Mpower Communications and Biztro, Inc.™ Join Forces to Bring Web-based Solutions to Growing Businesses
ROCHESTER, NY -- April 27, 2000 -- Mpower Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: MPWR), a leading provider of broadband data, Internet and telephony services to business customers, today announced an alliance with Biztro, Inc., the leading provider of online services for emerging businesses, to provide Internet-enabled administrative solutions through Mpower's Internet hub.
Mpower will begin to offer the powerful Biztro Operations Platform™ through its portal at www.mpowercom.com over the next six to eight weeks. The platform improves the productivity of small business managers by automating and improving workflow. Mpower small business customers can benefit from a number of integrated Web applications such as payroll administration, expense reports, company calendars and cost-effective procurement. Customers will also be able to develop customized employee benefits and insurance plans.
"Small business owners are faced with a difficult dilemma: administer the existing business
or grow it," said Navin Chaddha, chairman and CEO of Biztro. "By utilizing Biztro services, Mpower customers can streamline internal workflow and communications, freeing managers
to invest their time in more profitable areas."
Mpower launched its new Internet hub earlier this month, providing customers with a meaningful way to make the most of the company's broadband access services. As one of the first companies to utilize Voice-over-Digital Subscriber Line technology, Mpower layers data applications, resourceful content and business-critical services on top of high-speed, two-way connectivity to empower small business with Internet and e-commerce solutions.
"We're pleased to add Biztro's applications to our expanding portfolio of private-labeled
Web-based services," said Dan Blank, vice president of Corporate Development for Mpower Communications. "By extending our Internet hub to include the automation of administration functions for growing enterprises, Mpower is moving quickly to become a critical Web destination that will help our customers run their businesses more efficiently."
About Biztro, Inc.
Biztro, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., was founded in March 1999 to address the fastest-growing segment of the B2B eCommerce and eServices marketplace: small business. Biztro is transforming the way small businesses run their operations by integrating leading service providers into its powerful Business Operations Platform, which dramatically increases small business buying power and improves back-office administration. Biztro distributes its Business Operations Platform through a network of strategic partners. Biztro's supplier partners, key to Biztro's business model, include best-of-class companies in various industries that service the small business market. Biztro is funded by leading organizations, including SOFTBANK Venture Capital and Marsh & McLennan Capital. For more information, visit http://www.biztro.com or contact Biztro public relations at pr@biztro.com.
About Mpower Communications Corp.
Mpower Communications (a/k/a MGC Communications, Inc.) is a facilities-based broadband communications provider offering a full range of data, telephony, Internet access and Web hosting services for small and medium-size business customers. The company currently operates in California, Chicago, Atlanta, Southern Florida and Las Vegas. Mpower was recently ranked 12th in the Bloomberg Tech 100 listing of the fastest growing technology companies in the United States based on sales growth for the 1999 fiscal year. Further information about the company can be found at www.mpowercom.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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