Unimax and Supply Technology Sign Partnership Agreement

Business Wire, Nov 5, 1996

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1996--Unimax Systems Corporation, Minneapolis, MN, and Supply Technology, Inc. Costa Mesa, CA, announced the signing of a distribution agreement which will add Unimax's configuration management software to the suite of products Supply Technology provides to its customers. Supply Technology is a national supplier of telecommunications hardware and software for the Siemens Communications, Nortel, and Lucent marketplace. Unimax is the leading developer of configuration management software for the administration and update of PBXs, voice messaging, and complementary Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) applications.

"Our partnership will provide Supply Technology customers with software tools to save time and money in the administration of their PBX and voice mail systems, through an easy-to-use GUI on a PC," stated Unimax CEO, Fred Sweeny. "Their users can buy a product that lets them enter one update and have that change be reflected in all their telecommunications databases."

"As national remarketers of telecommunication equipment we add value by providing our customers with products that help them control their total telecom costs," remarked Supply Technology Principal, Beth Morley. "The Unimax products allow us to give them a powerful new tool to eliminate programming hours and travel time on one of their most costly departmental activities - moves, adds, and changes."

Currently available Unimax products include support for the Siemens Communications CBX and Siemens Communications PhoneMail(R) (MAC-Ez Plus(TM)), Intecom's PBXs (IQ Admin(TM)) and Digital Sound VoiceServer(R), and Telident's E911 Systems (ShadowMAX(TM)). Before the end of 1996, Unimax will provide support for PBXs manufactured by Nortel (MACmaker(TM)) and SGCS (Siemens Communications in the United Kingdom). Lucent systems compatibility will be included in 1997. Additional voice mail systems to be supported include Nortel(TM) MeridianMail(TM), Hicom PhoneMail(TM), Lucent Audix(TM) and Octel Overture(R) (Aria(TM) and Serenade(TM)). Unimax configuration management products also support fault management and provide updating of multiple telephony applications, such as call accounting, corporate directory, and E911 systems. All systems are supported through a single-point-of-entry for improved productivity and data integrity.

Unimax System Corporation designs and develops configuration management software for multi-vendor telecommunications systems. Unimax is the leading provider of software solutions for administration of PBX systems, voice mail systems and the emerging computer telephony industry. Unimax's 2nd Nature(R) architecture is used to create software products that interoperate in a heterogeneous telecommunications environment. Unimax is a privately held company, based in Minneapolis, whose partners include many of the largest telecommunications manufacturers worldwide.

Unimax's World Wide Web address (URL) is http://www.unimax.com

Supply's World Wide Web address (URL) is http://www.supply.com

2nd Nature is a registered trademark and MACmaker and ShadowMAX are trademarks of Unimax Systems Corporation. All other products or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only, and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Jan Carron - Unimax

(800) 886-0390

or

Beth Morley - Supply Technology

(714) 646-7292