Released on: January 14, 2008, 10:57 am

Press Release Author: Appia Communications

Industry: Telecommunications

Press Release Summary: TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - (January 14, 2008) - Appia
Communications, a leading provider of managed voice, video, and data services and
transport solutions , today announced that Secured Network Services (SNS) of
Norwood, Massachusetts, has joined its national network of partners.

Press Release Body: "We are delighted that Secured Network Services has become an
Appia partner," said Jason Ulm, Appia's Vice President of Sales. "With a combined
staff that includes four Cisco-certified internetworking engineers in three network
operations centers, SNS is clearly one of the leading networking experts in New
England."

"When we add Appia's Cisco advanced communications expertise together with our Cisco
Small Business Certification, we're able to deliver a complete set of Cisco data and
telephony solutions for both the SMB and enterprise clientele" said Kevin Low,
President of Secured Network Services. "Through this partnership, SNS will be able
to offer its clients the latest voice, video and data technologies over Appia's
Cisco-powered network," continued Low. "We will be able to address such key
communications challenges as design and support of large scale wide area networks,
faxing, unified messaging, hosted phone systems, and more. This partnership also
allows us to offer Appia's Tier 1 transport solutions to connect our clients into
our production and disaster recovery data centers. In short, it's a perfect
complement to our business."

About Secured Network Services
SNS is an information technology professional services firm. Founded in 2002 by
Kevin Low, its Headquarters and Data & Network Operations Centers are located in
Norwood, MA. SNS works with local and regional companies and organizations in a
variety of industries. For more information about SNS, see www.sns-usa.net.

About Appia Communications
Appia Communications is a leading provider of telecommunications services, whose
mission is to enable small and mid-sized companies and organizations realize the
benefits of Internet Protocol (IP) technology. Appia's solutions help customers
reduce costs, enhance employee productivity, improve customer care, and compete more
effectively against much larger enterprises.

Headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, Appia has operations in New York, Chicago,
Los Angeles, Detroit, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and other markets in North America
and Europe. For more information about Appia's managed IT and telecom services, or
about becoming an Appia partner, please visit www.appiaservices.com, or call
877-277-4297.

Web Site: http://appiaservices.comj

Contact Details: Media Contact:

Keli Minick
Marketing and Communications Manager
231.929.0970 (v)
kminick@appiaservices.com