Broadwing Selects TelSoft As Partner
Informational Technology Testing Service Provider Teams with Broadwing Technology Solutions
Cincinnati, Ohio. - March 17, 2003. The technology solutions leader, Broadwing Technology Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Broadwing Inc. (NYSE: BRW), today announced a one year agreement with TelSoft Incorporated, a leading provider of information technology testing services. Under the agreement, TelSoft will act as the prime contractor when preparing and submitting bids on public sector RFP's for services that include Broadwing Technology Solutions' Professional, Managed Services and Hardware Sales. Broadwing Technology Solutions will provide TelSoft with information and support needed for proposal preparation and negotiation of contracts derived from awarded bids.
As an added benefit, Broadwing Technology Solutions can now offer their clients a wide array of Web Based Application Testing Services to fully complement their existing service offering. This agreement will allow TelSoft to provide its customers with world class pre-production testing facilities and will give TelSoft bandwidth flexibility and more point-of-presence options for Load and Stress Testing of web applications.
"Both companies will have the ability to capitalize on a large segment of public sector contracts that have a small business or minority preference which will, in turn, increase the revenues of both companies" said Marcus Franklin, President & CEO of TelSoft. "In addition, TelSoft's Web Based Application Testing and other IT Testing services will allow Broadwing Technology Solutions to offer services that cover the total span of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model."
About Broadwing
Broadwing Inc. (NYSE: BRW) is an integrated communications company comprised of Broadwing Communications and Cincinnati Bell. Broadwing Communications leads the industry as the world's first intelligent, all-optical, switched network provider and offers businesses nationwide a competitive advantage by providing data, voice and Internet solutions that are flexible, reliable and innovative on its 18,500-mile optical network and its award-winning IP backbone. Cincinnati Bell is one of the nation's most respected and best performing local exchange and wireless providers with a legacy of unparalleled customer service excellence and financial strength. The company was recently ranked number one in customer satisfaction, for the second year in a row, by J.D. Power and Associates for local residential telephone service and residential long distance among mainstream users and received the number one ranking in wireless customer satisfaction in its Cincinnati market. Cincinnati Bell provides a wide range of telecommunications products and services to residential and business customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. Broadwing Inc. is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information, visit www.broadwing.com.
About TelSoft Inc.
TelSoft, Inc. is a leading provider of web application and software testing services. Since 1992, TelSoft, Inc. has provided Information Technology (IT) services to many companies to help ensure that their products and applications meet the standards of today's market. TelSoft's services include functionality, compatibility, performance and load/stress testing of web applications and e-commerce sites as well as functionality, compatibility, network, and stress testing of software applications. By utilizing our services, companies have gained the confidence that their products will function properly over a wide variety of platforms and will meet the expectations of their customers. For more information about TelSoft, Inc., visit the company's web site at www.telsoft-inc.com.