PRINCETON, NJ —Gary A. Pudles, President and Chief Executive Officer, The AnswerNet Network (www.answernet.com ), the world’s largest telemessaging firm and pre-eminent supplier of premium contact center services, has been honored with the Association of TeleServices International (ATSI)'s Learning By Association by Sharing (LBA) Award.

ATSI (www.atsi.org), based in Atkinson, NH , is an international trade association established by and for entrepreneurs in the telemessaging business. The LBA Award is given to individual members who demonstrate a strong willingness to share their expertise, knowledge, and ideas with the rest of the membership.

The award, first presented in 2005, honors members for sharing their ideas on the ATSI listserve, their expertise heading up a webinar, or presenting programs at the association’s annual convention. It is also bestowed on people who has taken on the leadership of a program or project that is critical to the success of ATSI and its members.

Gary has been selected for the LBA Award for his work in devising and disseminating valuable ideas to assist ATSI and other telemessaging industry companies.

Gary is a frequent contributor on ATSI’s listserv on legal and business issues. He participates on the association’s legislative affairs, marketing, and convention committees. He chaired the committee that delivered the first owners’ forum, which brought in renowned professors from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University to discuss business topics. He is a member of ATSI’s board of directors.

“ATSI is a unique business association in that our members recognize that we must exchange ideas and best practices, even with our competitors, to help our industry and by extension individual firms, to grow,” said Gary . “I am very honored and excited to be part of this worth while process. While my name is on the award, I accepted it on behalf of everyone of AnswerNet who has been willing to share their ideas with me and with other people in our company. “

About ATSI

The Association of TeleServices International www.atsi.org was founded in 1942 as a national trade association representing live answering services. ATSI now encompasses companies across the offering specialized and enhanced operator based services including: call centers, contact centers, inbound telemarketing (order entry), paging, voice messaging, emergency dispatch, fax, and internet services, among others.

About The AnswerNet Network

The AnswerNet Network, www.answernet.com is a premier provider of 24/7 inbound, outbound and e-bound contact center and fulfillment solutions. AnswerNet provides flexible and extensive contact center solutions that help our clients communicate and manage their business effectively, both internally and externally. The AnswerNet Network handles order entry, telephone answering services, sales, lead qualification and other customer management functions from over 50 contact centers, serving over 35,000 clients, and processing more than 60 million contacts annually. AnswerNet Network companies have been on Inc. Magazine's Annual Inc. 500 List of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies and on Customer Inter@ction Solutions Magazine's Top 50 Teleservices Firms on multiple occasions.