Nitel Adds MicroCorp to Premier Partner Program

MicroCorp to leverage Nitel’s expertise in delivering multi-location networks nationwide

CHICAGO [June 23, 2011] – Nitel, Inc., a nationally recognized provider of telecommunications network services, today announced a new partnership with Atlanta based master agent MicroCorp. As a Nitel partner, MicroCorp agents will expand their product offering to include Nitel’s nationwide MPLS, Ethernet, dedicated Internet and private line products.

MicroCorp agents will benefit from Nitel’s channel program, voted as one of the 50 best by readers of industry publication Channel Partners magazine. The program offers technical and back-office resources focused on helping partners drive their opportunities, while also providing training and tools to increase their chances of success.

As a leading master agency with over 1,500 professional agents and VARs across the country, MicroCorp offers a significant distribution channel for Nitel’s data services. With Nitel’s competitive pricing and attentive client service, MicroCorp agents will be well positioned to achieve greater success in the marketplace.

“Nitel provides MicroCorp Agents and VARs with a wide variety of nationwide connectivity services that can reach markets that are traditionally very difficult to service,” said Brad Miehl, MicroCorp President and CEO. “As a result, MicroCorp is able to offer solutions that our channel and customers demand regardless of a customer’s geographic location.”

“We are very excited about our partnership with MicroCorp. They have an outstanding reputation in the industry,” commented Nitel CEO Rick Stern. “We believe our MPLS, Ethernet, Internet and private line solutions will give MicroCorp agents a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace, particularly outside tier 1 markets where Nitel’s value is strongest.”

About Nitel

Nitel is a nationally recognized provider of wholesale MPLS, Ethernet, private line and Internet services. Clients improve profitability and create operational efficiency with Nitel’s nationwide connectivity services. Particularly in rural or difficult-to-reach areas, Nitel delivers a significant cost advantage through its unique flat rates. As a virtual network operator, Nitel maximizes clients’ back-office efficiency using proprietary intelligence tools to accelerate procurement, installation and maintenance across the networks of over 100 carriers
Headquartered in Chicago with offices in Atlanta, Ga., Madison, Wis., and Reno, Nev., Nitel has built a superior reputation for customer service and customized solutions since its founding in 1997. Organically grown and profitable, Nitel is a stable, trusted partner of more than 850 wholesale, agent and end-user clients. Information about Nitel is available via its Web site at www.nitelusa.com

About MicroCorp

Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Atlanta, Ga, MicroCorp Inc, is one of the nations’ leading Telecom Master Agencies that supports and manages over 1,500 professional Agents and VARS nationwide. MicroCorp maintains carrier agreements with over 35 vendors and supports its business via an internally developed web based application called Nautilus. MicroCorp also adds additional value to it’s agents and their end customers by providing Insite, which is an integrated module of Nautilus that allows end customer to login and manage all their Carrier Services and Equipment Assets in a collaborative environment. MicroCorp is a Graduate Member of the Advanced Technology Development Center at Georgia Tech and serves on the advisory board of many telecommunication carriers. For more information about MicroCorp, please visit www.microcorp.com.

For more information:
Jason Borkowicz
Director of Marketing
Nitel, Inc.
773-770-1371
jborkowicz@nitelusa.com
media@nitelusa.com


Jack Knocke
Micro Corp, Inc.
770-649-1919
jack.knocke@microcorp.com