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Kelly Lumpkin "Hits the Ground Running" with Phone + Alternate Access® CEO to Speak on Support for Multi-site Customers at Annual Conference

Raleigh, NC -- 20 September 2005 -- Kelly Lumpkin, CEO of Alternate Access, a leading provider of converged communications solutions, will share his company's support methodology for customers with multiple locations at The Channel Partners Conference and Expo in Chicago on September 21. He will be part of a panel discussion titled "Hit the Ground Running," which is being moderated by Khali Henderson, the Group Editor, Telecom Division, of Virgo Publishing.

The Channel Partners Conference and Expo is an annual event presented by Virgo Publishing and its premiere telephony magazine, Phone +, which focuses on convergence technologies. Attendees to the conference will include phone system carriers, resellers, independent and master agents, brokers, interconnects, VARs and systems integrators. They will hear expert speakers such as Kelly discuss how to appropriately layer convergence technologies such as voice, data, video, content, and security. Kelly will delve into the issues small companies face as they seek to provide support for multi-site customers, and he will share Alternate Access' proven methodology for success.

About Alternate Access
Alternate Access empowers service businesses to dramatically boost their productivity and
customer service levels by delivering converged communications solutions. Customers include
banking, real estate, construction, staffing, florists, auto dealers and other service businesses.
Alternate Access quickly gets to the core of how your business works and combines the
convenience of your telephone with the intelligence of your computer-for bottom line results.
Converged Communications for Competitive Advantage. For more information, contact us at
www.AlternateAccess.com or call toll free at 866-831-9273.