Got this on ETrade ... reads more like a press release than real news, but potentially interesting anyway:

Broadview Networks Wins Big With New Nationwide Platform

Nov 3, 2009 11:50:00 (ET)

RYE BROOK, N.Y., Nov 03, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Broadview Networks won big at the recent Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Miami, introducing the company to new potential partners and signing new agency agreements. Broadview was also recognized as a Top 50 Channel Program and received multiple awards for show-related efforts.

The Channel Partners Conference & Expo marked the culmination of an initiative taking the company's OfficeSuite(TM) service nationwide. Broadview developed its nationwide offering after partners and customers with locations across the country requested that the company expand its reach.

During the event, Broadview's Agent Partner Program was honored as a Top 50 Channel Program by PHONE+ magazine, as determined by nearly 1,000 indirect sales partners. Broadview and other winners were featured in the October issue of PHONE+. Broadview's efforts paid off again as Channel Partners attendees honored it with multiple awards, including Best Trade Show Promotion.

"Broadview has built a successful relationship with agents through excellent product offerings, a robust back office, a world-class billing system, in-depth training programs and incentive programs for top sales agents such as our annual Ambassador's Club trip," says Chris Eldredge, executive vice president of alternate channels and carrier sales for Broadview Networks. "The company has a rich tradition of successfully serving our partners and their customers and we look forward to working with agents nationwide who see the value in our services."

"For me, seeing is believing," says Roy Malone, chief executive officer for Michigan-based GLS Communications. "After Broadview walked me through the OfficeSuite service and the Agent Partner Program, it was immediately clear there was a fit. My customers rely on us for real solutions to business challenges and we know OfficeSuite will deliver. Having a nationwide communications system that has all the features customers require and the quality businesses rely on will help GLS Communications meet our customers' evolving needs."

Broadview's OfficeSuite service is a hosted IP phone solution that provides small- and medium-sized businesses with an enterprise-grade phone system and service, typically without any capital investment or increased support staff. The solution includes phones and all the network services that support the voice services. OfficeSuite also offers various options for Internet access and private data networking. To make this possible, Broadview hosts the phone system within the company's own IP network, with only the actual phones located in the customer's offices. Traffic is sent "into the cloud" where traffic is routed between office locations or on to its final destination. Broadview is able to guarantee OfficeSuite's voice quality and data networking performance to customers across the country.

Broadview is actively recruiting new partners from coast to coast and recently announced a new promotion for new agents where companies can earn double commissions from now until the end of the year for OfficeSuite nationwide sales.