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News Releases
New Edge Networks creates new Agent Council, appoints members
VANCOUVER, Wash. – (April 16, 2007) – New Edge Networks appointed a 12-member Agent Council that will help the business network company streamline sales and marketing approaches for enhancing the effectiveness of its authorized agent program.
Following its acquisition by EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK), New Edge Networks is expanding and refocusing its channel program strategy. It intends to use the Agent Council to help determine best business practices for improving the quality of support, network products, training, channel management, systems, and communications.
“The New Edge Networks Agent Council will help us help them and the rest of channel, especially at a time of upheaval in telecommunications industry channel programs,” said Bruce Barnes, director of channel program for New Edge Networks. “We need to be in alignment with our agents in preparing for industry change, a task that is best accomplished by fluid two-way communication on opportunities and focus.
“By better understanding our agents’ business needs and priorities, using their input to improve New Edge's capabilities, and maximizing their capability to recognize and provide solutions that coincide with our sweet spots, we can grow everybody's business,” Barnes said. “If they win, we win.”
New Edge Networks’ Agent Council includes representation by top performing agents within each of the company’s three U.S. geographic regions. It also includes a mix of agents with different business models, such as master agencies, sub agents, and brokerage firms.
Among the topics and issues that New Edge Networks Agent Council initially will help review and prioritize through monthly meetings are: simplifying business interaction with the carrier, communications and subagent support, new product offerings and pricing, training, agent certification, enhancing security of the agent business, performance incentives and recognition.
New members of the New Edge Networks Agent Council include:
West Region:
Intelisys Communications Inc., Petaluma, Calif., www.intelisyscorp.com
Telarus Inc., Draper, Utah, www.telarus.com
Top Speed Data Communications Inc., Petaluma, Calif., www.topspeeddata.com
W. Lange And Company Inc., Newhall, Calif., www.wlange.com
World Telecom Group, Malibu, Calif., www.worldtelecomgroup.com
Central Region:
AllInternetNow, Chicago, Ill., www.AllInternetNow.com
Data-Tel Communications Inc., Chicago, www.data-telinc.net
DPSciences Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio, www.dpsciences.com
Simplify Corp., The Woodlands, Texas, www.simplifycorp.com
East Region:
Broadband National Inc., Vero Beach, Fla., www.broadbandnational.com
KeaneTel, Atco, N.J., www.keanetel.com
MicroCorp Inc., Marietta, Ga., www.microcorp.com
New Edge Networks offers various partnership programs that offer monthly commissions, wholesale pricing discounts, or up-front payments for customer referrals. For more information about New Edge Networks’ partnership program, visit www.newedgenetworks.com/partners
About New Edge Networks
New Edge Networks, based in Vancouver, Wash., is a wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK). New Edge Networks builds and manages private networks for businesses and communications providers. Through its nationwide backbone network with almost 900 switches and Internet routers, New Edge Networks uses any blend of network and access technologies (MPLS, frame relay, ATM, xDSL, cable, wireless, and satellite) for providing high-speed connections at any business address in the United States. Network options include any combination of access, network management functions, and on-site installation services. For more information visit www.newedgenetworks.com or call 1-360-693-9009.
Contact:
Sal Cinquegrani
(360) 906-9723
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