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ACC Business
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008

ACC BUSINESS NAMES BRENDEN M. McDANIELS AS NEW TECHNICAL SALES ENGINEER

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – ACC Business has named Brenden M. McDaniels to the position of Technical Sales Engineer. Operating out of Rochester, New York, McDaniels will support ACC Business agent data sales initiatives, which include converged IP and MPLS products, and a growing portfolio of WAN solutions.

"Brenden McDaniels brings a wealth of experience and skills in the technical sales market," said John Baker, president and CEO of ACC Business. "His knowledge of technical sales in western New York will prove to be an asset to the growth of the ACC Business agent sales program."

McDaniels is a seasoned sales engineer with broad sales closure experience focused on requirements consultation, customer education and relationship building. Prior to joining ACC Business, McDaniels worked as a Senior Technical Solutions Engineer with Ingram Micro. In that role he provided consultative technical support to VARs and resellers seeking pre-sales engineering assistance for voice and data networking solutions including routers, switches, firewalls and a variety of other LAN and WAN hardware and software architecture.

McDaniels recently received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree with a concentration in Finance Transactions from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law.

About ACC Business

ACC Business is a specialized brand from AT&T that offers a suite of essential data and voice services backed by the superior quality of the AT&T Global Network – one of the most highly acclaimed networks in the world. ACC Business’ products include Managed Internet Service, Frame Relay, Private Line, Local and Long Distance services. ACC Business products are offered exclusively through its authorized agents. For more information visit: www.accbusiness.com.