SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept 17, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- eSynch Corp. (OTCBB:ESYN), which has entered into an agreement granting control of the voting and ownership rights of Nacio Systems, has announced that Williams Communication Group, Inc. will add the Partner Edge(sm) program at the NACIO Systems facility in Northern California. As a result of eSynch's push to attract new customers and raise Nacio's visibility an agreement was signed by all parties.
The Williams Communications Partner Edge(sm) program will support eSynch's subsidiary, NACIO. The program combines the full capabilities of Williams Communications' nationwide fiber-optic network, outstanding service delivery team and unique carrier-focused market position, with its dedicated sales and marketing resources. In a recent independent industry survey conducted by Atlantic-ACM, Williams Communications, a Tier-1 Internet service provider widely recognized for its technological innovation and network reliability, ranked first or second in virtually every one of the six service and performance categories measured.
"Our partnership will enable eSynch and NACIO to expand its capabilities and offer their customers the highest quality end-to-end service," said Amy Reiber, director of alternative sales channels at Williams Communications. "Customers who sign with eSynch, via Williams Communications, will get the reliable service, nationwide access, cost efficiencies and ease of operations that are absolutely vital in e-enabled businesses today."
"We believe the Williams Communications .99999 N+2 global fiber optic network, matches Nacio's N+2 .99999 NetSource Center. The combined partnership will offer the highest possible quality connectivity and network services to the "mission critical" enterprise business community," said Thomas Hemingway, chief executive officer and Chairman of eSynch Corporation.
About Nacio:
Nacio Systems, Inc (http://www.nacio.com) is one of the early leaders in the managed hosting and managed services market, providing full-service, high performance, commercial-grade Internet connectivity and wide area networks solutions for businesses that rely on the Internet for daily operations. This includes managed server hosting, collocation, and a full range of managed services including robotic backup, terabyte-level storage, and server clustering along with true ``N+2'' fault-tolerance and Telco-quality ``5 nines'' reliability (99.999% uptime) for managed services. Server platforms include Windows 2000, Solaris, and Linux. Nacio also provides database servers and support for Macromedia Cold Fusion and Jrun application servers.
About Williams Communication Group, Inc. (OTCBB:WCGRQ)
Based in Tulsa, Okla., Williams Communications Group, Inc., is a bankrupt "debtor in possession" and the parent company of Williams Communications, LLC, a leading broadband network services provider. For more information, visit www.williamscommunications.com.
About eSynch:
eSynch (http://www.esynch.com), founded in 1994, is a software development company that designs and distributes turnkey and customized solutions for the digital delivery of rich media content. The Company's premiere product, MediaOffice(tm), is a suite of browser-based administration tools allowing flexible, secure and intelligent Internet distribution of business media content. MediaPod Player, and audiovisual presentation platform with interactive search and navigation capabilities that enables the user to fully control the viewing experience, and MediaMosaic, which incorporates streaming video, fully searchable transcripts synchronized to the video are other leading indicators of the Company's strength in this space.
Statements herein express management's beliefs and expectations regarding future performance and are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the ability to negotiate outstanding prior debts of acquired companies; properly identify acquisition partners; adequately perform due diligence; manage and integrate acquired businesses; react to quarterly fluctuations in results; raise working capital and secure other financing; respond to competition and rapidly changing technology; deal with market and stock price fluctuations; and other risks. These risks are and will de detailed, from time to time, in eSynch's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including form 10-KSB for the year ended Dec. 31, 2001, and subsequent Forms 10-QSB and 8-K. Actual results may differ materially from management's expectations.