Cbeyond's Mary Ford Named One of Atlanta's Top 25 Women to Watch

Business Wire, March 3, 2008

Ford Also Named Secretary of Dress for Success Atlanta Board

ATLANTA -- Mary Ford, vice president of marketing for Cbeyond[R], Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY), a leading IP-based managed services provider to small businesses, was recently named one of Atlanta Woman magazine's Top 25 Professional Women to Watch.

"Atlanta is filled with talented, dynamic business women that are making a contribution to our community," said Ford. "It was an honor to be recognized among such an illustrious group. I am extremely grateful to receive this award and for the opportunities I've had with Cbeyond to grow my career. I extend my thanks to Atlanta Woman magazine for their efforts to promote the contributions that women leaders are making to Atlanta business."

Atlanta Woman magazine focuses exclusively on professional and civic-minded women in all stages of their corporate or entrepreneurial careers. The Women to Watch list was created to honor the work completed by female professionals who are shaping the future of Atlanta. The Top 25 Professional Women to Watch was celebrated at an event in January at the Georgia Aquarium.

"We were honored to receive such a wealth of qualified nominees, which made narrowing the list to only 25 a tough challenge," says Dabney Hollis, publisher of Atlanta Woman magazine. "We feel this list of women is a wonderful representation of Atlanta and the influence that its women leaders have in the business world. We are confident that these women are emerging as notable figures in each of their respective fields."

Actively involved in the Atlanta community, Ford was recently appointed Secretary for the Dress for Success Atlanta Board. Dress for Success is a non-profit organization that promotes the economic independence of over 1,200 disadvantaged women each year by providing professional attire and career development. Ford also joined the TAG Marketing Society Board recently where she plans to assist in the development of bi-monthly programs designed to help marketing professionals create value for their companies.

About Cbeyond

Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) is a leading IP-based managed services provider that delivers integrated packages of communications and IT services to more than 35,000 small businesses throughout the United States. Cbeyond offers more than 30 productivity-enhancing applications including local and long-distance voice, broadband Internet, mobile, BlackBerry[R], broadband laptop access, voicemail, email, web hosting, fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing and virtual private networking. Cbeyond manages these services over a private, 100-percent Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) facilities-based network. For more information on Cbeyond, visit www.cbeyond.net.

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