Black Box Network Services Authorized as Service Provider for Siemens' HICOM 150E Communication Server Product Line

Business Wire, March 1, 2000

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PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2000

Black Box Corporation (Nasdaq:BBOX) announced today that its Chicago-based subsidiary, Black Box Network Services Chicago, would begin formally distributing Siemens' HICOM 150E Communications Server product line as an authorized Siemens Office Systems Group (OSG) Distribution Channel Partner.

Additionally, Black Box Network Services Chicago will provide exclusive installation, move, add and change (MAC) and service support to over 70 existing Siemens OSG HICOM 150E customers within the metropolitan Chicago area. Thomas Rezetko, Manager of Professional Services for Black Box Network Services Chicago, said, "We are very excited to enhance our already successful seven-year relationship with Siemens, providing installation and MAC services on a wide range of industry-leading PBX products. The HICOM 150E Communications Server product line will provide our existing customers with a PBX solution from one of the industry's premier international equipment manufacturers. Additionally, Siemens acknowledged the quality of services we have provided during our relationship by exclusively assigning us 70 existing Siemens' customer locations, including over 20 Allstate Insurance branch offices."

Edman Lis, President of Black Box Network Services Chicago, added, "Our long-term goal is to enhance our relationship with Siemens to include opportunities outside the Chicagoland area, where the strengths of our fellow Black Box Network Services companies across the United States can be fully leveraged to achieve further win-win service solutions."

Black Box Corporation is a leading worldwide technical service provider of computer communications and networking services and related products to businesses of all sizes, operating in 77 countries throughout the world.