ONEWORLD SYSTEMS AND INGRAM MICRO
ANNOUNCE U. S. DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
SUNNYVALE, Calif., - September 21, 1998 - OneWorld Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ: OWLD) today announced that it has signed a distribution
agreement with Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world's leading
wholesale distributor of technology products and services. Under the terms
of the agreement, Ingram Micro will distribute OneWorld Systems'
OneWorld 5000 communications server product family in the United
States.
"With our customized programs for the small and medium size business
(SMB) market, and OneWorld Systems' reputation for designing powerful,
technically sophisticated and easy-to-use products, Ingram Micro resellers
can offer small and medium offices a family of solutions to connect them to
the Internet, send faxes from their desktop computer and dial in from the
road," said Vikki Fulkoski, senior director of purchasing at Ingram Micro.
"We are very pleased to have Ingram Micro as a strategic U.S.
distribution partner for our OneWorld 5000 product family," said Neil
Selvin, president and chief executive officer of OneWorld Systems, Inc.
"Ingram Micro's SMB focus and national reach are important elements in
our distribution strategy to reach resellers that specialize in the needs of
small and medium offices."
The OneWorld 5000 family of communications servers combines
Internet access and routing, remote access, online service access, and fax
capabilities all in integrated, versatile and expandable products for small
and medium size offices. OneWorld 5000 communications servers are
easy-to-use, can be expanded as an office grows, integrate multiple
functions that can all be managed with a single, graphical administration
software application, and lower phone costs by dynamically sharing phone
lines among multiple data communications uses. The OneWorld 5000
family includes the OneWorld 5000 Fax Server, the OneWorld 5000
Remote Access Server and the OneWorld 5000 Suite Server.
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, and a leading provider of assembly and integration services, with
sales of $19.3 billion for the last four quarters. The company and its
affiliates operate in 31 countries and distribute more than 145,000
products to more than 112,000 resellers in 120 countries. Ingram Micro
can be found at www.ingrammicro.com.
About OneWorld Systems
OneWorld Systems, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and
develops and manufactures products that enhance and simplify wide-area
data communications for the small and medium size office markets.
OneWorld 5000 Communications Servers are designed to be versatile,
easy to use, cost-effective and expandable as small offices grow. Formerly
known as Global Village Communication, Inc., OneWorld Systems, Inc. is
traded under the Nasdaq ticker symbol OWLD. For more information,
visit the company's website at oneworldsystems.com, or call
toll-free in North America at 1-877-697-2677.
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