IntelePeer Named Rising Star in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program for Silicon Valley


SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - November 6, 2008) - IntelePeer Inc., a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, today announced that it has been named a Rising Star in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 program for Silicon Valley. The Rising Star award is a special designation for fast-growth companies that have been in business a minimum of three years and are part of the Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 program. Rising Star rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over three years (2005-2007).

This year's Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 program is co-presented by Deloitte, Silicon Valley Bank, Korn/Ferry International, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, Cornish & Carey Client Solutions, and ABD Insurance and Financial Services - A Wells Fargo Company.

IntelePeer provides technology in a cost-effective hosted on-demand platform that makes it easy to add voice, video and other rich media communications to consumer Web sites and enterprise applications. This content can then be delivered to end users' phones, PCs or other network-connected devices. The company's newest service, introduced in September, is called IntelePeer AppworX. It's an open, hosted communications platform consisting of an application development suite residing on IntelePeer's high-quality carrier-grade telecommunications network.

"The Deloitte Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 Rising Star companies have shown the strength, vision and tenacity to succeed despite a very challenging technology environment," said Mark Jensen, partner and national director, Venture Capital Services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. "We applaud the successes of IntelePeer and acknowledge its place as one of the few to accomplish such a fast growth rate over the past three years."

"We are honored to be recognized by Deloitte for our strong performance," said Frank Fawzi, IntelePeer CEO and chairman of the board. "Achieving this industry benchmark proves our company's dedication to building a solid, rich platform for our customers that can continue to yield new use cases and serve as a significant component to our customers' businesses."

To qualify for the Technology Fast 50 Rising Star program, companies must be incorporated a minimum of three years and have revenues in only three or four years, have operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2005 and $5,000,000 in 2007, be headquartered within the San Francisco Bay Area (subsidiaries or divisions are not eligible, unless they have some public ownership and are separately traded), and own proprietary technology or proprietary intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues or devote a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology. Using other companies' technology or intellectual property in a unique way does not qualify.

Rising Star companies are automatically entered in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 Rising Star category. Its Rising Star ranking is based on percentage revenue growth over three years (2005-2007). For more information on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 or Technology Fast 50 programs, visit www.fast500.com.

About IntelePeer

IntelePeer, www.IntelePeer.com, a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, enables carriers, businesses and software vendors to easily deliver voice and multimedia capabilities to any phone or network-connected device -- without incurring up-front capital costs. Through our innovative, communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppworX™, our SuperRegistry™ and our extensive peering grid, we provide our customers with the platform to offer high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media services while providing significant cost savings for their telecommunication expenditures. Through intuitive APIs, Web Services, and brandable widgets and applets, IntelePeer removes the complexity of telecom and opens network functions to mainstream developers who are creating voice-Web "mashups" and communications-enabled business processes embedded into enterprise, webcasting, social networking, entertainment and e-commerce applications. Business professionals who use customer relationship management (CRM) software and common desktop applications such as calendaring and contact management also rely on us for instant access to bridge-to-services, voice blast, video blast, text-to-speech, conferencing and other features that enable communications-enhanced business processes that drive efficiency and deliver cost savings. Based in San Mateo, Calif., we operate our own carrier-grade network carrying more than 6 billion minutes, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with over 50 leading service provider peering partners. IntelePeer is privately held and is backed by venture capital firms VantagePoint Venture Partners, Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners and EDF Ventures.

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