Enventis Expands Business Services in Des Moines
Jennifer Rose Hired as Enventis Account Manager
MANKATO, Minn. – June 29, 2007 – HickoryTech (NASDAQ: HTCO) announced today its Enventis subsidary has expanded its business services in the Des Moines, Iowa area. HickoryTech currently provides residents with local voice, long distance, and high-speed Internet DSL in the western Des Moines suburbs.
Enventis offers business customers integrated voice and data solutions including Encompass Unified Communications, a service that offers centrally managed and hosted VoIP communications.
“We’re pleased to expand Enventis’ services to the Des Moines area and offer a unique mix of telecommunication and Cisco hardware services,” said John Morton, president of HickoryTech’s business solutions division. “As a subsidiary of HickoryTech, Enventis is delighted to add its business resources to complement the fiber transport and switched services that we currently provide in the Des Moines area.”
Enventis is an award winning Cisco Gold partner with a full suite of business communications, security, network monitoring and wireless services. “We will leverage our large base of Cisco certified engineers and specialists to deliver fully integrated managed communication solutions,” said Morton.
Enventis’ Encompass product offering is a single vendor service including local and long distance voice, business IP telephony, unified messaging (single inbox for voicemail, email and fax), call center features, dedicated Internet access, 24 x 7 support and much more. The Encompass product will be sold through local channel partners in the Des Moines area.
“The Encompass service gives businesses more for less by offering an integrated communication solution," said Marv Bosch, Encompass business partner representing Combined Systems Technology. "The Encompass Unified Communications solution is an easy to use, secure IP-based service for telephones, messaging, e-mail, fax, web access and more, allowing a business to increase productivity and lower costs. Moving to Encompass is an easy decision for many businesses."
Additionally, Morton announced that Jennifer Rose was recently recruited to Enventis as an Account Manager supporting Encompass partners and representing Enventis business services. “Rose is a great addition to our team with more than 10 years of telecom experience in sales and operations,” said Morton. She is a native of Des Moines.
“I am very excited to bring Enventis’ solutions to the Des Moines marketplace,” said Rose. “Our Encompass unified communications service offers business customers a competitive advantage and significant value.”
About Enventis:
Enventis specializes in providing integrated communication solutions for businesses of all sizes – from enterprise multi-office organizations to small- and medium-sized businesses. In addition to its statewide fiber optic network, Enventis provides IP telephony, transport, data and network integration services that combine voice and data into a single platform – reducing operating costs and enhancing performance. Enventis is a Cisco gold certified partner. To learn more about Enventis, visit www.enventis.com.
About HickoryTech:
HickoryTech Corporation (NASDAQ: HTCO), headquartered in Mankato, Minn., offers integrated communication products and services to business and residential customers over a regional fiber network. The company is in its 110th year of operation and has approximately 400 employees. The Telecom Sector, with facilities-based operations in Minnesota and Iowa, offers local voice, long distance, high-speed Internet, Digital TV and IP networking services to residential and business customers. In addition, the Telecom Sector develops telecom and carrier access billing solutions and customer management systems. The Enventis Sector provides IP-based voice, data and network solutions to businesses across a five-state region. For more information, visit www.hickorytech.com.
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