Ken Royer Joins Cybera to Lead Sales and New Business Initiatives

Business Wire,  March 11, 2008  

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Seasoned Executive Brings 20 years' Information Technology Services Experience

FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- Cybera, a leading managed service provider, today announced the appointment of Ken Royer as the company's senior vice president of sales. Royer's 20 years of accomplished experience at executive positions in information technology includes building and leading sales organizations at AT&T, Cingular Wireless, Sanrise (a managed storage service provider acquired by EMC), and Intermedia/Digex. Royer is chartered with expanding the company's sales in the mid-to-large enterprise segment as the company grows in delivering outsourced, managed IT services.

"Ken's hire underscores the momentum we are experiencing in recent large enterprise customer wins such as O'Reilly Auto Parts and Shoe Pavilion," said Cliff Duffey, president and CEO, Cybera. "Larger customers have different demands, and require dedicated resources to deliver the best possible service at each stage of customer engagement. By adding Ken's leadership and experience to our executive team, we are positioning our sales organization to better provide the pre-sales and on-boarding resources demanded by network implementations involving hundreds or thousands of sites."

Royer was most recently area vice president of AT&T Mobility's Southeast U.S. business sales, where he oversaw a $200 million business and architected large mobility solutions with enterprises such as Ryder, Office Depot, Wal-Mart, and others. At AT&T, Royer led his division through national disasters and major mergers while consistently exceeding business plan objectives.

"I enthusiastically embrace the opportunity to help lead an organization with the unrivaled market potential of Cybera," said Ken Royer, senior vice president of sales, Cybera. "Cybera's outstanding leadership and solutions portfolio positions the company to capture the market. I look forward to working with the Cybera team and its board of directors as we guide in the next era of growth."

In addition to the hiring of Ken Royer, Cybera also announced that its sales team is realigning to better meet the demands of mid-to-large enterprise customers. Long time Cybera sales leader Ron Robinson will lead alternate channel sales and sales operations under Royer, chartered with developing and growing Cybera's alternate channel partnership programs.

About Cybera (www.cybera.net)

Cybera, Inc. is a leading provider of managed network services. Cybera's SmartNetwork integrates private intranet, Voice over IP, credit/debit transaction processing, public wi-fi hotspots, IP video, and many other applications into a single network solution that meets the strict security requirements of Sarbanes Oxley, PCI/DSS, and HIPAA. Cybera's SmartNetwork solutions are based on advanced virtualization technologies tied to a nationwide MPLS core network, and proprietary software systems that automate the design, implementation, management, and support of network solutions custom tailored to each customer's needs. Cybera is a privately held company based in Nashville, TN, with venture capital backing led by Adams Street Partners, L.P., Chrysalis Ventures, L.P., and Claritas Capital, LLC. For more information, please visit www.cybera.net or call (866) 4CYBERA.

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