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Cisco Systems Selects COMSTOR as a Distribution Channel; Federal resellers gain easier access to Cisco end-to-end solutions.


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, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1996--Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent selecting COMSTOR as a distribution channel for Cisco U.S. federal government resellers.

COMSTOR, of Chantilly, Va., will supply federal government resellers with Cisco enterprise internetworking products, reseller support, order processing and order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment  services. COMSTOR will also qualify new resellers to sell Cisco products in the U.S. federal marketplace.

"This Letter of Intent with COMSTOR is part of Cisco's continued effort to deliver end-to-end internetworking solutions to our U.S. federal customers," said Jim Massa Massa, in the Bible
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, director of U.S. federal operations for Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation).
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. "COMSTOR has the ability to provide resellers with the products, technical support and advanced network solutions necessary to be competitive in the U.S. federal marketplace."

To support Cisco U.S. federal resellers, COMSTOR has established a dedicated staff to provide marketing, sales and technical support, including specific reseller services such as configuration assistance and verification.

COMSTOR will also provide bid response, order processing and post-sales services. COMSTOR plans to provide order processing services immediately.

"COMSTOR has a long history of supporting computer system resellers in the federal government marketplace," said Barry Culman, president of COMSTOR. "We share Cisco's vision and commitment to provide the specialized services and training necessary to meet the unique needs of the federal government reseller community."

Cisco is committed to providing easy access to internetworking solutions and services for the U.S. federal marketplace. The relationship with COMSTOR will give a wide range of small-to medium-sized resellers easier access to Cisco products and services. Federal end users will have increased access and procurement options to acquire Cisco internetworking solutions.

Cisco Systems (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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) is the leading global supplier of internetworking solutions for corporate intranets and the global Internet. Cisco's products, including routers, LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used.  and ATM switches, dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet.  servers and network management software, are integrated by the Cisco IOS(TM) software to link geographically dispersed LANs, WANs and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries)  networks. Company news and product/service information are available at World Wide Web site http://www.cisco.com. Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.

COMSTOR Corporation is one of the fastest-growing microcomputer distributors in the Mid-Atlantic region. COMSTOR offers systems integrators and computer resellers a wide range of networking, multimedia, hardware, software and peripheral products from more than 120 leading manufacturers. Flexible financing options, innovative support and integration services, and quick response on price and bid quotations make COMSTOR a valuable resource for value-added resellers of computer systems. COMSTOR provides product news, information and an online catalog and ordering system through its World Wide Web home page at http://www.comstor.com. COMSTOR is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

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In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
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CONTACT: Cunningham Communication, Inc.

Beth Frensilli, 408/764-0775

beth@ccipr.com

or

COMSTOR

Bernie Kelley, 703/802-0222

bkelley@comstor.com
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