LightEdge Selected for "Cool Vendor" distinction based on innovation, market impact and intrigue in the network services industry.

DES MOINES, Iowa—April 27, 2005—LightEdge Solutions, Inc., a Midwest leader in data networking, VoIP and managed business services, today announced that they have been included as a "Cool Vendor" in the Gartner Inc. report “Cool Vendors in Network Services.” Gartner is one of the country's premier independent analysts in the areas of information technology and telecommunications. The report was written by Gartner analysts Katja Ruud, Steve Blood, Susan Richardson, Lisa Unden, Eric Paulak, Kathleen M. Adams, Ted Chamberlin, Eric Goodness, Jay E. Pultz.

Gartner selected seven industry leading companies from around the world in the Network services space for the “Cool Vendor” distinction. Gartner defines a cool vendor as a vendor that offers technologies or solutions that are:

• Innovative — enable users to do things they couldn't do before
• Impactful — have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology)
• Intriguing — have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in the past six months or so

“We are very pleased to have been recognized as one of Gartner’s Cool Vendors,” said Jim Masterson, chief executive officer and president of LightEdge Solutions. “Gartner is well known for their ability to recognize market trendsetters. We see this award as confirmation that LightEdge is exceptionally well-positioned to provide long-term value to our customers in the areas of voice (Voice-over Internet-protocol), networking, managed IT services, and hosted business application services.”

LightEdge’s Service-on-Demand approach exploits a utility-based, monthly “Pay-as-You-Use”  pricing model with minimal upfront customer capital costs for communication & IT Services.

About Gartner, Inc.
Gartner, Inc. is the leading provider of research and analysis on the information technology and telecommunications industries. The independence and objectivity in research and advice are hallmarks of the Gartner brand. Gartner founded the technology research and advisory industry on these principles in 1979. With more than 10,000 clients and 75 locations worldwide, they remain the clear market leader.

About LightEdge Solutions
LightEdge Solutions® empowers businesses to be more productive, mobile and effective with managed voice and data services delivered through a multi-homed, Cisco Powered Network data center environment. By out-tasking voice, data and IT services, small and medium sized businesses are able to realize unparalleled scalability and reliability with a lower total cost of ownership and reduced administration. For more information about services available for your business, visit LightEdge’s web site at www.lightedge.com.

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LightEdge Solutions
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