Tuesday, February 24, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

St. Petersburg, FL - February 24, 2009 - Telecom Association ("TA"), a professional membership organization of over 3,200 telecom distributors, honored Accel Networks today as one of the telecom industry's best vendors by bestowing the title TA "Members Choice" for 2009 in the Fixed Wireless category. Accel Networks, a TA member since January, was selected by a vote of fellow TA members as the leader in overall excellence in Fixed Wireless services

"Winning TA's annual 'Members Choice' award in a specific category is a significant tribute to the each winner's channel partner and customer service programs", stated TA Founder Dan Baldwin. "Our members only vote for those providers they feel are doing an exceptional job, one that is far above the norm for service providers in the category. The primary reason we conduct our annual awards is to let our members state for the public record exactly which vendors are doing the best job in multiple categories."

"We are honored to have received this recognition," commented Elaine Healy, President and Chief Operating Officer of Accel Networks. "It is a great testimony to our ability to provide expansive network coverage while at the same time providing a sophisticated managed fixed wireless service across the four major 3G cellular networks." Accel has been winning market share with their industry leading managed fixed wireless services, which include radio frequency enhancements via their proprietary antenna technology and backend circuit health monitoring tools.

Accel Networks established their indirect channel program in 2008, providing the first residual compensation platform in the fixed wireless industry. "Our agents and partners have done a great job positioning Accel Networks as the go-to solution for affordable SLA backed broadband services that live up to the guarantee." Said Eric Sandoval Vice President Sales & Marketing of Accel Networks, "We have worked very hard to establish Accel as the leader in the fixed wireless broadband space, the members of the Telecom Association and their clients are our biggest advocates."

Accel Networks will be exhibiting at the 2009 Channel Partners Show and Expo in Las Vegas Nevada, March 1st through the 3rd. Live demonstrations of the Accel Networks product will be presented throughout the three-day event. Accel will also be announcing their 2nd quarter agent incentives at the show. You may visit Accel Networks at booth number 1635.

About Accel Networks
Accel is the leading provider of managed fixed wireless broadband services in North America. Drawing on its experience in fixed wireless networking, Accel fused proprietary technology and intellectual property with the 3G GSM and CDMA networks and created the first PCI compliant broadband fixed wireless enterprise network. Accelerator™ brings together the availability, reliability, network management and security of terrestrial frame relay with the data throughput and price point of DSL, without the long lead times, complex installations, and high fallout rates of terrestrial broadband. For more information, visit www.accel-networks.com.

About Telecom Association ("TA")
TA members recommend and distribute telecom, data and technology solutions to businesses. TA vendors provide many of the solutions TA members recommend. Members get information about TA vendor solutions through TA vendor sponsored websites and opt-in TA vendor email blasts. For Additional information about TA or the annual Members Choice Awards please visit www.TelecomAssociation.com or contact Kathleen Brown, Administrator, at 951-296-3870 or KB@TelecomAssociation.com.

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Monday, February 16, 2009
My cousin and her husband have been teaching their seven-year-old about money. With all the news and panic about the economy swirling throughout every channel of media, they decided it would be good to help her understand what money was all about. Right now, money is far from the most valuable thing in her mind, so they needed to establish another more relevant currency: horse riding lessons.

"Now, Catherine," they told her, "if you leave the lights on in this room all month, that could cost as much as ten minutes of your horse riding." She may not comprehend the hourly rate of their trainer, but this correlation gives Catherine a clear frame of reference and a desire to reduce mommy and daddy's costs so she can keep riding.

It still amazes me how child-like an employee's understanding of business might be. Overhead, taxes, insurance, and profit margin might be terms they know, but are they pains that your employees feel? Do they fully understand how these matters weigh on your mind? Not likely.

While nobody wants to have open discussions about salary and compensation, what if the cost of materials in the supply room were clearly marked? What if the tally of each salesperson's monthly expenses were published... right next to their sales. Could your workers learn to see the wastefulness of a co-worker as a threat to his or her own income?

There are lots of expenses that add up quickly as a direct result of the lack of frugality on the part of employees. Electric bills, heating bills, travel and entertainment, and even regular repair and maintenance can all be reduced if people would but see the monetary value in something as simple as flipping a light switch or re-using scrap paper.

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