleration as part of the broad cloud computing initiative it started several years ago.

"QAD has been an early adopter of cloud services, and we're impressed and excited about Virtela's vision to offer more services from the cloud," said Leif Petersen, Chief Information Officer for QAD."Virtela's cloud-based application acceleration service has improved our application performance and file transfer times by 5-to-15x and is an order of magnitude less costly and time intensive than the other vendors and hardware-based approaches we evaluated.

"Looking ahead, we're eager to achieve similar benefits from our public cloud-based assets - even to support delivery of our own ERP application to customers.  Aside from their cloud service innovation, Virtela's customer support and personal engagement are far superior to anything we've experienced in the past."

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to midmarket and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

¹ "The Evolution Of Cloud Computing Markets," Forrester Research, Inc., July 6, 2010.

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
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DENVER, February 3, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that it has been named a finalist for "Customer Service Department of the Year" in the fifth annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. For the second consecutive year, Virtela was selected in the IT and Telecommunications category for delivering exceptional service and support to its enterprise customers worldwide. More than 800 entries from organizations of all sizes, in virtually every industry, were submitted to this year's competition.

"Virtela continues to set new industry standards for the highest levels of customer service and support by consistently investing in new technologies and pursuing innovative ways to better meet customers' enterprise networking needs," said Virtela CEO B.V. Jagadeesh. "We are honored to be recognized by the Stevie Awards.  It is a testament to the hard work and commitment of our employees who proactively achieve and exceed the specific needs of each customer."

Virtela's customer support consistently outperforms both technology industry standards and the company's own service guarantees. In a recent survey, nine out of ten Virtela customers were satisfied or very satisfied with Virtela's customer service as well as network performance.  Virtela's Global Operation Centers (GOCs) are staffed 24x7 by network engineering and IT experts who proactively monitor, inspect, detect and analyze customer networks and IT infrastructure, providing personalized service to ensure the highest levels of uptime and seamless business continuity. In contrast to traditional network and IT service providers, Virtela leverages its proprietary predictive analytics technology to prevent potential issues and to routinely open trouble tickets before customers become aware of potential issues, quickly working to resolve them before a business-impacting issue occurs.

Combined with this proactive approach to customer support based on its own technology innovation, Virtela offers a broad suite of  infrastructure management services that further enhance customer support and business priorities.  These service offerings enable CIOs and IT teams to better achieve their strategic priorities by offloading the time intensive but critical management of key network, security and other IT infrastructure devices to Virtela and its innovative management systems and portal,  VirtelaView.

Overall, Virtela's extensive services suite -- including managed network, security, remote access, cloud and proactive infrastructure management - leverages a unique infrastructure that aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks to offer unparalleled geographic reach. 

Vote Now: People's Choice Stevie Award for Favorite Customer Service

As a finalist, Virtela has been entered in the People's Choice Stevie Award for Favorite Customer Service with voting open until February 11, 2011.  Click here to vote for Virtela in the "Favorite Customer Service - IT & Telecommunications" category.

Stevie Award winners will be announced during a gala at the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. on February 21, 2011. More details are available at www.stevieawards.com/sales.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to midmarket and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net. 

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
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jmorrissey@virtela.net  

DENVER and SANTA CLARA, CA, February 8, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced the new appointment of Mark Weiner as senior vice president of worldwide marketing. Weiner brings to Virtela more than two decades of senior management expertise in the data center and networking industries where he helped shape new markets and technologies while at Cisco Systems, NetScaler (acquired by Citrix), and Redback Networks.  Virtela also announced today the opening of both a Silicon Valley office and a customer advisory board as part of its ongoing corporate expansion.  

"I'm most excited about how Virtela is defining the next phase of the cloud with a clear vision about the evolution of advanced network and IT services moving to the cloud," Weiner said.  "Today's savvy CIOs are migrating data and IT resources to the cloud to reduce costs and offload day-to-day management.  Virtela is supporting this CIO-led initiative by providing enterprises with cloud-based, fully managed alternatives to technologies they traditionally had to deploy in-house, such as multi-layer security, virtual private networks, and application acceleration, with much more to come."

In his new role, Weiner will be managing Virtela's global marketing strategy, product management, and customer advisory board.  At Cisco, Weiner led marketing across multiple data center business units generating $1 billion of annual revenue, and successfully launched the company into the WAN optimization market and number one market share within two years. Previously, he was vice president of worldwide marketing at NetScaler and worked to develop the application delivery market, leading to the company's acquisition by Citrix Systems for $325 million. Earlier in his career, he spent several years in telecommunications, serving as vice president of worldwide marketing at Redback Networks and a core member of its IPO team, the fifth largest offering in 1999.

"Having worked with Mark at NetScaler, I know that his strengths lie in understanding customer's needs and mapping them to the capabilities of new and advanced technologies, often leading to the creation or evolution of new markets like application delivery," said B.V. Jagadeesh, newly named CEO of Virtela. "He will help us expand our innovation in moving more network and IT services onto our cloud platform, and aligning that innovation with our customers' business goals to maximize the benefits the cloud can deliver to them."

In addition to expanding its management team, Virtela has opened a new office in Silicon Valley to enable the company to deepen its engagements with the many technology vendors and thought leaders located there.  Virtela headquarters remain in Denver, with network and security operations centers in Denver, Mumbai, India and Manila, Philippines.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to midmarket and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Virtela
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jmorrissey@virtela.net

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Ease of business: global coverage, 24x7 support, single invoice for all services
• Maximum performance: optimized routing across Virtela's multi-carrier overlay network
• Assured performance: single unified Service Level Agreement (SLA) for all services globally

DENVER, February 9, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced the world's broadest coverage for managed enterprise 3G/4G wireless network services, available in more than 70 countries across North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Virtela's Managed 3G/4G Wireless Network Service delivers the highest performance and resiliency for enterprise networking requirements, leveraging the company's unique global overlay network architecture that integrates the best local, regional and global service provider networks.

As businesses seek to improve both business agility and continuity, they need a variety of network options to be able to quickly connect or back up remote offices around the globe without sacrificing performance or uptime.  Virtela's Managed 3G/4G Wireless Network Service gives enterprises another tool in their arsenal, allowing remote sites to connect securely and effectively to corporate resources with high speed wireless networks that can be activated in as quickly as 24 hours. This is a compelling solution for remote, mobile or temporary sites where wired network service options are not feasible.

According to a recent Gartner report, "3G cellular technology is a valuable addition to conventional WAN access technologies, and provides the most value in use cases involving rapid deployment, supporting temporary or hard-to-reach locations, and diversified backup requirements." ¹

Customers can leverage the Virtela Managed 3G/4G Wireless Network Service as primary connections or in conjunction with existing wired enterprise data networks for multiple layers of redundancy.  Wireless service provides a strong alternative for backup connectivity, as it provides a physically diverse option in the event that a wired circuit path is compromised.  Virtela's Managed 3G/4G Wireless Network Services are backed by the same unique global SLAs used across its entire portfolio of managed network services, covering key metrics such as installation, availability, Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and billing accuracy.

"Having the option of Virtela's high-speed wireless service as an onramp to our enterprise network has been a lifesaver to quickly connecting remote branch offices and for locations with inferior last mile infrastructure," said Kirk Allen, director of information services for Shaklee Corporation. "Although our initial intent was to leverage 3G as a temporary solution, in some locations we've left it in place as a permanent connection due to its strong performance."

In addition to offering customers the greatest breadth of global 3G/4G wireless-based enterprise connectivity, Virtela delivers unparalleled end-to-end performance via its unique multi-carrier overlay network architecture. Customers of the Virtela Managed 3G/4G Wireless Network Service seamlessly connect via a single "hop" to the nearest Virtela Local Cloud Center (LCC), immediately benefiting from intelligent best-path routing and automatic failover within the Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC), giving them an inherently higher performing and more resilient service compared to traditional carrier networks.

When using Virtela wireless network services, customers gain additional benefit through leveraging Virtela as their single point of contact for expert design, implementation and 24x7 monitoring and management worldwide. Customers can also leverage the VirtelaView online portal for customized end-to-end visibility and control of their Virtela-managed solutions, including wireless network services.  This is in contrast to the traditional enterprise approach of managing multiple individual carriers and having to interface with a variety of design, support and management resources.

"Empowering our global customers with secure, fast, and reliable network connectivity has always been a top priority, and our high-speed managed 3G/4G wireless network service continues this tradition of setting the industry pace for global reach and innovative services," said Virtela vice president of global access strategy, Andy Funk.  "No other service provider offers as many network options, in as many places as close to the customer, with the same level of performance guarantee, as Virtela does today."

Virtela offers managed 3G/4G wireless network services to enterprise customers through integration of wireless services from multiple service provider partners worldwide. This offering creates new revenue streams for Virtela's wireless service provider partners. For information on participating in Virtela's Preferred Partner Program, visit /partners.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

¹Gartner, Inc., Using 3G Cellular as a WAN Access Technology, September 2010.

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Media Contacts:

Jane Morrissey
Virtela
(720) 475-4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, February 17, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today the summary results of a survey of U.S.-based multinational companies which uncovers their top 10 IT infrastructure priorities for 2011 and areas of improvement for managed service providers (MSPs).

More than 400 IT professionals responded to the survey, ranking infrastructure management, security, data center consolidation, application acceleration and cloud solutions as their top five IT infrastructure priorities. Four out of 5 respondents report that they want more from their MSPs, with more value for the price, proactive management and faster response time topping the overall list of desired improvements.

"These survey results validate that there is room for all managed service providers to better understand the needs of their customers, improve service delivery and ensure timely communication when issues surface," said Virtela CEO B.V. Jagadeesh. "Virtela is especially keen to listen to and meet the growing needs of multinational companies, which is why we undertake this survey annually and ensure our investments continue to align with their priorities. We are committed to delivering innovative services in a timely and flexible fashion that consistently raise the industry bar on customer satisfaction."

The survey gauged multinational enterprises' level of satisfaction with current MSPs across four key categories: service offerings, service delivery, service management and pricing/billing.

Service Flexibility and Expertise: Respondents said they are looking for solutions that are better designed to fit their unique needs, delivered with more flexibility and personalization and a higher level of technical and design expertise.

Timely Service Delivery: The top demands of these IT decision makers are timely communication of status and issues, faster installation intervals as well as service implementation times.

Proactive Service Management: Multinationals report that proactive notification of issues and better response times are the most critical areas in need of improvement, followed by improving mean time to repair rates.

More Value and Easier Pricing: Survey participants noted they would like to see more value for the price of their managed services, plus receive price quotes in a timely manner and in formats which are easier to understand.

Complimentary Webinar Presents Survey Results

Virtela will share the detailed IT survey findings in a webinar on Thursday, February 24^th at 1 p.m. EST featuring Forrester Research, Inc. analyst Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D.  Together they will present the key IT imperatives and managed services issues, and discuss how fast-growing multinational companies are successfully addressing those needs today, such as a case study of leading global publishing software provider Quark Inc.

To register for the webinar, please visit: www.virtela.net/surveywebinar. Registrants will also receive an ebook featuring the full survey results on March 1, 2011.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:

Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Stacey L. Mann
Greenough Communications
+1.617.275.6523
smann@greenoughcom.com

Jay Mejia
Loughlin/Michaels Group
+1.408.738.9141
jay@lmgpr.com

DENVER - February 23, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that CEO B.V. Jagadeesh will deliver an overview of Virtela and its vision for the evolution of managed services and the next stage of the cloud market at Pacific Crest's 6^th Annual Emerging Technology Summit held at the Westin San Francisco on March 1-2, 2011.

Mark Weiner, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, will also participate on a summit panel titled Network Modernization: Redefining the Network. Among the issues that this panel will examine include the impact of cloud computing and virtualization on enterprise network and service providers, evolving network technologies, and how to best leverage partners for managing IT operations.

The 6^th annual Emerging Technology Summit is presented by Pacific Crest, one of the top investment banks in technology. This year's summit theme is cloud infrastructure and the industrialization of IT. The summit will focus on how businesses are moving away from traditional IT infrastructures to solutions that allow for reduced costs, unmatched flexibility and the outsourcing of IT resources.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:

Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Angel Badagliacco
LMGPR for Virtela
+1.408.738.9150
angel@lmgpr.com

DENVER - March 8, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that Ron Haigh, VP of Cloud Architecture and Services, will deliver a presentation on how the fastest growing multinational companies are extending their use of cloud technology at the IT Roadmap Conference & Expoat the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago on March 15, 2011. In his presentation, Ron will discuss how these companies have justified and deployed cloud solutions beyond compute and storage to make their applications run faster, secure their networks and apps, and make their remote and mobile workers more efficient.

IT Roadmap Chicago is a premier IT event where attendees can interact with colleagues and vendors, see product and industry leaders up close and learn about today's IT challenges and solutions. Attendees will gather practical information on IT trends from the industry's leading analysts, hear about real-world case studies and learn about innovative solutions and purchase advice from leading technology providers.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:

Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Angel Badagliacco
LMGPR for Virtela
+1.408.738.9150
angel@lmgpr.com

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Better uptime: Achieve 5x reduction in downtime for global IT infrastructure
• Better savings: Reduce operational costs, typically by 30 percent
• Better service guarantees: Shift from Mean-Time-to-Repair to Actual-Time-to-Repair

DENVER - March 9, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced the availability of the industry's first IT infrastructure management service that integrates predictive analytics technology to accelerate the identification and resolution of enterprise IT infrastructure issues before they impact quality of service.

Leveraging newly-developed technology, called VirtelaPredict, Virtela's IT Infrastructure Management service is able to diagnose more than 95% of potential enterprise network and security issues before they can impact network health. By speeding resolution of issues - or avoiding them altogether - the new service enables enterprises to achieve a 5x reduction in downtime while cutting support and operating costs by an average of 30 percent.

Virtela serves as a single point of contact worldwide for proactive management of a wide array of multivendor IT infrastructure - including WAN, LAN, IP telephony, application acceleration and security devices - regardless of whether it resides within headquarters, branch offices, private or public clouds. Virtela's world-class Network and Security Operations Centers perform 24x7 predictive modeling, monitoring and management with hands-on expertise across best-in-class technologies, delivering a superior end user experience on a global basis.

"Virtela is truly an extension of my IT staff, providing advanced skills and technologies to proactively manage our global multivendor IT infrastructure," said Bharat Poria, senior director of information technology for Natus Medical Incorporated, a leading provider of healthcare products using Virtela's management service. "Virtela often fixes issues before our IT staff or end users are even aware of them, giving them consistently better performance and enabling us to shift our IT focus from operational infrastructure reaction to proactive and advance planning execution."

As CIOs increasingly look for infrastructure management services partners, Virtela is integrating the industry's first set of predictive analytics technologies specifically developed for managing networks and IT service infrastructure. These services can also be leveraged by Virtela's current and new partners worldwide, and fully integrate with partners' back-end systems and can private-labeled, to offer a seamless service to end customers.

These new tools and technologies, such as VirtelaPredict, continuously analyze and process a large number of log and event data generated by network, security and other devices, using predictive analytics algorithms and rules. As a result, Virtela's service can more quickly identify root causes, "hidden" conditions, or early warning signs that could potentially lead to outages.

According to a major new survey of more than 400 IT leaders, multinational companies are demanding their service providers deliver more timely notification and resolution of IT infrastructure issues. Virtela is directly addressing these concerns in its new service, which specifically answers the top three service management needs cited by IT executives: faster issue notification, response time, and repair time.

By applying these innovations, Virtela is able to offer the world's first Time to Repair (TTR) Service Level Agreement (SLA) for infrastructure management services. Conventional Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) SLAs are based on an average of many incidents across devices; companies can experience an extended outage of one critical site or device that seriously impacts operations yet does not constitute an SLA violation. Virtela's TTR SLA uniquely guarantees the actual time to repair each device or service, resulting in much more meaningful penalties should companies experience significant performance degradation or outages.

"Enterprises are facing more challenges than ever in assembling and maintaining a best-of-breed multi-vendor environment that provides the best possible user experience," said Mark Hansard, Virtela's vice president of systems and security. "Virtela offers the advanced support and technology to partner with IT teams, freeing up staff to focus driving the business while relying on Virtela to deliver predictable and consistent infrastructure performance."

Other Virtela IT Infrastructure Management Benefits

Virtela provides a full lifecycle of end-to-end managed network services, from design and implementation to change management and compliance - while adeptly working with the broadest array of technologies, vendors and carriers to resolve customer IT issues through a single point of contact. Customers can also leverage the VirtelaView^TM portal to view predictive, real-time and historical reports about their Virtela-managed IT infrastructure.

In addition to predictive analytics, Virtela's IT Infrastructure Management service leverages Virtela's award-winning network management systems, multi-vendor management expertise, and cloud-based delivery via Virtela's Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC), to uniquely provide compliance, network discovery, network modeling, and other capabilities that drive further IT efficiencies:

• Audit and Compliance. The service provides centralized control of access to all devices, keeps an audit trail of all individual user logins, applies role-based discretionary access control, and is configured to mask device credentials from the user. It also features the ability to trigger an alert if unauthorized network changes take place. Integration of Virtela's audit logs with existing compliance reporting tools better enable customers to meet various compliance requirements.

• Network discovery and inventory management.The service enables enterprises to automatically identify all devices within their environment and view the topology within their Virtela dashboard. This assists with rightsizing equipment maintenance spend, for example, enabling companies to more easily identify equipment that may be without maintenance contracts but would benefit from them, as well as equipment that may have unnecessary maintenance contracts.

• Network modeling. The service enables modeling the impact of configuration changes to the network before they are made, further reducing risk of downtime by avoiding common mistakes due to human error.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

Media Contacts:

Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Angel Badagliacco
LMGPR for Virtela
+1.408.738.9150
angel@lmgpr.com

DENVER, CO - March 23, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that it has been named a finalist for the second consecutive year in the 6^th Annual Hot Companies and Best Products Awards by the Network Products Guide, industry's leading technology research and advisory guide.

Virtela was recognized in the Best Service category for its cloud-based application acceleration service, in the Best Deployment category for its customer implementation of cloud-based application acceleration, and in the Innovative IT Company of the Year category.

Virtela offers a full suite of managed network, security and cloud services powered by its multi-carrier overlay network model and the world's first open platform for cloud IT services - the Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC). The company's unique architecture leverages the latest technologies to give customers and partners a competitive edge while delivering the most value out of every information technology dollar they invest.

An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the coveted annual Hot Companies and Best Products recognition program encompasses the world's best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, support and customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology.

"It's an honor to be recognized for this esteemed industry and peer award," said Virtela CEO B.V. Jagadeesh. "This further validates Virtela's leadership in the emerging cloud network services market, delivering highly innovative managed solutions for enterprise networking, application acceleration, security and mobility that deliver an order of magnitude savings over traditional approaches."

Winners will be honored in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 during the 6th annual dinner and presentations.

About Network Products Guide Awards

As industry's leading technology research and advisory publication, Network Products Guide plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make in all areas of information technology. You will discover a wealth of information and tools in this guide including the best products and services, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals. The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts. To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

Media Contacts:

Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER - May 5, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that Mark Weiner, senior vice president of marketing, will participate in a debate-style discussion regarding the pros and cons of new WAN optimization approaches at Interop Las Vegas on May 12^th at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

In the panel presentation, Weiner will discuss new and emerging managed service options in WAN optimization, as the market evolves from enterprise hosted applications to cloud computing and hybrid environments. He will also speak to the benefits of choosing a managed service approach, such as cost savings on equipment and faster deployment, and the growing importance of Application Performance Management (APM).

The session, entitled The New Age of WAN Optimization, will be moderated by Jim Metzler, vice president of Ashton Metzler & Associates.  Panelists include representatives of Akamai Technologies, Alcatel-Lucent, Blue Coat Systems, and Riverbed.

What:    The New Age of WAN Optimization
When:   May 12, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. PST
Where:  Breakers L, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas
What:    Debate the pros and cons of new WAN optimization strategies
Who:    Mark Weiner, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Virtela

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000, visit www.virtela.net or find Virtela on Twitter.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Key Customer Benefits:

• Order of magnitude reduction in cost compared to other service provider options
• Reliable network performance supports real-time collaboration, video conferencing
• Real-time visibility into network performance through VirtelaView customer portal

DENVER, May 10, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today the benefits of its implementation for Reed Smith LLP, a leading international law firm with more than 1,600 lawyers in 22 offices around the world, which is using Virtela's managed network services to support the firm's Middle East offices. Virtela offered Reed Smith significant cost savings over other providers serving the region and the high performance and reliability the firm required to support real-time collaboration.

"As we expanded in the Middle East, we saw significant increases in both network costs and implementation times from our existing network providers," said Frank Hervert, senior manager of network services for Reed Smith. "Virtela offered us a managed network service that was an order of magnitude less expensive, and the company truly advocates on our behalf with local carriers, resulting in strong ongoing service management and performance."

Through Virtela's partnerships with hundreds of carriers around the world, combined with its advanced technology platforms, Virtela is able to offer customers the highest performing managed services backed by the industry's most advanced service guarantees. By leveraging Virtela's intelligent overlay network and algorithms to perform best-path routing and automatic failover for customer network and application traffic, enterprises receive an inherently higher performing, more resilient and cost effective alternative than traditional carrier networks.

For Reed Smith, low-latency and reliable performance is particularly critical given its extensive deployment of virtual desktop technology and videoconferencing endpoints that enhance collaboration across its distributed workforce.

"Operating as a global law firm, our presence in the Middle East is critical. Our attorneys need to be able to collaborate in real-time and operate efficiently," Hervert added. "Virtela's reliability is the best I've seen in my career and their in-region support helps our attorneys build better relationships with our clients and provide our services more effectively. At the end of the day, we see three primary benefits with Virtela: price, performance, and transparency into our network health."

Virtela provides visibility into all key performance metrics across all services through the VirtelaView customer portal. VirtelaView provides end-to-end visibility and control of Virtela-managed solutions, including historical, real-time and predictive performance reporting. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation and 24x7 monitoring and management worldwide. Virtela's global Network and Security Operations Centers are staffed with seasoned engineers who leverage the company's sophisticated predictive analytics technology -VirtelaPredict- to proactively identify, resolve and alert customers of issues often before they even detect an issue.

"Virtela's unique model provides enterprises with unmatched flexibility, performance and return on investment in supporting diverse enterprise requirements, backed by our commitment to go the extra mile for every customer," said Mark Weiner, Virtela's senior vice president of worldwide marketing. "Virtela provides these capabilities across the Middle East and the world, and also delivers optimal performance through cloud-based services such as application acceleration. We're pleased with how we've been able to help Reed Smith leverage these assets to improve their clients' experience and attract new business."

Virtela offers a full suite of managed network, security and cloud services powered by its intelligent multi-carrier model and the world's first independent platform for cloud network and IT services - the Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC). The company's unique open architecture leverages the latest technologies to give customers and partners a competitive edge while delivering the most value out of every information technology dollar they invest.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to midmarket and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network and Security Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

About Reed Smith

Reed Smith is a global relationship law firm with nearly 1,600 lawyers in 22 offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.  Founded in 1877, the firm represents leading international businesses, from Fortune 100 corporations to mid-market and emerging enterprises.  Its lawyers provide litigation and other dispute resolution services in multi-jurisdictional and other high-stakes matters; deliver regulatory counsel; and execute the full range of strategic domestic and cross-border transactions.  Reed Smith is a preeminent advisor to industries including financial services, life sciences, health care, advertising, technology and media, shipping, energy trade and commodities, real estate, manufacturing, and education.  For more information, visit reedsmith.com.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Faster time-to-service: Instant service turn-up via 50 Local Cloud Centers to 190+ countries
• Cost savings: Zero upfront charge, $5 per device, per month fee
• Proactive 24x7 management: real-time monitoring and notification backed by global guarantee

DENVER - April 21, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced the availability of the industry's first global cloud-based mobile device management service, offering enterprises an easy approach to manage the explosive growth of smartphones and tablets, whether corporate- or employee-owned, that delivers faster service delivery and a faster return on investment. Virtela's new cloud-based MDM Service leverages the company's global cloud infrastructure and 24x7 support to proactively manage mobility policies, applications, security and costs to increase employee productivity while reducing the resource drain on enterprise IT staff.

The proliferation of smart devices in the enterprise - especially the surge in employee-owned devices - is overwhelming IT teams trying to balance users' anytime, anywhere mobile access needs with corporate requirements to maintain the same level of management and security associated with business PCs. The constantly changing landscape of mobile device vendors and operating systems, plus the increasing use of these tools as primary computing devices, further compounds the complexities for enterprises seeking a unified global approach to mobile device management.

Virtela's cloud-based MDM Service gives enterprises centralized control of their global mobility strategy via a single self-service portal - VirtelaView^TM - with follow-the-sun support by Virtela's Network and Security Operation Centers a single phone call away. Virtela's service leverages the company's Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform to provide a unified solution with unprecedented reach to 190+ countries, independent of the mobile operator or platform (including Apple iOS, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian), and multi-language support.

Delivered via Virtela's 50 Local Cloud Centers around the world, the new services can be turned up in minutes for significantly lower cost than on-premises solutions. The Virtela service offers policy templates and initial set-up by specific user groups or roles, device configuration, and ongoing support, including proactive monitoring and notification. Automated alerts are generated for both IT staff and the end user if, for example, rogue application access is attempted or roaming/data usage thresholds are exceeded.

In tandem with the service, Virtela is announcing the first Real-Time Notification Service Level Agreement (SLA) for managed mobility services, which guarantees customers will be alerted within 15 minutes of mobile activities that compromise established corporate policies.

According to Forrester Research, approximately half of all firms have already embraced a multiplatform mobile strategy, and more than half provide some support to personally-owned smartphones.¹ "We're approaching a tipping point in mobile device consumerization at which users will push hard for access to the corporate network and basic work applications along with some level of IT support for both."²

"As we continue to make new acquisitions and grow the company globally, the complexity and urgency associated with managing large volumes of diverse mobile devices is becoming a higher priority," said Dennis Hodges, CIO of global manufacturer Inteva Products. "Virtela's cloud-based mobility services offer solutions for companies who require best-in-class support without increasing internal IT resources. These mobility services protect us from increased liability associated with downloading inappropriate applications or content, and ensure our ability to meet local compliance requirements around the world while offering end users great experience and tools."

Key Virtela MDM Business Benefits

• Rapid Simple-Click Deployment. Companies can quickly ramp their managed mobility strategies by leveraging Virtela-provided security policies, simple-click configuration and provisioning, plus comprehensive granular control via the VirtelaView self-service portal.
• Real-Time Roaming Notification and Enforcement. The service quickly detects when roaming - as well as data, voice, and SMS - usage thresholds have been reached, and provides real-time alerts to the IT team as well as the end-user to avert service charges associated with unauthorized roaming or excessive data use.
• Enterprise App Store Management. Enterprises can distribute internal applications to mobile devices without going through vendor app stores and apply pre-set access policies with a single click. The service also provides the flexibility for IT or end users to update policies and initiate or schedule other processes, such as backup.
• In-Country Compliance Enforcement. Customers can perform configuration management and back up data within specific countries or regions to better meet local compliance and privacy laws. The service also uniquely features SMS text archiving and search to meet additional compliance requirements emerging in certain geographies.
• Centralized Control via VirtelaView. Companies gain a single view into their mobile device environment and can control access to key network resources and applications by specific user groups or lines of business. The portal can be white-labeled by enterprises or partners, and includes asset tracking and management (including mobile OS, service plans and applications by device), and security controls, such as remote lock and data wipes for lost or stolen devices.

"We're excited to extend the proven benefits of Virtela's advanced cloud service platform to managed mobility, giving customers the same savings, scalability and investment protection while lifting a significant IT burden," said Virtela CEO B.V. Jagadeesh. "Virtela's cloud MDM service is the latest addition to our portfolio of mobile enterprise services, such as our award-winning cloud-based remote access and largest global footprint for 3G/4G wireless networks, with more innovation to come."

Free 3-Month Trial & Other Resources

Virtela is offering a free three-month trial of the cloud-based MDM Service. For more information, please click here or call +1-720-475-4445.

Virtela's cloud-based MDM Service can also be leveraged by Virtela's current and new partners worldwide, and fully integrates with partners' back-end systems to offer a seamless service to end customers. For more information, please email partner@virtela.net.

For additional expert insight into securing the mobile workforce, listen to this new podcast featuring Nemertes Research - Securing and Managing the Mobile Workforce, Including Employee-Owned Devices - that covers the key success factors for enterprise mobility initiatives.

^{1 Market Overview: Smartphone Management, Forrester Research, Inc., August 26, 2010
2 Personal Device Momentum Will Challenge Traditional Mobile Sourcing Strategies, Forrester Research, Inc., April 11, 2011}

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contact:

Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER - June 1, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that Mark Weiner, senior vice president of marketing, will deliver a presentation highlighting how some of the fastest growing companies are deploying cloud IT services to optimize their network, security and mobility strategies at Cloud Expo 2011 in New York City on June 7^th. Weiner will explain how these companies leverage the cloud to achieve faster application delivery, protect against advanced persistent threats and secure a mobile workforce, including management of employee-owned mobile devices. Virtela will also be exhibiting at Cloud Expo in Booth #245.

Cloud Expo events cover the latest issues and trends in cloud computing in intensive keynotes, general and breakout sessions and exhibits on the Expo Floor. Cloud Expo provides attendees with resources, ideas and examples for leveraging the cloud to maximize their enterprise IT endeavors.

What:    Beyond Storage and Compute: Using the Cloud to Speed Up Apps, Achieve Compliance, Defend Against APTs and Secure Employee-Owned Mobile Devices
When:   June 7, 2011 at 2:10 p.m. ET
Where:  Javits Convention Center
Who:    Mark Weiner, SVP of Marketing, Virtela

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, June 21, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced it has been awarded the 2011 Product Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan for Wide Area Network (WAN) Optimization Services. Virtela was recognized for its Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service, the industry's first virtualized managed application acceleration service, which enables enterprises to escape the high cost and complexity of dedicated hardware appliances at each branch office. The service can be activated instantly in more than 190 countries at a fraction of the cost of traditional hardware-based solutions.

This award is based on Frost & Sullivan's independent analysis of the North American WAN Optimization Services market. In a report summarizing the award criteria, Frost & Sullivan identified Virtela's advanced cloud features and functionality, global Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) platform innovation, high service quality, market adoption and customer value enhancements as key reasons for its leadership in providing WAN optimization services.

"As escalating business trends such as cloud computing and remote users increase the demands on corporate network resources, more enterprises require an application delivery solution that is affordable, effective and easy to manage," says Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Lynda Stadtmueller. "Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service meets that need with a flexible corporate-wide solution that surpasses competitors' traditional WAN Optimization services. By eliminating the need for client-side hardware, Virtela's service is affordable and manageable even for small corporate locations, easing global deployments.

"Furthermore, Virtela provides impressive performance improvement gains for specific applications, backed by a strong 250% money-back guarantee. The managed service can help enterprises speed applications from any data center environment, premises-based or hosted, private or public cloud, consistently and cost-effectively."

Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service enables enterprises to turbo-charge business applications up to 25 times faster at the flip of a switch for just $5 a day per branch office. The service is enabled by Virtela ESC, the only cloud architecture purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility.

Virtela ESC's highly-distributed network of 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) around the world extends the cloud close to the end user and content source to accelerate applications immediately. The service improves application response times between any enterprise location, including headquarters, data centers/private clouds, branch offices, mobile workers, partners and public clouds. The cloud-based service can also be implemented as a hybrid solution with Virtela's appliance-based service, giving enterprises the flexibility to choose the best application acceleration approach per location.

Adds Stadtmueller: "Virtela is one of few CSPs that are poised to reap the benefits of the growing enterprise need for high-performing, cost-effective WANs that deliver faster application response times.  For Virtela, managed WAN optimization and application acceleration services are part of a cloud-based communications framework that enables enterprises to optimize not only application delivery but security, mobility and other integral services. Furthermore, Virtela's product development, marketing and sales efforts ensure its customers fully understand the value of WAN optimization and application delivery services, and its lineup of solutions for all location sizes plus unparalleled management expertise ensures the broadest possible adoption."

"We are honored to receive this Frost & Sullivan award, which further illustrates our commitment to superior customer value through the innovative application of advanced technologies combined with a passionate commitment to customer service," said Ted Studwell, Virtela's senior vice president of engineering and operations. "Customer relationships are our top priority and we consistently deliver additional value to their businesses as a seamless extension of their IT staffs and as an innovator in managed network, security and cloud services."

To read Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Research report: 2011 North American Product Leadership Award for WAN Optimization Services, click here.

For more information on Virtela ESC services and benefits, including a short video and interactive model, click here.

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership Company, enables clients to accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best-practice models to drive the generation, evaluation and implementation of powerful growth strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages 50 years of experience in partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment community from more than 40 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership, please visit http://www.frost.com.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the 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.net

DENVER, June 28, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that it won a Stevie^® Award for "Customer Service Department of the Year" in the 9^th annual American Business Awards. Virtela's Global Operations Centers (GOCs) were recognized for delivering exceptional 24x7 service and support to the company's enterprise customers worldwide.

Virtela also earned finalist nods in two other categories: Best New Service of the Year, for Virtela's Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service; and Most Innovative Company of the Year, for Virtela's Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) and related service innovations. Virtela's Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service enables enterprises to turbo-charge business applications up to 25 times faster at the flip of a switch for just $5 a day per branch office. The service is enabled by Virtela ESC, the only cloud architecture purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility.

This is the seventh consecutive year that Virtela has been recognized by the nation's premier business awards program, which received over 2,800 nominations for consideration this year.

"We're honored to be a Stevie Award winner for the third consecutive year," said Ted Studwell, Virtela's senior vice president of operations and engineering. "This award further validates the dedication and passion of our employees to deliver highly proactive and personalized customer service and develop new innovations that continually improve our efficiency in meeting and exceeding customer needs."

Virtela's customer support consistently outperforms both technology industry standards and the company's own service guarantees. In a recent survey, nine out of 10 Virtela customers were satisfied or very satisfied with Virtela's customer service as well as network performance.  Virtela's GOCs are staffed 24x7 by network engineering and IT experts who proactively monitor, inspect, detect and analyze customer networks and IT infrastructure, providing follow-the-sun support to ensure the highest levels of uptime and seamless business continuity. In contrast to traditional network and IT service providers, Virtela leverages its proprietary predictive analytics technology - VirtelaPredict - to routinely avert enterprise network and security issues before they can impact a customer's network health.

Combined with its proactive approach to customer service, Virtela offers IT Infrastructure Management Services that further enhance customer support and business priorities.  These service offerings enable CIOs and IT teams to better achieve their strategic priorities by offloading the time intensive but critical management of key network, security and other IT infrastructure devices to Virtela and its innovative management systems and customer portal, VirtelaView. Such innovations and expertise enable Virtela to offer the industry's only Actual Time to Repair service guarantee, as opposed to Mean Time to Repair, for infrastructure management services.

To view a short video on Virtela IT Infrastructure Management Services, click here.

Virtela's extensive services suite -- including managed network, security, mobility and application acceleration - leverages 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 model gives enterprises an inherently higher performing, more resilient and cost effective alternative to traditional carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation and 24x7 proactive monitoring and management worldwide.

For more information on Virtela ESC services and benefits, including a short video and interactive model, click here.

More details about the American Business Awards and the lists of honorees are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER - July 13, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced it received the Global Telecoms Business Innovation Award for Business Service Innovation at a recent ceremony in London. Virtela was recognized for its Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service, the industry's first virtualized managed application acceleration service. The service enables enterprises to turbo-charge business applications up to 25 times faster at the flip of a switch for just $5 a day per branch office - or leverage industry-breakthrough per hour pricing for application acceleration, starting at just 50 cents per hour.

Now in its fifth year, the GTB Innovation Awards are designed to honor innovative projects involving operators and service providers around the world, in association with their vendors and suppliers.

Enabled by Virtela's Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) architecture, Virtela's Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service virtualizes acceleration devices within the network cloud, enabling enterprises to escape the high cost and complexity of dedicated hardware appliances at each branch office or data center. The service can be activated instantly around the globe at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.

KEMET Corporation, a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, is leveraging Virtela's cloud acceleration to speed access to business-critical applications for its global workforce of more than 11,000 employees across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

"With cloud-based application acceleration, we've experienced significant reductions in our application response times overall and been able to postpone planned bandwidth increases in many cases, which has led to higher productivity and a higher return on investment since we do not need to deploy and manage dedicated appliances at all of our branch offices around the world," said Brian Burch, senior director of worldwide infrastructure for KEMET. "Moreover, the quality of the service combined with proactive support enables my IT staff to focus on more strategic business and delivers excellent end-user satisfaction."

"Virtela is focused on creating new technology solutions for our customers and partners that deliver faster application performance with a lower total cost of ownership along with personalized world-class support," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of cloud architecture and services. "We are honored to be recognized for our cloud service innovations and credit our customers, technology partners and dedicated employees for helping Virtela launch award-winning services."

Virtela ESC is the only cloud platform purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility. The open architecture leverages Virtela's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs), strategically located around the world in close proximity to end users to accelerate applications immediately, near the content source. The service accelerates applications between any location, including headquarters, data centers, branch offices, mobile workers, partners, and public or private clouds.

For more information on Virtela ESC services and benefits, including a short video and interactive model, click here.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contact:
Jane MorrisseyVirtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, August 11, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that TMC, a global integrated media company, has named Virtela's Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service as a recipient of the 2010 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.

Leveraging the Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) - the only cloud platform purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility - the Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service enables companies to gain all the benefits of WAN optimization without the high cost and complexity of dedicated hardware appliances at each branch office. Via Virtela's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) strategically located around the world, the service can be activated instantly in more than 190 countries at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.

The service speeds applications performance up to 25 times and is backed by the world's first application response time guarantee: If customers do not experience faster response times, they do not pay - and Virtela will pay them 250% of their service charge.

"This recognition from TMC further reinforces Virtela's commitment to serve the needs of our customers through the creation and application of innovative technologies and services from our global cloud footprint," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of cloud architecture and services. "The Virtela team is rewarded by seeing the real-world results of these innovations with our customers and partners, and will continue to deliver services that drive down their costs and increase business performance."

This recognition follows other recent industry awards won by Virtela including the GTB Innovation Award for Business Service Innovation and Frost and Sullivan Product Leadership Award, both for Cloud-based Application Acceleration, and The American Business Award for Customer Service Department of the Year.

Beyond cloud-based application acceleration, Virtela has leveraged its ESC platform to create and deliver a number of innovative cloud services, including a cloud-based Mobile Device Management Service which proactively manages mobility policies, applications, security and costs.

To learn more about the benefits of Virtela ESC services, check out this short video and interactive model.

The Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes the vision, leadership, and thoroughness that are characteristics of the prestigious award. The most innovative products and services brought to the market from March 2010 through March 2011 were chosen as winners.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), security, application acceleration and remote infrastructure management - to midmarket and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Stacey Mann
Greenough Communications
+1.617.275.6523
smann@greenoughcom.com

Key Benefits to Indian Enterprises:

• Speeds up access to overseas business partners, branch offices and data centers by 5-25 times
• Eliminates upfront capex requirements to achieve 80% cost savings
• Enables India's first flexible per-hour pricing model for enterprise network services

NEW DELHI and DENVER, August 25, 2011 - Aircel, a leading telecom player with Pan-Indian operations with a subscriber base of over 55 million, today announced an agreement with Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. This agreement will help Aircel expand its business solution portfolio to include India's first global Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service. The service is enabled by Virtela's innovative Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC), the industry's only cloud architecture built for enterprise networking, security and mobility.

With service delivery via Virtela ESC's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) around the world, Aircel will now be able to offer application acceleration to Indian enterprises along with an array of award-winning managed services to extend and enhance their business operations internationally.

The cloud-based application acceleration service enables enterprises to turbo-charge business applications up to 25 times faster, leveraging industry breakthrough per-hour pricing starting at just 50 cents per hour. Activated instantly around the globe via the highly-distributed network of LCCs, the service extends the cloud close to the end user and content source to accelerate applications immediately. Virtela virtualizes acceleration devices within the network cloud, enabling enterprises to escape the high cost and complexity of dedicated hardware appliances at each branch office or data center.

Virtela ESC serves as the foundation for a multitude of other industry-first cloud services in enterprise networking, security and mobility, which Aircel customers can now exploit to improve the performance and security of their critical business communications around the world at fraction of the cost of traditional hardware-based solutions.

"Aircel's ability to deliver cost-efficient network services that focus on application performance will address the critical business needs of Indian enterprises that are operating and expanding internationally," said Chandan Ghosh, Head - Aircel Business Solutions."Aircel's partnership with Virtela expands our offerings with the latest cloud advancements to help our customers' business processes become more efficient and profitable on a global basis."

Cloud computing ranks as the top technology priority among Indian CIOs, according to Gartner's 2011 CIO Agenda survey¹, which shows CIOs expect to adopt new cloud services much faster than originally expected. Indian CIOs report that their top business priority is increasing enterprise growth, with expanding into new markets and geographies another top-ten priority.

Aircel is well positioned to capitalize on this enterprise push for growth by adopting new technologies that increase their competitive position with differentiated cloud services while quickly expanding network coverage.

"We are excited to work with Aircel in expanding their innovative solution portfolio aimed at empowering every aspect of their enterprise customers' businesses," said Jian Li, Virtela Chief Technology Officer and Head of Asia-Pacific Service Provider Partnerships."Our relationship with Aircel further demonstrates the strong value proposition Virtela's Enterprise Services Cloud offers to service providers interested in delivering seamless managed services worldwide with the highest performance, scalability and service quality."

Virtela offers an extensive suite of managed network, security, mobility and infrastructure management services, which leverage a unique model 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 Enterprise Services Cloud^SM give enterprises an inherently higher performing, more resilient and cost effective alternative to traditional carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation and 24x7 proactive monitoring and management worldwide.

To learn more about the benefits of Virtela ESC services, check out this short video and interactive model.

¹Gartner, Inc., Gartner Executive Programs Survey of CIOs in India Identifies Cloud Computing as the Top Technology Priority for CIOs in 2011, March 2011

About Aircel

Aircel, a part of Maxis Communications Berhad, a leading regional telecommunications group based out of Malaysia, is now India's fifth largest and fastest growing GSM mobile service provider with a subscriber base of 55 million. It is the market leader in Tamil Nadu, Assam, North-East and Chennai. Aircel is a Pan India operator with a presence across 23 circles. Aircel won 3G spectrum in 13 circles and BWA spectrum in 8 circles. Aircel has successfully launched 3G services in 13 circles across India, the fastest 3G roll out ever in the Indian Telecom Space. Aircel has positioned itself as a data led telecom player and has addressed the multi-functionality of a mobile phone in many innovative ways which are Industry firsts, be it the Aircel Pocket Internet, the first social networking mobile INQ on Aircel, Aircel Apollo Mobile Health Care, Blyk on Aircel an enriching engagement for the Youth and very recently the first telecom player to introduce Facebook Voice Updates on Aircel. For more information, please log on to www.aircel.com.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Pritpal Singh Lakkha
Aircel Limited
TEL: +91 124 4765000
MOBILE: +91 9716009007
pritpal.lakkha@aircel.co.in

DENVER - September 21, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that President and CEO B.V. Jagadeesh will deliver an overview of strategies for moving into the cloud at Carriers World in London on Wednesday, September 28, 2011.  Jagadeesh will explain how acquiring new cloud technologies will fuel future growth and change the way in which IT services are delivered and consumed.  He will also detail strategies for how to successfully integrate infrastructure and IT, and how to monetize services from the cloud.

Jagadeesh will also participate in a panel discussion moderated by Ovum analyst Catherine Haslam, with panelists from Interoute and Limelight Networks, on positioning enterprise opportunities.  The panel will discuss how to enter new markets by prioritizing multi-national corporate customers; how to mitigate enterprise security concerns; and how to better support the cloud through next-generation networks. Other topics include the implications of the cloud on carriers' business models and examining the ways in which the cloud can add real value.

What: Looking at Strategy for Moving into the Cloud
When: September 28 at 11:30 a.m. GMT
Where: London Guoman Tower Hotel
Who: B.V. Jagadeesh, CEO, Virtela

What: Panel Discussion: Positioning Enterprise Opportunities at the Heart of Your Strategy
When: September 28 at 1:30 p.m. GMT
Where: London Guoman Tower Hotel
Who: B.V. Jagadeesh, CEO, Virtela; Gareth Williams, CEO, Interoute; George Fraser, Vice President EMEA, Limelight Networks; Catherine Haslam, Telecoms Wholesale Analyst, Ovum

Carriers World 2011 will focus on the latest issues in cloud computing and enterprise strategies for those companies moving into the cloud.  Carriers World is a leading strategic wholesale conference that unites the world's carriers to examine and debate the challenges and opportunities for the future of the industry.

About Virtela
Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

DENVER, October 20, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced it has won the 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award for its Cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) service, the industry's first global cloud service for managing and securing mobile devices. Presented by TMC and INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, the seventh annual awards recognize companies for outstanding achievements in IP communications solutions, based on demonstrated improvements these solutions have made to customers' businesses.

Virtela's Cloud MDM service has proven to greatly simplify managing the pervasive use of smartphones and tablets in the enterprise, with faster service delivery and a faster return on investment than traditional approaches. Powered by Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC), the only cloud platform purpose‐built for enterprise networking, security and mobility, the Cloud MDM service can be instantly deployed via Virtela ESC's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) at a significantly lower cost than on-premises solutions. Virtela's carrier-, vendor- and technology-independent model provides a unified solution with unprecedented reach to 190+ countries, independent of the mobile operator or platform (including Apple iOS, Blackberry, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian).

By leveraging the company's global cloud infrastructure and 24x7 proactive support, Virtela's Cloud MDM service offloads overburdened IT organizations, delivering improved service delivery, security, compliance enforcement, risk mitigation, and cost savings.  The service has zero upfront charges and offers per-user pricing, regardless of the number of devices. Backed by the first Real-Time Notification Service Level Agreement (SLA) for managed mobility services, the service guarantees customers will be alerted within 15 minutes of mobile activities that compromise corporate policies, such as rogue application access or roaming/data usage overages.

"We are honored to receive this recognition, which further illustrates Virtela's commitment to innovative cloud-based services that address the changing needs of enterprise customers," said Mark Hansard, Virtela's vice president of security and systems. "With the proliferation of smart devices, every company faces challenges in implementing a mobility strategy. We have proven to remove the complexity and intensive resources traditionally required with a comprehensive managed service that promises higher productivity and cost savings on a global basis."

Virtela maintains partnerships with hundreds of carriers around the world, resulting in its unique multi-carrier Overlay Network that offers customers industry-leading performance and availability. This architecture, combined with Virtela's best-in-class support and advanced cloud technologies, has earned the company a number of recent industry awards including the 2010 Communications Solutions Product of the Year,  GTB Innovation Award for Business Service Innovation and  Frost and Sullivan Product Leadership Award, all of which recognized Virtela's Cloud-based Application Acceleration service. Virtela also won the prestigious 2011 American Business Award for Customer Service Department of the Year, illustrating its commitment to superior customer support.

The 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award winners are published in the October 2011 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. For more information, visit www.itmag.com.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), security, application acceleration and remote infrastructure management - to midmarket and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Stacey Mann
Greenough Communications
+1.617.275.6523
smann@greenoughcom.com

DENVER - November 3, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that Andy Funk, vice president of global access strategy, will be speaking at the inaugural Total Telecom World in London on Monday, November 7, being held in conjunction with the 2011 World Communication Awards.

Funk will participate in a panel discussion, moderated by Plum Consulting CEO Tony Lavender, exploring how carriers can leverage partnerships and providers to profit from the cloud. Panelists will discuss key services that are emerging and expanding in the cloud and address issues such as the demand for data storage, security, and accessibility.

What: Panel Discussion: Profiting from the Cloud
When: November 7, 2011 at 11:50 a.m. GMT
Where: One Whitehall Place, London

Total Telecom World 2011, a two-day conference put on by Total Telecom, aims to identify future challenges within the communications industry and give attendees practical guidance on how to solve those issues The event coincides with the 13th annual World Communication Awards (WCA), which recognize the companies and individuals behind the innovations, achievements and new services driving tomorrow's industry.

Virtela is a 2011 WCA finalist in three categories: Best Global Operator, Best Cloud Service for its Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service and Best New Enterprise Service for its Cloud-based Mobile Device Management service. Virtela's cloud-based services leverage Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC), the industry's only global cloud platform purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility. Winners will be announced at the gala dinner on Monday, November 7th.

About Virtela
Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

DENVER - November 4, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that Mark Weiner, senior vice president of marketing at Virtela, will serve as a panelist at The Cloud Channel Summit on November 7^th in Mountain View, Calif. The event, featuring cloud and channel industry leaders, provides an opportunity to learn and share practical ideas about building successful alliances in the cloud.

Weiner will participate in a roundtable discussion, moderated by THINKstrategies Managing Director Jeffrey Kaplan, which will explore channel opportunities in the cloud market, highlighting specific strategies to leverage cloud services partnerships to drive new business benefits for providers and the channel.

What: Panel discussion: New Market Opportunities for Cloud Channels

When: November 7, 2011 at 4:45 p.m. PT

Where: Computer History Museum, Mountain View, Calif.

The Cloud Channel Summit provides a venue for cloud vendors to demonstrate their channel capabilities and for channel partners to learn how they can leverage these capabilities. Key topics include components of winning channel programs; building and leveraging cloud ecosystems; cloud vendor/channel partner roles and relationships; the economics of winning cloud partnerships; "ownership" of customers; building collaborative sales and support models; and channel/partner success stories.

About Virtela
Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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DENVER, November 16, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced it has been named a winner of the 2011 World Communication Awards (WCAs) for its Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service, the industry's first virtual managed application acceleration service.

One of the most coveted communications industry awards, the WCAs honor companies responsible for the innovations, achievements and outstanding new services that are helping to build tomorrow's industry. Virtela won the fiercely competitive Best Cloud Service category, and was named a finalist for Best Global Operator and Best New Enterprise Service, for its Cloud-based Mobile Device Management solution.

In describing why Virtela was selected for one of the highest accolades in the industry, the independent panel of WCA judges praised the "excellent and relevant customer testimonials" for Virtela's Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service, and highlighted the application performance guarantees offered by the service as well as overall benefits for multi-location companies.

"Virtela was made for the cloud, and the cloud for Virtela," commented one judge.

Powered by Virtela's breakthrough Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) architecture, the world's first open platform for cloud IT services, the Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service boosts business application performance up to 25 times without any upfront cost. With instant service delivery via 50 Virtela Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) strategically located around the world, the service can be activated in more than 190 countries at a fraction of the cost of on-premise solutions. As a result, enterprises can escape the high costs and complexity of deploying and maintaining dedicated hardware at each branch office while improving end-user satisfaction and productivity. The service is backed by the industry's only application response time guarantee: If customers are not satisfied with the performance improvement, they do not pay; Virtela will pay them 250% of the service fee.

Virtela's application acceleration service has the unique ability to boost response times and productivity anywhere around the world without adding bandwidth, equipment or support staff, said one global manufacturing customer, who reports that the service slashed transfer times for CAD files from 8 hours to just 20 minutes -- ultimately saving the company $2 million per month in engineering resource costs.

Virtela ESC is the only independent cloud platform available today, meaning application acceleration and other service benefits can be exploited regardless of the underlying transport provider and will work across any public, private or hybrid network. This innovation further opens the door to widespread adoption of application acceleration across the enterprise, which has been hampered by the high capex, complexity and closed architectures of traditional approaches.

"We are honored to receive recognition from such a distinguished industry body as the WCAs," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of customer solutions and cloud architecture. "This award is a key milestone in the success of our cloud network services strategy. It's truly a testament to the outstanding innovations and extraordinary customer support of our employees, which results in tangible business benefits for every customer while easing their transition to cloud services."

Introduced in 2010, Virtela's Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service continues to earn recognition from prominent industry bodies as well as customers who are reaping the benefits. Recently, the service also won the Communications Solutions Product of the Year, the GTB Innovation Award and the Frost and Sullivan Product Leadership Award.

Winners of the 13^th Annual World Communication Awards were honored at a gala dinner in London on November 7, 2011. The full list of winners can be accessed at http://www.worldcommsawards.com/.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), security, application acceleration and remote infrastructure management - to midmarket and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Media Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, December 21, 2011 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, today announced that it has been named a recipient of three prestigious Golden Bridge Awards.  Virtela was recognized in the IT Services category for Best New Service for its Cloud-based Application Acceleration Service and Best Innovation for its IT Infrastructure Management Service, featuring VirtelaPredict.  Virtela also won the coveted Best Customer Satisfaction of the Year honor, marking the third time this year that the company has been commended for outstanding customer service.

Virtela's Cloud-based Application Acceleration is powered by Virtela Enterprise Service Cloud (ESC), the only cloud platform purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility.  The service leverages Virtela's 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) worldwide to speed application performance up to 25 times and offers customers a money-back performance guarantee.

Virtela's IT Infrastructure Management Service uniquely integrates predictive analytics technology to accelerate the identification and resolution of more than 95 percent of enterprise IT infrastructure issues before they impact quality of service. By speeding resolution of issues - or avoiding them altogether - the new service enables enterprises to achieve a 5x reduction in downtime while cutting support and operating costs by an average of 30 percent.

Virtela acts as an extension of an enterprise's IT staff to optimize global business performance while increasing return on investment.  The Golden Bridge Best Customer Satisfaction of the Year Award recognizes this dedication to service excellence and follows other customer service awards won by the company, most recently the American Business Award for Customer Service of the Year.

"We are honored to be recognized by the Golden Bridge Awards for continued cloud and IT service innovation and our passionate commitment to customer service excellence," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of cloud architecture and services. "These awards are a testament to Virtela's mission to address enterprise IT challenges by creating and applying advanced technology solutions while providing customers with proactive world-class support that exceeds their highest expectations."

Virtela was also named a Golden Bridge finalist for Most Innovative Company and Best Innovation in Cloud Computing for the company's Cloud-based Mobile Device Management (MDM) Service, which proactively manages mobility policies, applications, security and costs.

The third annual Golden Bridge Awards program encompasses the world's best in organizational performance, products and services, executives and management teams, innovations, case studies, product management, public relations and marketing campaigns and customer satisfaction programs from every major industry. More than 40 judges from around the world determined the winners, which were announced during an awards ceremony in New York.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers an award-winning suite of services - including managed networks, security, application acceleration and proactive infrastructure management - to mid-market and Fortune 500 customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 network providers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with global support centers around the world. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
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• 50 Local Cloud Centers around the World Bring Services to End-User's Doorstep
• Virtualized Device Architecture Delivers 80% Cost Savings
• Industry-First Application Acceleration Service Boosts Performance 5-25x for $5 per Day

DENVER, July 22, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, announced today that its new Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) architecture and Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service have won the 2010 CSIA Apex Technology Service of the Year Award.  Announced in June, Virtela's new offerings extend the benefits of cloud computing to enterprise networking, security and mobility, continuing the company's tradition of innovation in cloud-based services. The Apex Awards recognize outstanding accomplishments and leadership by Colorado's advanced technology industry.

Virtela ESC is the world's first global cloud architecture purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility services and addresses the specific needs of enterprises as they take advantage of the benefits of global expansion.  Virtela ESC's unique open architecture is optimized for virtual devices and utilizes 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) worldwide to deliver any service from any location over any network. This disruptive model eliminates upfront costs, the need for multiple hardware devices and the ongoing maintenance associated with them, ultimately slashing total cost of ownership by an average of 80%.

"We are proud of Virtela's honor, as they are known for challenging the conventional cloud computing model with a visionary open architecture that delivers services when, where and how customers need them," said Su Hawk, president, CSIA. "Leveraging innovative virtualization techniques and a network of cloud centers around the world, the company can activate services more quickly and at dramatically lower costs than traditional solutions."

The first of many breakthrough services the ESC architecture is built to support, Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration is the industry's first cloud-based application acceleration service.  Already deployed at customer sites around the world, Virtela's service is proven to accelerate applications 5-to-25 times faster over any underlying network and costs just $5 per day per branch office. The service also comes with the industry's first application performance guarantee, offering customers 250% of their money back if they are not satisfied with the performance.

"As enterprises become increasingly distributed, the need to provide employees around the world with the same end-user experience regardless of location is vital to their success," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of cloud architecture and services. "Our Enterprise Services Cloud offerings directly address that need with an unprecedented combination of performance, flexibility and cost-efficiency and we are honored to be recognized by CSIA for those innovations."

Virtela plans to build on the success of its Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service with future ESC-based offerings such as distributed security and managed smartphone services.

Virtela offers an extensive suite of managed network, security, infrastructure management, and application acceleration services, which leverage a unique model 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 Fabric^SM and Enterprise Services Cloud^SM give enterprises an inherently higher performing, more resilient and cost effective alternative to traditional carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation and 24x7 proactive monitoring and management worldwide.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated, the world's largest independent managed network services company, offers award-winning services, including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Security, Infrastructure Management, and Application Acceleration, to enterprise customers around 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 CSIA

CSIA is the technology industry leader in uniting and growing Colorado's information technology industry. By providing advocacy, education, business connections, and information, CSIA supports the economic development, unification of technology stakeholders, and provides larger recognition of the industry and the people involved in the Colorado technology industry. CSIA also works nationally to ensure Colorado's technology voice is heard, through TECNA, a coalition of technology associations across the United States and Canada, as well as with TechAmerica, the national lobbying organization for federal issues. Since 1994, CSIA has been involved in legislative issues and public policy to represent the information technology industry in Colorado, and has provided a number of annual programs, events and connections to support business success. For more information on CSIA please call (303) 592-4070 or visit www.coloradotechnology.org

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Virtela
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• Cloud-based approach eliminates capital expense while improving performance
• Access applications anytime, anywhere, backed by 100% global availability guarantee
• Virtela also honored for technology innovation and customer support

DENVER, July 7, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, announced today its cloud-based remote access service won an American Business Award (a.k.a. Stevie Award) for Best New Product or Service. The award recognizes Virtela's continued innovation in cloud-based managed services.  The honor comes on the heels of Virtela's recent announcements of the Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) architecture and the world's first Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service.  This marks the second year in a row that Virtela has won the award for product or service innovation.

Virtela's cloud-based remote access service gives companies a simple, secure and cost-effective way to provide their remote workforces with anytime, anywhere access to increasingly centralized applications and resources. The new service eliminates the upfront capital expense, management burden and lengthy implementations associated with traditional SSL VPN hardware-based deployments.  Virtela's service also scales quickly and easily, with same-day service turn up and pay-as-you-go pricing.

"As enterprises continue to expand globally, the need is greater than ever before for more flexible, cost-effective solutions to support remote and mobile employees," said Ron Haigh, Virtela's vice president of cloud architecture and services.  "Virtela is uniquely positioned to meet that need with on-demand services delivered from the network cloud.  Our cloud-based remote access is just one example of setting a new precedent for performance, reliability and value, and we're honored to be recognized by the American Business Awards for that innovation."

Virtela's offering is the industry's first cloud-based remote access solution that is backed by a 100% global availability guarantee.  Enabled by Virtela's underlying multi-carrier MPLS network and dynamic load balancing in and between regions on a worldwide basis, Virtela's cloud-based approach offers the highest levels of resiliency and applications performance on the market.

Stevie Awards were presented in over 40 categories, and more than 2,700 entries were submitted for consideration.  More than 200 executives across the country participated in the judging process to determine the finalists and Stevie Award winners.  Virtela was also a finalist in the Customer Service Department of the Year and Most Innovative Company categories.

Virtela offers an extensive suite of managed network, security, infrastructure management, and application acceleration services, which leverage a unique model 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 Fabric^SM and Enterprise Services Cloud^SM give enterprises an inherently higher performing, more resilient and cost effective alternative to traditional carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation and 24x7 proactive monitoring and management worldwide.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated, the world's largest independent managed network services company, offers award-winning services, including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Security, Infrastructure Management, and Application Acceleration, to enterprise customers around 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.

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
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jmorrissey@virtela.net

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Proven to Accelerate Applications 5-to-25x Faster from Any Location over Any Network
• Experience the Response Time Difference or Virtela Pays You 250% of Service Fee
• Deploys in Minutes Via New Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) Architecture

DENVER, June 8, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, announced today the industry's first virtualized application acceleration service, offering enterprises the ability to turbo-charge business applications up to 25 times faster at the flip of a switch for just $5 a day per branch office. Virtela's breakthrough price/performance is backed by the world's first application response time guarantee: If customers do not experience faster response times, they do not pay - and Virtela will pay them 250% of their service charge.

Enabled by Virtela's Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) architecture, also announced today, Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service virtualizes acceleration devices within the network cloud, enabling enterprises to escape the high cost and complexity of dedicated hardware appliances at each branch office. The service can be activated instantly in more than 190 countries at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.

Global manufacturer Measurement Specialties is currently using Virtela's cloud-based application acceleration service between sites in the U.S. and Europe. Turned up in less than 30 seconds, the service has already delivered impressive results that the company plans to extend to other locations worldwide.

"I didn't realize I'd need a seatbelt; everyday tasks like mapping drives and querying folders on remote servers are smokin' fast - easily 25 times faster with Virtela's application acceleration service," said Bob Andreini, global director of IS/IT for Measurement Specialties. "Virtela's service is also enabling us to get the latest sales and operational data in the hands of the management team two hours faster every day. That's clearly accelerating our ability to make key business decisions."

Proven Results

Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service has proven to deliver up to 25x faster performance in many real-world scenarios. The new service accelerates applications between any location - headquarters, data centers, branch offices, mobile workers and partner sites - anywhere in the world. Examples include:

• 7-25x for Microsoft Windows File Sharing (e.g., Microsoft Office)
• 5-17x for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes Email
• 5-13x for ERP/CRM Applications (e.g., Siebel, Oracle, Salesforce.com)
• 6-10x for Web-based Collaboration (e.g., Microsoft SharePoint, Oracle WebCenter)
• 10-25x for Data Backup and Storage (e.g., EMC, NetApp, Amazon EC2)

The new service offers breakthrough cost savings, with no upfront capital cost and just $5 per day per branch office location. For example, a 20-branch-office network that follows a traditional device-dependent approach would cost $200,000 in year one, compared to $36,000 with Virtela's cloud-based model - five times less.

"Simply put, Virtela's cost model makes application acceleration accessible to all branch offices, not just the select branch offices that could justify the expense," said Michael Suby, director of Stratecast, a division of Frost & Sullivan. "With Virtela's new service, enterprises can say goodbye to class of service planning, configuration and premium pricing and put all traffic in the fast lane backed by a no haggle guarantee."

In tandem with the new cloud-based service, Virtela is announcing the industry's first application response time experience guarantee: If end users do not experience faster applications, customers do not pay for the service, and Virtela will pay them 250% of the service charge. Virtela extends the same guarantee to its appliance-based and hybrid cloud/appliance -based solutions, giving enterprises the flexibility to choose the best solution per location.

Virtela's cloud-based application acceleration service also offers enterprises a new level of simplicity and transparency. The service can be activated from the cloud within minutes, instead of months as required with typical deployments, eliminating the cost and complexity of deploying and maintaining devices in branch offices around the world. Customers have complete visibility into their service performance via the VirtelaView web portal.

Powered By Virtela ESC

Cloud-based application acceleration is the first service to be introduced that is enabled by Virtela ESC, the only cloud architecture purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility. Virtela ESC extends Virtela's disruptive multi-carrier network model to the cloud, up-ending conventional cloud models to deliver the highest cost savings and fastest service activation available worldwide.

• Open Architecture: Virtela ESC is independent of the underlying network, carrier and technology. As a result, it delivers the best service to any location, using any network, anywhere in the world.
• Locally Distributed: Virtela ESC features 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs), distributed around the world in close proximity to end users, to accelerate applications immediately, near the content source.
• Optimized for Virtual Devices: Virtela ESC applies caching, compression, higher layer communication protocol and other application optimization techniques to reduce application chattiness, resulting in 5-25x faster performance. Virtela ESC's virtualized architecture eliminates the need for application acceleration appliances at branch offices to deliver significant cost savings and instant service activation and changes.

"With more than 3 billion connected devices in use worldwide, end users have come to expect instantaneous applications performance, regardless of device or location," said Vab Goel, CEO of Virtela. "Enterprises are looking to move from network uptime to response time, which requires a new architecture that can economically deliver LAN-like applications performance over the WAN. Virtela's cloud-based application acceleration service, in concert with Virtela ESC, exceeds those expectations with proven results and is the only service on the market backed by a standard application performance guarantee."

To learn more about Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service, please see these online resources:

• Measurement Specialties Customer Case Study
• Test Drive Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service
• Two-Minute Virtela Application Acceleration Video

Virtela offers an extensive suite of managed network, security, infrastructure management, and application acceleration services, which leverage a unique model 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 and Enterprise Services CloudSM give enterprises an inherently higher performing, more resilient and cost effective alternative to traditional carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation and 24x7 proactive monitoring and management worldwide.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated, the world's largest independent managed network services company, offers award-winning services, including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Security, Infrastructure Management, and Application Acceleration, to enterprise customers around 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 Contacts:

Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1-720-475-4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Open Architecture Delivers Any Service, from Any Location, using Any Network
• Eliminates "One Device, Per Service, Per Location" Model for 80% Cost Savings
• Enables World's First Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service and Application Performance Guarantee

DENVER, June 8, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, announced today the world's first cloud architecture purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility: Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC). Virtela ESC extends Virtela's disruptive multi-carrier network model to the cloud, up-ending conventional cloud models to deliver higher cost savings and faster service to enterprises worldwide.

Unlike other cloud computing approaches, Virtela ESC offers a breakthrough architecture that is open at every level, locally distributed around the world, and optimized for virtual devices. These innovations unlock exponential benefits for enterprises faced with supporting increasingly distributed workforces that need fast and secure access to applications from anywhere in the world, often with decreasing IT budgets and staff. Virtela ESC frees the enterprise from common cloud constraints: closed platforms that tie services to a single network provider, centralized models that are inefficient for delay-sensitive applications, and "rack and stack" approaches that remain complex, costly and cannot scale with enterprise demand.

"Virtela ESC is doing for enterprise networking, security and mobility what Amazon EC2 has done for storage and computing," said Michael Suby, director of Stratecast, a division of Frost & Sullivan. "At the same time, Virtela is offering enterprises for the first time a completely agnostic architecture that is interoperable across any public or private cloud, data center or hybrid environment, while delivering the consistently fast application response times that end users want and need."

Conventional cloud architectures are typically designed to support store-and-forward services, such as storage and computing. Virtela ESC was built from the ground up specifically to optimize real-time and delay-sensitive applications that enterprises rely on and which require a different approach on three key fronts:

Open Architecture. Virtela ESC is independent of the underlying network, carrier and technology. As a result, it delivers the best service to any location, using any network anywhere in the world. This infrastructure independence gives customers the freedom to choose the best mix of carriers and technologies, for example, to optimize access to any enterprise application, public/private cloud service or data center resource. Virtela ESC is the only all-inclusive cloud architecture available today.

Locally Distributed. Virtela ESC effectively brings services to the end user's doorstep via its highly distributed network of 50 Local Cloud Centers (LCCs) around the world. By extending the cloud closer to the end user, Virtela accelerates applications immediately, near the content source, and instantly mitigates security threats near the origin of attack. This is in stark contrast to the centralized hosting model of conventional clouds, which may take end user traffic halfway around the world before reaching desired applications. Virtela ESC offers the deepest geographic reach of any cloud platform available today.

Optimized for Virtual Devices. Virtela ESC changes the "One Device, Per Service, Per Location" status quo model. Virtela has decoupled services from hardware, virtualizing multiple services in its Local Cloud Centers to eliminate the complexity and expense of deploying multiple branch office devices. This results in an order of magnitude cost savings and ease of use.

Virtela ESC services are available at zero upfront cost and have proven to deliver an 80% reduction in total cost of ownership. For example, an enterprise network and security deployment for 20 branch offices could cost $600,000 upfront for hardware devices, plus the same amount in maintenance and IT staff costs, for a total of $1.2 million in the first year. The same deployment with Virtela ESC would require no upfront cost and a total of $120,000 in service fees: 10 times less expensive.

Virtela ESC services scale from as few as two branch offices to thousands of branch offices for a single enterprise. Services can be activated within minutes and feature a consumable pay-as-you-go pricing model. Virtela ESC is the only virtualized cloud architecture for networking available today.

"With an astounding total of 10 million branch offices around the world, enterprises are more distributed than ever and need to cost-effectively extend centralized cloud benefits to the branch office while maintaining control and functionality," said Vab Goel, CEO of Virtela. "Virtela ESC meets that need with a distributed architecture that gives enterprises an all-access pass to whatever resource they need, wherever they need it, instantly from the cloud at dramatically lower costs."

New Services Enabled by Virtela ESC

Virtela ESC serves as the foundation for a multitude of industry-first services in enterprise networking, security and mobility.  In a separate announcement today, Virtela launched the flagship service powered by Virtela ESC: the world's first cloud-based application acceleration service. Available now, Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service speeds applications five to 25 times faster for just $5 a day per branch office.

Virtela's new application acceleration service is backed by the industry's first application response time experience guarantee. If a customer's applications do not run faster, they do not pay - in fact, Virtela pays them 250% of the service charge. This unprecedented Service Level Agreement (SLA) also extends to Virtela's existing managed application acceleration services, including its appliance-based offering, and hybrid cloud/appliance -based solutions continue to be available to meet customers' specific requirements per location.

Virtela ESC also enables equally disruptive new security services, such as real-time distributed security, and mobility services, such as managed smartphone services, which will be formally announced at a later date and feature industry-breakthrough service pricing, activation and guarantees.

To learn more about Virtela ESC, please see these online resources:

• Virtela ESC Executive Brief by Frost & Sullivan
• Two-minute Virtela Application Acceleration Video
• Test Drive Virtela's Cloud-Based Application Acceleration Service

Virtela offers an extensive suite of managed network, security, infrastructure management, and application acceleration services, which leverage a unique model 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 Fabric^SM and Enterprise Services Cloud^SM give enterprises an inherently higher performing, more resilient and cost effective alternative to traditional carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation and 24x7 proactive monitoring and management worldwide.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated, the world's largest independent managed network services company, offers award-winning services, including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Security, Infrastructure Management, and Application Acceleration, to enterprise customers around 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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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1-720-475-4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net  

Recognition in Three Categories:

• Most Innovative Company of the Year
• Customer Service Department of the Year
• New Product or Service of the Year

DENVER, May 18, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, announced today that it has been named a finalist in three categories in the American Business Awards' 8th annual Stevie Awards program. Virtela was selected for Most Innovative Company of the Year, Customer Service Department of the Year, and New Product or Service of the Year, the final nod for the company's latest cloud-based network services offering.

With an innovative business model that intelligently integrates hundreds of best-of-breed partner networks around the world, Virtela has consistently pushed the industry forward with a series of firsts throughout its 10-year history, especially in cloud-based services delivery. Each of these offerings is backed by the company's commitment to incredible customer support, as evidenced by more than nine out of 10 customers reporting they are highly satisfied or satisfied with Virtela's network performance and support.

"Virtela consistently pursues new and innovative ways to better meet customers' enterprise networking needs while delivering more value for every dollar they invest," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "We're pleased to be recognized for not only our technology leadership but also our passion for support that's demonstrated by employees who go the extra mile for every customer, every day."

A hallmark of Virtela's business, Virtela's customer support consistently outperforms both industry standards and the company's own service guarantees. Virtela's expert network and security engineers provide 24x7 follow-the-sun coverage from three Global Operations Centers around the world. Virtela maintains a 99% rate for proactively opening trouble tickets and offers customers the industry's strongest service level guarantees.

For Best Product or Service, the American Business Awards shortlisted the company's latest commitment to innovation, Virtela's cloud-based remote access solution, which raises the bar for scalable, anywhere-anytime connectivity with unmatched global performance. Virtela's unique approach also eliminates the upfront capital expense and time required to deploy traditional hardware-based solutions.

The 8th Annual Stevie Awards will be presented on June 21 at New York City's Marriott Marquis Hotel. Winners will be selected from among Finalists in a final judging that will continue through May 28. More than 2,700 entries from organizations were submitted in more than 40 categories. To see the complete list of finalists please visit http://www.stevieawards.com/aba/

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.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated, the world's largest independent managed services company, offers award-winning services including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Security, Remote Access, Infrastructure Monitoring and Management, and application acceleration, 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 organizations 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 http://www.stevieawards.com.

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Cloud-based SSL VPN service delivers secure performance without upfront expense
• Fully managed network services allow IT staff to focus on critical business needs
• Proactive network monitoring results in more efficient problem resolution

DENVER, April 27, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, today announced that it is providing High Noon Entertainment with secure remote access and virtual private network (VPN) connectivity between its offices. High Noon Entertainment produces a number of hit reality television shows, including Cake Boss, House Hunters, and Tough Love.

High Noon turned to Virtela to provide a reliable and scalable network to connect the company's Denver headquarters, Los Angeles production studio and a number of remote workers without taxing its limited IT resources.

"High Noon is growing rapidly, but we have a very small IT staff, so we need a provider that truly understands and delivers on our needs," said Paul Holden, media technology manager at High Noon. "Virtela contacts us proactively if there's an issue and the performance is excellent, so I often don't even think about the network. That's the way a network should be."

High Noon takes advantage of Virtela's cloud-based remote access services to provide secure and reliable anytime, anywhere connectivity for remote users. By accessing the SSL VPN service from Virtela's network cloud, High Noon enjoys enterprise-class remote access without the management burden or equipment expenses typically associated with traditional remote access solutions.

"Virtela's remote access service is critical for our accounting team, which includes a number of remote workers," continued Holden. "They're able to swiftly access all the applications they need just as if they were at our headquarters and Virtela's virtualized service enables us to avoid upfront capital costs."

"Media and entertainment is an exciting and growing industry for us, and we're pleased to have added High Noon to our customer roster," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "Virtela's commitment to innovative service delivery, especially through cloud-based services, gives customers a high performance yet cost-effective network solution and the peace of mind that comes from consistently receiving the support they deserve."

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 Contacts:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
+1.720.475.4012
jmorrissey@virtela.net

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Fast network activation eases global expansion efforts
• Converged data, voice and video network reduces costs while boosting performance
• Proactive customer service frees up IT staff to focus on more strategic business

DENVER, April 13, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, today announced that Flow International Corporation is using Virtela to provide a fully managed wide area network (WAN) that helps reduce the cost and complexity of running global business. Flow (NASDAQ: FLOW) is the world's leading developer and manufacturer of industrial waterjet machines for cutting and cleaning applications.

As Flow's business expanded globally, the company became strained by working with multiple vendors to maintain a virtual private network (VPN) between its U.S. headquarters and branch offices around the world. The decision was made to migrate to an MPLS network and consolidate vendors for greater simplicity and cost-efficiency. Throughout a rigorous five-month selection process, Virtela proved itself as the best option for global network services from a single source. With Virtela, Flow now has a fully managed MPLS network that enables communication between its sites in North America, South America, Europe and Asia and easily scales to accommodate new locations. Flow's network is backed by follow-the-sun customer support from Virtela's three global network and security operations centers and the Flow IT team has complete visibility into network performance through Virtela's online portal, VirtelaView.

"Our enterprise network is critical to enabling our business to compete on a global scale, and we look to Virtela as a worldwide partner for our business, especially as we evaluate expansion opportunities," said Steve Bell, group manager for global infrastructure engineering & datacenter operations at Flow. "Teaming with Virtela has significantly reduced the complexity of supporting international locations since we no longer have to manage multiple contracts from multiple vendors in multiple countries. This allows us to focus on our core IT mission of supporting the global business."

Unique among network service providers, Virtela intelligently routes customer traffic over its multi-carrier Global Service FabricSM, which aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks to offer unparalleled resilience and geographic reach. In addition to MPLS, Virtela offers an extensive portfolio of managed services - including IP network, security, remote access, device monitoring and management, and application acceleration. Virtela's carrier- and vendor-agnostic approach allows customers to leverage the best-of-breed network services that meet their specific price and performance needs.

"Virtela has helped us reduce our overall infrastructure costs by enabling us to run video and VoIP communications over one high-performance network," continued Bell. "We've been extremely pleased with the availability and uptime of the Virtela network. Another real strength of the partnership is Virtela's responsiveness, which gives us the ability to able to add and remove sites very quickly so we can be more dynamic as a business."

"Especially as the economy shows signs of a rebound, companies require network providers that truly act as strategic partners to help them successfully expand while getting the most out of every network dollar they invest," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners."Our partnership with Flow is an excellent example of how companies can achieve the highest quality network service and support to seamlessly communicate between their global offices while easing expenses at the same time."

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 Flow International

Flow International Corporation is the world's leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet technology for cutting and cleaning. Flow provides state-of-the-art ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) technology to numerous industries including automotive, aerospace, job shop, surface preparation, food and dozens more. For more information, visit http://www.flowcorp.com/

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Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Derive more value out of every network dollar invested
• Exceptional customer service that goes "above and beyond" the call of duty
• Superior network and application uptime enhances end user experience worldwide

DENVER, March 9, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, today announced that ViewSonic® Corp. has chosen Virtela to provide and manage its global enterprise network. By migrating to Virtela, ViewSonic has cut $500,000 from its annual network costs while gaining superior customer service. ViewSonic is a leading global provider of visual display, computing and digital content solutions, including LCD TVs and computer monitors, digital photo frames, digital signage displays and media players.

Lowering costs and improving quality of service were the major drivers leading ViewSonic to explore options for a new network service provider. Despite the premium rates of its previous provider, ViewSonic did not receive the quality of service it deserved, according to Martin Ronquillo, network systems manager for ViewSonic.

"From a business perspective, we really needed to find a more cost-effective way to get the high level of performance and uptime our global users need," Ronquillo said. "We spoke with a number of Virtela customers who validated that Virtela delivers not only on cost savings, but also on customer service and technology foresight. We've not been disappointed; Virtela continues to meet or surpass all of our requirements."

Virtela provides ViewSonic with a high-performance MPLS network spanning North America, Europe and Asia. The network supports ViewSonic's critical applications, including Oracle ERP and Citrix XenApp for remote users, delivering the uptime and responsiveness end users require for optimal productivity. Virtela's service delivery was on or ahead of schedule, implementing ViewSonic's worldwide network in less than 60 days.

"Virtela's customer service has far exceeded our expectations," Ronquillo added. "For example, we moved to a new office in London and the local service provider we had contracted with before Virtela was not able to bring up service in time. Even though it wasn't their responsibility, Virtela stepped in and rerouted our network traffic so our users weren't left stranded. Moreover, the Virtela team consistently communicates with us. With most providers, you don't hear from them after the network is brought up. Virtela checks in regularly to see if there's anything we need."

Unique among network service providers, Virtela intelligently routes customer traffic over its multi-carrier Global Service Fabric^SM, which aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks to offer unparalleled resilience and geographic reach. In addition to MPLS, Virtela offers an extensive portfolio of managed services - including IP network, security, remote access, device monitoring and management, and application acceleration. Virtela's carrier- and vendor-agnostic approach allows customers to leverage the best-of-breed network services that meet their specific needs.

"As globalization becomes more mainstream, Virtela's value proposition has grown even stronger by consistently delivering the highest quality worldwide network at an attractive price backed by superior support," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "The ViewSonic brand is known for quality, performance and value. Virtela is passionate about delivering those same benefits to every one of our customers, combined with continual innovation that enhances their competitive edge."

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 ViewSonic

ViewSonic® Corporation is a leading global provider of visual display products. ViewSonic develops, markets and supports a broad range of innovative products, including LCD TVs, computers, LCD monitors, projectors, digital photo frames and digital signage displays and media players. For further information, please contact ViewSonic Corporation at 800.888.8583 or 909.444.8888; or visit http://www.viewsonic.com/

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Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Reduced overall network costs by more than 30% over previous provider
• Improved uptime at critical sites in Asia from 90% to 100%
• Drove increased customer acquisition and retention via better website experience

DENVER, March 9, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, today announced that Quark Inc. has renewed its contract for global network services with Virtela. Since migrating to Virtela, Quark has reduced network costs by 30 percent and improved customer satisfaction and retention through better network and application performance. A leader in publishing for nearly 30 years, Quark provides dynamic publishing solutions for customers around the world. More than three million people use the company's flagship product, QuarkXPress.

Before Virtela, Quark was experiencing lackluster global network performance, particularly in Asia, which drove the company to look for a better solution. "Our customer and product support efforts are run out of Asia, so the dropped circuits and outages absolutely affected our revenue," said Mark Lawler, vice president of information technology at Quark.

Quark selected Virtela for its global reach, multi-provider backbone resiliency and innovative service delivery that enable multinational enterprises to get more out of every network dollar they invest. Virtela's flexible approach for Quark - a network spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Australia - blends a majority of MPLS connections with DSL VPNs at locations where business-class broadband is most appropriate, resulting in better cost-efficiencies.

"With Virtela, we easily save one-third of our previous network costs and our uptime is much higher," said Lawler. "More valuable than network metrics, however, is the positive impact Virtela has on our customer satisfaction and retention. You can't acquire and keep customers if your website goes down as they are buying a product or requesting support. With Virtela, our uptime is much, much higher than it used to be, and we're not losing customers. There's no question that the performance and reliability of the Virtela network enhances our revenue."

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.

The Virtela network also supports other critical business systems at Quark, including order management, ERP and financial applications, and development and support. Ensuring consistent communication is especially critical for development teams around the world who need to share updates, collaborate with functional tools, and create and manage code.

"The strength of the Virtela network has greatly improved our ability to collaborate, especially in the realm of development," continued Lawler. "Engineering is an expensive labor cost, and in a world where time is money, we can't afford for our developers to lose valuable time collaborating and sharing code."

"We're passionate about partnering with Quark's IT team to manage end-to-end global network services," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "Virtela's proven multi-carrier approach can benefit any company looking to improve the performance and customer support of their enterprise network."

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 Quark

Quark® Inc. is a leading provider of publishing software for professional designers, small and mid-sized businesses, and large organizations in more than 160 countries. Two decades ago, our flagship product - QuarkXPress® - changed the course of traditional publishing. For more than 25 years, Quark has built on its knowledge and experience in design and publishing to provide software solutions that support collaborative workflows and automated publishing across multiple channels. Today, Quark is revolutionizing publishing again by setting new standards in XML-based publishing across print, the Web, and digital media as well as by helping owners and employees of small and mid-sized businesses promote their products and services easily, professionally, and affordably. Denver-based Quark Inc. is privately held.

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Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Unique global load balancing design delivers highest reliability - guaranteed
• Worldwide coverage with no upfront capital expense
• Self-service portal for instant service turn up plus moves, adds and changes

DENVER, February 17, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, today announced the industry's first cloud-based remote access solution backed by a 100% global availability guarantee. Virtela's cloud-based SSL VPN service now features the ability to dynamically load balance remote access network traffic within and between regions on a worldwide basis, leveraging a unique design to deliver the highest availability and performance on the market.

SSL VPNs have grown in importance as companies strive to find a simple, secure and cost-effective way to provide anytime, anywhere remote access to increasingly centralized applications and resources. Whether enabling telecommuting, supporting traveling employees or connecting trusted business partners, a strong remote access strategy provides significant corporate benefits ranging from cost savings and productivity gains to disaster recovery preparedness and more satisfied employees.

Virtela's cloud-based SSL VPN service enables businesses to more easily and inexpensively exploit these well-known benefits. By hosting SSL gateways securely within its multi-carrier MPLS network, Virtela relieves customers of the capital expense and ongoing management of SSL equipment while delivering optimized performance benefits for their network applications. Customers benefit from a unified and flexible remote access solution that can dynamically scale as needed, with same-day service turn up via a seat reservation option to ensure business continuity.

More than two-thirds of large North American enterprises are implementing or expanding their use of remote access SSL VPNs, according to Forrester Research, with two-thirds of these companies using or considering a managed services provider for remote access VPNs. The top drivers for moving to managed telecom services: simplifying operational management, focusing on core competencies and helping with overall cost savings1.

"Using Virtela's cloud-based SSL service enables our employees travelling on a regular basis throughout Europe, Asia and Russia, for example, to easily access centralized network applications in the U.S. without the need to maintain our own remote access systems and infrastructure," said Paul Nutter, network engineer of Williams Controls, the leading maker of electronic throttle controls for commercial vehicles. "We avoid sizeable costs associated with the equipment and can rely on Virtela's expert management of a network-based platform that delivers excellent performance and uptime at an attractive price."

"As the first managed service provider to launch an SSL remote access solution, Virtela offers customers unparalleled expertise and processes that deliver the highest return on their investment," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "We continue to invest in technologies and tools that lower the barrier to entry for any company needing to securely connect employees and partners at a faster rate and lower cost."

Virtela offers a complete suite of managed SSL solutions, including cloud-based and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)-based services, featuring high availability options. User connectivity is optimized as users are seamlessly routed to the closest Virtela managed SSL gateway in the U.S., Europe or Asia Pacific regions - benefitting from regional failover if necessary - and exploit Virtela's high-performance MPLS network to connect back to their corporate data centers. Virtela's Service Level Agreements (SLAs) range from 99.9 to 100%, depending on gateway configuration, with the 100% availability guarantee offering an SLA credit of up to 100% of the customer's monthly service fee.

For enhanced security, the service can be integrated with Virtela's suite of managed security services, such as security event monitoring, managed firewall, real-time IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) malware protection, and two-factor authentication. Customers also have detailed session-level visibility into their SSL network performance and policies and can perform moves, adds and changes through the VirtelaView customer portal.

See below for additional SSL VPN remote access resources now available on www.virtela.net:

• For a limited time, Virtela is providing four special offers for cloud-based SSL VPN customers, including a free 60-day trial and $5 per user per month options. For more information, please visit www.virtela.net/SSLoffer.
• On Tuesday, February 23 at 2:00 p.m. ET, Virtela will host a live webinar entitled "Global VPNs are Different: Is Cost Effective, Always Available and Easy-to-Use Remote Access Even Possible?" featuring Forrester Principal Analyst Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D. The webinar will uncover the latest workplace mobility trends and the requirements each enterprise should consider in deploying global remote access solutions. To register, please visit www.virtela.net/SSLwebinar.
• For the free whitepaper "How to Improve Remote User Satisfaction and Maximize ROI by Using SSL VPNs for Mobile Access, Telecommuting, and Partner Extranets" please visit www.virtela.net/SSLpaper.

Virtela's cloud-based SSL VPN service is one solution in 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.

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.

1 Forrester Research Inc., Enterprise and SMB Networks and Telecoms Survey, North America And Europe, Q1 2009

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DENVER, February 17, 2010 - Virtela,the world's largest independent managed network services company, announced today that it has been named a finalist by the Info Security Products Guide 2010 Global Product Excellence Awards in the "IP Sec/SSL VPN Solution" category. The awards recognize IT providers whose innovative solutions improve customer security and raise the bar in the information security industry. This honor comes on the heels of recent finalist nods for outstanding customer service and company-wide innovation. Virtela today also announced it is the first to offer 100% availability for cloud-based SSL VPN remote access on a global basis.

Virtela's cloud-based SSL VPN service enables businesses to more easily and inexpensively exploit the well-known benefits of SSL VPN remote access to their enterprise network applications. By hosting SSL gateways securely within its multi-carrier MPLS network, Virtela relieves customers of the capital expense and ongoing management of SSL equipment while delivering optimized performance benefits for their network applications. Customers benefit from a unified and flexible remote access solution that can dynamically scale as needed, with same-day service turn up via a seat reservation option to ensure business continuity.

"We're pleased to be recognized by the Info Security Products Guide for our innovative approach to global remote access that eliminates the capital expense associated with traditional solutions while improving overall performance and reliability," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners.

Virtela's cloud-based SSL VPN service is one solution in an extensive suite of managed services 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 Fabric^SM 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.

Winners of the 2010 Global Product Excellence Award will be announced on March 18, 2010 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

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 Info Security Products Guide

Info Security Products Guide sponsors leading conferences and expos worldwide and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide Awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.

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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 Fabric^SM 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.

About Network Products Guide

As the industry's leading technology research and advisory publication, Network Products Guide plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make in all areas of information technology. You will discover a wealth of information and tools in this guide including the best products and services, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals. The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts. To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com

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DENVER, January 25, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network services company, announced today that it has been named a finalist for "Customer Service Department of the Year" in the fourth annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service. Virtela was selected in the IT and Telecommunications category for its continued success in proactively solving enterprise customer needs on a worldwide basis. More than 500 entries from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted to this year's competition.

"Customers deserve a network support partner that's truly an extension of their internal IT team and acts with the same sense of urgency in preventing and responding to issues," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "Virtela is honored to be recognized for our passion about support. By heavily investing in new technologies and tools, and combining them with employees who go the extra mile for every customer, Virtela has set a new standard of support."

Virtela's global Network Operations Centers (NOCs) and Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are staffed with seasoned engineers who proactively monitor customer networks around the world and provide personalized service around the clock for Virtela's award-winning services in 190 countries. These operations centers provide first-call access to expert engineers, proactively open trouble tickets before customers are aware of issues, and consistently outperform industry-leading service guarantees. Customers can also leverage the VirtelaView online portal for customized end-to-end visibility and control of their Virtela-managed solutions.

Combined with this proactive approach to 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 Fabric^SM 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.

Stevie Award winners will be announced during a gala at the Eden Roc Renaissance Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla. on February 22, 2010.

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 organizations 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 http://www.stevieawards.com.

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In his keynote, Goel will highlight how enterprise network traffic is exploding and creating new revenue upside opportunities for national and regional carriers. For the last 10 years, Virtela has built a large global enterprise customer base and Goel will share lessons learned from CIOs and IT directors about their requirements and how to best address them with new services. From his perspective as a partner at Norwest, he will speak to new trends in cloud computing, virtualization, network/application acceleration, videoconferencing and other rapidly growing enterprise services.

Keynote Presentation

• Who: Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and Partner, Norwest Venture Partners
• When: Monday, January 18th, 10:05-10:30 a.m. HST
• Where: Plenary Program in Coral 3, Hilton Hawaiian Village

For more information about Virtela at PTC '10, please visit http://virtela.com/events_ptc.asp.

PTC '10 is the annual conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council, taking place January 17 - 20 in Honolulu, Hawaii. More information about the conference can be found at http://www.ptc.org/ptc/.

About Virtela

Virtela is a full-service global managed network and security service provider, offering 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 redundant Network Operations Centers in Mumbai, India and Manila, Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

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DENVER, September 8, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network and security services company, announced today that it has been named a 2010 World Communication award finalist in both the Best Global Operator and Best Managed Service categories.  The World Communication Awards recognize the companies who are driving the leading innovations and breakthrough new services in the communications industry.

Virtela's intelligent multi-carrier model and suite of managed network and security services has consistently set the standard for technology innovation and operational excellence. Through its partnerships with hundreds of carriers around the world, combined with its own advanced technology platforms, Virtela is able to offer enterprises the highest performing managed services backed by the industry's most advanced service guarantees.

The company's unique open architecture leverages the latest technologies to give customers and partners a competitive edge while delivering the most value out of every information technology dollar they invest. Most recently, the company introduced the industry's first global cloud architecture purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility - the Virtela  Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC) - and the first  cloud-based application acceleration service, which deliver order of magnitude improvements in savings and ease of use over traditional approaches.

"Virtela is honored to be recognized for continued innovation, from our disruptive business model to managed services, that offers enterprises the greatest breadth and depth in global service delivery and support," said Vab Goel, Virtela founder and partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "Ultimately, our commitment and passion in customer satisfaction sets Virtela apart and is the reason we are trusted by customers and partners around the world."

Virtela's extensive managed services suite leverages a unique infrastructure that aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks to offer unparalleled geographic reach. By leveraging Virtela's own intelligent overlay platform and algorithms to perform best-path routing and automatic failover for customer network and application traffic, Virtela 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 monitoring and management worldwide. Virtela's global Network and Security Operations Centers are staffed with seasoned engineers who leverage the company's sophisticated predictive analytics platform to proactively monitor customer networks and provide personalized management of Virtela's award-winning services in 190 countries.  These operations centers provide first-call access to expert engineers, maintain a 99% rate for proactively working on issues before customers are aware of them, and achieve service metrics that consistently outperform the company's industry-leading service guarantees. Customers can also leverage the VirtelaView online portal for customized end-to-end visibility and control of their Virtela-managed solutions, including historical, real-time and predictive performance reporting.

Winners will be announced at the World Communication Awards gala dinner on November 24, 2010 in London.

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated, the world's largest independent managed network services company, offers award-winning cloud- and device-based services, including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Security, Infrastructure Management, and  Application Acceleration, to enterprise customers around 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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Virtela
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jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, December 1, 2010 - Virtela, the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company, announced today that it received the "Highly Commended" honor for Best Managed Service in the 2010 World Communications Awards (WCA).  Virtela was also a finalist in the Best Global Operator category.  The gold standard in the communications industry, the annual WCA program recognizes the companies whose innovation and new service breakthroughs are pushing the industry forward.

Virtela offers a full suite of managed network, security and technology services powered by its intelligent multi-carrier model and the world's first independent platform for cloud IT services. Through its partnerships with hundreds of carriers around the world, combined with its own advanced technology platforms, Virtela is able to offer customers the highest performing managed services backed by the industry's most advanced service guarantees. The leading industry analysts and consultants who comprised the WCA judging panel praised Virtela's "great customer list, track record of steady growth, and continuing innovation in services."

Most recently, that hallmark innovation resulted in the Virtela Enterprise Services Cloud (ESC), the first global cloud architecture purpose-built for enterprise networking, security and mobility.  Among the vanguard of advanced cloud-based services, Virtela's ESC platform applies the cost, performance and flexibility benefits of cloud computing to new areas within IT that have - until now - required premise-based hardware and software.  Virtela ESC's unique open architecture enables delivery of any technology function from any provider to any location - as a service delivered from the cloud. The company's first services delivered via the ESC platform include cloud-based application acceleration and cloud-based remote access services, both of which are already delivering order of magnitude cost and performance improvements for customers around the world.  

"Virtela has always been at the forefront of communication technology shifts, from its beginnings as one of the first providers to employ a partner-based sourcing strategy to now being one of first companies to take the cloud model to advanced IT services," said Jian Li, Virtela's Chief Technology Officer.  "We're honored to be recognized for our innovation and success in delivering the highest-performing managed services to our customers.  Our customers' ongoing IT and business challenges drive our quest to deliver better, more cost-effective services, and we're excited about continued opportunities to do that from the cloud."

About Virtela

Virtela Technology Services Incorporated is the world's largest independent managed network, security and cloud services company. Virtela offers award-winning cloud- and device-based services - including MPLS and IP-based Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Security, Infrastructure Management and Application Acceleration - to enterprise customers around the world. Virtela offers unparalleled geographic reach to more than 190 countries through its partnerships with more than 500 carriers.

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with globally distributed Network Operations Centers in the U.S., India and the Philippines. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.net.

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Jane Morrissey
Virtela
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jmorrissey@virtela.net

DENVER, December 17, 2009 - KDDI, Japan's leading provider of international telecommunications and collocation facilities around the world, today announced an agreement with Virtela, a global network solutions company, to expand KDDI's international network reach for enterprise network services to more than 190 countries. Leveraging Virtela's innovative multi-carrier network around the world, KDDI will offer Japanese enterprises an array of high quality, cost effective choices for global network services and support.

Customer satisfaction is the guiding principle behind every action taken at KDDI, and working with Virtela enables the company to enhance that satisfaction through more network options that deliver the value its customers expect. According to KDDI, improving service coverage and connectivity is a top priority and the company is pleased to be able to expand its offerings via Virtela to give enterprises an immediate benefit on a global basis.

"We're honored to be working with KDDI, a world-class company that shares our focus on delivering the highest quality customer service," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "We take pride in going the extra mile for customers and partners every day, and we're excited help KDDI expand its network services portfolio for enterprise customers to enhance their businesses globally through the greatest reach, performance and reliability."

Virtela aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks to offer unparalleled geographic reach around the world. 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.

Backed by superior operations, unmatched customer care, and a unique model that enables greater agility in responding to market and technology changes, Virtela is the industry's largest independent global managed network services provider, leading the charge in providing flexible, efficient and business-critical managed services worldwide.

About KDDI Corporation

KDDI, a Global Fortune 500 company, is Japanese leading provider of international telecommunications and collocation facilities around the world. KDDI provides high-quality network solutions to clients with telecommunication needs throughout Asia-Pacific, where it is particularly strong. KDDI is a pioneer and innovator in the Ethernet world, being the first telecom provider to provide switched Ethernet services between Asia and the United States.

KDDI is also a leading provider in international data centers and value-added services through its group company, TELEHOUSE, in the United States, Europe and Asia. Please visit us at www.kddi.com/english

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

Satoru Ito
KDDI
TEL: +81-3-6678-0690
FAX: +81-3-6678-0306
s-itoh@kddi.com

DENVER, November 17, 2009 - Virtela, a global managed network services provider, today announced a live joint webcast with Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) titled "Why the Branch Office No Longer Needs IT." Virtela's Vice President of Technology and Customer Solutions, Ron Haigh, and Juniper's Director of Enterprise Solution Marketing, Troy Herrera, will discuss the cost savings and performance benefits from managed services for branch office business environments. They will also provide insight on how to ensure a smooth transition when migrating to managed services. The webcast will take place on Wednesday, November 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET, and IDG editor Anne Taylor will moderate the program.

To help branch office successfully leverage managed services, the Juniper-Virtela webcast will address questions such as:

• Is my business ready for managed services?
• Which services should I consider outsourcing to a managed services provider?
• What is the current state of the market for branch office-focused managed services?
• How can I evaluate the cost-benefit relationship?
• When and where is a hybrid approach most appropriate?

Who should attend: CIOs, IT managers and network professionals
When: Wednesday, November 18 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
What: Learn how and when managed services can benefit the branch office
Where: To register for this complimentary Webcast, please visit: http://www.networkworld.com/onlineresources.html?fid=50669655

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

DENVER, October 29, 2009 - Virtela, a global managed network services provider, today announced it was named a finalist in the Best Managed Service category of the 2009 Telecoms World Awards, Middle East. The Awards honor the leaders, innovators and pioneers in the telecommunications industry. Virtela was selected for its innovative managed network services that enable multinational enterprises to get more out of every network dollar they invest.

Virtela offers an extensive suite of managed network and security services leveraging a unique infrastructure that aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks to offer unparalleled geographic reach around the world. 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.

"We're honored to be recognized for the unprecedented choice, flexibility and personalized service we deliver for customers, through an innovative model that helps eliminate capital expenses and reduce total cost of ownership," said Vab Goel, Virtela CEO and partner at Norwest Venture Partners. "These achievements reinforce the value proposition we deliver every day and would not be possible without our employees, whom I'd like to thank for their continued commitment to the highest levels of innovation, quality and customer support."

Virtela's unique capabilities also insulate customers from network degradations and disruptions, such as the major undersea cable cuts in the Mediterranean last year that knocked out communications services to large parts of the Middle East, Asia and North Africa. Virtela's advanced global monitoring systems immediately alerted global Network Operations Center (NOC) staff of the performance issues. Given that its multi-carrier model also leverages diverse cable paths around the world, Virtela was able to dynamically re-route network traffic over the best-performing alternate route, with virtually no latency impact to customers.

This highly resilient network serves as the foundation for Virtela's suite of award-winning managed services, including MPLS and IP network, security, remote access, remote monitoring and management, and application acceleration. All services are backed by leading service level guarantees, offer complete visibility via the VirtelaView customer portal, and include around-the-clock personalized customer support through Virtela's global NOCs. These NOCs provide first-call access to expert engineers, maintain a 99% rate for proactively opening trouble tickets, and consistently outperform the company's stringent 4-hour Mean Time To Restore (MTTR) guarantee with a 1.74-hour average.

Backed by superior operations, unmatched customer care, and a unique model that enables greater agility in responding to market and technology changes, Virtela is the industry's largest independent global managed network services provider, leading the charge in providing flexible, efficient and business-critical managed services worldwide.

Award winners will be announced on November 17th at the Telecoms World Middle East event held at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai.

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

Susan Wise
Greenough Communications
(650) 646-3268 x11
swise@greenoughcom.com

DENVER, September 16, 2009 - Virtela, a global managed network services provider, today announced it has been named a winner of the 2009 "Best Deployment Scenario" Awards by Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading publication on security-related products and technologies. Virtela's implementation of its cloud-based secure remote access services for a global manufacturing company was selected in the VPN/IPSec/SSL category. The awards recognize service providers with advanced, ground-breaking security solutions. Winners were selected on the basis of real-world solution deployments that are making the most positive impact on security in today's environment of highly sophisticated and blended attacks.

Virtela, the first managed services provider to offer global network-based SSL remote access services, offers a virtualized design that enables enterprises worldwide to more easily and inexpensively exploit the benefits of SSL-based remote access to their enterprise network resources. Customers can access the service from any Internet browser without the need for a pre-installed client. Virtela hosts SSL gateways securely within the Virtela network cloud, relieving customers of SSL equipment expense and ongoing management while delivering optimized performance and resiliency. Virtela provides expert design, implementation, 24x7 monitoring and management of the infrastructure, backed by 100% availability guarantees.

"This important recognition of Virtela's successful deployment of cloud-based SSL services further validates our commitment to innovatively addressing customers' network and security needs while enabling them to get more out of every network dollar they invest," said Kurt Johnson, Virtela's vice president of sales for the Eastern Region. "Since Virtela's inception, the cornerstones of our business have been personalized customer service and innovation in service delivery. We're proud that this award recognizes our success in both of those areas."

The customer in this deployment scenario, a publicly traded manufacturer of electronic components and sensors, depends on Virtela's multi-carrier approach to a reliable global network combined with innovative cloud-based network and security services. With a globally distributed workforce of 5,000 employees in nine countries across North America, Europe and Asia, the company required secure and reliable access to business-critical applications, regardless of user location, while reducing the total cost of ownership of such a solution.

The company selected Virtela to deliver a fully managed hybrid MPLS and IP Virtual Private Network (VPN) along with cloud-based SSL remote access services to ensure secure and reliable access anywhere in the world, thereby enabling the manufacturer's continued international growth. By creating security zones in the company's three main geographic regions and placing services within the network cloud close to the company's international sites, Virtela helped its customer eliminate the expense of premises-based equipment and improve performance, security and reliability by easing the Internet traffic load previously experienced at certain U.S. hub locations. To read more about this winning case study, please visit http://www.infosecurityproductsguide.com/casestudies/2009/Virtela_Communications.html

"The most powerful message security vendors can ever give to prove their capabilities and continued commitment in solving customers' security needs is through successful deployments," says Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Info Security Products Guide. "Virtela's successful global deployment of cloud-based services demonstrates the kind of innovation providers must deliver to help customers achieve their business objectives through advanced technology services without increased costs."

About Info Security Products Guide Awards

Info Security Products Guide is a media sponsor of industry events and Technosium Executive Forums engaging Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). As a technology research and advisory publication, it plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping info security and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. The Info Security Products Guide awards recognize and honor excellence in all areas of information security. To learn more, visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com and stay secured.

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

For GrafTech, finding a global provider with strong network resiliency, deep technical expertise and a proactive approach to service was a priority. "We had several key issues we wanted to address with our change of network provider," explains David Hilmer, GrafTech's Global Director of IT. "GrafTech being a LeanSigma company focused on continuous improvement, we needed a partner who would listen to our needs, not provide a one size fits all approach, and adjust quickly as our needs changed. Virtela put together an account team which crafted a proposal that addressed all our needs, drove business value, and reduced our overall cost. This customer focus has continued even now that our network is live."

Virtela empowers IT to drive business results, delivering superior network services when, where and how customers demand it. Virtela leverages hundreds of network infrastructures worldwide while owning critical network assets that ensure optimal performance and resiliency. This model differentiates Virtela from competitors and makes the company uniquely positioned to support strategic, business-focused IT with the right network in the right place at the right price.

"Virtela is extremely proactive and service-oriented, and their flexible network architecture allows us to adapt our network easily to changing business needs," said Dennis Jones, global infrastructure manager at GrafTech. "Virtela was able to integrate with our existing environment in whatever way we needed."

Virtela provides GrafTech with a redundant 24-site MPLS network with DSL back up. This ensures business-critical applications and communications remain available even if a primary circuit fails. In addition, Virtela complements GrafTech's network with comprehensive security services, including managed firewall, URL filtering and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) services, which support the company's security-focused business objectives.

"GrafTech exemplifies many leading mid-market multinational companies that face the same networking challenges as the Global 500, and this is one of the markets that we serve best," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "Virtela is experiencing incredible growth as companies like GrafTech realize the proven benefits of partnering with a managed service provider for technical expertise, global partnerships and hassle-free operations."

About GrafTech International Ltd.

GrafTech International Ltd. is one of the world's largest manufacturers and providers of high quality synthetic and natural graphite and carbon based products and technical and research and development services, with customers in 70 countries engaged in the manufacture of steel, automotive products and electronics. The Company manufactures graphite electrodes, products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel. GrafTech also manufactures thermal management, fuel cell and other specialty graphite and carbon products for, and provide services to, the electronics, power generation, solar, oil and gas, transportation, petrochemical and other metals markets. The Company operates 11 manufacturing facilities strategically located on four continents. For additional information on GrafTech International Ltd., visit the Company's website at www.graftech.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.

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

DENVER, June 24, 2009 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced it won an American Business Award (Stevie AwardSM) for Best New Product or Service. The award recognizes Virtela's Secure Video Extranet Service, an innovative solution for delivering superior videoconferencing performance and security across different carrier networks.

"The need to reduce costs, improve productivity and demonstrate environmentally conscious practices increases the demand for videoconferencing, yet too many companies miss the full benefit of the technology because they lack the underlying network support," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "Virtela's Secure Video Extranet Service exemplifies our tradition of innovation in service delivery by meeting this critical business need, and we're honored that the American Business Awards chose the service as the best development in networking in the past year."

The American Business Awards are the nation's premier business awards program. This is the fifth consecutive year that Virtela has earned honors in the competition, which received over 2,600 entries from across the U.S. Virtela also earned a finalist nod for Most Innovative Company.

Virtela's Secure Video Extranet Service overcomes the network quality and security concerns associated with use of videoconferencing and telepresence applications across disparate provider networks. Virtela accomplishes this by serving as a neutral third party to create private and secure interconnection points between carrier networks, bypassing public connections and their inherent performance degradation.

The Secure Video Extranet capitalizes on the reliability, security and global reach ensured by Virtela's unique Global Service Fabric infrastructure. Unlike other network providers, Virtela partners with best-in-class providers around the world to offer superior breadth of coverage while delivering optimal performance and resiliency via its Regional Policy Centers across the globe.

"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 are a testament to the resilience, creativity, and hard work of American organizations, executives, and workers."

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.

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

DENVER, May 28, 2009 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced its participation at International Telecoms Week 2009 in an executive roundtable discussion titled "The Role of the Network Integrator in the New Global Economy." Virtela's Vice President of Global Channels, John Powell, will discuss how carriers can take advantage of innovative partner models to more efficiently extend their network reach and accelerate their global strategies. The roundtable, sponsored by Global Telecom & Technology (GTT) and moderated by Current Analysis Principal Analyst Cindy Whelan, will take place on Tuesday, June 2 at 11:15 a.m. at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

"Many traditional carriers have decided to partner with global network integrators or have adopted their own version of the integrator model in order to expand their global reach and portfolio of value added services," said John Powell, Virtela's vice president of global channels. "Current economic conditions make the build-versus-buy decision almost a no brainer, as most carriers face a significant reduction in their capex budgets. This roundtable will give carriers actionable guidance on how they can use global integrators and/or the integrator model to achieve their specific business goals."

With a non-traditional model for delivering global managed services, Virtela leverages hundreds of carrier infrastructures via the Regional Policy Centers it owns around the world to ensure optimal performance and resiliency. Virtela's new paradigm for service delivery - Network as a Service (NaaS) - enables an array of on demand services that provide customers with customizable best-in-class network solutions and eliminate upfront capital expenditures. John Powell will offer perspective on NaaS and strategic global connectivity for carriers at ITW:

WHO: Virtela Vice President of Global Channels John Powell

WHAT: Roundtable - The Role of the Network Integrator in the New Global Economy

WHEN: June 2, 2009 at 11:15 a.m. ET

WHERE: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C., Virginia A - Lobby Level

For more information on this panel or to RSVP email claire.russell@capacitymedia.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.

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

Innovation in Network Service Delivery Leads to Recognition

DENVER, May 26, 2009 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced it has been nominated for the 2009 Apex Awards, the prestigious technology awards recognizing outstanding accomplishments and leadership by Colorado's advanced technology companies and professionals. The winners will be announced on June 9, 2009 at the 9th annual Apex Awards. Since the program's inception in 2000, CSIA's Apex Awards have expressed well-deserved recognition for the numerous technology company success stories and technical advancements produced in Colorado. Presented in six categories for companies and five categories for professionals, the awards recognize success, innovation, vision, leadership, excellent customer support and community contributions.

"Virtela is capitalizing on our original multi-carrier network innovation to deliver a new paradigm for the industry: Network as a Service, which applies the on-demand approach to networking and helps IT become a more strategic part of the business," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "The Apex Awards recognize the combination of past achievements, current market success and future vision, and we're honored to be named a nominee for this award on the basis of our strong track record in all of these areas."

Virtela leverages hundreds of network infrastructures worldwide while owning select network assets that ensure optimal performance and resiliency. Virtela's commitment to Network as a Service (NaaS) continues to drive the industry forward with fast, secure and reliable connectivity when, where and how customers demand it.

"Colorado has many success stories, and it's important to recognize the companies and professionals that drive the Colorado technology industry," said CSIA President Su Hawk. "Our Apex Awards provide the industry a once-a-year opportunity to celebrate their success, and generate awareness around these notable companies, which include Virtela."

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 CSIA:

CSIA is Colorado's Technology Association and works on behalf of the entire technology industry in Colorado; providing connections, insight, advocacy, and competitive edge programs and services to help technology companies succeed and prosper. CSIA is involved in legislative issues and public policy to ensure this large industry is represented. CSIA also provides a number of annual programs, events and connections to support business success. www.coloradotechnology.org

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

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

DENVER, May 13, 2009 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced its participation as an exhibitor at Interop Las Vegas on May 19-21 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Across its global customer base, Virtela is seeing more IT leaders focus on their deployments from a business strategy perspective, rather than solely cost vs. performance. To help further this fundamental shift, Virtela will present managed network services at Interop that help IT departments align technology needs with business and financial objectives.

"In response to this downturn, we're seeing a new kind of IT professional emerge. IT pros are putting their 'business brains' to work in order to add value at the executive level," said Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of sales & marketing. "These professionals have a keen sense of corporate strategy and tap into resources such as managed services to meet their enterprise networking and operations needs while improving bottom-line results."

Virtela pioneered the hybrid-VNO (Virtual Network Operator) model for delivering managed services, leveraging hundreds of network infrastructures worldwide while owning select network assets critical to deliver optimal performance and resiliency. The result: customers get best-in-class networks without upfront capital expenditures, benefit from business-driving services in more than 190 countries, and have continual access to technology innovation at lower costs. The latest service offerings from Virtela will be on display at Interop:

WHO: Virtela

WHAT: Exhibit at Interop Las Vegas featuring managed services for business-minded IT

WHEN: May 19 - 21, 2009

WHERE: The Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Convention Center, booth 751

Sales, Product and Engineering teams from Virtela will be on-site to share some of the exciting new ways IT organizations are using managed network services to fulfill strategic objectives and contribute to the bottom line.

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

Susan Wise
Greenough Communications
(650)646-3268 x11
swise@greenoughcom.com

VIRTELA SHOWCASES MANAGED NETWORK SERVICES FOR REVENUE-MINDED IT PROS AT INTEROP

DENVER, December 17, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced that Measurement Specialties, a global designer and manufacturer of sensors, is using Virtela's Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network services to connect its operations worldwide. The company classifies Virtela's global footprint, network availability and proactive customer service as "rock solid" and integral to the manufacturer's successful global expansion.

Prior to Virtela, Measurement Specialties was challenged with degrading network performance through a single carrier using a point-to-point approach that had the company measuring network downtime in days per quarter. With heavy data transfer over the network and four different business groups distributed throughout the U.S., Europe and China, the company approached Virtela with a need for the greatest network availability and global reach available to meet their strategic business objectives.

Virtela's managed MPLS network leverages hundreds of best-in-class network providers around the world to provide Measurement Specialties with the most direct and cost-efficient connectivity available by region. Via Virtela, the company has experienced significant performance improvements in their critical centralized applications and benefits from 99.99% network availability, with a DSL back-up network that takes over so seamlessly the company does not realize any transition has occurred.

"Before Virtela, we'd lose all two-way communication for as long as 24 hours, and we didn't have DSL back-up, so we'd stay down for far too long," said Bob Andreini, global director of IS/IT for Measurement Specialties. "With sales, manufacturing, distribution and engineering in locations across the globe, we just couldn't afford that downtime. Now, we almost don't need to measure downtime because it's infrequent and unnoticeable. If something happens, communications go directly over the DSL back-up so I'm usually not even aware of it until I get an alert from Virtela." The back-up network serves a dual role, handling day-to-day Internet traffic to offload primary circuits for more strategic communications.

The company evaluated several carriers when looking for a solution nearly a year ago and chose Virtela based on its world-class MPLS service, carrier-agnostic approach that offers greater network resiliency, and superlative end-to-end management capabilities. Andreini noted that implementation went smoothly, with an excellent level of intelligence and transparency between Virtela's Global Operations Centers in the U.S. and India. He added that the initial network configuration and ongoing support and performance have been "rock-solid."

"With a small IT staff and disparate locations using a variety of network devices, Measurement Specialties needed a provider that could take care of network set-up and management for them, and that's the beauty of managed services," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "We're seeing more companies turn to managed services in this challenging economy because they get the latest technology and the high-touch support they need even when budgets are tight."

In the future, Measurement Specialties plans to leverage Virtela's remote access services as well as traffic reporting capabilities for improved network intelligence. With Virtela, the company has increased availability and reliability, enhanced security through an integrated managed firewall service, and doubled its available circuits without doubling costs. As the company looks to continue its global expansion, Virtela will play a key role in bringing new sites onto the network.

About Measurement Specialties

Measurement Specialties is a global designer and manufacturer of sensors and sensor-based systems which measure pressure/force, position, vibration, temperature, humidity, and fluid properties. Our products are used as embedded devices by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) or as stand alone sensors for test and measurement to provide critical monitoring, feedback and control input. We are at the heart of many everyday products and provide a vital link to the physical world. For more information visit www.meas-spec.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.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

DENVER, December 10, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, predicts a significant increase in the adoption of managed services in 2009, particularly within the mid-market, as companies face tighter headcount and capital constraints in a down economy. Reflecting this trend, Virtela's own business continues to grow, evidence that managed services like Virtela's offer the ideal combination of flexible best-in-class services with a lower total cost of ownership that gives companies "more for less."

"Our business is thriving because we're delivering services that help both customers and partners get more for their strained budgets," said Steve King, president and CEO of Virtela. "The economic climate has increased the rate of adoption for managed services even beyond what we anticipated for 2009. Because we give companies the best network performance available while eliminating the need to invest in expensive hardware or internal IT experts, our model is a perfect fit for businesses weathering the recession."

More businesses are turning to managed services to meet their "more for less" needs, and industry research confirms that growth in the adoption of managed services will continue at a steady pace. For example, Forrester Research "sees late 2009 to 2017 as an innovation and growth cycle, where business will rapidly invest in new and innovative technologies. This increased investment and innovation will prompt buyers to consider managed options - giving them more nimbleness and breadth to try a variety of solutions."

Virtela's Business Model Fuels Company Growth, Market Acceptance

With a unique asset-light model that leverages both partner infrastructures and proprietary Regional Policy Centers (RPCs), Virtela delivers the fastest, most reliable and flexible network services at prices companies can afford. As a result, Virtela has experienced record growth in 2008, with new orders increasing by 40 percent year-to-date compared to the same period last year and the third quarter marking the largest sales quarter in the company's history.

"Globalization has led to market conditions that are primed for managed service providers because organizations need seamless network connectivity across the globe, but they can't afford to invest in hardware and staff to manage and monitor the networks on their own," said Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of sales and marketing. "Virtela has more agility because we don't use just one single provider, carrier or technology vendor. We can offer more competitive and flexible solutions in more locations to meet and surpass market demands."

"While nothing is immune to the current economic environment, we're seeing resilience in the demand for managed services that's expected to accelerate after the current economic downturn," said Mark Winther, group vice president of worldwide telecommunications at IDC. "Companies just don't have the internal resources to deploy all the newest technologies internally or to extend, manage and monitor them globally. As a result, providers like Virtela are well positioned to help companies scale and flex with business volumes.We are going to come out of this downturn with a much stronger managed services value proposition -- companies will not go back to the old way of deploying networks."

Opportunities and Predictions for 2009

Virtela sees its focus on underserved markets as a key business differentiator and will continue that focus moving into 2009. Large carriers continue to focus their resources on Fortune 100 companies, while openness to managed services within multi-nationals outside this space continues to grow given the ability to manage network costs more effectively and mitigate risks associated with technology decisions.

"These mid-market multinationals don't scale as readily as major global corporations, so outsourcing their IT needs is even more critical and they have less support from within the organization," said John Powell, Virtela's vice president of global channels. "We're offering this underserved market the same superior solutions and customer support that our Fortune 100 customers receive so every customer gets the best value regardless of the price they are paying."

Moving into 2009, Virtela predictions include the expansion of managed services into regions of the world that have been largely overlooked in the past, including the Middle East and Africa, and the continued development of enterprise services around in-the-cloud computing. The company also expects a heightened industry focus on improving green communications technologies - telepresence, for example - enabling providers and customers to come together around a common carbon-reduction goal. With its asset-light model, Virtela will deliver the new technologies, extended global reach and competitive price points that organizations need to drive business growth in any economic climate.

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

Susan Wise
Greenough Communications
(650) 646-3268 x11
swise@greenoughcom.com

DENVER, November 19, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced it is teaming with Vectus Media to deliver collaborative communication applications such as telepresence anywhere in the world. Vectus Media, which markets and integrates collaborative communications solutions, chose Virtela for its superior managed network services that optimize the delivery of advanced video communications. Virtela and Vectus have already signed their first joint customer, a leading solutions provider for financial markets and multi-nationals.

"This end-customer deployment with Vectus will provide a high-performance, highly-resilient telepresence solution enabling the business to conduct face-to-face meetings without wasting time, money or environmental resources on travel," said John Powell, Virtela's vice president of global channels. "Leveraging videoconferencing or telepresence over Virtela's network enables companies to connect to those outside of their corporate perimeter because we are carrier-, vendor- and technology-agnostic. Together with Vectus, we're hoping to extend the benefits of these integrated solutions to new regions and industries for companies of all sizes."

These video technologies reduce travel costs and improve employee productivity, serving to increase the bottom line. With Virtela and Vectus, organizations will benefit from the fastest, most secure and globally-extensive services in the industry.

"We chose to work with Virtela because their global footprint and service capabilities are a perfect fit for delivering the worldwide promise of telepresence," said Gerald Tozin, president of Vectus Media. "A telepresence marketing and integration company needs a partner that can provide quality-assured broadband connectivity in even the most far-flung areas of the world, and Virtela is unmatched in its capability to do that."

The environmental benefits of telepresence are notable: by traveling less, organizations reduce their carbon footprints and consumption of valuable resources. Virtela is not only extending the environmental benefits of telepresence through its relationship with Vectus, but also recently announced its membership in the Carbon Free Meeting Coalition to help organizations leverage advanced communications technologies to reduce their carbon footprints.

As a Virtela channel partner, Vectus will continue to meet cross-industry needs, as well as improve global reach and offer carbon-conscious collaborative communications technologies for reducing organizations' impact on the environment.

About Vectus Media

Vectus Media is a marketing and integration company focused on the delivery of collaborative communications applications such as telepresence. Vectus Media has the unique strategy of leading with the 'network' in delivering collaborative communications solutions because it believes the quality of the network drives the application experience. Vectus Media seeks to leverage its applications and IP network partners to deploy a network of best of breed collaborative communications demonstration suites to facilitate the product experience to the end user as part of its go-to market strategy. For more information, please call +1(201) 604-3697 or email gtozin@vectusmedia.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.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

Gerald Tozin
Vectus Media
201-604-3697
gtozin@vectusmedia.com

Susan Wise
Greenough Communications
(650) 646-3268 x11
swise@greenoughcom.com

DENVER, November 17, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced it has been named the Most Innovative Access Solutions Provider by New Paradigm Resources Group (NPRG) and Pipeline Magazine. One of only three companies recognized with a Communications Innovator Award this fall, Virtela stands out from the competition for redefining and advancing the way global connectivity services are delivered.

The Communications Innovator Awards honor paradigm-shifting organizations whose innovations transparently and unambiguously improve the way companies do business. The award was presented by NPRG, a leading strategic consulting and research firm for innovators within the communications industry.

"As our analysts and industry experts performed extensive research on Virtela, it became clear that Virtela is one of those exceptional companies whose innovation is fueling the future of communications," said NPRG Senior Vice President Craig Clausen. "Creative solutions for delivering access remain vital to moving the industry forward, and Virtela's pioneering model and commitment to service make it a true leader in this arena."

Virtela was honored for the quality of its access solutions enabled by the company's unique multi-carrier network delivery model. Virtela leverages hundreds of service provider networks for superior global reach while also maintaining critical network assets to deliver the intelligence and security traditionally assured only by infrastructure-based carriers. With dense partnerships throughout each region that bring network access closer to the customer, Virtela ensures better service delivery and performance as well as more nimble responsiveness to ongoing customer needs.

"This recognition is a great honor and a testament to the way our innovation is not only meeting the needs of our global business customers but also driving the advancement of the industry," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "We are committed to underscoring the service in managed services delivery, providing superior connectivity when, where, and how customers demand it. The depth and breadth of our access solutions demonstrate this concept in practice, and we're thrilled that NPRG has recognized the value in this unique strategy."

Virtela's innovations are driving gains not only in the industry, but for the company as well, as evidenced by continued strong momentum heading into the New Year. Virtela experienced record growth in the third quarter of 2008, the largest sales quarter in company history. By providing superior service and innovation without prohibitive costs, Virtela is helping businesses facing tighter headcount and capex constraints given the current economy derive the most value from their managed service solutions.

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

DENVER, November 12, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced it has joined the Carbon Free Meeting Coalition, an organization that serves as a conduit of like-minded companies interested in reducing carbon emissions through the use of advanced communication technologies. As an active Coalition member, Virtela will help extend and deploy managed video and telepresence services for companies looking to facilitate "green meetings" to reduce their carbon footprints.

Carbon free meetings are emerging as a greener and more cost-efficient option for companies who need to connect multiple parties across different geographic locations. By providing companies with the technologies and resources they need to make regular virtual meetings a reality, Virtela and the Carbon Free Meeting Coalition are helping lead a fundamental shift in the way advanced communications technologies address environmental challenges.

"At Virtela we pride ourselves on delivering the highest-quality managed network services to optimize video communications, and we're committed to helping companies leverage such solutions to achieve savings while extending their green initiatives," said Steve King, president and CEO of Virtela. "We're excited to work with the Coalition to spread awareness of these value propositions and will take an active role in bringing companies and solutions providers together so that businesses can more easily leverage communications solutions to achieve their Green program goals."

"Virtela has emerged as an industry leader with its unique multi-carrier network model, offering incredible global reach and customer support which are both critical for driving the adoption of green technologies," said Stu Gold, founder and executive director of the Carbon Free Meeting Coalition. "We are excited to have Virtela as a member, combining its best-in-class managed services and industry expertise to demonstrate the real-world value of advanced communications services in green technology deployments."

Virtela's Secure Video Extranet service overcomes the challenges typically associated with videoconferencing between partner communities, where endpoints often reside on different carriers and Internet peering to connect them adds jitter, latency and packet loss that can severely impact video quality. Virtela optimizes video calls between partners via its multi-carrier network and also ensures security posture as trusted and untrusted environments become linked.

The Carbon Free Meeting Coalition brings together communication technology leaders such as Virtela, along with public corporations, private companies and environmental groups, to increase the use of communication technologies for energy sustainability programs across organizations of all sizes. Additionally, the Coalition serves as a leading voice in creating an ongoing, open dialogue between members to ensure that communication technologies are recognized as a critical tool in the reduction of carbon emissions, and that companies are recognized and rewarded for their measured use of these capabilities.

Further information about the Carbon Free Meeting Coalition, as well as other coalition activities and member benefits, can be found at www.c02fmc.com.

About the Carbon Free Meeting Coalition

The Carbon Free Meeting Coalition is a non-partisan organization formed to act as a conduit of like-minded organizations interested in the reduction of carbon emissions through the use of advanced communication technologies. The coalition's mission is to further increase the use, measurement, recognition and value of advanced communication technologies as a critical tool in the effort to reduce carbon emissions and drive energy sustainability programs. Through open dialogue and involvement with public corporations, private companies, leading environmental groups, policy thought leaders and government agencies, the Coalition works tirelessly on behalf of its membership to provide information and programs that serve to further increase their use of advanced visual communications, web collaboration and cutting edge audio conferencing technologies as part of their overall "Going Green" initiatives. The Carbon Free Meeting Coalition can be reached toll free at (800) 933-5220, via e-mail at info@CO2FMC.com and on the web at www.C02FMC.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.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

Stu Gold
Carbon Free Meeting Coalition
(201) 424-2942
stu@c02fmc.com

DENVER, November 11, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced that it will present leading industry trends and customer examples illustrating the real-world benefits of managed network services and the future of enterprise application delivery as part of Network World's IT Roadmap event in San Francisco on Monday, November 17, 2008.

Virtela will present during the "SaaS, Cloud Computing and Managed Services" track, led by Jeff Kaplan, founder, THINKstrategies. Citing the latest industry research and customer case studies, Virtela will cover the key enterprise drivers towards managed services, discuss the advantages of managed services for optimizing enterprise applications and describe a new paradigm in management through Network as a Service (NaaS).

The discussion will include:

• Advantages of managed services for the enterprise
• Network as a Service (NaaS) approach to optimizing delivery of enterprise applications
• Real-world customer benefits and lessons learned

When: November 17, 2008 at 2:30 p.m.
Track: SaaS, Cloud Computing & Managed Services
Where: The Moscone Center North
747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Why: The future of the enterprise application delivery
Who: Matthew DiMarsico, Regional Vice President, Virtela Communications

To register for the event, free to qualified applicants, please go to: http://www.networkworld.com/events/2008/agenda.html.

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

Susan Wise
Greenough Communications
(650) 646-3268 x11
swise@greenoughcom.com

DENVER, October 27, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced it was recognized as the 15th fastest-growing company in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for Colorado. With its innovative multi-carrier network model, Virtela delivers the world's fastest, most reliable and flexible managed services, and the company's steady revenue growth validates the success of this unique model.

Each year Deloitte LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations, recognizes the 50 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies based on percentage revenue growth over five years. The winners demonstrate a level of talent and innovation that stands out from the competition, and they are the companies setting the pace for the development of new technologies and business strategies across industries.

"Deloitte's Colorado Technology Fast 50 companies have shown the strength, vision and tenacity to succeed in today's very competitive technology environment," said Kurt Randall, Deloitte Tax LLP, and chair of the 2008 Colorado Technology Fast 50. "We applaud the successes of Virtela and acknowledge it as one of the very few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past five years."

"Virtela made a big bet early on with a virtual network model and this multi-carrier approach continues to prove itself as we bring on new customers and partners steadily, even during the current economic downturn," said Steve King, president and CEO of Virtela. We're honored by this recognition from Deloitte and look forward to continuing our momentum in the managed network and security services space moving into 2009."

To qualify for the Technology Fast 50, companies must be headquartered in North America and own proprietary technology or proprietary intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of operating revenues, or devote a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. For more information on Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 program, visit www.fast50.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.

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

DENVER, September 15, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced the availability of a new research report on application performance management by the Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS). The study, entitled "Optimizing Application Delivery over the WAN," reveals that Best-in-Class organizations are leveraging WAN optimization solutions to improve the delivery of business-critical applications and increasing these investments at a significantly higher rate than their overall IT spend. According to the report, Best-in-Class organizations are also 56% more likely to use managed WAN optimization services rather than do-it-yourself solutions.

The study, which surveyed 170 organizations between July and August of 2008, reports that Best-in-Class companies using WAN optimization and application delivery solutions saw a 79% improvement in bandwidth utilization, achieved more than a 12X improvement in application response times, and decreased WAN latency by an average of 38%. Further, Best-in-Class organizations are investing, on average, 38% of their WAN optimization budgets in managed services, as compared to 13% for all other organizations.

"With new technologies like business video and online collaboration applications increasing the stress on individual networks, companies need clear best practices for making sure their networks will perform at the highest levels possible," said Bojan Simic, Aberdeen research analyst. "Our findings show that WAN optimization is most effective for meeting organizations' bandwidth and application delivery needs, and that deploying WAN optimization as a managed service can have even greater benefits, especially when it comes to consistent network monitoring and cost savings."

"Aberdeen's latest research underscores the importance of best-in-class application delivery as organizations continue to expand globally and need to improve remote employee support to meet strategic business goals," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "Virtela is taking one of the best strategies for improved application delivery - WAN optimization - and offering it as a managed service so that organizations of all sizes can achieve the highest levels of performance without having to worry about infrastructure costs, ongoing monitoring or management of this rapidly evolving technology."

Sponsored in part by Virtela, the Aberdeen report found that while laggard organizations try to solve bandwidth and latency challenges by investing more in bandwidth capacity, Best-in-Class organizations invest in WAN optimization and application delivery solutions to better result. The report shows that organizations using WAN optimization services are 58% more likely to reduce WAN traffic and 78% more likely to improve their ability to estimate needs for bandwidth upgrades as compared to industry average and laggard organizations. The key drivers for these WAN optimization investments are centralization of business-critical data and applications, the need to optimize employee productivity and the need to decrease cost of data communications.

To optimize application delivery for its customers, Virtela offers its Accelerated WAN Service, the industry's first global managed WAN optimization service. This service enables companies to overcome distance limitations and improve application and protocol performance over the WAN by a factor of two to three times on average, or as much as a factor of 30 times, depending on the application. With this service, employees in remote offices, which often experience latencies of 200ms or more, benefit from the same level of application performance as their colleagues at headquarters. In short, the service allows Virtela to deploy the fastest network of its kind and address the applications needs of best-in-class organizations head on.

For a complimentary copy of this report, please visit: http://www.virtela.com/whitepaper_details.aspx?ID=29.

About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

Aberdeen isa leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to AberdeenTMfor insights that drive decisions.

As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.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.

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

DENVER, September 10, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced it has been named a 2008 World Communication Awards finalist in the Best Managed Service category. Now in its 10th year, the World Communication Awards recognize companies and individuals responsible for the innovations, achievements and outstanding new services that are helping to build tomorrow's industry.

"The competition for these awards is always tough, and we're honored to be shortlisted this year," said Steve King, Virtela's president and CEO. "Virtela's core focus is making managed network services all about the service, and this honor is a testament to the way we're acting on that vision. We not only demonstrate industry-leading customer support, but also provide innovative technology through a unique delivery model, and this recognition underscores the significance of these assets."

Virtela's managed network services bring an unmatched level of support to enterprise customers. With Virtela's pioneering hybrid virtual network operator (VNO) model, multinational companies reap the security, performance and intelligence benefits of a facilities-based carrier while enjoying the flexibility, cost benefits and resiliency afforded by the VNO model. This unique model, coupled with technological innovation, allows Virtela customers to leverage best-in-class networks to deliver a wide variety of advanced value-added services, all integrated seamlessly over any existing infrastructure.

Virtela offers a complete range of managed network services including MPLS, IP, SSL and broadband VPNs, WAN optimization and acceleration, and a full complement of integrated security services. Key benefits of Virtela's managed network services include:

• 24x7 service & support worldwide with single portal view into all services
• End-to-end services in 190+ countries
• Hundreds of certified network providers
• 5,000+ access points
• Broadband VPNs in 100+ countries
• Multi-provider failover and best-path routing within and between global regions

Winners of the World Communication Awards will be announced at the gala dinner, to be held at The London Hilton on Park Lane on November 26, 2008.

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:
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Virtela
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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
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"Network and application performance management is becoming a complex and urgent challenge, and organizations need solutions that resolve these issues while keeping operational costs to a minimum," said Bojan Simic, Aberdeen research analyst. "Our research shows that outsourcing network management can achieve these goals, providing enormous benefits to enterprises by optimizing performance while reducing costs and freeing up internal IT resources for more strategic initiatives."

The study, based on a survey of 140 enterprises, found that 94% of Best-in-Class organizations are satisfied with the managed network services that they are using compared to Laggards. All Best-in-Class companies reported decreased Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) for network performance issues, for example, enabling them to mitigate revenue losses associated with network downtime and more effectively support their business processes*. Eighty-nine percent of these companies decreased unplanned network downtime and 82% improved their level of SLA achievements by using a managed network approach.

"This research demonstrates the growing demand for managed services as companies feel the pressure to adapt to rapidly-changing technology and globalization requirements," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "Virtela's expertise and services set is unique in its ability to address these network performance management issues for multinational businesses of all sizes. Our innovative Network as a Service approach is helping companies - whether they have three sites or three thousand - to meet these challenges head on."

The Aberdeen report, sponsored in part by Virtela, found that the top challenges leading companies to use managed network services are a need to reduce operational costs, a lack of IT resources within the company, and general complexity of network management. To arrive at the application, network and MTTR benefits cited above, best-in-class companies were more likely to leverage WAN acceleration tools and integrated portals for network monitoring. To help its customers achieve this leadership distinction, Virtela offers its Accelerated WAN Service, which improves application and protocol performance over the WAN by a factor of two to three times on average, and the VirtelaView customer portal for complete visibility into network performance, health and security.

To illustrate the successful use of managed network services, Aberdeen's research summary also includes a case study of Virtela customer Sensata Technologies, highlighting results achieved using Virtela's managed WAN acceleration service.

For a complimentary copy of the report, "Managed Network Services: Beyond Cost Savings and Uptime" please visit: http://www.virtela.com/whitepaper_details.aspx?ID=28

Aberdeen's recent report "The Real Value of Network Visibility" revealed that, on average, organizations lose $69,000 for each minute of network downtime.

About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

Aberdeen isa leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to AberdeenTM for insights that drive decisions.

As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.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.

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

DENVER, June 2, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today introduced Secure Video Extranet, a service that enables businesses to privately connect to video endpoints outside of their corporate perimeter to support telepresence and other videoconferencing applications with partners worldwide. With this service, Virtela resolves the network quality and security concerns associated with partners on different carriers' networks needing to visually connect, enhancing their overall experience while creating productivity increases inherent to video communications.

Virtela's Secure Video Extranet service overcomes the challenges typically associated with videoconferencing between partner communities, where endpoints often reside on different carriers and Internet peering to connect them adds jitter, latency and packet loss that can severely impact video quality. Virtela optimizes video calls between partners via a multi-carrier network that exchanges video traffic between locations while bypassing public and private peering points and their inherent performance issues. Virtela currently provides managed extranet services to many leading multinational corporations, and is applying that network and security expertise to video extranet requirements. By setting up and maintaining security policies between partners, for example, Virtela ensures security posture as trusted and untrusted environments become linked.

"Virtela has a long history of providing partner extranet services and we recognized the need for companies to connect with business partners through videoconferencing as a natural offshoot of our existing services," said John Powell, Virtela's vice president of global channels. "Our network was engineered from the start to handle demanding applications and deliver packets in sequence, which further optimizes video communications and enables us to provide stringent end-to-end performance guarantees specific to video traffic."

Virtela's Global Service Fabric (GSF) network is carrier- and vendor- neutral, allowing customers to take advantage of their existing infrastructure and access while implementing new solutions that improve cost savings and performance. The GSF employs Regional Policy Centers (RPCs) around the world that aggregate and integrate hundreds of networks, leveraging private connectivity between carriers. This architecture is optimal for corporate extranets, ensuring that businesses on disparate networks can connect via secure, high quality connection points critical to support bandwidth-intensive applications such as High Definition (HD) videoconferencing and telepresence solutions. Companies in merger and acquisition mode that need to assimilate new locations can also leverage Virtela's Secure Video Extranet service to enhance their business processes.

Unlike other solutions, Virtela's network approach is agnostic to the telepresence or HD video endpoint in use. Extranets of all leading vendor types are supported, although there are limitations with video equipment compatibility between telepresence vendors.

In addition, other providers offering similar services typically operate on a much smaller geographic scale, connecting to other network providers at less than a handful of network access points. This can add significant latency to the videoconference, since traffic must get to one of these access points that can be located halfway around the world from where the conference endpoints reside.

Virtela also connects to bridging and gateway partners, providing those capabilities as a network-based service offered on demand for customers.

Virtela will have further information available at the InfoComm show, June 18-20, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Virtela booth # C2735. The company will also be presenting at an InfoComm session entitled: IT and Collaborative Conferencing for the AV Professional, on June 19 from 12:30 to 2:00 PM.

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

DENVER, June 2, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced it was named a NXTcomm Eos Awards finalist for Excellence in Network Design and Service. Virtela's Accelerated WAN Service earned this distinction in the Wireless/Mobile/Network Services category. The Eos Awards recognize companies that have developed the best new technologies and network services or demonstrated ongoing excellence in the industry. Virtela will exhibit at NXTcomm's sister show, InfoComm, held June 16-19 in Las Vegas.

"This year's Eos finalists demonstrated the best and most promising advancements to the network-enabled voice, video and data ecosystem," said Wayne Crawford, NXTcomm executive director. "We congratulate Virtela for its leadership, innovation and role in driving our industry forward."

"We're honored to be recognized by NXTcomm as a top innovator in the network services space," said Virtela CEO Steve King. "Our managed WAN acceleration service takes networked application performance to new levels and it's just one example of our continued drive to transform the industry with an on-demand network delivery model we're calling Network as a Service."

Virtela's Accelerated WAN Service is the first managed WAN acceleration and optimization services capable of spanning multi-carrier environments globally. The offering overcomes distance limitations by improving application and protocol performance over the WAN by a factor of two to three times on average, or as much as a factor of 30 times, depending on the application. In short, the service allows Virtela to deploy the fastest network of its kind. Key benefits to enterprises beyond improved application performance include lower bandwidth costs and the ability to centralize applications and operations while maximizing IT infrastructure.

With the Accelerated WAN Service Virtela demonstrates its commitment to setting an innovative new standard for delivering superior agility and global connectivity with Network as a Service (NaaS). Applying the on-demand model made popular with Software as a Service (SaaS) to managed network and security services, Virtela's model eliminates the need for extensive IT support, frees up resources, and scales to meet the needs of enterprises of any size.

About NXTcomm

NXTcomm has replaced SUPERCOMM. The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and the U.S. Telecom Association (USTelecom), the two organizations that owned and produced SUPERCOMM for 18 years, have joined forces again to produce NXTcomm, which replaces SUPERCOMM as the one event delivering the entire ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video, and data. NXTcomm08 comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 16-19 and will co-locate with InfoComm08, the leading audiovisual business-to-business marketplace. For more information, go to www.NXTcommShow.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.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

DENVER, May 20, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, was named a finalist in the Most Innovative Company and Best New Product or Service categories in the sixth annual American Business Awards. The Best New Service nod was given for Virtela's Accelerated WAN Service, the industry's first managed WAN acceleration service delivered on a global scale.

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars" by the New York Post, The American Business Awards are the only national, all-encompassing awards program honoring great performances in business. More than 2,600 entries from companies of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted for consideration in more than 40 categories.

Virtela's selection in Most Innovative Company category demonstrates how the company is applying its unique foresight and business model to capitalize on its history of big bets. Virtela is spearheading a new service delivery model to enable superior agility and global connectivity for today's enterprises: Network as a Service (NaaS). Just as Software as a Service (SaaS) reinvented software delivery, NaaS transforms managed network services to an on demand model that eases and speeds implementation, frees up IT resources and removes capital outlay. The result: a granular set of services that customers can turn up when they need it, where they need it, anywhere around the globe.

These latest company and service honors build on Virtela's tradition of innovation and a track record of industry accolades. This is the fourth consecutive year that the company has been honored as an American Business Awards (ABA) finalist.

"Our selection as a 2008 finalist is a testament to Virtela's commitment to industry-leading managed service innovation for our customers," said recently-appointed Virtela CEO Steve King. "We're shaking up the industry with a unique service-oriented delivery model, and we are honored to be recognized by the ABAs, which further illustrates the success of our vision."

Nicknamed the Steviesfor the Greek word "crowned," winners will be announced during the annual gala on Thursday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. More details about The American Business Awards and the list of finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About The Stevie Awards

Hailed as "the business world's own Oscars," 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.

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

DENVER, May 7, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced that Marcus & Millichap Company, a diverse family of premier companies in Real Estate Services, Investment, and Development, is connecting many of its national branches and subsidiaries using Virtela's Managed Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Network. Marcus & Millichap Company's IT department ranks Virtela as "top notch" in providing personalized service, excellent technical support and innovative solutions and chose Virtela over other leading providers.

Faced with the challenge of building a new IT department, data center and infrastructure for approximately 14 sites with limited IT support, Marcus & Millichap Corporate Services Inc. (MMCS) began researching different managed MPLS services. Because managed MPLS enables faster data delivery and high quality of service (QoS) without the need to invest in a lot of new hardware, the firm saw it as an ideal solution for improving the performance of its centralized applications and ensuring a reliable, low-latency enterprise network for email traffic, file sharing and financial applications. Virtela not only offered a highly secure and resilient managed MPLS service, but also demonstrated superior customer service and flexibility that enabled MMCS to update remote sites gradually, rather than forcing a wholesale change.

"Our IT department has to support multiple functions simultaneously, including SAP, email and VoIP, and to do that we needed a network that is extremely secure and reliable and can grow with us in the future as we expand," said Vikram Prashar, vice president of technology for MMCS. "In my initial meetings with Virtela, the sales rep assured me that they have better technology and better engineers than other providers we were considering, and so far they have proved it. We had other network providers at various locations before Virtela and since we've replaced them the performance has noticeably improved."

Customer service was also a top priority. The firm wanted to ensure that it could obtain network performance information on demand, and Virtela meets that need with the VirtelaView online portal. VirtelaView provides customers with a unified view into critical network intelligence, offering around the clock access to real-time and historical performance of all Virtela services. Further, Virtela's Global Operations Centers provide MMCS with personalized, direct support from Virtela engineers at any time of day or night.

"Before engaging with Virtela I called the NOC on a Saturday night just as a test, and the engineer was able to answer my questions immediately," explains Prashar. "The personalized support I receive from Virtela distinguishes them in my mind, and when I speak with their representatives about solutions, I know they are helping me choose the right solution, not just the most expensive solution. That was not the case with other providers."

"MMCS is a perfect example of how Virtela is helping companies with limited IT staff to support multiple locations upgrade to cost-effective, advanced networks while receiving the technical support they need," said Bill Dodds, vice president of sales and marketing for Virtela. "By offloading the management burden, integrating with their existing equipment and access, and allowing customers to expand the network as they need to, we scale with their businesses and support them as they grow."

About Marcus & Millichap Company

Founded in 1971, Marcus & Millichap is a diverse family of premier companies in Real Estate Services, Investment and Development. Each company is a distinct fusion of specialization and innovation powered by a culture of loyalty that permeates throughout the Marcus & Millichap organization. Their companies have revolutionized numerous real estate practices and set the standard of success as a result of an unwavering focus on long-term, sustainable growth and unique blending of an entrepreneurial drive with institutional discipline. Marcus & Millichap Company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. For more information visit www.mmcrealestate.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.

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

DENVER, March 31, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced that it will present leading industry trends and customer examples illustrating the real-world benefits of managed network services and the future of virtualized services as part of Network World's IT Roadmap event in Chicago this Wednesday, April 2, 2008.

Virtela will present during the Next-Generation WAN Services track, led by Johna Till Johnson, president and senior founding partner of Nemertes Research. Citing the latest industry research and customer case studies, Virtela will cover the key enterprise drivers towards managed services, how partnering with the right managed services provider (MSP) can help optimize performance while driving costs out of the network, and open the door to advanced virtualized services.

The discussion will include:

• Industry trends of managed services adoption
• The advantages of shifting network focus to virtualization
• Real-world customer benefits and lessons learned

When: April 2, 2008 at 2:30 p.m.
Track: Next-Generation WAN Services
Where: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
Why: The future of the enterprise WAN is the ability to provide more for less
Who: Matthew DiMarsico, Regional Vice President, Virtela Communications

To register for the event, free to qualified applicants, please go to: http://www.networkworld.com/events/2008/agenda.html.

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

Susan Wise
Greenough Communications
(650) 646-3268 x11
swise@greenoughcom.com

DENVER, February 26, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced it has achieved six consecutive quarters of positive net income and sustained positive cash flow for the last four quarters, or all of 2007. With more than 25% revenue growth year-over-year, Virtela's growth surpassed all of its top competitors.

As a hybrid Virtual Network Operator (VNO), Virtela enables customers to benefit from the best in-country network resources around the globe through a single source. Beyond offering the most extensive footprint through hundreds of network partners, Virtela's Global Service FabricSM infrastructure performs intelligent routing and dynamic failover across networks for optimal performance, security and resiliency. These unique capabilities insulate customers from network disruptions such as the undersea cable cuts in the Middle East and Africa last month, as recently highlighted in the press.

"Virtela's business model is taking flight," said Michael Suby, director of Stratecast (a division of Frost & Sullivan). "Strong year-over-year revenue growth plus consistent and widening levels of profitability in 2007 are key indicators of this. The company's virtual network footprint and ever-expanding portfolio of managed services tailored for geographically distributed businesses will continue to fuel future growth."

Virtela's product portfolio continues to diversify in 2008 to complement its core managed network services, which include remote access, security and IT infrastructure services. The company's WAN acceleration service, for example, has demonstrated significant traction, and adoption from key verticals such as manufacturing, business services and finance continues to climb. New lines of business, such as managed remote storage and Software as a Service (SaaS) enablement solutions, represent key opportunities for Virtela in 2008.

"With the combined strength of our business model, financial momentum and services expansion, Virtela is well-positioned to capture a greater share of the managed services market," said Bill Dodds, vice president of sales and marketing. "We expect our broad footprint and portfolio of tightly-integrated and attractively-priced enterprise managed services will gain further traction with customers and partners, whether they are interested in end-to-end solutions or plugging gaps in their current environments."

Contributing to Virtela's strong financial results in 2007 was continued record growth in sales through channel partners. New recurring revenue from channels in the Asia-Pacific region quadrupled, while new recurring revenue from channels in Europe doubled for the year. The company saw a year-over-year increase of nearly 40% in new customers served through channel partners.

"We have been very successful helping carriers, system integrators and VARs around the world fill gaps in both their geographical coverage and managed network and security services portfolios," said John Powell, Virtela's vice president of global channels. "By interconnecting with Virtela, our partners gain a competitive edge through access to the widest variety of suppliers and local access solutions, a unique multi-carrier backbone with 100% availability, and a host of advanced services delivered in the network cloud for excellent economies of scale."

Building off its proven success model in Asia Pacific and Europe, Virtela is replicating its strategy in the Middle East and Latin America throughout 2008, including expansion of Regional Policy Centers (RPCs) to better serve customers and partners operating in those geographies.

Virtela's leadership is rooted not only in its financial success and thriving global expansion, but also in the strength and quality of its operations. Notable benchmarks in 2007 include:

• Global Operations Center Expansion: Virtela opened a new operations center in Manila, joining centers in Denver and Mumbai to provide enhanced follow-the-sun coverage.
• Proactive Troubleshooting: 98% of Virtela's trouble tickets are opened proactively, with Virtela notifying the customer of an issue, often already resolved.
• First-Touch Resolution: Calls to Virtela's Global Operations Centers are answered by engineers who will likely resolve the issue, eliminating the call-back promises, wait time and pass-offs between support personnel that have become commonplace in the industry. Average call answer time is only 29 seconds.
• Superior Mean Time to Restore (MTTR): Virtela's MTTR average is 1.86 hours, less than half of the company's 4-hour MTTR service guarantee.
• Timely Provisioning: Virtela has an industry-leading 95% success rate for meeting or beating its published provisioning timeframes for every location worldwide.
• Highly-Efficient Internal Systems: Virtela places local loop orders within 72 hours of customer order receipt, compared to two to four weeks for typical carriers.
• Real-Time Pricing Database: Virtela's sophisticated back-end systems enable automated delivery of accurate price quotes, as opposed to budgetary pricing typically offered by competitors. Backed by superior operations, unmatched customer care, and a unique model that enables greater agility in responding to market and technology changes, Virtela is leading the charge in providing sophisticated, efficient and business-critical managed services worldwide.

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

Susan Wise
Greenough Communications
(650) 646-3268 x11
swise@greenoughcom.com

DENVER, February 8, 2008 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced the availability of a new research report by the Aberdeen Group, a Harte Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), finding companies that are getting the best results in security performance are all using managed security services as part of their arsenal.

The results, based on a survey of almost 200 respondents, are revealing in that all best-in-class companies are not only using managed security services, but cited the primary driver as improving their security posture.

"These results are groundbreaking. Beyond the lack of expertise, beyond the challenges of managing security solutions, even beyond potential cost savings, companies have recognized that they can actually get better protection by using a managed security service," said Carol Baroudi, research director in the IT Security practice at Aberdeen. "The market is realizing that some kinds of services are better delivered by managed services providers that have visibility into security events across networks and a spectrum of customers, allowing for earlier detection and prevention."

"Virtela is just such a managed services provider," noted Bill Dodds, vice president of sales and marketing for Virtela. "Companies can easily achieve defense in depth on a global basis through our integrated network and security services. The Aberdeen findings further validate what we are seeing in the market and the increasing demand for Virtela's unique capabilities across a broad range of network and security platforms, with the ability to correlate events between them."

The new report, "Best Practices in Choosing and Consuming Managed Security Services", sponsored in part by Virtela, found that best-in-class companies demonstrated significantly better security performance across an array of criteria: less data loss, fewer failed audits, less fraud, fewer security incidents, reduced help desk costs, and less downtime as a result of a security incident.

According to the report, managed security services have enabled organizations to "improve their security and compliance performance, reduce the management overhead associated with security solutions, avail themselves of security solutions and expertise that would otherwise be unaffordable, and avail themselves of protection "in the cloud" - stopping threats such as denial of service attacks before they actually reach the organization."

Virtela's portfolio of managed security services provides real-time monitoring, correlation and analysis of enterprise security infrastructures and critical applications for instant response to and remediation of cyber-threats on a global, 24x7 basis. Services include managed router, switch, firewall, intrusion prevention (IPS), secure email, URL filtering, Network Access Control (NAC) and Security Information Management (SIM).

Virtela offers "clean pipes" via its Global Service FabricSM network infrastructure using carefully selected and strategically placed best-of-breed security technologies, offering customers the flexibility of premise-based, in the cloud and hybrid security solutions based on their requirements. For more information on Virtela's network security services and current promotions, please visit: www.virtela.net/services_mss.html

The Aberdeen report also examines the best practices that companies employ in choosing and using managed security services, including ways veteran customers have learned to get the best value from their Managed Security Services Providers (MSSPs).

For a complimentary copy of the Aberdeen report, please visit: www.aberdeen.com/link/sponsor.asp?spid=30410956&cid=4581

About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to AberdeenTM for insights that drive decisions.

As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to www.harte-hanks.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.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

DENVER, November 28, 2007 - Virtela, the secure network solutions company, today announced that PennEngineering, a leading specialty fastener manufacturer, is using Virtela's managed Virtual Private Network (VPN) in Asia to link to its private global network across three continents.

As PennEngineering expanded its operations internationally, its previous network provider was not able to meet the company's need for fast and affordable in-country network services, particularly for new manufacturing plants in China. Initially impressed by Virtela's capabilities in the Asia Pacific region, PennEngineering selected Virtela to bring up and manage network services there and is exploring other ways Virtela can help them. Virtela's ability to create a fault tolerant design, cut installation timeframes, and deliver proactive customer service at an attractive price point led to expanding the Virtela network footprint and planning for additional services, such as Virtela's recently introduced Accelerated WAN Service.

"Virtela has far exceeded the experience we have had with previous carriers, especially with regard to time savings and service. An example is their extremely automated network management tool which gives us real-time notifications," said Adam Phillipps, director of technical architecture for PennEngineering. "Our limited IT staff did not have to deal with the technical and administrative challenges of getting services installed in locations where English is not the preferred language. Virtela was able to meet a very short implementation timeline to bring our production facilities online, even cutting some of our installation timeframes by half."

The PennEngineering network was designed for high availability, with Virtela providing automatic failover across multiple carriers and employing DSL for the backup network. The network also supported the company's business critical rollout of the JD Edwards ERP applications suite. "Virtela helped us meet a tight schedule for our ERP implementation that had a far reaching effect on the business," Phillipps noted.

Going forward, PennEngineering expects to reap additional synergies by leveraging Virtela's Regional Policy Centers (RPCs) around the world as extensions of the manufacturer's own data centers. This will eliminate the need for the company to orchestrate the placement of its own equipment in those locations.

Virtela aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks around the world to offer unparalleled geographic reach. By adding a unique layer of intelligence that performs optimal routing and automatic fail-over between networks, Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service Fabric infrastructure gives enterprises an inherently higher performing, more reliable and cost effective alternative than single carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation, 24x7 monitoring and management of customer networks.

"PennEngineering fits into Virtela's sweet spot as a midsize enterprise customer needing a flexible network design and high-touch support to accommodate a growing global footprint," said Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of direct sales. "We're pleased to have surpassed their expectations for performance and look forward to helping further accelerate their business as our relationship expands."

About PennEngineering

PennEngineering develops and manufactures PEM® self-clinching, broaching, weld, and surface mount fasteners; SI® inserts for plastics; and Atlas® SpinTite®, MaxTite®, and Plus+Tite® blind threaded inserts. The Company's fastener-installation equipment includes PEMSERTER® automatic and manual precision presses, In-Die and robotics capabilities, the StickScrew® System for small-screw insertion, and Atlas® tools. The Automotive Fastener Division specifically makes fasteners and precision components primarily targeting the transportation and industrial market sectors.

Headquartered in Danboro, PA, USA, PennEngineering operates manufacturing facilities and key sales offices in North America, Europe, and Asia and is supported by a worldwide network of authorized engineering representatives and distributors.

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service FabricSM offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' (Nasdaq: JNPR) Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

DENVER, November 14, 2007 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced the company has achieved quadruple revenue growth in the Asia Pacific region, which has contributed to achieving several significant company milestones ahead of business plan.

Virtela's channel sales organization added a number of strategic new partners since the beginning of the year, helping to triple monthly recurring revenues from new orders in Asia as well as double them in Europe - altogether fueling a 23% increase in overall channel revenues.

"With Virtela's ability to offer secure, turn-key global managed solutions for system integrators and service providers with zero capex investment, we added four new strategic channel partners in Asia alone," said Ronald Brouwers, Virtela's vice president for Asia Pacific, based in the company's regional headquarters in Singapore. "As Asian enterprises rapidly expand their global requirements, we've seen the north Asian market enjoying the highest growth. We serve some of the region's largest multinationals through our channel partners, and we expect to see continued strong growth building on those strong relationships."

Virtela's channel sales momentum helped contribute to the privately-held company's record results since the beginning of the calendar year, most notably becoming cash flow positive from recurring operations for the last three quarters. This major financial milestone is in addition to reaching five consecutive quarters of profitability.

"We've had unprecedented success this year in attracting large carriers and systems integrators wanting to easily and quickly fill gaps in their geographical reach and service portfolios," added John Powell, vice president of global channels. "As a result, we're well on our way to achieving yet another record-setting year for new business orders."

Virtela's partner program enables systems integrators, communications carriers and other service providers to leverage Virtela as their global delivery arm for integrated business solutions comprised of network, security and IT infrastructure services. Partners can instantly gain a competitive edge by extending their reach and service portfolio without any capital investments.

Partners have access to the full suite of Virtela services and capabilities on a global basis via a single point of contact, including:

• Custom MPLS, IP and DSL VPN Solutions
• Managed WAN Acceleration
• SaaS Application Delivery
• Managed Security Solutions, such as SSL, Firewall, and Intrusion Prevention
• Pandemic Capacity Planning
• Network Optimization for Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures (NOMAD)

Virtela aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks around the world to offer unparalleled geographic reach. By adding a unique layer of intelligence that performs optimal routing and automatic fail-over between networks, Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service Fabric infrastructure gives enterprises an inherently higher performing, more reliable and cost effective alternative than single carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation, 24x7 monitoring and management of customer networks.

Virtela's solutions are available in more than 190 countries and are being used by enterprises across a wide variety of industries - from consumer products and manufacturing firms to high-tech firms and not-for-profit organizations

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service FabricSM offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' (Nasdaq: JNPR) Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

DENVER, November 6, 2007 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced the availability of a new research report by the Aberdeen Group, a Harte Hanks Company (NYSE: HHS), finding companies that have implemented leading practices in WAN acceleration and optimization achieved a 1,158% average improvement in response times for business critical applications.

Notably, one third of enterprises surveyed are using managed services or on-demand solutions to exploit the benefits of WAN acceleration and optimization.

The new report, "Optimizing WAN for Application Acceleration", sponsored by Virtela, underscores the need for a managed approach to WAN optimization that can accelerate implementation and the well-documented benefits of these technologies. These benefits include an 87% average improvement in bandwidth utilization, according to the report, with 100% of respondents also noting significant decreases in WAN latency.

"The best way for these organizations to find the optimal balance between application performance and network cost is to address the full lifecycle of network performance management by developing capabilities for monitoring, optimizing, controlling and transforming WANs", said Bojan Simic, research analyst at Aberdeen Group and author of the report. "This speaks directly to the value of a managed network services approach, especially for companies not in a position to invest the sizable time and resources required to achieve best practices."

Leveraging Virtela's WAN acceleration services and expertise, companies can maximize the use of their existing network resources, avoid adding infrastructure and IT staff, significantly improve bandwidth performance and boost productivity in a global environment. Virtela's Accelerated WAN Service - the industry's first managed WAN acceleration and optimization service available as a standardized product offering on a global scale - enables enterprises to move their operations and applications anywhere in the world without incurring performance penalties typically associated with 'chatty' applications and large files traversing long distances across the WAN.

According to the new study, best-in-class companies are twice as likely to have policies for prioritization of WAN traffic; twice as likely to have capabilities to centrally manage WAN acceleration appliances; and twice the number of best-in-class companies decreased their bandwidth cost as a percentage of total IT spend. These companies also found that improvement in WAN performance can only be achieved through integration of several different capabilities that allow organizations to monitor, optimize and control their WAN traffic for optimal applications performance.

"Virtela enables companies to easily achieve best-in-class use of technology solutions, in this case through our global network management expertise and experience in all the leading WAN acceleration devices," said Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of sales and marketing. "The Aberdeen findings echo what we are seeing firsthand: WAN acceleration has become a top strategic initiative for forward-thinking customers to reduce network complexity, enable global access to applications and converge critical corporate applications."

The Aberdeen report concludes: "The fact that best in class organizations are able to reduce labor costs, costs of bandwidth services, improve customer satisfaction and streamline key business processes should become a tool that network managers could leverage to get buy in from their finance departments to invest more resources in optimizing of their WAN for application acceleration."

For a complimentary copy of the Aberdeen report, please visit: http://virtela.com.gravitatehosting.com/whitepaper_details.aspx?ID=23

About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company

Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to AberdeenTM for insights that drive decisions.

As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to www.harte-hanks.com

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service FabricSM offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' (Nasdaq: JNPR) Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Flexible, redundant network design integrates MPLS, IP VPN and business-class DSL
• Security services located "in the cloud" for more efficient price/performance
• Customer portal offers integrated network & security monitoring and reporting

DENVER, October 16, 2007 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced that CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS), a global leader in the design and manufacture of electronic components, is using Virtela's managed network and security services to connect and protect its global locations across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Virtela's managed MPLS and IP Virtual Private Network (VPN) and SSL remote access services enables CTS employees around the globe to more easily communicate and share data and applications as the company continues its global growth. Virtela is replacing CTS' Frame Relay network with a fully redundant, unified VPN that leverages both MPLS and IP where each is most appropriate, plus high-performance DSL or similar broadband alternatives for back-up links. For even greater efficiency, the back-up network is enabled to routinely carry lower priority traffic, rather than sit idle.

"A high-availability infrastructure is essential to continue to exceed customer expectations with our manufacturing and engineering operations, and Virtela impressed us with the most flexible design that offered built-in redundancy and security at a competitive price," said Dr. Allen Butler, Director and CIO for CTS. "Their engineering expertise has helped drive costs out of our network while enabling us to rely on Virtela as the primary source for our diverse global communications requirements."

Virtela aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks around the world to offer unparalleled geographic reach. For CTS, Virtela manages 18 providers, with a design that integrates CTS' existing access where required. By adding a unique layer of intelligence that performs optimal routing and automatic fail-over between networks, Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service Fabric infrastructure gives enterprises an inherently higher performing, more reliable and cost effective alternative than single carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation, 24x7 monitoring and management of customer networks.

The Virtela solution for CTS also offers enhanced data security via managed firewall and URL filtering services. Virtela set up security zones in CTS' three main geographic regions, placing the services within the network cloud to eliminate the expense of premises-based equipment and improve performance by easing the Internet traffic load previously experienced at certain CTS U.S. locations.

"It's very appealing to have the network and security elements blended into one solution, with a holistic view of all services through Virtela's customer portal," said Troy Tate, IT security manager for CTS.

Virtela's secure web-based portal, VirtelaView, offers customers the ability to track end-to-end network performance, security events, enter orders and trouble tickets, and access a unified bill for all services.

"Virtela is pleased to provide CTS with a more efficient network that will easily scale with their globalization efforts," said Kurt Johnson, Virtela's regional vice president. "We look forward to a strong partnership that will support CTS' commitment to innovation and quality while meeting the latest technical demands of their international marketplace."

About CTS

CTS is a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic components and sensors and a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) to OEMs in the automotive, computer, communications, military, medical and industrial markets. CTS manufactures products in North America, Europe and Asia. CTS' stock is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "CTS."

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service FabricSM offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' (Nasdaq: JNPR) Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

DENVER, September 6, 2007 - Easynet, the international managed networks and hosting company, and Virtela, the secure network solutions company, today announced their global partnership, in a strategic move which extends Easynet's managed network and hosting solutions to 194 countries across the globe. Easynet currently has customers in more than 45 countries and operations in nine countries. Its partnership with Virtela further demonstrates its commitment to delivering service excellence to global enterprise customers.

Virtela and Easynet have integrated network operations to deliver a single seamless service to Easynet's global customers. Customers benefit from end to end Class of Service and Service Level Agreements. Both Easynet and Virtela have fully integrated their network management systems to support transparent reporting and operational support for all customers. This means that customers use just one interface to view all services, and have one contact number for worldwide support.

Global enterprises with diverse networks represent an ever-growing market that is well served by the wide range of solutions available via the Virtela/Easynet partnership.

"Easynet's global operations are growing rapidly. Working with Virtela extends their network coverage making it truly global," said John Powell, Virtela's vice president of global channels, "Our global operations maintain the quality of service, level of flexibility and attention to detail that Easynet's customers have come to expect."

David Rowe, Easynet's CEO said: "Easynet's partnership with Virtela enables us to extend our ability to meet customers' requirements for one company to deliver end-to-end managed network solutions, worldwide. The Virtela relationship supports Easynet's commitment to providing superbly managed solutions, and enhances the Easynet customer experience."

The first customer of the Virtela/Easynet partnership, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, needed a unified managed network solution for 31 locations across 22 countries. The company now benefits from a single source for a better performing, more flexible and fully managed MPLS network that can accommodate the company's growth and support business applications such as SAP, voice and videoconferencing.

About Easynet

Easynet is an international managed networks and hosting company, delivering superbly managed solutions for businesses and enterprises. Owning extensive national and international network and hosting infrastructure, Easynet sets itself apart through customer service excellence. Easynet's approach is underpinned by professional excellence in understanding, designing, delivering, and managing customer solutions; its ability to work successfully with partners; and its attention to quality. Easynet currently has operations across Europe and also has an operation in Shanghai, China.

Easynet works hard to ensure its customers are its best advocates. Customers include the Ford Motor Company, Kia Motors, Calor, Tchibo, and Kellogg Italia.

Easynet is part of the British Sky Broadcasting group, which has a total market capitalization in excess of £11 billion.

For more information visit www.easynet.com

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service FabricSM offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' (Nasdaq: JNPR) Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

Anne Perry
Easynet
+44 (0) 207 032 5811
Anne.perry@uk.easynet.net

Andrew Mildren
Porter Novelli for Easynet
+44 (0) 207 853 2319
Easynet@porternovelli.co.uk

Habitat for Humanity is a homeownership program whose goal is to gain community support and work together to build houses in partnership with low-income working families in need of decent housing. Since 1979, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver has constructed 315 houses for more than 1,200 adults and children.

Virtela started the project with Habitat for Humanity in early June, providing labor assistance for a duplex home in Lakewood, a Denver suburb. Upon completion in early September, one side of the duplex home will be purchased by Susana Martinez, a single mother of two currently working as a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Virtela further supported Habitat for Humanity by compensating employees for a regular workday when they volunteered to spend time working on the Habitat home during their regular workweek. More than 30 Virtela employees worked on various projects including drywall, cabinet hanging, painting, and framing.

"It's wonderful to see so many people from Virtela taking time away from their busy lives and careers to help build a safe, decent, and affordable home for the Martinez family," said Jay Busch, a board member for Habitat Metro Denver. "It's amazing how these caring individuals and corporations can dramatically improve the lives of needy families in our community."

Not only does Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver help families purchase a home with an affordable mortgage, but are also very proactive about protecting the environment through product distribution at their Outlet Stores. The Outlet Stores accept donations of new and used building materials, furniture, and appliances that are then sold to the general public at affordable prices.

The Outlets positively impact the environment by minimizing consumer waste and landfill usage, saving three tons per week or 312,000 pounds per year from going into landfills. Habitat homes are also built to be very energy efficient.

"Programs like Habitat for Humanity not only support families in need but also the environment, and Virtela is proud to be a part of this effort," said Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of sales and marketing. "Virtela plans to work with Habitat for Humanity in the future and is constantly looking for ways that our company and employees can make a difference for members of our community - whether in Denver or around the world - as well as help protect the global environment."

About Habitat For Humanity of Metro Denver

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver builds and sells homes to qualified, low-income families in need of decent and affordable housing. Habitat not only provides the opportunity for homeownership, but allows hard-working families to break the cycle of poverty and build a better future for themselves. Habitat homes are not given away. Homeowner candidates go through a rigorous screening process and purchase the homes with a no-interest mortgage. Homeowner families also invest 250-500 hours of "sweat equity" labor into building their homes. Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver is an independent Habitat affiliate depending on local donations and support. 315 homes have been completed in the metro Denver area. Thirty-one homes will be built in 2007 and we need your help! Volunteers can help build, join a committee, make a contribution, or shop or donate at one of our two Habitat Home Improvement Outlets. To find out more or to get involved go to www.habitatmetrodenver.org or call 303-534-2929.

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service FabricSM offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' (Nasdaq: JNPR) Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
720.475.4012 (office)
303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com

Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Improve application performance up to 30-fold
• Lower bandwidth costs and avoid costly WAN upgrades
• Centralize applications and operations while maximizing IT infrastructure

DENVER, June 28, 2007 - Virtela, the secure network solutions company, today announced its Accelerated WAN Service, the industry's first consultative approach toward managed WAN acceleration and optimization services capable of spanning multi-carrier environments on a global scale. Virtela's Accelerated WAN Service is a comprehensive managed suite of services that overcomes distance limitations by improving application and protocol performance over the WAN by a factor of two to three times on average, or as much as a factor of 30 times, depending on the application.

[Editor's note: Virtela provides a webinar available on demand entitled: "WAN Optimization and Acceleration: Cool Technology...But It's Not as Easy as You Think!" at www.virtela.net/resourcecenter_webcasts.html.]

As a result, employees in remote offices can now experience the same application performance as their colleagues at headquarters. In addition, Virtela's Accelerated WAN Service enables enterprises and multinationals to maximize their current bandwidth costs (or avoid new costs) and move their operations and applications anywhere in the world without incurring the potential performance penalties typically associated with 'chatty' applications and large files traversing long distances across the WAN.

"High latency can slow applications to a crawl, and sending large files over the WAN can take far too long," said Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of sales and marketing. "Problems like these can have a significant impact on applications' usability and on overall productivity. Our Accelerated WAN Service greatly improves the user experience, making it seem as if remote applications are loading from the local site and slashing file transfer time."

Companies implementing Virtela's Accelerated WAN Service can maximize the use of their existing resources, avoid adding infrastructure, improve bandwidth performance, and maximize productivity in a global environment. Large national and multinational companies, or companies that outsource work such as software and product design overseas, can use the service to improve WAN performance in a variety of situations. For example, Virtela's new service reduces the impact of latency on global and remote locations, where users may complain of slow application performance due to latencies of 200ms or more. The Accelerated WAN Service also reduces transmission times for organizations with users who regularly send large files over the network to remote sites-files such as email attachments, file transfers, and CAD diagrams that are 5MB or higher. Lower latency and faster file transfers translate into improved employee productivity and also free up the WAN for other tasks. With the same high level of performance throughout the WAN, companies have the flexibility to move their operations and applications anywhere.

"WAN optimization is about improving the performance of business applications over WAN connections. Most networks carry a variety of types of traffic, of differing characteristics and importance. Many organizations are striving to manage this traffic to optimize the response times of critical applications and reduce costs, given that bandwidth continues to represent a significant proportion of operating expenditure of wide-area data networks," noted the report "Magic Quadrant for WAN Optimization Controllers, 2006" from Gartner, Inc. The report also notes that WAN optimization can make more efficient and effective use of wide-area connections, thus maximizing the investment in WAN bandwidth and offering greater scalability and fault tolerance.

The Many Benefits of Improved WAN Service

Customers can use Virtela's Accelerated WAN Service not only to improve WAN service on an existing network but also to avoid WAN bandwidth upgrades they would otherwise need to deploy a new application, to increase the number of users, or simply to avoid running out of bandwidth. The benefits of an optimized WAN are many:

• Companies can more quickly and efficiently back up data across the WAN.
• The impact of 'chatty' protocols that consume a great deal of bandwidth, such as CIFS, can now be minimized.
• Enterprises can continue server consolidation into data centers without the fear of adversely affecting application performance for remote users.
• Improved WAN performance can eliminate bottlenecks caused by servers.

Service Flexibility for Accelerated WAN Performance

Virtela offers a number of options to organizations interested in implementing its Accelerated WAN Service. Customers can purchase a WAN acceleration device by itself, or Virtela can bundle the device with existing access services such as last-mile connectivity. Customers can also choose to use Virtela Collocation Services to place a device in a geographic location which will allow a customer with multiple sites to benefit from a single WAN acceleration device. Virtela supports a variety of optimization technologies from the industry's leading suppliers. This service is available in 190 countries, and includes procurement, export, deployment, break/fix and management.

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service FabricSM offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' (Nasdaq: JNPR) Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

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DENVER, May 31, 2007 - Virtela, the secure network solutions company, today announced it was selected as a finalist for the 2007 American Business Awards in the "Best Customer Service Organization" category. Virtela's unique approach to customer satisfaction set it apart from more than 2,000 entries from companies across the country that were submitted for consideration in numerous categories.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," the American Business Awards is the only national, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace. Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors will announce the 2007 ABA winners at its fifth annual gala awards ceremony at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on June 11, 2007.

"We are honored to be recognized for the third year in a row by the distinguished American Business Awards program," said Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of sales and marketing. "Customer relationships are our top priority and we continue to expand our extensive customer base by consistently delivering additional value to their businesses through innovative managed network and security services."

Virtela's commitment to providing the highest possible customer satisfaction via customer-facing employees and top-notch network support has led to rapid growth and wide-spread recognition of the company as an industry leader. Virtela delivers proactive monitoring, management, and support of its customers' global corporate networks; offers convenient customer account control via a web portal; and provides a single point of contact. In addition, Virtela offers a single integrated bill; 4-hour hardware replacement worldwide; and stringent service-level agreements, including outage notification within 15 minutes.

This is the third consecutive year Virtela has been named a finalist to the American Business Awards. In 2006, Virtela was recognized for its Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) service, a suite of out-tasked services that augment enterprises' global infrastructure management capabilities, in the "Best New Product or Service" category. In 2005, the company was recognized in the same category for Virtela's MPLS Service Fabric, the first MPLS service to provide automatic failover and maintain class-of-service across multiple carrier networks worldwide.

Details about The American Business Awards and the list of Finalists in all categories are available at www.stevieawards.com/aba.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, and The Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. 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.

About Virtela

Virtela Communications Inc. delivers award-winning network and security solutions to many of the world's largest and fastest-growing multinational companies. Currently serving customers across six continents, Virtela's network reach spans more than 190 countries. Virtela's unique Global Service FabricSM offers the foundation for delivering critical applications via the company's acclaimed service methodology, with a services suite that includes MPLS- and IP-based virtual private networks (VPNs), security services, remote monitoring and management of WAN/LAN infrastructure, and converged services (data, video, voice).

Virtela is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with a second Network Operations Center in Mumbai, India. Virtela is a member of Juniper Networks' (Nasdaq: JNPR) Managed Network Solutions Preferred Alliance Program. For more information, please call +1 (720) 475-4000 or visit www.virtela.com.

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Virtela
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DENVER, May 09, 2007 - Virtela, the secure network solutions company, today announced its new Pandemic Readiness Solution, which helps to ensure business continuity by enabling employees to securely access corporate resources remotely in the event of a pandemic. Customers using Virtela's solution can maintain their revenue streams by dynamically scaling network capacity to accommodate a large number of remote users without the expense of overbuilding their current networks.

(Editor's note: To view a Webinar entitled "Building Workforce Mobility for an Avian Flu Pandemic...and Other Scenarios" go to www.virtela.net/resourcecenter_webcasts.html)

"As a solutions integrator, we have the infrastructure and expertise to integrate all the elements an organization needs to provide secure, dynamically scalable, remote access to corporate resources," said Kathy Lynch, senior product manager. "We take a consultative approach, working with customers to develop an end-to-end customized solution that leverages the existing network. We can add carrier and POP diversity, managed remote access, security, global load balancing, and creative capacity expansion options to avoid over-engineering customers' networks. This approach allows customers to minimize the cost of the IP infrastructure and staffing needed to respond to a pandemic or other disaster, while enabling them to rapidly scale remote access on a temporary basis."

There is little doubt that natural disasters or a global pandemic will strike in the future. The CDC has estimated that if there were a pandemic of the H5N1 Bird Flu, for example, as much as 40 percent of the workforce would be out at any one time. The CDC has developed mitigation strategies, such as voluntary or mandatory social distancing, that could last for days or even months. This would have disastrous financial implications for employees and organizations without available remote-access capabilities.

Authorities are thus stressing the importance of organizations developing pandemic plans that will allow them to keep functioning in the event of an emergency. An important part of that plan is ensuring adequate network capacity for all employees, contractors, and partners so they can work from home for weeks or possibly months. With Virtela's Pandemic Readiness Solutions, organizations can quickly scale remote access to accommodate thousands of telecommuters locally and globally, without sacrificing security. SSL VPNs provide flexibility needed during a pandemic situation, enabling end users to connect to corporate data centers, possibly with home PCs, kiosks, handheld devices, or other devices not sanctioned by the corporation. Virtela's solution ensures that these remote users are prevented from introducing malicious activity into the network and can also provide for restricted access based on user type, machine, login IP address, and applications running on the PCs.

During a pandemic scenario, social distancing may require that an office completely shut down for a while; however, the corporation may not consider all users to be essential during this time. Virtela can implement solutions that allow only critical users to have access to corporate resources. Another attribute of pandemics is that they affect many regions at the same time, so being able to intelligently balance users between data centers will be key to a successful solution.

"We're finding that businesses are requiring that a plan be in place to enable their employees to function with disruptions that are as minimal as possible," said Lynch. "Many organizations are realizing that their remote access planning is not sufficient for pandemics and other disasters or for compound disaster scenarios. And our customers are finding that procuring a service to protect their network assets and ensure the availability of remote access is far more efficient and cost-effective than trying to adequately fund an in-house overlay network and the associated IT staff needed to manage the influx of remote workers during a disaster scenario."

Elements of Pandemic Readiness

Virtela's Pandemic Readiness Solution incorporates the infrastructure, tools, and personnel necessary for disaster recovery. The service aggregates and integrates the best access and backbone infrastructures around the world into its Global Service Fabric via an intelligent architecture overlay of network nodes called Regional Policy Centers (RPCs).

Virtela employs a variety of remote network access enablers for Pandemic Capacity Planning:

• Core security is provided by firewalls and intrusion prevention devices in RPCs.
• SSL VPN devices, installed quickly during a pandemic or disaster, terminate end-user connections.
• Global load-balancing manages sessions across all SSL VPN devices at gateways.
• Out-of-region access, which employs WAN acceleration devices, allows any user to gain quick and secure access, maximizes global capacity, accommodates high spikes in traffic, and provides unprecedented redundancy with hardware, regional gateways, and ISP and carrier access.
• Virtela provides the ability to assign different levels of remote access based on end-user attributes, allowing access to the most critical users even in dire circumstances.
• Emergency Licensing for SSL VPN hardware acts like an insurance policy, letting customers add new capacity immediately for temporary intervals, switching to permanent licenses later, if necessary. To save costs, customers can turn the emergency capacity on or off as needed.
• Procurement of low-cost, minimally licensed SSL VPN devices that remain idle until the customer needs capacity, at which point the customer can purchase and activate standard licenses. During a pandemic, supply lines and purchasing will be stressed, so adding just software licenses is preferable to having to purchase hardware.
• Multiple global access points ensure that customers can incorporate all their locations into their Pandemic Capacity Plan.
• End-user support and exercising of business continuity plans makes sure that end users are prepared ahead of time and that resources are available as planned. Training and process development ensures proper network usability and process control from end to end.

Virtela's Pandemic Readiness Solution is available now.

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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DENVER, February 21, 2007 - Virtela, the secure network solutions company, today announced that The Facility Group is using Virtela's managed Virtual Private Network (VPN) services to connect its enterprise locations throughout the U.S.

The Facility Group provides professional program management, engineering, architecture and construction management services, and is recognized internationally for its ability to deliver quality projects on time and within budget. The company currently manages more than $1 billion in projects for clients across industries including education, government, criminal justice, food and beverage, distribution, science & technology, newspaper publishing, aviation & air cargo and industrial.

The company previously managed its network in-house and was looking for a more efficient approach that did not require maintaining highly trained personnel on a 24x7 basis to support its operations. After evaluating several service providers, The Facility Group chose to outsource its network to Virtela, impressed by its high level of customer attentiveness and significant cost savings.

"Virtela is the true definition of a managed service. Our relationship with Virtela provides us with added network reliability and management capabilities which enables us to remain out in front of client requests and demands," said Christopher Koc, Chief Technology Officer for The Facility Group. "We get the benefits of a high performance network and a team of experts 'on call' without having to staff for it. The new managed VPN services benefit our entire organization, allowing us to realize efficiencies and savings which help The Facility Group remain competitive and connected."

The network supports key applications in use across the company's six U.S. offices, including ERP, office productivity, engineering and architectural file transfers and videoconferencing. The network exploits a combination of Metro Ethernet, T1 and DSL connections depending on each site's bandwidth requirements.

Virtela aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks around the world to offer unparalleled geographic reach. By adding a unique layer of intelligence that performs optimal routing and automatic fail-over between networks, Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service Fabric infrastructure gives enterprises an inherently higher performing, more reliable and cost effective alternative than single carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation, 24x7 monitoring and management of customer networks.

"The Facility Group and Virtela share a successful business approach of offering integrated, single source solutions that improve speed of implementation and cost control," said Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of direct sales. "Virtela is pleased to have developed such a strong partnership and we look forward to meeting their expansion needs."

About The Facility Group

The Facility Group is a professional service organization providing consulting, program management, architecture, engineering and construction management services in a wide variety of technical and industrial niches as well as across a broad spectrum of government and public sectors. Headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver and Amsterdam, the firm employs over 250 professionals. For more information, visit www.facilitygroup.com or call 1-800-525-2463.

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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Virtela
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DENVER, February 13, 2007 - Virtela, the secure network solutions company, today announced the company set outstanding new benchmarks for growth in the most recent calendar year ending December 31, 2006. The year marked Virtela's largest-ever sales and revenue growth as the company became the first to fully integrate managed network and security services to meet surging demand from multinational enterprises for a unified, single source solution.

The privately held company achieved more than a 90% increase in new sales, fueling growth of more than 20% in overall revenues compared to the prior year. Virtela also reached the critical financial milestone of net income positive, in addition to EBITDA positive. Positive EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) is generally considered to be an excellent indicator of operational strength, overall efficiency and financial capacity for expansion.

These record results were driven by a combination of new customers, new sales channels, and a higher percentage of security services being bundled with its core network service offerings.

"Managed security services sales tripled last year and continue to be the fastest-growing segment of Virtela's business, helping propel our financial performance while enabling us to better serve the Global 2000 enterprise," according to Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of direct sales. "Our track record of success coupled with continued market expansion has set the stage for strong, sustained growth in 2007 and beyond."

Virtela's network and security solutions are available in more than 190 countries and are being used by customers across a wide variety of industries - from consumer products and manufacturing firms to high-tech firms and not-for-profit organizations.

According to market research firm IDC, spending on U.S. managed WAN services alone will jump from $4.9 billion in 2006 to $5.6 billion by 2009. "With its significant organic growth in new business and deployments, Virtela continues to capitalize on the market opportunity for managed services," said Mark Winther, IDC's Group Vice President and General Manager for Worldwide Telecommunications. "We see Virtela maintaining its momentum while increasing its market position through 2007."

Virtela's channel sales organization also experienced significant growth in new orders. In 2006, recurring revenues from new orders doubled over the prior year, and the number of new channels submitting orders also doubled over the same period.

"We did a good job helping our channels fill gaps in their geographical reach and service portfolios," said John Powell, vice president of global channels. "But the real key to our success was Virtela's execution on service delivery and performance commitments, industry-leading monitoring and management systems, and a culture of creativity and responsiveness."

Virtela's channel partnerships include several of the largest carriers and system integrators in the world. "Our partners like the fact that we rarely compete head-to-head against them, provide them with one stop shopping, and make it easy for them to private label our services," he added.

Customers and partners continue to be attracted to Virtela's exceptional customer support on a global basis. For example, Virtela proactively opens 97% of all trouble tickets. Such performance by Virtela's Global Operations Center led to exemplary customer satisfaction in 2006, with a year-over-year increase in satisfaction reported through a survey with leading research and analytics firm CustomerSat.

In another significant validation of the company's operational excellence, Virtela was recognized with the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Customer Value Enhancement Award for outstanding performance in Enterprise Managed Network Services. Frost & Sullivan evaluated enterprise communications services providers on their ability to increase their existing customer base by adding new, innovative offerings and delivering services that create satisfaction among a diverse set of existing and potential customers.

Virtela aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks around the world to offer unparalleled geographic reach. By adding a unique layer of intelligence that performs optimal routing and automatic fail-over between networks, Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service Fabric infrastructure gives enterprises an inherently higher performing, more reliable and cost effective alternative than single carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation, 24x7 monitoring and management of customer networks.

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
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Key Enterprise Benefits:

• Ability to maintain classes of service between disparate MPLS carriers worldwide
• Network and security services located "in the cloud" for more efficient price/performance
• Single source for global services, support and ongoing engineering expertise

DENVER, January 24, 2007 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced that Agile Software Corporation (Nasdaq: AGIL), a leading provider of product lifecycle management solutions, is using Virtela's managed network and security services to connect and protect its enterprise network communications between the U.S., China, India, Japan, and Taiwan.

Similar to other midsize enterprises, Agile was looking for a fully redundant, meshed MPLS network to improve performance between its offices around the world without burdening or adding internal IT resources. Agile selected Virtela to provide a single source for secure networking services between Agile's software design centers and sales offices, leveraging Virtela's ability to use the optimum carrier in each market across shortest routes possible. They were also attracted by Virtela's "in the cloud" model that eliminated the need to deploy remote staff and resources across the globe, especially for security expertise and services that otherwise would have required highly expensive personnel and equipment to maintain.

"We're very impressed with Virtela's full service end-to-end, strong technical skill set and fast responsiveness," said Sunny Azadeh, senior vice president of IT for Agile. "Virtela executed on or ahead of time to ensure our move to the new network was seamless and resulted in zero downtime." Sites in China, India and the US were live in less than 30 days. She also noted that the company did not experience any downtime as a result of the recent Taiwan earthquake that severed undersea links and disrupted telecommunications across most of the region for weeks.

Another critical need was the ability to map MPLS classes of service between providers, enabling Agile to maintain the same classes of service globally for traffic prioritization, as well as bring up new connections quickly in the event of acquisitions.

"Because of the interoperability challenges between telecom vendors, we could not do an MPLS WAN very easily without using Virtela to map MPLS between vendors," said Russ Burnett, director of IT operations for Agile. "We are also benefiting from Virtela's vendor-agnostic approach, which offers more flexibility in vendor selection and the ability to leverage good pricing."

Ultimately, the Virtela team has proven the most valuable. "For a midsize company, leveraging Virtela staff is critical," Burnett added. "When you start taking on large architectural issues, Virtela's high-level experts help design and configure those challenging schemes. A lot of vendors walk away once the sale is over, but Virtela is consistently proactive and available to help educate your internal team."

Virtela aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks around the world to offer unparalleled geographic reach. By adding a unique layer of intelligence that performs optimal routing and automatic fail-over between networks, Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service Fabric infrastructure gives enterprises an inherently higher performing, more reliable and cost effective alternative than single carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation, 24x7 monitoring and management of customer networks.

"Agile is a market leader known for helping major companies around the world improve quality and lower costs. Virtela is proud to be a part of streamlining their network and security operations to deliver even greater customer satisfaction," said Brian Self, Virtela's Western regional vice president of sales. "We're pleased that Agile is enjoying the benefits of Virtela's integrated network and security approach and look forward to helping them with their future needs."

About Agile Software Corporation

Agile Software Corporation (NASDAQ: AGIL) helps companies drive profits, accelerate innovation, improve quality, enable globalization and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle. With a broad suite of enterprise class PLM solutions and time-to-value focused implementations, Agile helps companies get the most from their products. 3COM, Acer, Bayer, Broadcom, CooperVision, Dell Inc., Flextronics International, Foxconn, GE Medical Systems, Harris, Heinz, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Diversey, Lockheed Martin, McAfee, McDonald's, Micron, Philips, QUALCOMM, Sharp, Shell, Siemens, Tyco Healthcare and ZF are among the over 11,000 customers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer packaged goods, electronics, high tech, industrial products, and life sciences industries that have licensed Agile solutions. For more information, call 408-284-4000 or visit www.agile.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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Virtela
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DENVER, January 3, 2007 - Virtela, the global network solutions company, today announced that Filtrona Extrusion Inc., one of the largest extruders of plastic profiles, sheet, and specialty tubes in the United States, is using Virtela's managed network services to connect its locations across the U.S. and Mexico.

Virtela employed a uniquely resilient approach to the Virtual Private Network (VPN) design to meet Filtrona Extrusion's stringent 99.995% uptime requirements. After consulting with Filtrona Extrusion, Virtela engineers created a customized network that dynamically load balances enterprise traffic across multiple network providers for the highest redundancy. The Virtela network carries the company's primary mission-critical applications traffic, such as ERP, while a second provider handles other communications. Virtela provides router management for both networks and, in the event of any network interruption on the primary route, traffic automatically fails over to the other provider.

"Our entire business runs over this network - from building products and taking orders to shipping and receiving - and we required a resilient design," said Jeff White, corporate director of information technology for Filtrona Extrusion. "Virtela came to the table with management resources and engineering expertise to work with me to deliver a creative network solution that I would not have otherwise thought I could outsource."

Virtela aggregates and integrates the best local, regional and global networks around the world to offer unparalleled geographic reach. By adding a unique layer of intelligence that performs optimal routing and automatic fail-over between networks, Virtela's multi-carrier Global Service Fabric infrastructure gives enterprises an inherently higher performing, more reliable and cost effective alternative than single carrier networks. Virtela is the single point of contact for expert design, implementation, 24x7 monitoring and management of customer networks.

"Virtela is pleased to provide Filtrona Extrusion with a more efficient network design that eliminates downtime and fosters expansion," said Bill Dodds, Virtela's vice president of direct sales. "We are pleased to be a part of Filtrona Extrusion's corporate commitment to inventiveness and quality while helping them meet the unique technical demands of their marketplace."

About Filtrona Extrusion

Filtrona Extrusion, Inc., a global manufacturer of various plastic products, offers its customers the advantage of many years of technical and engineering expertise. A market leader in various product lines, Filtrona Extrusion serves the medical, POP, aviation, traffic, lighting, fencing and custom plastic industries. For more information about Filtrona Extrusion capabilities, call +1 (404) 564-8560 or visit www.filtronaextrusion.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.

Media Contact:
Jane Morrissey
Virtela
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303.808.7671 (mobile)
jmorrissey@virtela.com