ViaWest's Nancy Phillips Appointed Board Chair for CSIA

DENVER, March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaWest, Inc. announced today that Co-Founder & COO Nancy Phillips has been appointed as the 2011 Board Chair for CSIA, Colorado's top technology association.  Phillips is a recognized leader in the Denver community, with over 20 years of management experience in leading technology service companies.  She has served as a member of CSIA's board for seven years, and last year she was honored with Apex's "Bob Newman Lifetime Achievement Award."

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"CSIA is a powerful technology advocate for Colorado," said Nancy.  "I am proud to lend my support to this dynamic organization.  ViaWest has been an active member for ten years now and we will continue to partner with CSIA to advance Colorado's technology presence and stay at the forefront of industry trends."

Nancy will be a featured "celebrity" along with Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Roy Dimoff, at next week's C-Level@ A Mile High event hosted annually by CSIA.  The event takes place on March 10th at Denver's Invesco Field and organizers anticipate a record-breaking 1000 attendees.  CSIA's community is comprised of more than 5,000 IT companies and thousands of professionals spanning the hardware, software, and communications disciplines.  ViaWest is the event's 2011 Presenting Sponsor.

"Colorado technology companies need the opportunity to grow deep relationships with the community's technology executives and IT leaders," said Su Hawk, President, CSIA, the Colorado Technology Association.  "We are delighted to have Nancy's involvement this year, and are always grateful for ViaWest's continued leadership and support in the community."

For additional information on ViaWest, the company's executives, and available services, please visit the company web site (www.viawest.com).

About ViaWest

Headquartered in Denver, ViaWest provides a unique set of colocation and comprehensive managed services to mid-sized and enterprise level businesses.  As a super-regional service provider ViaWest maintains 20 enterprise-class data center facilities in Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada, and offers broad expertise to furnish customers with leading technology infrastructure solutions, as well as the critical resources to support their unique business needs. ViaWest currently serves thousands of customers nationwide including Frontier Airlines, Red Robin, Chipotle, and Northrop Grumman.  For additional information on ViaWest, please visit www.ViaWest.com or call 1-877-448-9378.

About CSIA

CSIA, the Colorado Technology Association, is the leader in uniting and growing Colorado's information technology industry by providing advocacy, education, business connections, and information, while supporting economic development, unification of technology stakeholders, and larger recognition of the industry and the people involved to develop and promote Colorado's technology industry.  CSIA also works nationally to ensure Colorado's technology voice is heard, through TECNA, a coalition of technology associations across the United States and Canada, as well as with TechAmerica, the national lobbying organization for federal issues.  Since 1994, CSIA has been involved in legislative issues and public policy to represent the information technology industry in Colorado, and has provided a number of annual programs, events and connections to support business success.  For more information on CSIA please call (303) 592-4070 or visit www.coloradotechnology.org.  

SOURCE ViaWest, Inc.