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Cameron State Bank Boosts Reach and Reliability with 31-Site Voice and Data Solution from tw telecom

Posted on: Monday, 2 February 2009, 13:21 CST

-Ethernet network enhances capabilities and adds reliability to customer service

-Voice and data solutions strengthen business continuity and disaster recovery plans

LAKE CHARLES, La., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- tw telecom, (Nasdaq: TWTC), a leading provider of managed voice, Internet and data networking solutions for businesses, today announced the successful installation of a 31-site voice and Ethernet network for Cameron State Bank. Cameron State Bank is a full service financial institution serving customers in metropolitan Lake Charles from 25 branch locations and a network of 50 ATM sites.

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"We continually evaluate how to improve customer service and recognized the time was now to increase the capability of our network for the benefit of our customers," said Loyd Rion, executive vice president at Cameron State Bank. "We had an aging TDM-based network, so when we decided to upgrade to an Ethernet network we were able to streamline our network management and enhance our ability to securely move data between all our locations."

Cameron State Bank deployed tw telecom's flexible VersiPak Integrated LAN (ILAN) service to provide scalable integrated voice and data connectivity between all of its locations. The bank installed a 45Mbps Ethernet data circuit for connectivity to its data center, further strengthening Cameron State Bank's resiliency in the face of severe weather such as hurricanes and flooding. Additionally, the bank deployed Internet connectivity throughout the locations.

"We've grown significantly over the last few years, with two new locations opening this year, and with our previous network if a problem arose we couldn't resolve it as quickly as we wanted," said Rion. "The ultimate benefit for us was a solution that allowed us to integrate voice and data, improve our network management and help us quickly identify potential problems. With this new network, we were able to improve our business continuity strategies. I appreciate the fact that if we have flooding where I am located, I can quickly and easily move to another location and operate from there."

"We've upgraded our network in Lake Charles and throughout five major metropolitan areas in Louisiana in order to deliver the Ethernet services that businesses need and want," said Mike Nictakis, vice president and general manager for tw telecom in Louisiana. "Cameron State Bank is one of many customers that benefits from our ability to provide services that are robust, easy to integrate and will reduce their overall communications expense. tw telecom offers a premium alternative to the incumbent providers as well as solutions that allow businesses to better manage their networks and associated expense."

About tw telecom

tw telecom holdings inc., a unit of tw telecom inc., headquartered in Littleton, Colo., provides managed network services, specializing in Ethernet and transport data networking, Internet access, local and long distance voice, VoIP, VPN and security, to enterprise organizations and communications services companies throughout the U.S. As a leading provider of integrated and converged network solutions, tw telecom delivers customers overall economic value, quality, service, and improved business productivity. Please visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.

About Cameron State Bank

Cameron State Bank has been serving the people of Southwest Louisiana for over 40 years. Begun in 1966 with a single branch in Cameron, today Cameron State Bank has 275 employees, 25 Banking Centers and more than 50 ATMs. Over the past 12 years, the bank has achieved phenomenal growth in deposits, loans, capital and assets. Deposits increased from $90 million to $523 million, loans increased from $47 million to $385 million, capital, an important measure of financial strength, increased from $7 million to $63 million and assets increased from $106 million to $678 million.

Please visit http://www.csbbanking.com for more information.

SOURCE tw telecom inc.

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