M5 Networks Wins ‘pulver 100’ Award for Fourth Consecutive Year

September 8, 2005; 04:40 PM

New York, September 7, 2005 – M5 Networks, the northeast’s leading outsourced IP phone system provider, today announced its inclusion in the 2005 ’pulver 100’, the VoIP industry’s premiere listing of privately held growth companies that represent the future of the communications ecosystem. This year’s distinction is M5’s fourth since the list was first compiled in 2002.

“We are proud of our inclusion in this year’s ‘pulver 100’ list,” said Dan Hoffman, M5’s president and chief executive officer. “This recognition highlights the success we’ve experienced within the telecommunications industry and is a tribute to the fact that our focus on trustworthiness, reliability and service continues to stand out in the market.”

The ‘pulver 100’ is the VoIP industry’s original award listing, and it continues to gain significance as companies like M5 Networks expand the usage of IP communications’ within the telecommunications sector.

“M5 deserves this honor because of its position as a leading provider in the outsourced IP phone system market,” said Jeff Pulver, Founder and Chairman of pulvermedia. “I’ve named M5 to the list for the fourth straight year because of the  company’s innovative approach to VoIP technology and its commitment to increasing productivity and streamlining communications for its clients.”

The ‘pulver 100’ Award will be formally presented to Mr. Hoffman later this month at the Fall 2005 VON Conference & Expo, being held September 19th-21st in Boston, MA.  He will also be speaking at the conference as part of a panel discussion entitled “Delivering Hosted Voice Services to the Enterprise,” on Wednesday, September 21st between 1 and 2:15 PM.

About M5 Networks
M5 Networks is the leading outsourced IP phone system provider in the Northeast. Trustworthiness is at the heart of M5's philosophy and business model. By outsourcing to M5 instead of buying another phone system and signing more local and long distance contracts, businesses save valuable time and hard dollars. M5 was founded in 2000, and since inception has been entirely focused on delivering the most reliable business phone system service in the industry. M5's core technology partners include Cisco, Verizon, Sun, AboveNet, Internap, Sprint, Qwest, Broadwing Communications and Tekelec. M5 has received the Pulver 100 Award as a Communications Growth Company for four consecutive years (2002-2005), as well as Frost & Sullivan's 2004 Entrepreneurial Company Award and Internet Telephony Magazine's 2004 VoIP Service Provider Award. In addition, the strong demand for M5 services has enabled M5’s management team to run the business conservatively, regularly reinvesting profits and maintaining financial stability.