U.S. Local Business Association's Award Plaque Honors the Achievement



    SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 11 /EMWNews/ -- Virtual PBX(TM), inventor and

leading supplier of hosted PBX services, today announced that the U.S.

Local Business Association (USLBA) has honored Virtual PBX with a 2008 Best

of San Jose Award in the Telecommunications Services category.



    Virtual PBX provides businesses with a hosted phone service that can

quickly and inexpensively establish a sophisticated phone system that

integrates remote employees under one or more main business numbers,

regardless of where they take calls -- at headquarters, branch offices,

home offices, or on the road. Because Virtual PBX is hosted, there's no

need to purchase expensive equipment or technology.



    "We're proud to be a part of San Jose, one of the 10 largest cities in

America," said Greg Brashier, COO of Virtual PBX. "It makes this award,

marking Virtual PBX as the top telecommunications company in the area, very

important to us. And with all the competition in Silicon Valley, being

first here is terrific."



    The USLBA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding

local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies

companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in

their local community and business category. These are local companies that

enhance the positive image of small business through service to their

customers and community.



    Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the

winners in each category. The 2008 USLBA Award Program focused on quality,

not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both

internally by the USLBA and data provided by third parties.

    About U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA)



    U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA) is a Washington D.C. based

organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and

small, across America. The purpose of USLBA is to promote local business

through public relations, marketing and advertising.



    The USLBA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in

their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business

owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and

other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an

advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs

across America.



    About Virtual PBX



    Virtual PBX(R) pioneered the hosted PBX market, introducing the first

service of its class in 1997. Virtual PBX utilizes the public switched

telephone network and the internet to provide PBX functionality as a hosted

service. The three primary customers for Virtual PBX services include small

businesses that want full PBX functionality without the capital and support

expense of installed equipment; companies of any size that need to route

calls to telecommuters or other employees outside of a main office; and

enterprises looking for phone system disaster recovery solutions.

Additional information about Virtual PBX can be found at

http://www.virtualpbx.com or by calling 888-825-0800.



    VirtualPBX.com(R), Virtual PBX(R), and VirtualPBX(R) are registered

trademark VirtualPBX.com, Inc.






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