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Consolidated Communications Selects Innovectra To Power Internet Yellow Pages
11 Directories in Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas Being Added to ActivImpact Platform
Mattoon, IL and Vienna, VA - August 3, 2009 - Consolidated Communications has selected Innovectra Corporation to become its new Internet Yellow Pages services provider. The companies are launching a new Internet directory portal featuring a powerful keyword, listings-based search engine, for the Official Phone Books published by Consolidated Communications.
"Based on our assessment, the Innovectra platform will enable us to offer our small business customers a better Internet directory and local search solution" said Jim Bristow, Vice President - Directories. "Were in the business of helping directory publishers connect online consumers with local merchants," stated Thomas C. Lewis, Innovectra president and CEO. "Introducing Local Search and eDirectory applications into the mix increases the value of the traditional Yellow Pages programs," he added.
Innovectra is delivering a comprehensive, turn-key solution--known as ActivImpact--complete with an Internet Yellow Pages search application, advanced online directory features including online video, lead sites, dynamic coupons and search engine marketing for local businesses. The company will provide Consolidated Communications with search engine optimization services to enable Internet users to find local shopping information via search engines in and around the communities where Consolidated Communications provides directory services.
About Consolidated Communications
Founded more than a century ago, Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:CNSL) is a family of companies providing advanced communications services to both residential and business customers in Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania. Consolidated Communications offers a wide range of services over its technologically advanced IP-based network, including local and long distance telephone, Digital Phone, High-Speed Internet access and Digital TV.
Consolidated Communications is the 12th largest independent local telephone company in the nation. In addition to its core telephone business, the company has complementary businesses including directory publishing and advertising services, business systems, retail and wholesale operator services, call completion services and fully integrated telemarketing and fulfillment services.
About Innovectra
Innovectra provides "world class" web, mobile and social network based local search solutions for online directory publishers. One of the first companies to create electronic directories, Innovectra currently publishes over 800 Internet Yellow Pages directories. We provide a complete suite of interactive online media products and services that "optimize" and "monetize" local search, including ActivImpact, ActivDirectory and a full suite of advertiser solutions. For more information, visit the Innovectra Corporation web site at www.innovectra.com
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Innovectra
Thomas Lewis
703-287-4140
tlewis@innovectra.com