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Trading at .46/.50 (COMTEX) B: CTI DATA SOLUTIONS: CTI joins forces with Mitel B: CTI DATA SOLUTIONS: CTI joins forces with Mitel SEP 20, 1999, M2 Communications - CTI Data Solutions Ltd today announced that it has signed an Agency Agreement with Mitel Telecom Ltd, the UK's leading business communications company. Mitel employs over 6500 people worldwide with current sales in excess of Cdn $1.3 billion. Under this agreement, Mitel will market CTI's call management software to its existing customer-base as a value-added solution to its new PBX sales. This includes CTI's latest 32-bit, Windows NT application C6win, which is targeted at both single and multi-site organisations. "For over 25 years, Mitel has consistently been among the first to market with business communications solutions that advance technology and set new industry standards for innovation and performance," explains Mike Ford, Mitel Sales Director. "CTI have demonstrated that their products are superior in the market and flexible enough to cater for our many specific vertical markets. We are delighted to add CTI's products to our portfolio and look forward to selling them as part of our overall telecommunication solutions." "This agreement with Mitel further endorses the quality and market-attractiveness of our call management products," explains Adrian Burt, CTI's Managing Director. "We are very pleased to be working with Mitel, who are widely recognised as the UK's leading business communications company. We are offering them exciting products that are easy to demonstrate, and on-going sales and marketing support to help maximise their earnings potential." About CTI Data Solutions Ltd CTI Data Solutions has been the leading supplier of call management solutions for over 30 years. The company designs, implements and supports its software and offers a range of support services such as training, tariff support and consultancy. End-users span all industries, as well as the public sector, ranging from small businesses using a single PBX to large multi-nationals with multi-vendor telecom networks. CTI Data Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CTI Group (Holdings) Inc, a publicly traded company listed on the OTC Bulletin Board in the USA (Symbol CTIG). The company has software installations in over 13,500 sites worldwide. About Mitel Headquartered near the capital city of Ottawa in Canada, Mitel (NYSE:MLT - news; TSE:MLT - news) is a global designer, manufacturer and marketer of networked systems and specially semiconductors for the communications industry. Mitel Communications Systems provides enterprises with voice and data communications systems; complete private networks including remote teleworking solutions; unified messaging and call-center applications; CTI systems and applications; and it supplies competitive carriers with public network access products. Mitel Semiconductor specializes in connectivity solutions for the communications and medical industries with a product range which includes components for both wired and wireless networks; microelectronics for enabling the convergence of voice and data; optoelectronic devices for high-speed Internet systems; and applications-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for medical applications such as pacemakers and hearing aids. -0- (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTDCONTACT: David Button/Subha Chalapathy, Firefly Communications Tel: +44 (0)171 386 1400 e-mail: dbutton@firefly.co.uk Joan Coe, Mitel Telecom Ltd. Tel: +44 (0)1291 612 621 e-mail: joan_coe@mitel.com *M2 COMMUNICATIONS DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHIN M2 PRESSWIRE. DATA SUPPLIED BY NAMED PARTY/PARTIES.* *** end of story ***