Allworx Named 'Best 2012 Channel Vendor' by Business Solutions Magazine

Allworx, an award-winning developer of Internet Protocol-based phones and phone systems for businesses making the switch to bandwidth-based voice infrastructure, today announced that it has been recognized as a "Best 2012 Channel Vendor" in the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) category by Business Solutions magazine for the third time in four years.

Business Solutions magazine partnered with Penn State University and conducted a Web-based survey of VAR subscribers from mid-September 2011 through early October 2011. A total of 10,833 votes were cast and measured across seven categories including service/support, channel friendly, channel program, product features, product reliability, product research, and adequate VAR margin. Formerly a solution provided by PAETEC Holding Corp., which was acquired by Windstream in December of last year, Allworx received its highest marks in the product reliability, service/support, and channel friendly categories.

Rating companies across 15 different product categories, Business Solutions magazine only selects the top 5 percent of vendors in each one. Along with the VoIP category in which Allworx was selected, other categories include Access Control & Video Surveillance, Data Collection & Mobility, Data Collection Label Software, ECM Hardware, General Computing, Managed Services, Network Hardware, Network Security, Network Software, Payment Processing, Physical Security, POS Hardware, POS Software, Power Protection, and Storage.

The complete list of 2012 Best Channel Vendors is featured in the January 2012 issue of Business Solutions magazine. Business Solutions magazine is available on the web at www.bsminfo.com .

Windstream Corp. is a leading provider of advanced network communications, including cloud computing and managed services, to businesses nationwide. The company as well offers broadband, phone and digital TV services to consumers primarily in rural areas. Windstream has more than $6 billion in annual earnings and is listed on the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit www.windstream.com.

Allworx develops award winning phone & network systems for small-to-medium sized businesses and sells these products through a network of Authorized Resellers. The product line includes the Allworx 6x and 48x systems,  Allworx 9224 phone and Tx 92/24 Expander, 9212L, 9212, 9202, 9204G and 9204 IP phones and a series of software options. By combining the advanced features of today's VoIP systems with the key system features SMBs have grown to rely on, Allworx systems are ideal replacements for the millions of aging PBX (Private -Automatic- Branch Exchange) and key phone systems in use today. For more information please visit www.allworx.com .