Comstor U.S. Enhances Cisco IP Telephony Offering by Adding Stonevoice, European Manufacturer of Voice Applications; Comstor to Distribute Stonevoice, Adding Powerful Applications Capabilities to Cisco CallManager Express Platform.

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Westcon Group, Inc., a multi-national distributor of networking technology products, announced that its Comstor division is now distributing applications products from Stonevoice, a European manufacturer of IP telephony applications.

Westcon Group's Technology Solutions Group, which was created last year to integrate Westcon Group's strengths in technology solutions (convergence, security and mobility) with specific business and vertical market applications, identified Stonevoice for its U.S.-based solutions portfolio following its success with Comstor in Europe. Throughout Europe, Stonevoice is highly regarded and its products are a proven complement to Cisco's rapidly growing CallManager Express platform. According to a recent report from research firm Dell'Oro Group, IP PBX sales are rapidly expanding with 2004 sales growing 72% annually.

By combining Stonevoice applications with Cisco's CallManager Express, Westcon Group helps solution providers create a true SMB solution that is easy to integrate and deploy. Stonevoice adds critical functionality and features such as call management, messaging, billing, fax integration, flexible IVR options, and music on hold capabilities. Meanwhile, Cisco's CallManager Express enables Cisco's integrated services routers to deliver the robust voice and data features required by business users, supporting deployment of cost-effective, highly reliable, IP Communications solutions for the small office.

Paul Cunningham, vice president of Westcon Group's Technology Solutions Group, commented: "The combination of Stonevoice and Cisco's CallManager Express represents a compelling opportunity for resellers in the U.S. to significantly extend the capabilities of IP telephony platforms. At Westcon Group, we have a uniquely focused, multi-national vendor portfolio which allows us to map solutions to specific market needs."

Nicola Fracassi, CEO of Stonevoice, added: "We are pleased to be working with Comstor in the U.S. as our products continue to be widely successful across Europe. Comstor, with its fluency in convergence and advanced technologies, is a natural fit for us; its solution provider base is extremely proficient in deploying value-added solutions."

Tony Painter, ITS manager at Lanit Consulting, a Columbia, MO-based solution provider, added: "By offering Stonevoice in combination with Cisco's CallManager Express, Westcon Group directly increases our own ability to compete and succeed in the local SMB-IP telephony market. Stonevoice provides a foundation of basic but critical application tools that integrate seamlessly with CallManager Express."

About Westcon Group

Westcon Group, Inc. is a multi-national specialty distributor of networking and communications equipment for leading technology vendors, including Cisco Systems, Inc., Nortel Networks Corporation and Avaya, Inc. Through its Westcon, Comstor and Voda One divisions, Westcon Group sells products and services to resellers, systems integrators and service providers. Westcon Group has particular expertise in the convergence of voice, data and video applications and technologies, including voice-over Internet protocol, or VoIP, security for networking and communications systems, remote access, Internet and e-business, virtual private networks, videoconferencing and wireless connectivity. For more information, visit www.westcongroup.com.