David Blau of Consolidated Technologies, Inc. is Appointed to PHONE+ Advisory Board

PR Log (Press Release) – Aug 21, 2008 – PHONE+ magazine and the Channel Partners Conference & Expo recently announced their selections for their 2008-09 joint advisory board, naming CTI’s Chief Strategy Officer David Blau among the prestigious group. This is the third major board  appointment Mr. Blau has received in less than a year, as he currently serves as the Chairman of Avaya’s SMB council and as a member of Broadsoft’s Carrier Roundtable. He is also the former President of the National Association of Telecom Dealers, a 2500 member organization representing the interests of users, owners, buyers, sellers, and maintainers of telecommunications equipment worldwide.

The PHONE+ magazine and the Channel Partners Conference & Expo advisory board is composed of master agents, independent agents, carriers/service providers, VARs, resellers, dealers/interconnects, attorneys, consultants and representatives from several industry associations, including the Agent Alliance, Technology Channel Association, WIBOC and TAG National.

"We are excited to have our new advisory board in place to advise us on PHONE+ and the Channel Partners Conference & Expo," said Khali Henderson, editor in chief of PHONE+ magazine. "We had more than 70 qualified applicants apply for board positions and feel that we have selected a board that will add valuable insight to these resources and the channel."

Advisory board duties include providing story ideas and blogging for PHONE+ as well as assisting in planning the Channel Partners Conference & Expo.

About Consolidated Technologies, Inc.

Consolidated Technologies, Inc. has been a premier provider of practical and effective communications solutions for medium to large businesses nationwide since 1997. Utilizing a single source approach, the company brings together leading communications experts, world-class products, and the creativity and expertise to design, implement, and manage powerful converged communications solutions. The company was created on the premise that the direction of superior communications was in applications like IP Telephony, Mobility, Contact Centers, Unified Communications, Communications Enabled Business Processes and Disaster Recovery. Today, CTI provides an array of the highest quality solutions; offering traditional premise-based and hosted solutions, as well as carrier services and management. CTI is a proud recipient of Avaya’s BusinessPartner of the Year award, the Forbes Enterprise Award, and was chosen for the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America. CTI is an Avaya Platinum BusinessPartner, and partners with other industry leaders such as Cisco, Polycom, Plantronics, and SpectraLink.


About PHONE+

PHONE+ magazine is the country's leading resource for communication distribution channels. For more than two decades, PHONE+ has been the undisputed leader in providing news and analysis to alternate distribution channels serving the communications industry. It is the unrivaled resource for resellers, aggregators, agents, brokers, VARs, systems integrators, interconnects and dealers that provide network-based communications and computing services and associated CPE, applications and professional services. PHONE+ includes a monthly print publication, a Web resource, a weekly newsletter as well as special issues, such as the Channel Program Guide and an annual buyer's guide.