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PAET(6.95): World's Largest Telecom Expense Management Conference to Convene in San Francisco April 22-25
"PINNACLE Users Conference" Will Showcase Latest Developments in Total Service Lifecycle Management

FAIRPORT, N.Y., Apr 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- PAETEC Software Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of PAETEC Holding Corp., today announced that the 14th Annual PINNACLE Users Conference, the world's largest exposition dedicated to Telecom Expense Management (TEM) best practices, will convene next week in San Francisco at the Westin St. Francis hotel.

PINNACLE Communications Management Suite is a fully integrated software application that allows large enterprise customers to achieve effective communications lifecycle management and to consolidate the management and delivery of all technology-related services onto a single platform. PINNACLE Users Conference will give attendees the chance to learn about the latest innovations in next-generation TEM and Service Lifecycle Management.

The conference will demonstrate recent PINNACLE enhancements and will explore best practices for managing the deployment and configuration of IT services, gathering real-time business intelligence to improve operational performance, streamlining workflow, and enforcing effective financial management for all service support and delivery activities.

"Customer attendance has grown every year, and more than 350 enterprise customers are expected to participate in 2008," said Larry Foster, Vice President of PAETEC Software Corp. "This year, we'll unveil PINNACLE's next-generation TEM capabilities. We'll also host more than 40 educational workshops featuring live demonstrations, training and discussions about next-generation TEM and total Service Lifecycle Management."
The event's strategic sponsors are Avaya Inc., Redsky Technologies, Inc., Mapcom Systems, Landing Technology Group and Asentria.

The event kicks off with a Customer Appreciation Event the evening of April 22. PAETEC has rented the entire Union Square for a "Streets of San Francisco" gala that will let attendees sample the delicacies of San Francisco's Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf and Ghirardelli Square.
For more information, visit http://www.paetec.com/2008_puc/index.html.
About PAETEC
PAETEC is personalizing communications solutions for business customers across the United States. We offer a comprehensive suite of data, voice, and IP services, as well as enterprise communications management software, network security solutions, CPE, and managed services. For more information, visit www.paetec.com.
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