Vancouver, Washington - (The Hosting News) - December 3, 2007 - Wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc., New Edge Networks, has been honored by Frost and Sullivan growth consulting company, with the presentation of its 2007 North American Customer Value Enhancement Award.

Frost and Sullivan singled out New Edge for its work in forming and developing the Retail Broadband Alliance, an industry consortium that makes it easy for businesses to switch to or optimize value from high-speed wide area networks. New Edge formed the Retail Broadband Alliance in November 2004.

Max Engel, telecommunications analyst for Frost and Sullivan noted, ”As digital convergence overtakes the communications world, what were previously stand alone devices have increasingly been linked to form larger and larger networks. At a basic level connectivity is unavoidable yet many of the devices were not designed for such connectivity and many communications systems are not designed to support such networks. New Edge Networks has created a unique solution to these problems.”

Through the Retail Broadband Alliance, New Edge Networks helps its customers find solutions to their network communications problems. Merchants have access to almost 250 independent suppliers whose products and services run over private wide area networks. Merchants identify and select the suppliers they prefer. Read more of this news »

Merced, California - (Website Hosting Directory) - November 5, 2007 - Wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc., New Edge Networks, has been selected by County Bank, to extend its MPLS Network, for the student-operated branch at an area high school.

A student-run County Bank branch at a high school in Fresno, Calif., is among the almost 45 community bank sites that will be connected to a new MPLS network powered by New Edge Networks, a unit of EarthLink Inc. (NASDAQ:ELNK). County Bank, the principal subsidiary of Capital Corp. of the West (NASDAQ:CCOW), is strategically using new network technology and innovative community outreach for maintaining its leadership position in Central and Northern California.

Greg Griffiths, Vice President of Marketing for New Edge Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based EarthLink Inc. noted, ”MPLS (short for Multi Protocol Label Switching) technology provides high flexibility, reliability, availability, and substantial savings on monthly communications fees.” Read more of this news »

Vancouver, Washington - (The Hosting News) - October 22, 2007 - Wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc., New Edge Networks, has been honored by Frost and Sullivan growth consulting company, with the presentation of its 2007 North American Customer Value Enhancement Award.

Frost and Sullivan singled out New Edge for its work in forming and developing the Retail Broadband Alliance, an industry consortium that makes it easy for businesses to switch to or optimize value from high-speed wide area networks. New Edge formed the Retail Broadband Alliance in November 2004.

Max Engel, telecommunications analyst for Frost and Sullivan noted, ”As digital convergence overtakes the communications world, what were previously stand alone devices have increasingly been linked to form larger and larger networks. At a basic level connectivity is unavoidable yet many of the devices were not designed for such connectivity and many communications systems are not designed to support such networks. New Edge Networks has created a unique solution to these problems.” Read more of this news »

Atlanta, Georgia - (Website Hosting Directory) - September 4, 2007 - Web host and ISP firm, EarthLink, Inc., has enlisted a corporate restructuring plan, to reduce operating costs across the company. The restructuring will begin immediately and be completed by the end of the year.

Rolla P. Huff, President and CEO of EarthLink offered, ”While we see this as an important first step in unlocking the underlying value that we believe is in our company, we are only eight weeks into the process of repositioning EarthLink for the future. These changes get our cost structure in line, but there is much more to do. We expect to announce additional steps as we continue our work over the coming weeks and months.”

Mr. Huff continued, ”We are extremely appreciative of our employees’ dedication and contributions, and we hope that the benefits and services we have put in place to provide assistance will help during this time of transition. While we recognize this is a difficult time for those affected individuals, this was a needed action for the company to better align our cost structure with our existing business.”

Approximately 900 jobs will be eliminated and the company will close its Orlando, FL; Knoxville, TN; Harrisburg, PA and San Francisco, CA offices and substantially reduce its presence in Pasadena, CA, and Atlanta, GA. EarthLink expects to record facility exit and restructuring costs of $60 - $70 million associated with the plan. These costs include $30 - $35 million for certain employee-related costs, $10 - $15 million for lease termination costs, $8 - $10 million for other costs to streamline operations and $8 - $10 million non- cash asset write-offs. EarthLink expects that these facility exit and restructuring costs will be recognized primarily in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2007.

As a result of the corporate restructuring, EarthLink expects to generate $25 - $35 million in cost savings through the remainder of 2007. Management believes that due to the expected savings generated, the company should receive a positive payback on the restructuring costs within six months. Additionally, EarthLink is modifying its previously issued revenue, adjusted EBITDA and net loss guidance for the third quarter and full year 2007. For the third quarter of 2007, EarthLink now expects revenue of $290 - $300 million. Excluding the one-time facility exit and restructuring charges, the company now expects adjusted EBITDA. Read more of this news »

Vancouver, Washington - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - July 19, 2007 - Wholly owned subsidiary of EarthLink Inc., New Edge Networks, was chosen by DavCo Restaurants Inc., a franchisee of Wendy’s International Inc., to support a private network installation, hoped to improve efficiency, profitability and guest experience.

The network is expected to be fully operational by the end of July. DavCo’s private wide area network links more than 160 Wendy’s restaurants in northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Until recently, DavCo restaurants were using a combination of dial-up telephone connections and individual high-speed connections that were not part of a managed network.

Stacy A. Duncan, Director of Information Technology for DavCo, based in Crofton, Md offered, ”The need for improved security and use of new technology in our stores prompted DavCo to switch to a private managed network. A private network allows DavCo to optimize operating efficiency for better serving our customers.”

Last year, DavCo installed a new point-of-sale system and upgraded its computers to accommodate data polling, credit card transactions and back office data management. Now with a high-speed network, the Wendy’s franchisee is poised to do remote sales polling every 15 minutes to an enterprise web site, allow store managers to submit food orders online versus using fax orders, and enable the store managers to use a new Wendy’s Web portal for food cost management. This completely automates the food cost management process saving managers hours of manual paperwork.

Ms. Duncan remarked, ”With our new network, restaurants are processing credit card transactions in three to five seconds versus 21 to 30 seconds on dial-up. When we moved (stores) to the network, the reaction from our managers was, ‘Wow. This is great.”’

With restaurants spread out over two states plus the District of Columbia, DavCo turned to New Edge Networks as a single-source provider for its managed network. New Edge Networks offered DavCo guaranteed flat-rate national pricing, regardless of the high-speed access type available at each location. By using a network, DavCo was able to eliminate one to three regular telephone lines at each restaurant. This helped DavCo hold down its average monthly total communications costs.

Greg Griffiths, Vice President of Marketing for New Edge Networks added, ”DavCo’s smart use of technology is helping increase sales by improving the overall guest experience. In the quick service restaurant industry, which operates on margins that are pennies on a dollar, every little improvement helps build substantial business improvements.” Read more of this news »

Mountain View, California - (The Hosting News) - May 21, 2007 - Search engine, Google, fresh on the heels of its integrated and comprehensive universal search model development, has announced that it is scheduled to present and particiapte in upcoming financial events, geared toward the investor community.

The JMP Securities Research Conference, will feature over 100 public companies in presentations to over 300 institutional investors, with keynote panels featuring industry leaders in venture capital, public equity investment, hedge fund management, and real estate investments, offering 2005 Outlook. Google’s
Gokul Rajaram, Product Management Director, will address the participants at 2:30 p.m. ET, on Monday, May 21, 2007. In addition, Microsoft’s Steve Berkowitz, Senior Vice President, Online Services Group, will present at the conference on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 5:40 a.m. Pacific Time. Representatives from Yahoo!, Amazon and Earthlink, are also scheduled to appear. Read more of this news »

New York, New York - (Website Hosting Directory) - February 22, 2007 - Internet service provider, EarthLink, will present at the Bear Stearns 2007 Media Conference on Monday, March 5, in Palm Beach, Florida. Kevin Dotts, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will speak at the event at 3:20 p.m EST.

A live broadcast of the presentation will be available through: http://cc.talkpoint.com/BEAR002/030507a_cy/?entity=earthlink. Please note that participants will need to register in order to access the webcast.

Join us for stimulating discussion as media investors, analysts and experts share their views on current issues impacting the media space.

Media sectors represented in the conference will include: Advertising, Broadcasting, Broadband, Cable Networks, Film Production, Information Services, Interactive Entertainment, Marketing Services, Multiple System Operations, Outdoor, Publishing, Satellite, Radio and Yellow Pages. Read more of this news »

Washington, D.C. - (Website Hosting Directory) - February 20, 2007 - The president and CEO of the Electronic Retailing Association, Barbara Tulipane, served as a panelist for a discussion on broadband connectivity, at the Federal Trade Commission’s Broadband Connectivity Competition Policy workshop.

The Electronic Retailing Association is the only industry association representing direct response marketing companies and major retailers that use electronic media to sell goods and services to consumers. During the panel, which focused on quality of service, tiering, and charging fees for prioritized delivery of broadband access, Tulipane stressed the need to continue a non-prioritized, “open” Internet scenario. While Tulipane believes that providers can recoup their investment and create additional revenue streams by charging for non-Internet related broadband applications, such as video or television, she believes that the Internet should be separated from such broadband services.

Ms. Tulipane offered, “This position keeps the Internet as an open network where our smaller retailers can continue to provide consumers with content the consumer wants,, because in today’s world the consumer is in charge.” Read more of this news »

Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - February 1, 2007 - Privately held, dedicated hosting and IT infrastructure solutions provider, The Planet, has named James P. Picone, to the newly created position of Vice President of its contact centers. Mr. Picone is a former Earthlink executive, who will report to Chairman and CEO Douglas J. Erwin.

Mr. Picone’s appointment is the first of several that will comprise the company’s new Customer Experience team. From technical sales and phone support, to customer support, purchasing and client service, the team’s focus will be to optimize virtually every customer touch point. Read more of this news »

Vancouver, Washington - (The Hosting News) - January 16, 2007 - EarthLink Inc. subsidiary, New Edge Networks, has officially named interim President, Linda Beck, a veteran operations and IT executive, as President of the company. Ms. Beck, an Executive Vice President of EarthLink and General Manager of EarthLink Business Solutions, had been interim president of New Edge Networks since last August.

Bill Heys, President of EarthLink’s Value and Small to Medium Enterprises Business Unit remarked, ”Linda’s knowledge and experience in IT and operations will go a long way for building trust and confidence among IT decision makers who are responsible for developing technology and networking solutions for their businesses. She understands their challenges and will help our company translate their complex needs into high quality, flexible solutions that will contribute to the financial bottom lines of their businesses.” Read more of this news »