AVCOM Inc. Introduces AVCOMExpress E-Commerce System; New Internet-Based Service Turbo Charges Sun's Premiere Reseller.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1998--AVCOM Inc. today announced the availability of AVCOMExpress, the industry's newest and most powerful E-Commerce system for enterprise computing customers.

Designed to provide a single information source integrating the products of dozens of systems suppliers, AVCOMExpress consolidates performance computing products from Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:SUNW) with key networking, communications, and database solutions companies.

Brad Bishop, AVCOM CEO, said: "AVCOMExpress offers our customers the ability to simplify their purchasing processes for all of Sun's hardware and software products, from Ultra servers capable of supporting hundreds of users to database systems to network and cabling products. Our goal is to enable our customers to view online and ultimately order computing products from the leaders in enterprise computing -- Sun Microsystems."

About AVCOMExpress

AVCOMExpress is designed to provide information organized by supplier name, product type or product name. The system is online twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and is available to all AVCOM customers without registration or other time-consuming membership processes. Each product is accompanied by a brief description, pricing, and stock status, along with online technical documentation. AVCOMExpress can also be easily configured to support customer-specific vendor lists and discount levels.

Besides Sun systems, AVCOMExpress integrates product offerings from other computing industry leaders like Cisco, Oracle Corporation, SunSOFT, Netscape, Bay Networks, 3COM, Inktomi and Ascend Communications.

Advantages of E-Commerce

According to Bishop: "Our E-Commerce goal is to offer customers a way to reach the information they require from multiple suppliers with complex product lines without the hassle and wasted time of searching for the appropriate contacts, and without the added delays of phone tag. Our customers value the efficiency of online access to systems information. Today we're offering real-time product configuration data, detailed product descriptions, pricing and access to over $100 million of inventory."

About AVCOM

AVCOM Inc. is the original value-added reseller for Sun Microsystems. The company offers a broad range of enterprise computing products from industry leaders like Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, 3Com, Oracle, Netscape, and Adobe. Founded in 1982, AVCOM has been consistently ranked as one of Silicon Valley's fastest growing companies. For additional information or to test-drive AVCOMExpress, visit the AVCOM website at www.avcom.com.

NOTE: Photo of screen capture of AVCOMExpress (high res photo) can be found at www.bigresponse.com/avcomexpress.html