Nuvio Selected as VoIP Partner by Athenet
3 November 2004
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Nov. 3, 2004 -- Nuvio Corporation, a leading provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), today announced that Athenet has selected the company's "Powered by Nuvio" partner program to provide private-label VoIP service to its customer base. With 20,000 customers, Athenet is the largest independent Internet solutions company in Wisconsin.
In the partner program, Athenet chose Nuvio's Custom Bill for Voice targeted to consumers and the Total Package for IP Centrex specialized for small businesses. The Custom Bill Package allows ISPs to charge their own rates for bundled services on one customized bill, providing convenience to customers while reducing churn. Additionally, partners receive their own internal customer provisioning site for signing-up customers and assigning equipment.
Nuvio's Total Package includes designing a branded Web site, private-label billing, referrals coordination and technology support. This competitive partner program allows for ISPs to profit from a new stream of business, without having to incur the cost and delay of building and maintaining their own VoIP network. Athenet's VoIP service is scheduled to go live in November.
"Nuvio is the premier VoIP service provider positioned to the wholesale channel," commented Mark Lemmert, CEO of Athenet. "With Nuvio, we are adding new, exciting capabilities to our already robust offering from our enterprise data center in Appleton, Wis. This VoIP service is a perfect complement to our other services that include connectivity, help desk and Web hosting."
"Athenet is our first client who is gaining the benefits of our recently released Custom Bill program," stated Jason Talley, president and CEO of Nuvio Corporation. "This bundled service offering along with our IP Centrex solution will allow Athenet to build upon their large market presence in Wisconsin with new services that are in demand by today's Internet solutions customers."
About Athenet
Athenet, an Internet Solutions Company, provides custom Internet solutions to commercial and residential customers throughout Wisconsin.
Based in Appleton, Wisconsin, Athenet markets a complete line of Internet-based technical products and services that include: Web broadband connectivity, IT Consulting, Web Design and Hosting, managed technical and help desk. The company also provides co-location services to clients with the largest secure Internet data center in Northeast, Wisconsin. For additional information about Athenet, please visit www.athenet.net.
About Nuvio
Headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., Nuvio develops, licenses and markets VoIP services to businesses, education, consumer and government customers through a growing network of private-label partners. In addition to consumer NuvioVoice products, Nuvio also has NuvioCentrex, a complete IP-based Centrex application for businesses that replaces existing telephony infrastructure. For additional information about Nuvio Corporation, visit www.nuvio.com or call toll free 866-887-3479.
