Choice One Communications Selects Synacor To Deploy Enhanced Messaging Services To Its Business Clients

Synacor’s Platform Provides CLEC With More Robust Product Offering

August 21st 2001

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Synacor Inc., a provider of provisioning, messaging, collaboration and portal solutions to Telcos, VARs and Service Providers, today announced a partnership with Choice One Communications, an Integrated Communications Provider offering facilities-based voice and data telecommunications services, Web hosting, design and development to small and medium-sized businesses. Through this partnership, Choice One will use the Synacor platform to offer enhanced messaging services to its small and medium-sized business clients.

“Synacor’s turnkey solution enables us to enhance our data service offerings and deliver the products our clients demand,” said Kevin Dickens, executive vice president & co-chief operating officer of Choice One Communications. “By solving all of our clients’ needs, we strengthen our client relationships and create additional revenue opportunities. In today’s business environment, simple e-mail is not enough. By leveraging Synacor’s experience we can go to market quickly with a more robust portfolio of products and services.”

The integration of Synacor’s solutions into a complete offering of voice and data services positions Choice One as a complete provider of communications and data solutions. Through its partnership with Synacor, Choice One will be able to provide tailored solutions to meet the specific demands of each small and medium-sized business client by providing additional value-added services such as e-mail, virus scanning, calendar, document management and mobile data services.

“Choice One’s decision to offer its clients Synacor’s messaging solutions further validates our position as a leading provider of enhanced data services,” said Ron Frankel, president and CEO of Synacor. “By leveraging our solutions, Choice One is positioned to meet the needs of its clients, currently across 11 states and 28 markets, as they grow and evolve.”

Synacor’s unique deployment and billing platform also enables Choice One to provide its clients with messaging technology that easily integrates with its existing applications, billing and management systems.

With today’s announcement, Choice One Communications becomes the latest company to join Synacor’s growing Channel Partner program. Hundreds of Service Providers, Brands, Portals and Telecommunications companies from all over the world have chosen to partner with Synacor to leverage the company’s secure and reliable enhanced data services.

About Synacor
Synacor (www.synacor.com) delivers a suite of enhanced data services and a turnkey provisioning platform that enables CLECs, ILECs, Carriers, VARs and Service Providers to quickly deploy portal, messaging and collaboration services to consumers and small to medium businesses. With offices in Buffalo, New York and Emeryville, California, Synacor powers a global network of partners including Choice One Communications and Net Related, Inc.