Alternate Access® Shortens Commute, Says Adios to Paying
Rent, and Gains a Tony Address

Released on = October 5, 2005, 11:26 am

Press Release Author = Diane Pettus/ Pettus.Inc

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = Converged Communications Specialists are Bullish on Economy and on Their Technology

Press Release Body = Raleigh, NC -- Alternate Access, an award-winning technology company specializing in converged communications, has relocated to Duraleigh Office Park on Duraleigh Road, purchasing Suite 111 in the upscale office park, just minutes away from Glenwood Avenue as well as from the owners’ home. “How sweet it is,” says Kelly Lumpkin, CEO of Alternate Access. Though his company’s technology makes him immediately accessible by phone no matter where he is the physical convenience of the new building’s location and the possibilities inherent to ownership are bringing out smiles from the entire Alternate Access team.

The purchase was brokered by Rich Commercial Realty and financed with the help of Focus Visions Group, LLC. It contains 2250 square feet and is designed for growth. Riley Lewis General Contractors, Inc. did the upfit, and Bell and Associates designed the decorating scheme.

The new address is: Duraleigh Office Park, 5623 Duraleigh Road, Suite 111, Raleigh, NC 27612-2700
Telephone numbers remain the same: Tel: 919-831-1860 and Toll Free: (866) 831-9270

Alternate Access’ building purchase is all about optimism and opportunity in the economy, in Raleigh, in the health of the tech sector, and in the company’s demonstrated ability to analyze the market and make smart business decisions. This move is the latest chapter in the journey of two successful technology entrepreneurs
(Kelly and Adrienne Lumpkin) who left IBM and Hewlett-Packard and followed a dream. They entered private business as acknowledged experts on uniting the reach of the telephone with the power of the computer to streamline operations in small and mid-sized companies. They started Alternate Access out of a home office in 1993 and
later moved to the Glenwood Center, in an area of downtown that has become the trendy South Glenwood corridor.

The relocation to Duraleigh Road is the natural evolution of an award-winning business. Alternate Access has received four Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Pinnacle awards for growth and profitability, three North Carolina Tech 50 awards, and was a finalist for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Nationally, Alternate Access has been recognized with a Deloitte and Touche Tech 500
Award. And for the past three years, the company has earned the Elite Partner Award from Vertical Communications. Alternate Access integrates business telephones, fax servers, interactive voice response, Internet, call centers and CRM to help service businesses and branch offices improve their customer service and staff productivity. CEO Kelly Lumpkin says simply, “Come on over, we’d like to show you around.”

About Alternate Access®
Alternate Access empowers service businesses to dramatically boost their productivity and customer service levels by delivering converged communications solutions. Customers include banking, real estate, construction, staffing, florists, auto dealers and other service businesses. Alternate Access quickly gets to the core of how your business works and combines the convenience of your telephone with the intelligence of your computer-for bottom line results. Converged Communications for Competitive Advantage. For more information, contact us at www.AlternateAccess.com or call toll free at 866-831-9273.

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Web Site = http://www.alternateaccess.com

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Diane Pettus
Pettus.Inc
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