PhoneGnome Now Available At Rhode Island Staples Locations; Becomes First Local Retailer To Stock Feature Rich Cost Saving Telephone Option

Business Wire, August 23, 2005

BOSTON & DANVILLE, Calif. -- Staples (Nasdaq:SPLS), the world's largest office products retailer, has become the first national retailer to stock PhoneGnome(TM), the new worldwide voice technology product that seamlessly joins Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications with a customer's existing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) service, allowing consumers to make Internet calls and PSTN phone calls from the same phone.

With the announcement PhoneGnome is available immediately for customer purchase at select Staples locations across the United States. In Rhode Island, the Woonsocket Staples store, located in Diamond Hill Plaza2000 Diamond Hill Road and the Providence Staples store at 551 North Main Street, are two of the first stores to sell PhoneGnome as part of a nationwide introduction. PhoneGnome is changing the way people use the telephone, without having to change their phone company.

"Staples has been a leader in selling telephony products to small and medium size businesses," said David Beckemeyer, TelEvolution's CEO and inventor of PhoneGnome. "Staples provides exceptional product visibility, strong customer service and are known to merchandise items of quality. We are pleased that Staples has become our first traditional retail outlet for PhoneGnome."

About PhoneGnome

PhoneGnome owners can make and receive both Internet and traditional calls using their existing broadband Internet connection and traditional telephone service, using an ordinary telephone, and dialing ordinary phone numbers. PhoneGnome(TM) owners maintain their existing phone number without any carrier switching problems. Directory assistance and 911 functions remain intact as well.

PhoneGnome seamlessly ties together the PhoneGnome(TM) owner's existing home phone service and existing broadband Internet connection by providing owners a fully automatic, plug and play installation. No technical set-up or configuration is needed and there is no disruption of essential phone services such as 911 or directory assistance.

Getting started with PhoneGnome(TM) is uncomplicated, requiring a one-time purchase of PhoneGnome(TM) with no subscription service or monthly fees.

Additional information about PhoneGnome is available online on its website: http://www.PhoneGnome.com.

In addition to being available at select Staples locations PhoneGnome(TM) is also available online for purchase by visiting the company's web site, http://www.PhoneGnome.com and on the Voxilla.com web site, http://www.voxilla.com.

About TelEvolution

Founded by David Beckemeyer, an entrepreneur and former CTO of EarthLink, TelEvolution has developed a new technology that seamlessly joins Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications with a customer's existing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) service. This patent pending technology is called PhoneGnome(TM).

TelEvolution has taken a radically different approach to voice communications. Rather than selling the act of talking as a service, PhoneGnome(TM) enables an existing broadband Internet Protocol (IP) connection to transport phone calls. PhoneGnome(TM) brings a totally unique perspective to telephony--voice is a product that the consumer buys, a capability that is owned, rather than a service that is subscribed to.

TelEvolution was established in 2004 and is headquartered in Danville, CA.