Oct. 27, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

JERICHO, N.Y., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimum Lightpath(SM), a market leader in Ethernet-based communication solutions for New York metropolitan area businesses, today announced that advanced IT solutions provider, Nu-Age Managed Services, has selected Optimum Lightpath as its telecommunications provider. By deploying its all-fiber Ethernet-based voice and Internet solutions, Optimum Lightpath helps Nu-Age Managed Services deliver advanced IT solutions to customers' offices, maintain always-on operations across its corporate campus, and power its on-site business continuity and disaster recovery services, while saving tens of thousands of dollars per year.

By deploying the Optimum Lightpath network across the 100-acre corporate campus known as the IBM Palisades Conference Center, Nu-Age Industries significantly increased its communications bandwidth, replacing Verizon with Optimum Lightpath's all-fiber Ethernet-based telecommunications network and advanced voice and data communications solutions with plans to scale further within the next year.

This deployment enables Nu-Age to provide its customers with a full-service, always on corporate campus, including a full-service dining room, hotel, helipad and 10,000 sq ft corporate offices to ensure business continuity for customers, as well as house the company's technology staging, testing, maintenance, hosting and co-location solutions - all for one predictable cost.

"In the brief time we've been working with Optimum Lightpath, I can say the team is very responsive to our needs, much more than what we've experienced to date with other providers, and has been outstanding to work with. The quality, reliability and speed of the service is unbeatable," said Anthony Chillino, President of Nu-Age Industries. "Our customers rely on us as a one-stop-shop for IT hardware, software, managed services and data center excellence. Our customers businesses are highly dependent on constant communications, so downtime is not an option."

Optimum Lightpath replaced the incumbent phone company, enabling Nu-Age to do more for less by utilizing increased bandwidth capacity with advanced communications services that are faster and more reliable, reducing risk with the network diversity it provides via a 100% all-fiber network. "We've reduced our costs by more than 50%, while improving service to our customers. We are also thrilled that Optimum Lightpath provides a single, clear bill as compared with the seven we used to receive," said Chillino.

"We are delighted to add Nu-Age Managed Services to our growing team of smart businesses in the New York Metropolitan area," said Dave Pistacchio, President of Optimum Lightpath.