Blacksburg, VA (PRWEB) July 28, 2004 -- Excedent Technologies, the leading provider of managed email hosting with integrated security threat prevention, today announced that three wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) have recently joined the company’s channel partner program. All three WISPs are now providing their subscribers with email accounts powered by Excedent’s industry leading hosted email platform, housed in carrier-grade data centers throughout Virginia.

Bay Broadband, a WISP on the Eastern Shore, Spot On Networks, a WISP in Coastal Connecticut and Velocity Broadband a WISP in The Sandhills of North Carolina, have all made the decision to outsource their email, as opposed to outlaying capital expenditures on software and hardware purchases, building their own in-house email systems and managing the architecture, virus updates, anti-spam filters and customer support.

“We made the decision to outsource our email so that we would be able to offer an industry leading solution, without having to build, host and maintain it ourselves,” explained Tom Morgan, President of Velocity Broadband in Moore County, North Carolina. “We selected Excedent specifically because of their leadership in the industry and their reputation for excellent customer service.”

“Email is no longer just an added convenience thrown in by an ISP as an enticement to win customers,” said Dick Sherwin, CEO of Spot On Networks. “It is now an essential component of any successful business model as more and more companies migrate to the Internet to reach a wider clientele. Businesses expect their email service provider to deliver the most advanced features, the best protections from viruses and Spam and the greatest assurances of up time and reliability. As a service provider, you must tap whatever external resources are necessary in order to meet these expectations if you hope to succeed. We found our answer in Excedent.”

According to industry analyst Michael Cai of Parks Associates, the number of wireless broadband subscribers has increased to 200,000 in the past two years and is expected to growth to 2.2 million by 2008. “Wireless internet is finally beginning to take off in the United States, especially in rural America,” commented Patrick Matthews, CEO of Excedent Technologies. “New technologies and innovative entrepreneurs are pushing the industry forward; this is also creating a great market opportunity for Excedent, as smaller companies like Bay Broadband, Spot On and Velocity Broadband take market share from the monopolistic ISPs in this country. We look forward to helping support the growth of these wireless carriers.”

About Bay Broadband Communications
Bay Broadband Communications’ mission is to bring low-cost, high-speed Internet services to the Eastern Shore. The company, based in Chestertown, MD, has built a network that makes use of advanced wireless technology, capable of higher speeds than any wire line network such as DSL or cable Internet, and is also able to efficiently serve widely dispersed customers at very competitive prices. For those customers needing extra security, Bay Broadband can provide advanced encryption and other safeguards to protect data in transit. In the future Bay Broadband will offer low-cost voice-over-internet phone service, movies and other digital entertainment services. For more information, please visit www.baybroadband.net or call 410-810-1050.

About Spot On Networks
Spot On Networks provides fully managed Communications services to Enterprises and Businesses in office buildings throughout Connecticut. Additionally, Spot On provides High Speed Internet access to multifamily residential buildings so that occupants can access the Internet from anywhere in their residence, outside their buildings or in downtown areas. Spot On has established the largest network of Public Access High Speed Wireless Internet Metropolitan Area Zones in the State, covering wide areas of Stamford, South Norwalk, New Haven, Middletown and Hartford downtowns. For more information, please visit www.spotonnetworks.com, email or call us toll free, 1-87-SPOTON-87 (877-768-6687).

About Velocity Broadband
Velocity Broadband is a High Speed Wireless Internet Service bringing fast Internet access to The Sandhills of North Carolina. As a Velocity Broadband customer, wireless Internet is always on and works as fast or faster than a DSL or cable connection. Wireless Internet is also available in areas that are not serviced by DSL or cable. Velocity Broadband subscribers will have a choice of speeds ranging from 128 Kbps to 1.54 Mbps. Downloading music and videos and playing those fast action games can all be done with high-speed wireless Internet service. For more information, please visit www.velocitybroadband.us or call 910-944-0793.

About Excedent Technologies
Excedent Technologies is the leader in managed email hosting with integrated security threat prevention. The company equips service provider partners across the entire business spectrum with the ability to resell hosted email accounts protected from Spam, computer viruses and other threats facing corporate email systems. Excedent manages and maintains this critical communications infrastructure, freeing up personnel resources and eliminating the need for partners to purchase email-related hardware, software and security services. The company is privately held and profitable, serving more than 2,500 resellers and customers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.excedent.com or call 866.EXCEDENT (866.392.3336).

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