Cbeyond Customers Recognized for Growth and Success among Atlanta Small Businesses in the 2009 Pacesetter Awards

13 Cbeyond Customers Honored As the Fastest-Growing Atlanta-Based Companies

Using Cbeyond Communications and IT Services, Entrepreneurs Thrive in Today`s
Economy

ATLANTA--(Business Wire)--
Cbeyond (NASDAQ: CBEY), an Atlanta-based provider of advanced communications and
IT solutions to more than 42,000 small businesses across the country, is proud
to announce that 13 of its greater-Atlanta customers were recognized by the
Atlanta Business Chronicle as 2009 Pacesetters Award winners, an annual award
for the 50 fastest-growing privately-held companies in Atlanta. Nearly half of
those customers were in the top 20. The Pacesetters list is a measure of
two-year revenue and employee growth among this elite set of Atlanta-based
companies.

Despite today`s economic turmoil, these privately-held companies have beat the
odds and found a way to grow by a minimum of 50 percent-plus during the last two
years. Cbeyond proudly announces the following Pacesetter honorees as Cbeyond
customers: Cork-Howard Construction Co., Case-Mate, Solid Source Reality Inc.,
Brookhaven Solutions Group LLC, The Intersect Group, Hospitality Staffing
Solutions LLC, The Saxon Group Inc., Preferred Personnel Solutions Inc., Yash
Solutions LLC, Saince Inc., Sterling Planet Inc., VSoft Corporation Inc., and
ClickFox.

"It`s a great distinction to be recognized as a Pacesetter in Atlanta; our
community has some of the country`s best entrepreneurial minds," said Jim
Geiger, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cbeyond. "Smart businesses are
constantly looking for technology that will help them run more efficiently, and
we`re honored that 13 of the fastest-growing private companies in Atlanta rely
upon Cbeyond`s IT and communications solutions to help them succeed."

Case-Mate, number nine on the list of fastest-growing privately-held companies
in Atlanta, provides high-quality protective leather cases for consumer
technology products such as MP3 players, laptops and mobile phone products.

"Cbeyond is the cornerstone of our business," said Seth Van Esschoten of
Case-Mate, Director of Information Technology. "We rely on Cbeyond`s voice and
data services every day which has helped our business grow."

Offering more than 30 productivity-enhancing applications to 42,000+ small
businesses, Cbeyond supports the technology needs of entrepreneurs across
diverse industries. Cbeyond`s strategic partnerships allow it to provide small
businesses with innovative solutions like ecommerce portals, business continuity
solutions and location based services traditionally reserved for, and deployed
in, large enterprises.

"Our long-standing relationship with Cbeyond has been instrumental to our growth
in our Atlanta and Denver locations," said Anna Convery, Chief Marketing Officer
of ClickFox, number 44 on the Pacesetter`s list. "We look forward to continuing
our relationship with Cbeyond as the company provides us with new innovations to
help us stand out from our competition."

For more information about Cbeyond and its small business technology solutions,
visit http://www.cbeyond.net/services/index.htm.

About Cbeyond

Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) is a leading IP-based managed services provider
that delivers integrated packages of communications and IT services to more than
42,000 small businesses throughout the United States. Recently named sixth on
the Forbes Fast Tech list of the fastest-growing technology companies in
America, Cbeyond offers more than 30 productivity-enhancing applications
including local and long-distance voice, broadband Internet, mobile,
BlackBerry(R), broadband laptop access, voicemail, email, web hosting,
fax-to-email, data backup, file-sharing and virtual private networking. Cbeyond
manages these services over a private, 100-percent Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) facilities-based network. For more information on Cbeyond, visit
www.cbeyond.net.

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Shana Keith, 678-384-8304
shana.keith@cbeyond.net

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