One of the Largest Solution Providers in Japan Signs Master Distributor Agreement With LiteScape to Provide Unified Communication Applications

Business Wire, Jan 8, 2007

High Demand in Japan for LiteScape Technologies Converged Communication Applications to Be Fulfilled by Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation, an Affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. & TOKYO -- LiteScape Technologies, Inc. (www.litescape.com) and Sumitomo Corporation affiliate Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation (SCS) (http://www.scs.co.jp/english/index.html) today jointly announced that LiteScape has received a major distribution contract from SCS with a commitment to sell LiteScape applications to the VoIP market. This agreement appoints SCS, one of the largest systems integrators in Japan, as the Authorized Master Distributor of LiteScape products for the Japanese market. SCS, an affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation, will be responsible for the sales, marketing and deployment of LiteScape's enterprise software which unifies business processes with IP telephony to improve customer and employee services, enhance sales and reduce costs for organizations throughout Japan.

SCS provides system integrations services for Industrial solutions, ERP solutions, Platform solutions. "In Japan, we see an accelerated adoption of IP devices and companies are looking to take advantage of their new infrastructure with practical and innovative software applications that enhance and improve everyday business and communications processes," said Yuji Iino, general manager of VoIP Sales Division at SCS. "LiteScape has created a critical set of applications that we believe will be an important driver of VoIP adoption in the enterprise."

LiteScape delivers on the promise of unified communication with a suite of real time collaborative applications for a variety of vertical markets including retail, financial institutions, law firms, healthcare and government. These solutions enable the secure, real-time management of interactive sessions comprised of voice, data, and image streams that can be coordinated and simultaneously delivered to various IP devices. For example, with the push of a single button, users can invite and join participants to on-demand teleconferences, videoconferences or web-collaboration meetings from their desktops, IP phones and wireless devices, automating and simplifying what is normally a cumbersome process.

"We are honored to be selected by the largest reseller in Japan for our product line. Our partnership with SCS will help us achieve our globalization goals," said Farzad Naimi, chairman, chief executive officer and a co-founder of LiteScape. "With their expertise and market knowledge, SCS will take the initiative we started with Mitsukoshi, one of the largest high-end retailers in Japan, to the next phase."

This year, Mitsukoshi initiated an "intelligent fitting room", which utilizes the Cisco IP phones to improve the customer experience and increase sales.

According to SCS's Iino, the partnership with LiteScape is an excellent opportunity for SCS to further capitalize on its expertise in the internetworking arena. "After extensive market and technical research, we found that LiteScape is a leader in developing VoIP applications across all market segments," adds Iino. "In addition, we will develop other applications for Japanese-specific requirements to fully leverage the pre-existing VoIP installed base." This Agreement includes the purchase of LiteScape's integration and development platform that will allow SCS to rapidly customize and develop additional applications for Desktop to VoIP collaboration, personalization and identity management.

About Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation

An affiliate of the Sumitomo Corporation, Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation is one of the largest IT solution providers in Japan. The company delivers solutions best suited to the needs of customers and their business environment. The integration of proprietary technology on software development, high-value service and IT products brought through worldwide network creates value for customers, and thereby maximize customer satisfaction. More information can be found at http://www.scs.co.jp/english/index.html.> About LiteScape

LiteScape Technologies, Inc. enhances the value of IP-based networks enabling unified communications with security and personalization for collaboration and converged CRM solutions. LiteScape's applications uniquely connect solutions from disparate vendors to enable users to link business applications to any IP device. Founded in 2004, the company is privately held and primarily funded by SOFTBANK Capital, Telesoft Partners and Blumberg Capital. In additional to being a certified WebEx and Microsoft partner, LiteScape has strong global relationships with Cisco, Avaya and many resellers including AT&T and Bell Canada. For additional information, please visit www.litescape.com or email info@litescape.com.