Qovia :: Press Release

Frederick, MD February 13, 2006 — Qovia, Inc., the technology and market leader in enterprise IP telephony management, today announced that Cisco IPT Certified Gold or Silver partners are now eligible to become Qovia Reseller Partners. Also today, Qovia announced that Presidio, a leader in converged technologies, is the latest company to join its Reseller Partner Program.

“Qovia IP Telephony Manager adds functionality to Cisco IP telephony networks that administrators need,” said David Woodall, CEO of Qovia. “Only by true, active monitoring and management of Voice over IP networks can reseller customers and managed service providers overcome hurdles to meet service level commitments for IP call delivery and call quality. It’s essential that companies like Presidio, who work closely with their customers to build, develop and maintain Cisco IP telephony systems, also have the appropriate management capabilities to enhance those systems, better service their customers, and realize the cost-savings of IP telephony.”

“Presidio works with Cisco to design and build enterprise IP telephony networks because they are an industry leader,” said Rudy Casasola, president of Presidio Corporation. “The Qovia IP Telephony Manager enables us to enhance the maintenance of our customers’ core Cisco IP telephony networks by providing additional insight into the minute-by-minute operations. This granularity allows us to pinpoint and solve problems as they occur.”

“I am very excited to welcome Presidio to the Qovia Reseller Partner Program,” said David Collins, Qovia’s vice president of North American sales. “We intend to drive sales for the company through reseller channel partners, and we expect most of our revenue to come from partners such as Presidio, who can add value to our core products.”

Companies who join Qovia’s Reseller Partner Program can participate in a number of different ways: as a Qovia Authorized Partner, Qovia Platinum Partner or Qovia Platinum MSP Partner.

Benefits of the Qovia Reseller Partner Program include:

Industry-Leading Technology—Qovia has the only technology designed from the ground up for real-time IP telephony management, enabling easy monitoring of VoIP networks and call quality. Qovia IP Telephony Manager products are certified by Cisco and feature a scalable architecture for enterprise use.

Training and Certification—Reseller partners will receive full training on the Qovia IP Telephony Manager products, including their features and benefits, their architecture and system deployment.

PR and Marketing Support—Qovia will support a partnership announcement as well as keeping the media aware of customer wins, success stories and case studies. It also offers the ability to co-sponsor marketing activities.

Cisco IPT Certified Gold or Silver partners who are interested in joining Qovia’s Reseller Partner Program should contact Cynde Karel at either 603-778-0606 or channels@qovia.com.

About Qovia, Inc.
Qovia® significantly eases the complexity of planning, monitoring and managing enterprise Internet phone networks. Providing dynamic discovery of VoIP resources and unmatched, minute-by-minute visibility into how IP telephony networks are performing, the Qovia IP Telephony Manager aggregates and analyzes IP telephony information to deliver timely call-by-call quality. Its intuitive dashboard shows a VoIP-centric view of critical IP telephony resources, allowing IT organizations to meet business objectives. Customers can use Qovia to increase the reliability and utilization of their IP telephony investments, increase end-user satisfaction and better manage the bottom line. Qovia was founded in 2002 and is backed by Canaan Partners; BlueRun Ventures (formerly Nokia Venture Partners); Anthem Capital; and the State of Maryland. The company, which has earned nearly two dozen industry awards, can be found online at www.qovia.com.

About Presidio
A true networking integrator since 1986, The Presidio Corporation has been addressing the complete technology life cycle of products, services and solutions for enterprise and carrier-grade voice and data networks. The Presidio Corporation offers multiple solutions for business critical technologies which include optical networking, network management, security, video conferencing, and IP Telephony. For more information, please visit The Presidio Corporation’s website, which can be found at www.presidio.com.