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Cybera Named a 2007 Music City Future 50 Winner
Award identifies and recognizes 50 fastest-growing privately
held companies in Middle Tennesse
FRANKLIN, TN—(September 19, 2007)—Cybera, Inc., a leading MPLS-based managed network services provider, has been named a 2007 Music City Future 50 company. The Music City Future 50 is an annual recognition program of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the 50 fastest-growing, privately owned companies in the area. Cybera’s win marks its fifth straight year, and its entry into the Music City Future 50 Hall of Fame.
The Music City Future 50 are identified via nomination, and are judged based upon submission of information regarding the company’s past and projected sales and employment growth. To be eligible, companies must be privately owned, headquartered in Middle Tennessee, have 10 or more employees, or annual revenue of at least $500,000, and anticipate revenue and employment growth of 10 percent or more per year for the next three years. The nominations are collected by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and tabulated by KraftCPAs, the official accounting firm of the Music City Future 50.
“Future 50 companies are a testament to the ideal business climate in Middle Tennessee. The success of these companies helps drive economic growth in this area,” said Michael Carter, vice chairman of small business for the Chamber. “The success of these companies reinforces Middle Tennessee’s reputation as a good place to start and grow a business. It’s important that we recognize these companies for the contributions to our community.”
Cybera received recognition as a Future 50 company in a special section published by The Tennessean and at a reception and awards dinner on Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs.
“On behalf of all Cybera employees, I am honored to receive recognition for the fifth year in a row,” said Cliff Duffey, CEO and president of Cybera. “We are proud of our accomplishments that have led to the Future 50 award each of the past four years, and, this year, to the Music City Future 50 hall of fame. Along with our commitment to quality and customer service, sustaining growth is a major contributor to our reputation as a trusted partner with our customers.”
The 2007 Music City Future 50 Awards are presented by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, and sponsored by Bank of America, KraftCPAs, The Tennessean, Frost Brown Todd, and Mailer’s Choice Inc.
About the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce is Middle Tennessee’s largest business federation. Together with its affiliates, the Nashville Chamber works to strengthen the region’s business climate and enhance Nashville’s position as a desirable place to live, work, and visit. For more information, visit the Chamber’s Web site at www.nashvillechamber.com.
About Cybera (www.cybera.net)
Cybera, Inc. is a leading MPLS managed network service provider. Cybera offers customers an enhanced MPLS+ core architecture, a portfolio of cost-effective broadband access technologies, a five-part SLA, and nationwide broadband coverage. Cybera’s PCI compliant SmartNetwork is the secure wide area networking (WAN) solution for the challenges faced by multi-site enterprises in the retail, restaurant, convenience store/petroleum, healthcare, and financial services industries. As an application delivery platform, SmartNetwork leverages numerous merchant services gateways implemented and managed by Cybera to deliver superior performance for business-specific IP applications such as credit/PIN debit authorization, WiFi hotspot access, DVR, and other back-office applications, etc. In addition, Cybera’s industry-leading design, implementation, and management services ensure the SmartNetwork solution provides a measurably lower total cost of ownership over traditional carrier or transport WAN alternatives. Cybera is a privately held company based in Nashville, TN, with venture capital backing led by Adams Street Partners, Chrysalis Ventures, and Claritas Capital LLC. For more information, please visit www.cybera.net or call (866) 4CYBERA.
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