Computone Signs Pan-European Distribution Agreement with Landis ICT Group.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2000

Computone Corporation (OTC BB: CMPT) today bolstered the international distribution of its leading-edge connectivity products for e-commerce, the Internet and remote access communications with a new Pan-European distribution agreement with Landis ICT Group.

Computone President Perry Pickerign said his company's full line of products, including the popular family of IntelliServer(R) RAS 2000s which facilitate Out-of-Band Management of remote networks, will be distributed by Landis. Computone (www.computone.com) products run on Windows NT(R), Linux(R) (including popular RedHat(R) and Caldera(R) versions), SCO(R) OpenServer(R) and UnixWare(R), Sun(R) Solaris(R) and Interactive(R) platforms, and are used on the Internet and in e-commerce, healthcare, retail and point-of-sale, banking and financial, telecommunications, transportation, hospitality, education, and other applications.

Based in Amsterdam, and part of publicly-held Landis Group N.V., Landis (www.landis.com) has operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, the U.K., Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Austria and Spain, and represents leading data networking, systems and storage and network security manufacturers.

"Landis is a premier distributor of IT products," said Pickerign. "It recently re-evaluated its product line, dropping many companies it represented in order to focus on core technology companies, such as Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), and future technology companies, such as Computone."

Computone's Growing Presence in Europe

"Today's announcement," said Pickerign, "continues the emergence of Computone as a global company and `player' in the growing European marketplace." He said Computone, whose international distribution partners include Ingram Micro Inc.(NYSE: IM) and Tech Data (NASDAQ: TECD), the largest wholesale providers of technology products and services, recognizes the great opportunity in Europe today, and is partnering with well known and respected European leaders such as Landis in order to seize that opportunity.

Computone also recently announced that its full product line was available through Products to Europe (PTE), a marketing and sales organization for leading-edge networking and Internet-related vendors (see "Computone to be Represented in U.K. and Germany by Products to Europe," Business Wire, October 11). Sales of Computone products by PTE will be fulfilled by Landis, Pickerign said.

"Within the last nine month, Computone has added $30 billion Ingram Micro, $10 billion Wylie, and now Landis, to increase our worldwide channel and presence," he added. "Computone is placing our solutions and products - which ensure healthy and secure networks - in the hands of these experts companies, who are widely recognized and who have significant presence in the marketplace," he said, noting that "companies such as Landis recognize the value of our technologies, and provide the needed in-country presence and expertise necessary for presenting a total solution."

About Computone Corporation

Computone Corporation (OTC BB: CMPT, www.computone.com) has been a pioneer and leader in the worldwide IT industry since 1984. Today, Computone designs, manufactures and markets a comprehensive line of intelligent servers used for secure remote network management, secure E-commerce, and remote access communications for Internet, LAN/WAN and Windows NT/SCO UNIX/Linux and other Open Systems. Computone is also a leading producer of high-speed multiport I/O boards, serving vertical markets including healthcare, retail/point-of-sale, banking and financial, telecommunications, Internet service providers (ISPs), transportation, hospitality and education. Based in suburban Atlanta, Computone sells through a worldwide network of authorized and certified distributors. Its Multi-User Solutions subsidiary, acquired earlier this year, is a leading third party provider of service and support specializing in Linux(R), SCO(R) UNIX(R), Windows(R) NT, and other Open Systems. For fiscal 2000, ended March 31, 2000, Computone reported an increase of 10 percent in net sales over 1999.

About Landis Group N.V.

Landis Group is a full-service organization active on the European market for Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Landis provides an assortment of specialized solutions, services and training programs in the field of network infrastructures for speech, data and image applications, Internet-based application platforms, and the necessary security systems for all these. Landis Group has about 3,500 employees. Landis Group N.V. has branches in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Austria and Spain. The company works with leading suppliers such as Cisco(R) Systems, Nortel(R) Networks, Ericsson(R), SUN Microsystems, Hewlett Packard(R), Microsoft(R), Oracle(R), Intel(R), Lucent Technologies(R), Nokia(R) and Siemens(R). Its clients include KPN, Versatel, Mannesmann, Mobistar, France Telecom, Telfort and other leading operators and Internet Services Providers.

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