Daniel J. McCafferty Joins Telekol as Vice President-Strategic Sales, Heads Professional Services Group.

WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 1999--As the company expands into major new markets with its IntegraX multimedia, multi-application communications server, Telekol Corporation names Daniel J. McCafferty into the newly created position of vice president-strategic sales. Reporting to Ram Metser, president of Telekol, McCafferty is responsible for strategic sales and heading up the company's new Professional Services Group (see accompanying release). According to Metser: "Telekol has reached a very important stage in its development. Our IntegraX is a highly robust product that has been designed to meet the communications demands of the large enterprise. In order to meet the needs of these markets that have special integration requirements in an ever-increasing complex environment, our strategic sales and Professional Services Group will take a hands-on approach to delivering solutions that custom-fit the business. Dan is an experienced sales professional who is familiar with the markets we are targeting, and he has the exposure to the different technologies that will be required to provide the solutions these enterprises will need to implement now and in the future. This blend of skills is exemplary of the type of individuals on which we will build thchnology company. He was responsible for all aspth Davox Corporation, Westford, MA, for 11 yearhe company's direct sales channel. His customers have included Nortel Communications, Vista-United (Walt Disney Company), Ericsson, and Southwestern Bell.

A resident of Lowell, MA, McCafferty received a B.S. in Business Operations from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell in 1985.

Telekol Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets a family of messaging and call-processing products that supports a range of business needs from large to small enterprises. Introducing its flagship IntegraX multimedia, multi-application communications server in 1997, it is the first company to offer a unified messaging solution integrated with Microsoft's Exchange, Outlook, and Inbox, and the first to offer Internet access of unified messaging. Telekol also offers the TMP(TM) and MiniTel-128(TM) call- and voice-processing systems. Telekol has been building on its three core technologies - call processing, messaging, and information processing - since its founding in 1989. The company markets worldwide through a network of over 400 dealers, VARs, and OEMs. Its Professional Services Group provides technical consulting, integration support, and applications development for both direct customers and in support of the company's reseller organization worldwide. Telekol is a Dialogic (NASDAQ:DLGC) Platinum Partner; a Lernout & Hauspie (NASDAQ:LHSPF) partner; a Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) MSDN ISV, and a member of the Microsoft Certified Solution Provider (MCSP) Alliance Program.

Telekol, IntegraX, TMP, and MiniTel-128 are trademarks of Telekol Corporation. All other products and company names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners.