Ingram Micro to Distribute Inter-Tel's Vocal'Net Internet Telephony Gateway
PR Newswire, Tuesday, January 20, 1998 at 08:19
PHOENIX, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Inter-Tel, Incorporated (NASDAQ:INTL)
and Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM) have entered into a distributorship agreement
for Inter-Tel's Vocal'Net Internet Telephony Gateway. Ingram Micro will
distribute Inter-Tel's Vocal'Net turnkey systems, Vocal'Net boards and
software, and installation and service contracts administered by Inter-Tel.
Ingram Micro currently has Inter-Tel's IP Telephony products in inventory for
distribution to domestic and select international resellers.
"We are very excited about providing Ingram Micro's global VAR customer
base with exposure and access to Inter-Tel's Vocal'Net products and to
bringing IP Telephony to more people, around the world," said Robert DiGangi,
vice president of Distribution Sales for Inter-Tel. "As a result, VARs will
be able to strengthen their relationships with customers by developing IP-
based telephony solutions that enhance customer service, increase productivity
and reduce costs to the end user."
"Internet Telephony is one of the highest demand CTI solutions with proven
return on investment for the end user." This agreement will create
significant opportunities for both data and telecom resellers, who are looking
for ways to cross over into new markets," said Laura Skinner, vice president
and general manager of Ingram Micro's Telecom Integration Division. "Inter-
Tel is an industry-leading innovator in IP Telephony and we look forward to
delivering those innovations to our customers."
The Inter-Tel Vocal'Net allows organizations to bypass traditional public
telecommunications networks and reduce long distance costs by providing a
gateway between circuit-switched phone systems and packet-switched Intranets
or the public Internet. As a result, organizations can maintain their current
phone system, while choosing to route long distance calls across the same
network they use for data communications. Designed to meet the needs of
businesses, the Inter-Tel Vocal'Net is available in multiple port sizes. In
addition, since the Inter-Tel Vocal'Net does not rely on the server's CPU for
compression and packetization, the server may be able to handle additional
functions as well. Vocal'Net will interact with telephone systems that
support standard telecom interfaces such as T-1, E-1, ISDN, and analog single
lines. Calls are placed by simply using a desktop telephone.
Planned applications for the Inter-Tel Vocal'Net include virtual telephone
networking for multi-location companies, telephony-enabled web pages to
connect users to a call center agent from a company's web site, and virtual
office applications for traveling employees.
Inter-Tel is a single point of contact, full service, solutions integrator
providing Internet Connectivity products such as the Inter-Tel Vocal'Net,
"AXXESS" and "Axxent" digital business communication platforms, "AXXESSORY
Talk" voice processing platforms, call processing and voice processing
software along with various other productivity enhancing software
applications, computer telephone integration, and network services and long
distance calling services, as well as maintenance, leasing and support
services. The Company's Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq National Market
System under the symbol INTL. For more information, contact Inter-Tel at
602/302-8900 or inter-tel.com on the World Wide Web.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM), headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., is the
world's leading wholesale distributor of technology products and services,
with 1996 sales of $12 billion. The company and its affiliates operate in 31
countries and distribute more than 145,000 products to more than 100,000
resellers in 120 countries.
Ingram Micro is a trademark used under license by Ingram Micro, Inc.
SOURCE Inter-Tel, Incorporated
-0- 01/20/98
/CONTACT: Steven G. Mihaylo, Chairman and CEO, Thomas C. Parise, President
and COO, or Kurt R. Kneip, Vice President and CFO, all of Inter-Tel
Incorporated, 602-302-8900/
Companies or Securities discussed in this article:
Symbol Name
NASDAQ:INTL Inter-Tel Inc
NYSE:IM
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