ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions Enters Into Agreement With Johnson C. Smith University

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ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions Enters Into Agreement
With Johnson C. Smith University
Communications Solutions Provider Partners With Charlotte University

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Rhonda Morgan, vice president of ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions, a communication solutions provider, has announced that the company has formed an agreement with Johnson C. Smith University to provide Voice over Internet Protocol systems, as well as an assortment of solutions that will increase the school’s ability to manage and utilize their existing communications systems. With ATCOM’s newly implemented infrastructure, Johnson C. Smith University will also have the ability to administer telephone calls, email and faxes from a common interface.

“We are proud to provide these communications enhancements for Johnson C. Smith University,” said Morgan. “JCSU is a leading technology university and will strongly benefit from the advantages of VoIP for future technologies.”

About ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions:
ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions, a communication solutions provider founded in 1979, is an industry leader in business telecommunications with an expertise in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), a technology that enables businesses to upgrade their existing systems while embracing Internet technologies such as the Web, email, instant messaging, presence and video conferencing. With a client base comprising over 5000 businesses, ATCOM offers deployment of business telephone systems, unified messaging systems, wireless solutions, LAN/WAN infrastructure/services, video conferencing, carrier network services for local and long distance, and structured cabling solutions for voice and data. The privately held firm is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, with regional offices in Charlotte and the Triad. ATCOM has twice received award recognition as North Carolina’s Top 50 Technology Companies, most recently in 2001. For more information please call 800-849-8266 or visit the Web site at http://www.atcombts.com.

About Johnson C. Smith University:
Founded in 1867 as Biddle Memorial Institute, Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) is an independent, private, coeducational institution of higher learning. The school currently enrolls approximately 1,500 students and confers bachelor’s degrees to hundreds of students each year in 32 different majors. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this historically African-American university has the mission of providing an outstanding education for a diverse group of talented and highly motivated students from various ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographical backgrounds. The school has been ranked twice by U.S News and World Report as one of the best comprehensive colleges in the South and continues to be a leader among private liberal arts colleges in the nation. For more information visit http://www.jcsu.edu/ or call (704) 378-1000.



Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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