XETA Joins Mitel Hospitality specialistPARTNER Program

Mitel ® continues to strengthen its hospitality focus with the addition of XETA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: XETA) to the Mitel Hospitality specialistPARTNER program. XETA provides enterprise-class communications solutions and managed services to the converged communications market in the United States.

"We welcome XETA as the newest member of the Mitel Hospitality specialistPARTNER program," said David Johnson, Mitel's vice-president of hospitality sales. "XETA joins a network of 12 specialized channel partners who represent Mitel's unmatched portfolio of unified communications solutions that are tailored to the hospitality industry and enhance the guest experience, improve customer service, optimize operational productivity, and lower costs."

Mitel's Hospitality specialistPARTNER program combines Mitel's long-standing leadership in innovative applications tailored to the hospitality market with the experience of select Mitel channel partners. Hospitality specialistPARTNERs are supported by the Mitel hospitality expert sales team and benefit from ongoing training, product development, and marketing support that enable them to deliver solutions that meet the unique needs of their customers.

"In joining the Mitel Hospitality specialistPARTNER program, we look forward to delivering to our customers the industry's broadest portfolio of scaleable unified communications solutions for the hospitality industry," said Don Reigel, executive director of sales, XETA.

Mitel's complete line of innovative applications, feature-rich IP phones and scalable platforms lower operating costs, drive revenues, enhance the guest experience, and make it easy for hotel staff to provide outstanding customer service. Mitel's tailored applications enable hotels to personalize services and features based on guest profiles and preferences. Mitel's migration strategy enables hoteliers to implement IP solutions at their own pace.

About XETA

XETA sells, installs and services advanced communication technologies for small, medium, and fortune 1000 enterprise customers. The Company maintains the highest level of technical competencies with multiple vendors including Avaya, Mitel, Nortel, Hitachi and Samsung. With a 27-year operating history and over 16,000 customers from coast to coast, XETA has maintained a commitment to extraordinary customer service. The Company's in-house 24/7/365 call center, combined with a nationwide service footprint offers customers comprehensive equipment service programs that ensure network reliability and maximized network up-time. More information about XETA (Nasdaq: XETA) is available at www.xeta.com . Click on the following link to join our e-mail alert list: http://www.b2i.us/irpass.asp?BzID=1585&to=ea&s=0

About Mitel

Mitel delivers flexibility and simplicity in smart unified communications solutions and applications for organizations of all sizes. Combined with a full range of managed services that include voice and data network design and traffic provisioning, custom application development, and attractive financing options, Mitel is reinventing how successful organizations gain competitive advantage by easily collaborating and communicating over distance and time with customers, colleagues and partners. Mitel's ( www.mitel.com ) US headquarters are in Phoenix, Arizona. Global headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, with offices, partners, and resellers worldwide.

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