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August 23, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Choice One Communications (choiceonecom.com), an integrated
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communications provider offering facilities-based voice and data
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telecommunications services, web hosting, design and development to small
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and medium-sized businesses, announced yesterday that it is now offering a
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full suite of enhanced data features products.
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The product set includes Network Address Translation, Firewall and Virtual
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Private Network. These are all Choice One network-based services that will
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provide SMBs with efficient, cost-effective solutions as opposed to
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expensive and cumbersome hardware-based methods.
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The new products are being piloted in Rochester, NY and Grand Rapids, MI.
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The company plans to release the new products throughout its service area by
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the end of this year. The EDF product set includes Virtual Private Network
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services that allow businesses with multiple locations to securely connect
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multiple locations for high-speed data transmission. The new product set
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also includes Network Address Translation which enable computers to connect
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simultaneously to the Internet without additional costs, as well as a
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Firewall Security product that protects electronic files from network
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intruders.
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All of these products eliminate the need for businesses to purchase,
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configure, and maintain their own equipment typically associated with these
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applications. “This will revolutionize the way data services are delivered,”
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said Kevin Stephens, senior vice president, marketing. “We’ve added a robust
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suite of complementary data products to our already rich voice, DSL, T1, web
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development and hosting offerings that will help our clients maximize their
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productivity at considerable savings versus more expensive hardware
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intensive solutions.”
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“The Enhanced Data Features product set positions us as a full-service data
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network provider for small and medium-sized businesses,” Stephens added.
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“Historically, these were applications that only large corporations could
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afford. By offering much more than the high-speed connectivity solution, we
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not only create a tremendous competitive advantage for Choice One in the
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marketplace, but also position our clients to better compete against larger
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businesses.”
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Choice One currently offers services in eleven Northeast and Midwest states.
