Vodavi and Williams Telecommunications Sign Agreement to Deliver Communications Solutions Across Canada - Company Business and Marketing

Cambridge Telcom Report, Nov 15, 1999

Vodavi Communications Systems Inc., a leading provider of communications solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses, and Williams Telecommunications Corp., a leading supplier of telecommunications products in Canada, Wednesday announced an international distribution agreement.

Effective immediately, the agreement enables Williams Telecommunications to resell a range of Vodavi's digital communications products to meet the diverse needs of small- to medium-sized businesses throughout Canada.

As part of the agreement, Williams Telecommunications will market a wide variety of Vodavi's telecommunications equipment including Vodavi's infinite Mach I, infinite DVXPlus and other hybrid key telephone systems.

A host of additional Vodavi products will also be marketed to Canadian business and call center customers including digitally integrated TalkPath voice mail, Discovery ACD automatic call distribution solutions, 2700 line of business telephones and the Discovery IP Internet Telephony gateway.

For more sophisticated voice processing applications, Williams Telecommunications will offer PathFinder, Vodavi's high-end NT-based voice processing, interactive voice response (IVR) and unified messaging solution.

"Vodavi's communications solutions are an excellent addition to Williams Telecommunications' product offering," said Jim Williams, president of Williams Telecommunications Corp. "A Company with a solid reputation, we believe Vodavi's line of products will help us to differentiate ourselves in the marketplace as well as meet our business customers' technology and budgetary requirements.

"Together, we will be able to deliver affordable solutions that meet our customers' unique telecommunications and computer telephony needs."

Ed Ziska, Vodavi's director of major accounts said, "Williams Telecommunications selection of Vodavi is another powerful endorsement of our efforts to extend the reach of our products throughout the world. We are pleased they recognize the value Vodavi products will bring to their customers."

Headquartered Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Williams Telecommunications Corp. is Canada's leading supplier of new, used and refurbished telephone equipment.

Since 1992, the company has been delivering solutions for small to large business applications requiring telephones, voice mail systems and headsets to highly advanced call answering centers that provide the latest in convenience, security and efficiency.

Williams Telecommunications expertise has served clients such as Bell Canada, BC Tel, TELUS, Corel, Newbridge, the Canadian government as well as international clients throughout North America, the United Kingdom, South America and Cuba. For more information, visit www.williams.on.ca.

Vodavi Technology Inc., is headquartered in Scottsdale. The company designs, develops, markets and supports a broad range of business telecommunications solutions. Vodavi products include digital telecommunications systems, computer telephony products, and voice-processing systems including voice mail, fax mail, Internet messaging, and IVR (interactive voice response) for a wide variety of commercial applications. For more information on Vodavi, visit www.vodavi.com.