Thursday September 24, 5:15 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Franklin Allies With Power & Telephone Supply to Resell Tempest System
Tempest Provides International Distributor With VoIP Product Line
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1998-- Franklin Telecom (OTC:FTEL - news) Thursday announced that it has contracted with
Power & Telephone Supply Co. (www.ptsupply.com) to distribute its Tempest line of products.
From its headquarters in Memphis, Power & Telephone Supply and its subsidiaries serve utility and communications markets worldwide, with emphasis on North
America, the United Kingdom, Western Europe and Pacific Rim countries. Power & Telephone, with 400 employees, currently operates 15 distribution centers in
the United States, plus centers in Canada, Great Britain and the Philippines.
The Tempest System includes three core products: the Data Voice Gateway which enables Voice over the Internet or private lease lines from any telephone to any
other telephone; the AMAS system which monitors and tracks calls; and the Billing System. The Franklin Tempest System has been selected by Power & Telephone
Supply as the first line of VoIP products to be included in their distribution portfolio. Power & Telephone has also qualified Franklin as an approved vendor to the
federal government.
According to Franklin Telecom President Peter Buswell, ''This is our first step in building the most effective value added reseller network in the industry. We are
immensely gratified that a company with the stature, expertise and credibility of P&T has chosen to be part of the Franklin team.''
Bill Meadley, vice president of network sales for Power & Telephone commented, ''Throughout our company's 36 year history, we have taken pride at being able to
supply top quality products that meet the needs of the constantly changing and evolving communications industry. Demand for Voice over IP products is developing
rapidly. We are delighted to be able to offer the Tempest system to meet this demand.''
The account is handled by Eileen Rouse in Franklin's Raleigh, N.C., office.
Franklin representatives will demonstrate the Tempest System in Power & Telephone Supply's booth at the forthcoming NetWorld+Interop '98 exposition to be held
in Atlanta from Oct. 21-23.
The primary business of Franklin Telecom, founded in 1981, is the design and manufacturing of communications devices, high speed LAN, WAN, Telco and Satellite
Systems and software. Franklin has an installed base of more than 100,000 nodes worldwide. Franklin's Internet subsidiaries, FNet and Internet Passport provide
services using FTEL products.
Certain statements in this news release constitute ''forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance, or achievements of the company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements, expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements.
For additional information about this announcement, visit the Officer's Message page at Franklin's Web site: www.ftel.com.
Contact:
Franklin Telecom
Helen West (shareholder relations), 805/373-8688
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