Smoothstone and MicroCorp Enter Partnership

LOUISVILLE, Ky (February 14, 2006) — Smoothstone IP Communications, a nationwide provider of IP communication solutions, today announced its new partnership with MicroCorp, a leading telecommunications Master Agency. The partnership will deliver Smoothstone´s solutions through MicroCorp´s Channel to mid–sized enterprise clients. MicroCorp is kicking off the partnership by installing a Smoothstone solution in its own offices.

“We are delighted to have MicroCorp as a Master Agent partner,” said Chuck Piazza, vice president of sales for Smoothstone. “MicroCorp´s nationwide agent network and focus on providing flexible solutions that meet each client´s individual needs is a perfect fit with Smoothstone´s professional services approach.”

The Smoothstone–MicroCorp partnership will offer SmoothstoneCOMPLETE, which includes enterprise–class VoIP, unified messaging and group collaboration tools, as well as tailored solutions, including IP trunking services to existing TDM equipment or on–site IP PBXs.

“We were so impressed, we decided to become a Smoothstone client ourselves,” said Brad Miehl, MicroCorp´s CEO. “We know of no other fully managed services provider with such a feature–rich, robust and cost effective solution — definitely “best–of–breed” in this space.”

About MicroCorp:

MicroCorp, Inc. is a telecommunications convergence company that provides multi–vendor solutions to businesses. The company´s customers receive best of breed solutions from vendors such as Sprint, Qwest, MCI, Global Crossing and Smoothstone IP Communications. MicroCorp distributes its products nationally, via a network of over 1,500 employees, agents, system integrators and VARs. Founded in 1986, MicroCorp is a privately held company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information, visit www.microcorp.com or call (770) 649.1919.

About Smoothstone IP Communications:

Smoothstone IP Communications is a nationwide provider of unified IP communications services to mid–sized enterprises. Smoothstone delivers Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), IP trunking, unified threat management, MPLS networking, contact center solutions, messaging and advanced collaboration tools as a unified suite of managed services and cloud based applications. Smoothstone´s scalable, on–demand applications & services can be integratedwith a customer´s existing network and telecommunications infrastructure, operational processes and employee activities, enabling a customer to migrate to unified IP communications as their business requirements dictate. For more information, call (800) 773.3037.