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Cox (News - Alert) Business, will be the telecom provider for Voice and data services for the top car collector events for the Las Vegas Auto Auction of Barrett-Jackson.

Barrett-Jackson is the facilitator of auto collector auction. Mandalay Bar Resort and Casino will be the place where this year’s event will be held from Sept 23 to Sept 25.

Dedicated digital voice service will be provided by Cox Business (News - Alert) in Las Vegas. Cox will also provide a 40 Mbps Cox Optical Internet circuit along with a point-to-point Ethernet data connection. Show operations will therefore be linked to Barrett-Jackson's headquarters in Scottsdale.

Craig Jackson, chairman and CEO of Barrett-Jackson said, "With three days of action-packed auction activity, Barrett-Jackson requires the most reliable technological infrastructure available. Secure, reliable communications are essential to our operations and ensure timely and accurate information sharing and transaction processing."

The ongoing voice and data communications infrastructure at Barrett-Jackson's headquarters in Scottsdale is provided by Cox Business. Barrett-Jackson’s website has 80 million annual page views. Cox Business provides massive data connections to support this website. Cox’s network is used to tie the Arizona showroom of Barrett-Jackson with the company’s central facility. In a similar manner, the annual Scottsdale Collector Car Event is also connected to the company’s central facility.

In a release, Mike Bolognini, VP of Cox Business and Hospitality Network in Las Vegas said, "Cox is the trusted provider for many of the largest sporting, entertainment and special interest events in the country and each have unique communication needs. Barrett-Jackson is world renowned for its selection of quality cars and professional service, making it a natural combination with Cox Business."

Nearly 250,000 small and regional businesses are provided voice, data and video services by Cox Business. These businesses include healthcare providers, K-12 and higher education, financial institutions and federal, state and local government organizations. J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. has ranked Cox Business at the top among small/midsize business data service providers. Vertical Systems Group has termed Cox Business as the fourth largest provider of business Ethernet services in the U.S.