ViaWest CEO Roy Dimoff is Named the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) for the Rocky Mountain Region

DENVER, June 22 /PRNewswire/ — ViaWest, a leading provider of adaptable colocation and managed hosting solutions, announced the company’s Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Roy Dimoff, has been named the 2009 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) for the Rocky Mountain Region, in the category of Communications. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic, growing businesses. Roy was selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver on June 18, 2009.

“This is an extraordinary honor, for ViaWest,” said Roy. “Winning this award is a reflection of our management team, our employees and their investment in the success of our Company. Even after a decade, we remain quite passionate about company goals, but it is very rewarding to know that others also recognize the tremendous successes we have enjoyed at ViaWest.”

“We are proud to recognize the achievements of Roy Dimoff,” said Jim Wilson, Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year Program Director for the Rocky Mountain Region. “Winners of the Entrepreneur Of The Year award build leading businesses and contribute significantly to the strength of our region’s economy. Their success helps our area grow stronger.”

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards celebrate their 23rd anniversary this year. The program honors entrepreneurs who have demonstrated exceptionality in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.

As a Rocky Mountain Region award winner, Mr. Dimoff is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young LLP Entrepreneur Of The Year 2009 national program. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California on November 14, 2009. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum, the nation’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies.

For additional information on ViaWest and the company’s available services, please visit the company web site (www.viawest.com).

About ViaWest

Headquartered in Denver, ViaWest provides a unique set of colocation, managed hosting solutions, and comprehensive services to mid-sized and enterprise level businesses. As a super-regional service provider ViaWest maintains 16 enterprise-class data center facilities in Colorado, Texas, Oregon, Utah, and Nevada, and offers broad expertise to furnish customers with leading technology infrastructure solutions, as well as the critical resources to support their unique business needs. ViaWest currently serves thousands of customers nationwide including Frontier Airlines, The Denver Broncos, Chipotle, and Northrop Grumman. The company was also recently named ‘Technology Company of the Year’ 2008 by CSIA, and one of ‘Colorado’s Top 10 Companies to Work For’. For additional information on ViaWest, please visit www.ViaWest.com or call 1-877-448-9378.

About Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Awards Program

Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) Award is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) award celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 135 cities in 50 countries.

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