For Immediate Release

AMTEL Recipient of 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY TEM Excellence Award

Amtel's Patented TIMS (Telecom Information Management System) Honored Again for its Technology Excellence and Superior Customer Satisfaction Ratings

Santa Clara, CA, December 20 2011 - Amtel announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named Amtel as the recipient of the 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY TEM Excellence Award for the third year in a row, presented by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

The INTERNET TELEPHONY TEM Excellence Award honors businesses that have exhibited excellence in supporting their customers’ initiatives to optimize costs through Telecom Expense Management products and solutions.

Telecom Information Management System (TIMS) is the “Next Gen” system for enterprises to efficiently support their mobile and landline assets. It provides an increased level of productivity in managing mobile devices, landline services and making it cost effective for the enterprise.

"Since 2001, Amtel's telecom expense management software and its professional services team have continuously delivered complete visibility and enhanced control of all telecom costs for mobile and landline. Our TEM solution has resulted in tangible savings and optimal workforce deployment for our clients. On behalf of the entire Amtel team, we appreciate this award," said Pankaj (PJ) Gupta, CEO of Amtel.

"We are pleased to reveal that Amtel is one of the winners in our third annual INTERNET TELEPHONY TEM Excellence Awards. All the companies recognized have created solutions that have proven to be exceptional and benefited their customers," stated Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC.

"Winners of the INTERNET TELEPHONY TEM Excellence Award are leaders and Amtel's telecom expense management provides real solutions in the marketplace. These products and services honored have excelled in the TEM industry, and most importantly, their customers are willing to offer testaments of support," said Erik Linask, Group Editorial Director, TMC.

The TEM Excellence Awards winners are published in the December 2011 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

About Amtel

Amtel is the leading provider of total telecom cost management services for wireline and wireless services in the growing, ever-changing telecommunications industry. Amtel's complete solution for managing and optimizing telecom assets helps companies to simplify telecom management and reduce their costs. TIMS software platform and professional services help organizations in telecom financial management, auditing, infrastructure analysis, chargeback accounting, consolidation, contract management, and technology assessment.

About Internet Telephony Magazine

Internet Telephony has been the IP communications authority since 1998. Beginning with the first issue in February of 1998, Internet Telephony magazine has been providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space. Internet Telephony offers rich content from solutions-focused editorial content to reviews on products and services from TMC Labs. Internet Telephony magazine reaches more than 225,000 readers, including pass-along readers. For more information, please visit www.itmag.com.