ViaWest Leadership Honored at 2010 CSIA Apex Awards

DENVER, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- ViaWest, a leading provider of adaptable colocation and managed hosting solutions, announced today that Roy Dimoff and Nancy Phillips, both company officers and Co-Founders of the Denver-based company, received high individual honors at this year's CSIA Apex Awards.  Roy was the recipient of the 'Technology Entrepreneur of the Year' award, and Nancy was honored with the 'Bob Newman Lifetime Achievement' award.  Both awards highlight the outstanding accomplishments and leadership each has demonstrated for over a decade in the advanced technology industry for Colorado.  

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"I am truly honored to be named the winner of this year's Bob Newman Lifetime Achievement award," said Nancy Phillips, Co-Founder, Director & COO, ViaWest.   "I feel very passionate about the success of the technology industry here in Colorado, and CSIA has been a great partner for us over the last decade in furthering that goal."

"CSIA has always been a great champion for technology in the region, as well as a great organizational partner for ViaWest here in Colorado," said Roy Dimoff, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, ViaWest.  "As such, I'm quite honored to have been selected as their 'Technology Entrepreneur of the Year'."

"Roy & Nancy have both made a lasting impact in Colorado's technology industry," said Su Hawk, President of CSIA.  "Roy's track record of innovation and entrepreneurism is clearly exhibited in the company's 16 acquisitions, and more recently in ViaWest's successful transaction with Oak Hill Capital Partners."  Su continued, "Nancy too, has been a huge influence on technology here in Colorado, her involvement, character, and business drive has really been a huge asset to our business community."

For additional information on Roy and Nancy, and ViaWest's available services and solutions, please visit the company web site (www.viawest.com).

About CSIA

CSIA is the technology industry leader in uniting and growing Colorado's information technology industry. By providing advocacy, education, business connections, and information, CSIA supports the economic development, unification of technology stakeholders, and provides larger recognition of the industry and the people involved in the Colorado technology industry. CSIA also works nationally to ensure Colorado's technology voice is heard, through TECNA, a coalition of technology associations across the United States and Canada, as well as with TechAmerica, the national lobbying organization for federal issues. Since 1994, CSIA has been involved in legislative issues and public policy to represent the information technology industry in Colorado, and has provided a number of annual programs, events and connections to support business success. For more information on CSIA please call (303) 592-4070 or visit www.coloradotechnology.org

About ViaWest

Headquartered in Denver, ViaWest provides a unique set of colocation, managed hosting solutions, and comprehensive services to mid-sized and enterprise level businesses.  As a super-regional service provider ViaWest maintains 16 enterprise-class data center facilities in Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada, and offers broad expertise to furnish customers with leading technology infrastructure solutions, as well as the critical resources to support their unique business needs. ViaWest currently serves thousands of customers nationwide including Frontier Airlines, The Denver Broncos, Chipotle, and Northrop Grumman.  The company was also recently named 'Technology Company of the Year' 2008 by CSIA, and one of 'Colorado's Top 10 Companies to Work For'.  For additional information on ViaWest, please visit www.ViaWest.com or call 1-877-448-9378.  

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