Shift to Provide IP Telephone Services via SuperNet26 April 2005
Shift Networks Inc. (SHF: TSX-V), one of Canada's leading providers of hosted Voice over IP phone services for business, has completed a Solution Partner Agreement with Strategic Information Systems Inc. (SIS) to provide hosted IP telephone services to SIS customers via the Alberta SuperNet. The Alberta SuperNet provides high speed Internet access to provincial libraries, schools and hospitals.
"Shift is a national leader in providing a new generation of business communication services delivered over Broadband data networks. Strategic Information Systems Inc. (SIS) specializes in supplying Information Technology Solutions to clients located in remote areas of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan, their primary focus being the Aboriginal community (First Nations and Metis), among many others. SIS Canada can now provide the efficiencies, features and economics of Shift's unique IP telephony services to their customers anywhere on the SuperNet," explains Shift President Trent Johnsen.
"Shift's technology provides SIS customers the ability to link together multiple locations via the SuperNet creating a 'virtual switchboard' environment. Clients who previously had limited and expensive access to telephone services will enjoy state of the art IP telephone services," comments Lyndon Lobo of SIS Canada.
Shift Networks - "More than just Talk". Shift Networks provides small and medium business customers enhanced features, savings and complete control of their business communications with a unique new generation of managed Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone services that eliminate the need for traditional customer premise-based telephone systems (Key systems or PBX). Shift provides high quality digital, business class, hosted, VoIP multi-line telephone services over high speed, secure data connections that are administered through a web browser. Shift currently provides service in Alberta in the (403) and (780) area codes of Calgary and Edmonton. Shift Networks trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "SHF". Please visit our website at www.shiftnetworks.com.
Strategic Information Systems Inc (SIS) specializes in providing integrated technology solutions to Education, Band Administration, Health Services, Social Services and Economic Development Departments. They have installed and maintained over 100 Local Area Networks (LANs) in schools, band offices and health centres across Alberta. www.siscanada.ca
The Alberta SuperNet is a Broadband network that links approximately 4,200 government, health, library and education facilities in 429 communities province-wide at affordable and sustainable costs to the Government of Alberta. The Alberta SuperNet creates a competitive market for the delivery of broadband services by private Internet service providers throughout the province to rural retail customers.
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For further information
Press & Media: Christian Darbyshire, (416) 419-9953, tinepublic@shaw.ca
Cavalcanti Hume Funfer Inc.: Investor Relations Counsel, Cathy Hume, CEO, (416) 868-1079 ext. 231, cathy@chfir.com
Shift Networks Inc.: Trent Johnsen, President and CEO, (403) 355-2703, tjohnsen@shiftnetworks.com
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