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Press Release

Telovations Receives Cisco Powered Network Designation and
Announces a New Managed IP Voice Service

TAMPA, Fla. – (Jan. 2, 2007) –Telovations, Inc., a leading Tampa, Fla.-based provider of managed voice communications services to small and medium businesses, has joined the Cisco® Powered Network Program and received the Cisco Powered designation for its managed Internet Protocol (IP) voice service. The Company has also launched a new version of Innovate, its fully managed and hosted communications solution that features Cisco products and solutions.

"Cisco has been an important business partner to Telovations in the design, construction and ongoing support of our managed IP voice network, and has given us the tools to deliver reliable, high quality managed voice services," said Telovations CEO Rick Schonbrun. "Cisco and Telovations will continue to partner in the expansion of our Cisco Powered Network to reach small business customers throughout the Southeastern U.S.," added Schonbrun.

The Telovations managed voice network is built exclusively with Cisco products and solutions. At the core of its network, Telovations uses Cisco carrier-grade aggregation routers, gateways, firewalls and management software. At the customer location, Telovations deploys Cisco IP telephones, switches and access routers to connect to its managed network.

"Cisco and Telovations share a common vision for delivering managed IP communications services to small and medium business customers," said Al Safarikas, senior director of service provider marketing at Cisco. "As such, we are pleased to welcome Telovations to the Cisco Powered Network Program, a designation that demonstrates their commitment to providing services based on Cisco solutions."

Concurrent with their Cisco Powered Network designation, Telovations announced the release of the latest version of its Innovate managed voice service. The new version features Cisco 7900 series IP telephones, which take full advantage of converged voice and data networks while providing the convenience and user-friendliness of a business phone.

"Telovations provided us with the best of two worlds: an outsourced communications service and the ability to have Cisco IP telephones," said William Lougheed, CPA, Managing Partner, Lougheed, Scalfaro & Company LLC, a Tampa-based accounting firm. "We reduced our expenses for managing an in-house telephone system while gaining new applications such as Find Me/Follow Me service and Remote Office service, as well as easy-to-use Cisco telephones."

Cisco 7900 series phones feature large pixel-based LCD displays, including dynamic soft keys that guide users through call features and functions; high-quality, hands-free speakerphone capability; built-in headset connectivity; and the ability to customize XML-based services for access to a variety of information, such as employee directories and Web-based content.

"Feature-rich and easy to use, Cisco IP telephones help our customers improve productivity by meeting the various needs of users throughout the organization, which in turn maximizes the value they realize from our Innovate managed voice service," said Schonbrun.

About Telovations, Inc.
Based in Tampa, Fla., Telovations provides growing businesses with integrated voice and data solutions based on the Company's redundant, secure and fully managed Cisco Powered Network. Telovations' managed communications services, which include telephone equipment, phone lines and high-speed T-1 connection on the Telovations private data network, are designed to put control of communications back into the hands of business owners by providing customers with bandwidth, a customized state-of-the-art phone system, professional support and systems management for one low monthly price. For additional information about Telovations and the Innovate managed communications solution, please visit telovations.com or call 1-877-We-Innovate (1-877-934-6668).