Smoothstone and Network Solutions Inc. (NSI) Enter Partnership

LOUISVILLE, Ky (September 26, 2006) — Smoothstone IP Communications and Network Solutions, Inc. (NSI) today announced a new partnership to deliver Smoothstone´s solutions through NSI´s Business Advisors to mid–sized enterprise clients. NSI kicked off the partnership by installing a Smoothstone solution in its South Bend headquarters and in its newly expanded Indianapolis office.

“We are delighted to have Network Solutions as our “go–to” Cisco integrator partner in Indiana and Michigan,” said Chuck Piazza, Smoothstone´s vice president of sales. “Many companies don´t qualify to work with Smoothstone, but NSI certainly does. Their 17 years of experience and focus on providing flexible solutions to meet each client´s individual needs fit perfectly with our professional services approach.”

“We were so impressed, we become a Smoothstone client ourselves,” said Larry Tadevich, NSI´s owner and president. “We know of no other fully managed services provider with such a feature–rich, robust and cost effective solution. Smoothstone is definitely “best–of–breed” in this space.”

The partnership will offer SmoothstoneCOMPLETE, a fully managed, hosted solution that includes enterprise–class VoIP, unified messaging and group collaboration tools, and SmoothstoneCONNECT, an IP Trunking solution that delivers carrier services to Cisco CallManager and CallManager Express, complementing NSI´s Cisco Voice Practice. Both include a Quality of Service guarantee; all of the benefits of single, converged, wide area network; and advanced disaster recovery capabilities.

About Network Solutions, Inc.:

Network Solutions, Inc. is a network convergence company that provides advanced voice, video, data and security solutions to the private and public sector. NSI is the #1 Cisco Commercial Voice applications partner in Indiana and provides solutions from Tandberg, Solutionary, Trend, Websense, Liebert, MRV and now Smoothstone IP Communications. Founded in 1989, Network Solutions, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Granger, IN. For more information, visit www.nsi1.com or call 574-271-0900.

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, visit www.smoothstone.com or call (800) 773.3037.