EarthLink Secures Latest Toshiba IPedge PBX Certification, Expanding Voice Feature Options for Customers

ATLANTA, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthLink Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: ELNK), a leading IT and communications provider, and Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division, today announced the interoperability certification of EarthLink Complete Voice SIP Trunking services with Toshiba's IPedge^® business telephone systems.  EarthLink Complete Voice SIP Trunking services are now available from Authorized Toshiba Dealers nationwide. EarthLink began supporting SIP trunk configurations utilizing the Toshiba IPedge IP business telephone system in 2013.

"By earning the latest Toshiba certifications, EarthLink continues to keep pace with noteworthy releases that benefit customers by providing maximum flexibility in their choice of voice solutions," said Thomas Hobika, Senior Vice President of IT Services. "Users of Toshiba's IPedge business telephone systems can now utilize EarthLink's Complete Voice SIP Trunking as their SIP service provider."

According to Mark Carpenter, Vice President of Technology and Product Management for Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division, "Certification of Toshiba's IPedge with EarthLink's SIP Trunking services provides enterprises the interoperability of Toshiba's feature-rich IPedge IP business telephone system with a high-quality, enhanced SIP trunking solution.  Authorized Toshiba Dealers can now offer their Toshiba IPedge customers EarthLink's cost-effective, simple-to–deploy, and easily managed SIP trunking service as part of their enterprise telephony systems."

About EarthLink
Founded in 1994, EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK) is a leading IT services and communications provider, empowering businesses with a fully-managed, end-to-end communications, IT and virtualization portfolio including cloud computing, IT security, colocation, enterprise-class hosted applications and IT support services. EarthLink operates an over 29,000 fiber route mile network, with 90 metro fiber rings and 8 secure data centers providing ubiquitous nationwide data and voice IP service coverage. EarthLink's service and product innovation enables the company to design scalable solutions specific to each client's IT needs, supported by an experienced customer care team. The company also offers award-winning high-speed, wireless and dial-up Internet services to residential customers across the U.S. For more information, visit www.earthlinkbusiness.com or follow @EarthLinkBiz.

About Toshiba America Information Systems Inc.
Telecommunication Systems Division
Toshiba America Information Systems Inc., Telecommunication Systems Division is one of the three business units of Toshiba America Information Systems Inc. (TAIS) and offers business communication solutions for SMB enterprises and enterprises with multi-site or regional locations. Toshiba's VIPedge cloud-based business telephone solution supports up to 500 users, and the IPedge and Strata CIX systems support from 8 to 1,000 users and offer Voice over IP, voice mail and unified messaging, conferencing and collaboration, unified communications applications, networking, mobility and more. Together with Toshiba's PCs, tablets, copiers, and surveillance video cameras/recorders, Toshiba's Telecommunication Systems Division helps enterprises maximize business efficiency in communications and mobility. Headquartered in Irvine, Calif., TAIS is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation.  For more information, visit www.Telecom.Toshiba.com. 

About Toshiba
Toshiba Corporation is a world-leading diversified manufacturer, solutions provider and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba Group brings innovation and imagination to a wide range of businesses: digital products, including LCD TVs, notebook PCs, retail solutions and MFPs; electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials; industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators & elevators; and home appliances.  Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 590 consolidated companies, with 206,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 5.8 trillion yen (US$61 billion). Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm. For an Authorized Toshiba Dealer, visit www.telecom.toshiba.com. To subscribe to the Toshiba Telecom Blog, visit http://blog.telecom.toshiba.com/. Follow us on Facebook (ToshibaPhoneSystems), Twitter (toshibaphonesys) and LinkedIn (Toshiba-telecommunication-systems-division).

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